RON BROWNSON ESTATE AUCTION 1 Tuesday, 4 November 2025 / 10:00 am start
Art View all 114 lots
Julian Dashper (1960-2009) ‘Young Nick's Head from a DC9 at night',
Estimate: $15,000
Mark Adams (1949-) - 1971 ... First portrait of the painter Tony Fomison,
Estimate: $5,000
Peter Peryer (1941-2018) ‘Self-portrait with rooster’,
Estimate: $5,000
Colin McCahon (1919-1987) 'North Otago landscape',
Estimate: $4,500
Ans Westra (1936-2023) - Students at Curious, Cove Queen Charlotte Sound,
Estimate: $4,000
Peter Peryer (1941-2019) - Erika Peryer,
Estimate: $3,500
Rita Angus (1908-70) 'Central Otago landscape',
Estimate: $3,500
Cedric Savage (1901-1969) 'Craig on the rocks',
Estimate: $2,500
Marti Friedlander (1928-2016) - For Ron with love,
Estimate: $2,000
Fiona Pardington (1961-) ‘Triptych of Joseph Makea’,
Estimate: $1,800
John Ioane (1962-) 'Please',
Estimate: $1,800
Andy Leleisi'uao (1969-) 'Reasons',
Estimate: $1,700
Bruce Weber (1946-) ‘Andy Minsker and trophies’,
Estimate: $1,600
Bruce Weber (1946-) ‘Andy Minsker and friends’,
Estimate: $1,600
Mark Adams (1949-) - 1979. Chalfont Crescent, Mangere, south Auckland. Tony Fomison. Tufuga tatatau: Sua Suluape Paulo II,
Estimate: $1,600
Fiona Pardington (1961-) - 'Prize of lillies: portrait of Joseph Makea',
Estimate: $1,500
Peter Peryer (1941-2018) ‘Christopher Matthews’,
Estimate: $1,500
Mark Adams (1949-) - '3.4.1979. Grotto Road, Onehunga. Auckland. Tattooing Tony Fomison. Su'a Sulu'ape Paulo II. Tufuga tatatau: Solo Sese Lemamea',
Estimate: $1,200
Theo Schoon (1915-85)/Gordon Walters (1919-1995) - Eastbourne pebbles,
Estimate: $1,200
Peter Peryer (1941-2019) - Self-portrait,
Estimate: $1,200
Rugs View all 68 lots
An important and early 20thC rare hand-knotted carpet attributed to the Donegal Carpet Workshops Killybegs - Ireland,
Estimate: $4,000 - $8,000
Iran, late 19thC? wool pile rug,
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Anatolia wool flatweave main carpet/hanging,
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Shahsavan of Saveh, Iran wool/cotton/goat, flatweave rug,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Berber wool/cotton main carpet,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Anatolia early 20thC prayer rug,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Kurdish Kazak wool pile rug,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Anatolian Hotamis Turkmen tribal kilim carpet,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Berber Morocco wool/cotton pile rug,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
19thC Tekke Turkmen wool pile main carpet,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Early 20thC Meshkin Azerbaijan/Iran Ardabil runner,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Tekke Turkmen wool pile main carpet,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Anatolia flatweave wool carpet,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Van- Anatolia wool flat-weave carpet,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Iranian flatweave carpet,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Iran? long wool pile carpet,
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Anatolia flatweave wool carpet,
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Turkmen tent band in flat weave Sumak technique,
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Antique Caucasian late 19thC? runner,
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Wool eating cloth (sofreh),
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
China & Porcelain View all 43 lots
A 'Chang Ware' earthenware bowl by Charles Noke and Harry Nixon for Doulton & Co.,
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
A Len Castle stoneware vase,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Two Khmer Empire stoneware jars,
Estimate: $500 - $700
A Japanese Shigaraki stoneware tea leaf jar (chatsubo),
Estimate: $400 - $800
Japanese Shigaraki stoneware tea leaf jar (chatsubo),late Edo period, 330x 35mm (loss to lug handle & loss to lip glaze)
Estimate: $400
A Japanese Shigaraki stoneware tea leaf jar (chatsubo),
Estimate: $400 - $800
A Len Castle stoneware covered box,
Estimate: $300 - $500
A set of seven Len Castle stoneware herb/spice jars,
Estimate: $300 - $500
A Peter Alger stoneware covered box,
Estimate: $300 - $500
A Zhangzhou porcelain dish,
Estimate: $300 - $500
A monumental Cizhou ware jar,
Estimate: $300 - $500
Ten Chinese 'Goldfields pottery’ and later vessels,
Estimate: $280 - $520
A Peter Alger stoneware vase,
Estimate: $200 - $300
An Iranian polychrome earthenware tile,
Estimate: $200 - $300
Four Vietnamese Lê period stoneware bowls,
Estimate: $200 - $400
A Sawankhalok stoneware bowl,
Estimate: $200 - $300
A Sawankhalok stoneware bottle,
Estimate: $200 - $300
A Sawankhalok stoneware bowl,
Estimate: $200 - $300
A Zhangzhou porcelain dish,
Estimate: $150 - $250
A Sawankhalok stoneware covered box,
Estimate: $150 - $250
Furniture & Decorators Items View all 43 lots
An early George III Spanish mahogany pie-crust tripod table,
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
A large 19thC European Belgium, Flanders oak linen press, c.1880
Estimate: $1,500 - $3,000
A Chinese 19thC Qing dynasty horseshoe armchair,
Estimate: $1,400 - $2,800
A Chinese 19thC Qing dynasty horseback armchair,
Estimate: $1,400 - $2,800
A c.1965 Don Navrik mahogany armchair,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
A c.1700 large oak coffer,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
A French c.1900 fruitwood circular kitchen table,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
An English c.1770 oval flame mahogany drop leaf table,
Estimate: $800 - $1,600
A c.1840 Irish elm and beech primitive Windsor-style armchair,
Estimate: $800 - $1,600
A William IV flame mahogany three-tier dumb waiter,
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
A French c.1815 flame mahogany tripod table,
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
An English c.1760 solid flame mahogany drop leaf gate leg table,
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
A New Zealand c.1860 kauri chest of drawers,
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
A tall vintage Chinese hardwood altar table,
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
A pair of c.1780 English mahogany Hepplewhite-style chairs,
Estimate: $400 - $800
A Chinese Ming-style mahogany wardrobe,
Estimate: $400 - $800
A Victorian elm/beech 'smoker's' bow elbow chair,
Estimate: $400 - $800
A c.1850 French cherrywood Bateau lit (day bed),
Estimate: $400 - $800
An English c.1810 mahogany side table,
Estimate: $300 - $600
An early 19thC Chinese c.1850 low hardwood bench,
Estimate: $300 - $600
ARTEFACTS View all 40 lots
A Khmer sandstone figure of a Hindu deity,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Tibetan bronze Green Tara figure,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
A large Gautama Buddha figure, bronze alloy enamel and gilt, late Qing Dynasty,
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Five Asian articulated wooden puppets,
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
Chinese wood and gesso Buddha figure seated on mythological lion dog,
Estimate: $400 - $800
Standing Vishnu - Khmer stone figure fragment with stand,
Estimate: $400 - $800
Hemba female figure,
Estimate: $400 - $600
Pr earthenware Ancestor figures, Dimiri Village, Middle Sepik, PNG, one hand missing, H.29 & 25.2cm
Estimate: $400
Indian ivory/wood figure,
Estimate: $300 - $500
West African Igbo Ikenga wood/ochre male figure,
Estimate: $300 - $500
Hemba, Congo male ancestor (singiti) wooden figure,
Estimate: $300 - $500
Vanuatu wood/fibre/ochre male grade figure,
Estimate: $300 - $500
Ming Dynasty 1368-1644 jade Pixiu figure,
Estimate: $200 - $300
Modern Thai wooden reclining Buddha figure,
Estimate: $200 - $400
Ghana Dagari wooden male figure,
Estimate: $200 - $400
Pair of African figures,
Estimate: $200 - $400
Samoan tanoa (wooden kava bowl),
Estimate: $200 - $400
Samoan slashing wooden spear,
Estimate: $200 - $300
Papua New Guinea wood/oche mask,
Estimate: $200 - $300
Sago Spathe, Papua New Guinea bark painting,
Estimate: $200 - $400
Miscellaneous View all 9 lots
An Omega Constellation chronometer automatic wristwatch,
Estimate: $150 - $300
A Girard Perregaux slimline cocktail pocket watch,
Estimate: $150 - $300
A 18ct gold nib Scheaffer fountain pen,
Estimate: $100 - $200
Three crocheted striped woollen blankets,
Three crocheted 'granny square' woollen blankets,
Two pairs of men's designer glasses: Gucci and Dita,
Two pairs of men's designer glasses: Cutler and Gross & 'Gustav' Isson,
An Omega Seamaster quartz 120m wristwatch,
Two fountain pens: Scheaffer and Waterman,
