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

426 A George IV faux porphyry parcel gilt torchere, circa 1825 Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)

427 A bronze fountain, 20th century Estimate $1,200 - $1,400 Lot Sold: $1,586 (including buyer's premium)

428 A Regency tortoiseshell, ivory silver strung tea caddy, circa 1810 Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)

429 Theresa Walker (1807-1876), a wax portrait of Sir John Franklin, circa 1846 Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $6,100 (including buyer's premium)

430 The Changi prison Australian rules football association premiers trophy plaque, 1942 Estimate $4,500 - $6,500

431 A Colonial silver testimonial centerpiece, attributed to William Kerr, circa 1889 Estimate $3,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $3,904 (including buyer's premium)

432 A collection of silver cutlery, various dates and makers Estimate $800 - $1,200

433 Two Tiffany and Co. sterling silver and enamel elephants, designed by Gene Moore, 20th century Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)

434 A Russian silver, enamelled and gem set Kovsh, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917 Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $3,172 (including buyer's premium)

435 A Danish sterling silver three branch candelabra designed by Henning Koppel, Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, circa 1970 Estimate $3,500 - $4,500 Lot Sold: $4,270 (including buyer's premium)

436 A pair of sterling silver candelabra, Axel Salmondsen, Denmark in 18th century style, circa 1960 Estimate $1,500 - $2,000

437 A French silver tray and two matching bowls on stands, Andre Aucoc, Paris, 1887-1911 Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

438 A Continental silver wager cup, late 19th century Estimate $400 - $600

439 A pair of George III sterling silver oval stands, London 1787, 'TW' overstruck Estimate $1,200 - $1,500

440 A George III sterling silver entree dish resting on a Sheffield plate warming base, Richard Sibley, London, 1826, and the stand T & J Creswick, Sheffield Estimate $2,500 - $3,500 Lot Sold: $3,294 (including buyer's premium)

441 A George III sterling silver oval salver, Timothy Renou, London, 1800 Estimate $600 - $800

442 A George III Silver basket, Thomas Wallis II and Jonathan Hayne, London, 1814 Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)

443 A George III sterling silver lidded cup, John Emes, London, 1806 Estimate $1,800 - $2,200

444 An Edwardian sterling silver sauceboat, George Nathan and Ridley Hayes, Chester, 1902 Estimate $250 - $350

445 A William IV sterling silver coffee pot together with a sterling silver tea pot, Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, Glasgow, 1834 and London, 1824 Estimate $1,200 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $2,684 (including buyer's premium)

446 A George III sterling silver sauceboat, possibly Hester Bateman, London, 1780 Estimate $600 - $800

447 A George II Sterling silver hot water jug, Richard Gurney and Thomas Cook, London, 1748 Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $2,928 (including buyer's premium)

448 A pair of George III loaded sterling silver candlesticks, John and Thomas Settle, Sheffield, 1818 Estimate $1,000 - $1,300 Lot Sold: $2,928 (including buyer's premium)

449 A Victorian sterling silver salver, possibly Albert Savory, London, 1841 Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

450 A George III Scottish silver ladle and an Edwardian silver gilt sweetmeat basket, the ladle Robert Gray & Son, Edinburgh, 1809, the sweetmeat, Lionel Alfred Crichton, London, 1907 Estimate $1,200 - $1,500

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