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

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

151 A small George III mahogany and brass coal bucket, circa 1800 Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $2,074 (including buyer's premium)

152 A George III brass banded mahogany peat bucket, circa 1800 Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)

153 An early Victorian mahogany folio stand, circa 1850 Estimate $3,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $3,904 (including buyer's premium)

154 A Regency revival wine cooler of sarcophagus form, circa 1900 and later Estimate $2,000 - $2,500 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)

155 A pair of caned beech bergeres, circa 1905 Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $15,860 (including buyer's premium)

156 A Victorian Chinoiserie black and gilt lacquer games table, circa 1850 Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)

157 A Louis XV style tulipwood table coiffeuse, circa 1890 Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $6,100 (including buyer's premium)

158 Two papier mache trays, 19th century Estimate $800 - $1,000 Lot Sold: $3,172 (including buyer's premium)

159 A Victorian papier mache tray and associated stand, circa 1850 and later Estimate $600 - $800 Lot Sold: $1,342 (including buyer's premium)

160 A Victorian papier mache table cabinet, circa 1850 Estimate $2,000 - $2,500 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)

161 A pair of Victorian mother of pearl inlaid and japanned papier mache chairs, circa 1850 Estimate $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $976 (including buyer's premium)

162 A Chinoiserie lidded table box, early 19th century Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $1,220 (including buyer's premium)

163 A white jade box and cover Estimate $3,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)

164 A celadon jade carving of a pair of Mandarin ducks Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

165 A celadon jade vase and cover, 20th century Estimate $2,500 - $3,500

166 A celadon jade figure of a monk Estimate $4,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $4,880 (including buyer's premium)

167 A celadon jade mountain Qing dynasty, 19th century Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $13,420 (including buyer's premium)

168 A celadon jade carving of a crab Estimate $5,500 - $7,500

169 Two jade carvings, 19th/20th century Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $1,220 (including buyer's premium)

170 A carved jade 'peach' washer Qing dynasty, 19th century Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

171 A celadon jade brushwasher Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)

172 A celadon jade 'dragon and phoenix' vase and cover Qing dynasty, 19th century Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)

173 Two agate pendants Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)

174 An openwork jade plaque Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $2,928 (including buyer's premium)

175 A jadeite and jasper court necklace, Chaozhu Estimate $4,000 - $5,000

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