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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

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
326 RICHARD HAYLEY LEVER
1875-1958

(St Ives, Cornwall)

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $4,880 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
327 SYDNEY LONG
1871-1955

(Cathedral) 1913

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $3,050 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
328 FREDERICK WOODHOUSE SNR
1820-1909

Benjamin Hepburn, Stock Agent of Ballarat 1876

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
329 MAX MELDRUM
1875-1955

Ballarat Gardens, Golden Ash, 1923

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500    Lot Sold: SOLD
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
330 DAVID DAVIES
1864-1939

Village Pond

Estimate $2,500 - $3,500 Lot Sold: $5,856 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
331 VIOLET TEAGUE
1872-1951

(Central Australian Sunset)

Estimate $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $976 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
332 LOUIS McCUBBIN
1890-1952

St Ignatius, Richmond (circa 1920)

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
333 DORA WILSON
1883-1946

Collins Street, Melbourne

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $5,856 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
334 THEA PROCTOR
1879-1966

The Promenade (circa 1930)

Estimate $7,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $10,004 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
335 THEA PROCTOR
1879-1966

Reclining Nude (circa 1940)

Estimate $2,500 - $3,500 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
336 ADRIAN FEINT
1894-1971

Study 1956

Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $1,220 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
337 HAROLD HERBERT
1891-1945

The Opening of Parliament 1927

Estimate $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
338 TOM GARRETT
1879-1952

(In the Glade)

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
339 TOM GARRETT
1879-1952

Blue

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Hans Heysen. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
340 HANS HEYSEN
1877-1968

Mount Barker Landscape in Summer

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $8,174 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
341 JOHN FORD PATERSON
1851-1912

(Australian Landscape) 1897

Estimate $7,000 - $10,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © Criss Canning. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
342 CRISS CANNING
born 1947

Desert Landscape with Sturt Pea 2013

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © Nicholas Harding
343 NICHOLAS HARDING
born 1956

Wooli Frangipani (4) 2004

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
344 DAVID LARWILL
1956-2011

Fight Nite

Estimate $300 - $500
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
345 BARRY HUMPHRIES
born 1934

The Murdoch Ranch, Carmel I 2004

Estimate $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $976 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © Criss Canning. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
346 CRISS CANNING
born 1947

Shades of Red (1999)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $21,960 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © Charles Blackman. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
347 CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928

The Bearded Man (1951)

Estimate $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $976 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © Charles Blackman. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
348 CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928

9 O'Clock 1953

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $2,196 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Robert Klippel. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
349 ROBERT KLIPPEL
1920-2001

(Untitled) 1981

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Robert Klippel. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
350 ROBERT KLIPPEL
1920-2001

(Untitled) 1981

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000    Lot Sold: SOLD

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