Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

AU0794 | 31 March 2015 - 1 April 2015 | Melbourne | 6 PM

Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943, The Windsor Damsel, Fishing (1903). Sold for $244,000 March 2015

Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | An Important gold presentation paperweight depicting Australian flora and fauna, Hammerton, Geelong, Victoria, 1922. sold for $134,200 March 2015

Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design | The Tattersalls Cup, a large Victorian sterling silver Pilgrim's flask, Robert Garrard, London, 1864. Sold for $36,600 April 2015

Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design | A large lime-green ground 'famille-rose' vase, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period. Sold for $36,600 April 2015

Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | A very fine rock crystal, enamel and diamond-set desk clock with box, Cartier, numbered 379 and 7137, circa 1915. Sold for $244,000 March 2015

Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

Sale Number: AU0794

Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba, lots 1-162

Following a 10 day exhibition in Sydney and Melbourne which attracted over a 1,000 visitors to Sotheby’s Australia’s galleries, the sale of Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE opened to a full saleroom at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne. Over 400 people registered to bid from all corners of the globe for this historic sale which included Asian, Australian and European Art, Decorative Arts, Jewels and Objects of Vertu. Comprising 162 lots, the auction achieved a total of $1.99 million including buyer’s premium against an estimate of $548,880-746,370, with 100% sold by volume and 362.5% by value.

Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, lots 163-461

Following the outstanding success with record attendances for Sotheby’s Australia’s auction of Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE, strong results were achieved at the April auction of Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design in Melbourne. Comprising 299 lots, the sale achieved $1,142,384 with 67.9% sold by volume or 123.3% sold by value.

CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists

Alison Alford

Consultant

Arts & Design
Sydney
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402
E: Alison Alford

Ann Roberts

Consultant, Asian Art

Arts & Design
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900
E: Ann Roberts

Anthony Hurl

Consultant

Arts & Design
Adelaide
T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836
E: Anthony Hurl

Philip A. Gore

Consultant, Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments

Arts & Design
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900

BUY CATALOGUE

SESSION 1 | 31 March 2015, 6 pm
Lots 1-162 | Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE
Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Melbourne

SESSION 2 | 1 April 2015, 6 pm
Lots 163-461 | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $3,132,191 including buyer's premium

DOWNLOAD RESULTS

Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794

126 A Chinese 'famille-rose' figure of Pudai Estimate $400 - $500 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)

127 A set of four Chinese turquoise-glazed figures Qing dynasty Estimate $600 - $800 Lot Sold: $976 (including buyer's premium)

128 A pair of Chinese blue and white yen yen vases, 19th/20th century Estimate $600 - $800 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)

129 A Chinese crackle-glazed vase Qing dynasty, 19th century Estimate $400 - $600 Lot Sold: $4,270 (including buyer's premium)

130 A Chinese export dinner service in the 'famille-verte' palette, circa 1910 Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $6,100 (including buyer's premium)

131 A Chinese gilt-decorated powder-blue ground brushpot Qing dynasty, 18th century Estimate $3,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $10,370 (including buyer's premium)

132 A Chinese Dehua vase, Qing dynasty Estimate $3,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)

133 Two Amethystine quartz carvings, 20th century Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $1,220 (including buyer's premium)

134 A Chinese archaistic jade censer Qing dynasty, 19th century Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $2,928 (including buyer's premium)

135 A Chinese archaistic celadon jade pouring vessel Yi Qing dynasty, 19th century Estimate $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $4,270 (including buyer's premium)

136 A Chinese celadon jade censer and cover, 19th/20th century Estimate $1,500 - $2,500 Lot Sold: $15,860 (including buyer's premium)

137 A Lalique 'Raisins' decanter and stopper, circa 1930 Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $5,124 (including buyer's premium)

138 A rare shagreen and ivory cigar box, by Calloys of Mayfair, circa 1910 Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $3,904 (including buyer's premium)

139 Rene Lalique, Dans La Nuit-3, a blue glass perfume bottle and stopper for Worth, circa 1926 Estimate $1,000 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $1,708 (including buyer's premium)

140 A lady's ivory and horn handled parasol, Kendall & Sons, circa 1905 Estimate $200 - $300 Lot Sold: $2,074 (including buyer's premium)

141 An 18ct gold tipped cane baton, Thomas Brigg & Sons of London, London,1904 Estimate $1,000 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $4,880 (including buyer's premium)

142 An Anglo-Indian ivory walking stick, late 19th century Estimate $400 - $600 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)

143 An Anglo-Indian fly whisk, 19th century Estimate $200 - $300 Lot Sold: $1,220 (including buyer's premium)

144 An ebony Asprey lady's dressing case with silver gilt lidded crystal accoutrements, the lower draw containing various dressing and sewing accoutrements, Charles Asprey & Charles Asprey Junior, London, 1877 Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $1,220 (including buyer's premium)

145 A George III mahogany portable desk stand Estimate $600 - $800 Lot Sold: $1,342 (including buyer's premium)

146 A George III mahogany tea caddy, early 19th century Estimate $500 - $700 Lot Sold: $1,952 (including buyer's premium)

147 A Victorian mahogany bracket clock, circa 1840 Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)

148 A Brazilian rosewood tea caddy, circa 1835 Estimate $600 - $800 Lot Sold: $854 (including buyer's premium)

149 A pair of French ormolu-mounted Samson vases, late 19th/20th century Estimate $3,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $5,856 (including buyer's premium)

150 A pair of George III style giltwood torcheres, 19th century Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $5,856 (including buyer's premium)

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