ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 22 August 2017 - 9:30 AM start
A pair of early 1900s kauri gum busts
Realised: $1,200 plus premium
Lot Details
exquisitely moulded depicting a Maori Chief with full face moko and a Chiefteness with a moko kauae. Heights 190mm. Some faults. Provenance: From a private museum, the owner having collected gum artefacts for many years. Note: Examples of these gum busts are on display at the Matakohe Kauri Gum Museum in Northland. $1500
