JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 25 November 2025 / 10:00 am start

A pair of late 19thC large carved kauri gum busts of a Māori chief and chieftainess, naturalistically represented with black staining to their hair and moko, both represented with a muka cloak wrapped to their shoulders. Minor chipping to edges. H's.105mm. Provenance: From the John Perry estate.

Realised: $440 plus premium

A pair of late 19thC large carved kauri gum busts of a Māori chief and chieftainess, naturalistically represented with black staining to their hair and moko, both represented with a muka cloak wrapped to their shoulders. Minor chipping to edges. H's.105mm. Provenance: From the John Perry estate. Image 1++
A pair of late 19thC large carved kauri gum busts of a Māori chief and chieftainess, naturalistically represented with black staining to their hair and moko, both represented with a muka cloak wrapped to their shoulders. Minor chipping to edges. H's.105mm. Provenance: From the John Perry estate. Image 1++
A pair of late 19thC large carved kauri gum busts of a Māori chief and chieftainess, naturalistically represented with black staining to their hair and moko, both represented with a muka cloak wrapped to their shoulders. Minor chipping to edges. H's.105mm. Provenance: From the John Perry estate. Image 1++
A pair of late 19thC large carved kauri gum busts of a Māori chief and chieftainess, naturalistically represented with black staining to their hair and moko, both represented with a muka cloak wrapped to their shoulders. Minor chipping to edges. H's.105mm. Provenance: From the John Perry estate. Image 1++