Pardington’s gallery representative Dominic Feuchs, of Starkwhite, says Taharaki Skyside could not have been more successful in placing New Zealand art and Pardington at the forefront of what is often referred to as “the Olympics of the art world”. Its result reflects not only the rarity and scale of the painting, but also continued confidence in the market for museum-quality New Zealand art.” At auction, the final price for an item is made up of the hammer price, the buyer’s premium (auction fee of 19.5%) and GST (at 15% of BP). A Parisian escape, set in sapphiresCordy’s Jewellery, Fine and Applied Art auction on Tuesday, August 18 will feature many rare and hard-to-find items, including quality jewellery, silver, rare and collectable New Zealand art, sculpture, artefacts and antique furniture. The 1955 Jaguar D-Type recreation is asking $579,990.