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

26 An 18ct gold presentation wreath brooch, Tiffany & Co Estimate $800 - $1,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)

27 A gold mounted chalcedony seal, circa 1900 Estimate $400 - $600 Lot Sold: $1,586 (including buyer's premium)

28 A gold musical fob seal, Swiss, mid 19th century Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $5,124 (including buyer's premium)

29 A 9ct gold rectangular engine turned cigarette case, Asprey & Co, London, 1933 Estimate $2,000 - $2,500 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)

30 An gold mesh evening purse, Flavelle Brothers, Sydney, early 20th Century Estimate $500 - $700 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)

31 A collection of four miscellaneous items, 19th Century Estimate $500 - $800 Lot Sold: $1,464 (including buyer's premium)

32 A small silver, enamel and gem set figure of a bird, early 20th Century Estimate $300 - $500 Lot Sold: $3,416 (including buyer's premium)

33 A 18ct gold bracelet and various pendant attachments bearing engraved inscriptions to Dame Nellie Melba, circa 1900 Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $5,490 (including buyer's premium)

34 A sewing box, Cartier, circa 1920 Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $4,514 (including buyer's premium)

35 A collection of tumbled white opal Estimate $300 - $500 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)

36 A South Staffordshire enamel etui, circa 1770 Estimate $1,200 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)

37 A silver key, Wendt's, 1927 Estimate $500 - $800 Lot Sold: $5,734 (including buyer's premium)

38 A leather mounted box Estimate $300 - $400 Lot Sold: $4,270 (including buyer's premium)

39 Two sterling silver vinaigrettes together with a silver perfume bottle
the first vinaigrette Birmingham 1800, Thomas Willmore, the second Birmingham circa 1810, Thomas Simpson & Son, the perfume bottle unmarked and a silver vial Estimate $500 - $600 Lot Sold: $1,098 (including buyer's premium)

40 A Victorian silver mounted tortoiseshell dish, James Roberts, London, 1892 Estimate $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $4,514 (including buyer's premium)

41 A Victorian tortoiseshell writing box Estimate $5,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $34,160 (including buyer's premium)

42 A Victorian tortoiseshell paper opener Estimate $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $4,880 (including buyer's premium)

43 An 18ct gold and platinum mesh evening bag, Cartier, early 20th century Estimate $12,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $15,860 (including buyer's premium)

44 HANS HEYSEN
1877-1968

Zinnias 1914

Estimate $18,000 - $22,000 Lot Sold: $29,280 (including buyer's premium)

45 IDA RENTOUL OUTHWAITE
1888-1960

Jack O' Lantern (1916)

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)

46 IDA RENTOUL OUTHWAITE
1888-1960

The Pool (1916)

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $15,860 (including buyer's premium)

47 NORA HEYSEN
1911-2003

Still Life 1927

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $15,860 (including buyer's premium)

48 THEA PROCTOR
1879-1966

Lady with Camelias (circa 1923)

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $10,980 (including buyer's premium)

49 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

The Windsor Damsel, Fishing (1903)

Estimate $40,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $189,100 (including buyer's premium)

50 HILDA RIX NICHOLAS
1884-1961

The Canny Fish Wife (circa 1910)

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $21,960 (including buyer's premium)

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