Collection: Webbs Estate Furniture

Founded in 1976 by Peter Webb, Webb’s is New Zealand’s foremost auction house — a refined conduit between provenance and possibility. From its base in Auckland, and with a growing presence in Wellington, Webb’s has cultivated a reputation for discretion, expertise, and an instinctive feel for where culture and commerce meet.

The house encompasses a suite of departments — fine art, decorative and Asian arts, jewellery, design, wine and whisky, classic cars, and rare collectibles — each guided by specialists whose knowledge is matched by their curatorial sensibility. Every consignment is approached with care, every auction shaped with purpose. Whether in the gallery, under the hammer, or online, Webb’s offers a stage where rare objects are elevated, and stories are reawakened.

At the heart of Webb’s lies its Estates and Collections service — a deeply personal offering tailored to the nuanced task of managing legacy. Whether dispersing the contents of a private residence, cataloguing a single-owner art collection, or handling the estate of a cultural figure, Webb’s brings not just valuation and logistics, but sensitivity and narrative understanding. These are not just items; they are inheritances of memory and meaning. The team crafts bespoke strategies — from appraisal through to catalogue presentation — with each project becoming a curated passage from one life chapter to another.

In this space, Webb’s becomes more than an auction house. It is a custodian. Estates are handled with discretion; stories are preserved in the way objects are grouped, described, and presented. Dedicated estate auctions or finely interwoven lots in themed sales become stages upon which legacies find new resonance.

Across all departments, across every estate, the tone remains consistent: quietly authoritative, elegantly composed. Webb’s does not deal in spectacle — it deals in significance. It understands that luxury lies in rarity, but also in truth.

In Webb’s, New Zealand has a house that understands the power of provenance — not simply to value the past, but to gracefully usher it into new hands and new beginnings.