CHINESE YEAR OF THE PIG
FEBRUARY 2019 HERALDS IN CHINESE NEW YEAR – THE YEAR OF THE PIG.
With their chubby faces and big ears as well as the fact they are a sign of fortune, we gladly welcome the Year of the Pig!
This year, over 20 extraordinary Artists and Celebrities created individual works of art that were auctioned off to raise money for the Starship Foundation – National Air Ambulance Service.
It is said that people born in the ‘years of Pig’ are kind-hearted, pure and simple, and therefore widely welcomed by others and this Chinese New Year, we welcomed you to enjoy this one of a kind Exhibition and Auction.
Over 20 exclusive ‘Precious Pigs’ were displayed in various Parnell galleries, jewellers and select retailers for all to view, for two weeks from February 9th through to February 24th.
THE PRE AUCTION AND AUCTION PROCESS
We invited you to establish and secure your interest in any of the Pigs by making a pre auction bid, prior to it being formally auctioned on Thursday February 28th.
The online pre auction biding opportunity auction closed at 4pm on the 24th Feb. For a detailed description of Terms and Conditions, please click here.
2019 is the fourth year in a row Parnell has celebrated Chinese New Year and with over 20 artworks available, we had no doubt these precious Pigs would find their ‘forever homes’.
The final Live Auction for these ‘precious Pigs’ took place at Jonathan Grant Galleries on the evening of the 28th February, with money raised from the auction going to Starship National Air Ambulance Service.
SHEN MING CUN
The Emerald Pig
SIAVASH MOMENY
A Casual Day in the Park
WEI LUN HA
Princess Returning Pearl
OUR SPONSOR
Barfoot & Thompson Parnell are once again showing their support of Chinese New Year in Parnell by coming on board as our Key Sponsor.
Pauline Goldfinch, Parnell Branch Manager says “Barfoot & Thompson Parnell is thrilled to bring you the 2019 Year of the Pig Exhibition for Chinese New Year. As a branch, we greatly value the diversity of our community. We are a multicultural office with staff that come from over 8 nationalities and speak over 10 languages. For us, supporting this local event is just one way that we can give back to our Parnell.”
AUCTION VENUE – JONATHAN GRANT GALLERIES
Jonathan Grant Gallery specialises in 19th and 20th Century English, Continental and Antipodean paintings and historical New Zealand watercolours.
Jonathan Grant Gallery has been operating as a dealer gallery in Auckland, New Zealand since 1984. Jonathan Gooderham, director of the gallery, has dealt in traditional and classical paintings of the highest quality from the 18th through to the 21st Century.