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

101 An eight piece sterling silver cruet set, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London, 1906 Estimate $600 - $800 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)

102 A suite of sterling silver castors, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Limited, London, 1906 Estimate $400 - $600 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)

103 A suite of American sterling silver bon bon dishes, Reed and Barton, Massachusetts, circa 1900 Estimate $300 - $500 Lot Sold: $1,220 (including buyer's premium)

104 A travelling suite of silver gilt 'Hourglass' pattern cutlery in canteen, of mixed predominantly late Georgian date Estimate $7,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $8,540 (including buyer's premium)

105 A pair of silver gilt mounted crystal oil and vinegar bottles, marks worn, circa 1830 Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $4,880 (including buyer's premium)

106 A set of 10 silver gilt anointing spoons, boxed, Edward Barnard and Sons Ltd, London 1901 Estimate $200 - $300 Lot Sold: $671 (including buyer's premium)

107 A George III sterling silver and whalebone toddy ladle, Unmarked Estimate $200 - $300 Lot Sold: $292.8 (including buyer's premium)

108 A pair of sterling silver salad servers, John Grinsell and Sons, Birmingham, 1890 Estimate $300 - $500 Lot Sold: $976 (including buyer's premium)

109 An American sterling silver berry serving set, Reed and Barton, circa 1900 Estimate $300 - $500 Lot Sold: $1,952 (including buyer's premium)

110 A Victorian sterling silver fruit set for ten people, George Lambert for Lambert & Co, London, 1898 Estimate $400 - $600 Lot Sold: $5,490 (including buyer's premium)

111 A suite of Bohemian crystal, circa 1910 Estimate $400 - $600 Lot Sold: $4,270 (including buyer's premium)

112 A Copeland dessert set for eight, Spode Copeland's China, circa 1900 Estimate $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)

113 A Copeland part dinner set for eight, Spode Copeland's China, circa 1900 Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $10,980 (including buyer's premium)

114 A pair of Bloor Derby figures of a shepherd and shepherdess, circa 1825 Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $1,708 (including buyer's premium)

115 A pair of Chelsea gold anchor porcelain sweetmeat figures, circa 1760 Estimate $1,250 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $13,420 (including buyer's premium)

116 A pair of Meissen porcelain serving plates, 19th century Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)

117 A Meissen porcelain tray, 19th century Estimate $1,500 - $1,800 Lot Sold: $3,172 (including buyer's premium)

118 Four Meissen tea cups and saucers, 19th century Estimate $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $4,636 (including buyer's premium)

119 A set of four Paris porcelain dessert plates, circa 1830 Estimate $600 - $800 Lot Sold: $3,172 (including buyer's premium)

120 Five Meissen porcelain bowls together with two Meissen entree plates, 19th century Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)

121 CHARLES DOUGLAS RICHARDSON
1853-1932

On the Beach 1914

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500 Lot Sold: $10,370 (including buyer's premium)

122 A pair of Meissen porcelain parrots, circa 1870 Estimate $1,600 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $15,250 (including buyer's premium)

123 A continental porcelain bust of a girl, after the Meissen original, circa 1890 Estimate $500 - $600 Lot Sold: $610 (including buyer's premium)

124 A pair of ormolu mounted turquoise glazed twin carp vases, late 19th century, Edme Samson of Paris, after the Chinese Estimate $1,200 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $4,636 (including buyer's premium)

125 A pair of French restauration ormolu candlesticks, second quarter 19th century Estimate $3,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)

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