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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 © The Estate of Robert Klippel. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
351 ROBERT KLIPPEL
1920-2001

(i) (Untitled) 1984
pencil and pastel on paper
signed and dated 'RK. 1984 'lower right
14.9 x 19.2 cm

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
352 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
353 ROBERT KLIPPEL
1920-2001

(i) (Untitled) 1984
collage on paper
signed and dated 'RK. 1984'lower right
9 x 10.2 cm

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
354 ROBERT KLIPPEL
1920-2001

(Untitled) 1984

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $3,904 (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
355 ROBERT KLIPPEL
1920-2001

(Untitled) 1983

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,464 (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
356 ROBERT KLIPPEL
1920-2001

(Untitled) 1984

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,220 (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
357 ROBERT KLIPPEL
1920-2001

(Untitled) 1984

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,220 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
358 SAM FULLBROOK
1922-2004

Bird in a Tree (circa 1980)

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $6,100 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Russell Drysdale.
359 RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981

Four Studies for Drought Series 1944-1945

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $2,684 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © Robert Dickerson
360 ROBERT DICKERSON
born 1924

(Girl with Long Hair)

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $2,928 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
361 JOHN FIRTH-SMITH
born 1943

Hang 1974

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Michael Shannon
362 MICHAEL SHANNON
1927-1993

The Lattice Verandah 1969

Estimate $5,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
364 PAUL JONES
1921-1997

Bearded Irises

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
365 PAUL JONES
1921-1997

Himalayan Poppy

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
366 WILLIAM BOISSEVAIN
born 1927

(Interior, Flowers on a Table)

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Andre Lhote. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
367 ANDRE LHOTE
1885-1962

Poivrons et Pomme (1938)

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $2,928 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
368 CELSO LAGAR
1891-1966

Arreau Paysage

Estimate $2,800 - $3,800 Lot Sold: $3,416 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
369 ROBERT HODDLE
1794-1881

Sketch from Main's Station near Moonee Moonee Ponds Ford

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
370 ROBERT HODDLE
1794-1881

Main's Bridge Moonee Moonee Ponds, near Melbourne, Port Phillip, October 1847 1847

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
371 GEORGE CHAMBERS
1803-1840

(Robin Hood's Bay Near Whitby)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $10,980 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 ©The Estate of Marc Chagall. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
373 MARC CHAGALL
1887-1985

Auto Portrait 1969

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,952 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
374 YASUO KUNIYOSHI
1889-1953

(Untitled) 1928

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
375 PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR
1841-1919

Femme au Cep de Vigne, 1904

Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $1,952 (including buyer's premium)

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