Antiques roadshow declared success

Dunedin resident Chris Carrell  holds an old camera she had appraised at the Abbeyfield Antiques...
Dunedin resident Chris Carrell holds an old camera she had appraised at the Abbeyfield Antiques Roadshow, Dunedin, yesterday. Photo: Gregor Richardson.
More than 100 people swarmed into the Otago Golf Club’s premises yesterday for an Antiques Roadshow-style appraisal session and charity auction, which had everyone "absolutely buzzing".

The  Abbeyfield Antiques Roadshow aimed to raise about $10,000 for Abbeyfield, a not-for-profit provider of accommodation that is affordable for retirees, while keeping them socially connected and independent.

The event’s main organiser, Abbeyfield Dunedin secretary Margy-Jean Malcolm, said more than $8000 was raised yesterday towards an accommodation initiative.

And more money would be raised after the eventual sale of some items that did not sell yesterday.

She was "really happy" with the success of the event, which she had earlier predicted would be "a feast of beautiful and quirky objects and fun personalities".

There had been "fantastic support" from the Dunedin public, including from the city’s business community.

Dougal Stevenson was wonderful as master of ceremonies, and Harcourts Dunedin manager Richard Stringer put in a busy two hours running the auction, which started about 3pm, she said.

And this was preceded by an hour-long  session, during which antiques appraiser Barry Forno, antiques enthusiast Jennifer Hopkinson and former auction house owner Kevin Hayward gave feedback on dozens of items, including family memorabilia, which members of the public had brought along.

Dunedin resident Chris Carrell was pleased to learn more about an old camera which her late father, Signalman Colin McCorkindale, had taken with him as a member of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, when he had served at Monte Cassino, Italy, during World War 2.

At the auction, two paintings by Dunedin artist Pia Davie sold for $830 and $670 respectively, with the charity gaining  20% commission on the sales.

A Celtic necklace and earrings sold for $500, as did a 19th-century Japanese incense burner, with inlaid gold and silver.

john.gibb@odt.co.nz

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