Smith & Singer

Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

AU0789 | 29 July 2014 | Melbourne | 6 PM

(i) ALEXANDER KOESTER 1864–1932, Ans Ufer (Enten). Sold for $109,800 July 2014. (ii) A large blue and white petal moulded bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Sold for $11,590 July 2014. (iii) A zitan recessed leg table, Pingtouan, 19th/20th century. Sold for $58,560 July 2014.
ALEXANDER KOESTER 1864–1932 Ans Ufer (Enten) oil on canvas, 70 x 106 cm. Sold for $109,800 July 2014
A white jade 'lotus' bowl. Sold for $24,400 July 2014
Sale Number: AU0789

Outstanding results were achieved at Sotheby’s Australia’s auction of Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design sale in Melbourne.  The impressive collection of carefully selected arts and design comprised of 295 lots of Asian ceramics, furniture and works of art, and a strong selection of Australian & European furniture, silver, paintings and works on paper.  The sale achieved a total of $1,264,005 including buyer’s premium, or 68.5% by volume and 129.5% by value.

Results listed include buyer's premium.

 
CONTACT INFORMATION +

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

Harley Young

Harley Young

Specialist

Arts & Design
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900
E: Harley Young

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

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $1,264,005 including buyer's premium

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Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
226 ARTIST UNKNOWN

(Portrait of Mrs Henderson)

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $3,050 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
227
BAREND CORNELIS KOEKKOEK
1803-1862

(Figures in a Wooded Snow Scene) 1836

Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
228 ADOLF ECHTLER
1843-1914

La Pecheresse Repentie (The Penitent's Appeal)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $10,370 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
229 CIRCLE OF FRANS POURBUS THE YOUNGER 1569-1622 Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $18,300 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
230 ALEXANDER KOESTER
1864-1932

Ans Ufer (Enten)
To the Shore (Ducks)

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $109,800 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
231 ALFRED POLLENTINE
1836-1890

Venice

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
232 DAVID ROBERTS
1796-1864

Persian Water-wheel, used for Irrigation in Nubia 1847

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
233 WILLIAM BUELOW GOULD
1803-1853

Interior Still Life with Pheasants, Snipe, Hare, Flounder and Crayfish (1840s)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
234 ARTIST UNKNOWN
late 19th century

(Four Views of Fremantle)

Estimate $6,000 - $10,000 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
235 HENRY FRITH
working circa 1854-1880

The Last of the Tasmanian Natives (circa 1864)

Estimate $1,200 - $1,800 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
236 H.H. BAILY
working circa 1865-1880

(Two Portrait Photographs)

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
237 ALFRED WINTER
circa 1837-1911

(Two Portrait Photographs)

Estimate $1,200 - $1,800 Lot Sold: $1,464 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
238 J.W. LINDT
1845-1926

(Four Portrait Photographs)

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
239 QUEENSLAND RAINFOREST SHIELD Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $10,980 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
240 S.T. GILL
1819-1880

The Homestead, Savu Savu Bay, Fiji (1870)

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $4,880 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
241 ARTIST UNKNOWN
(after Oswald Rose Campbell 1820-1887)

Prospecting in Australia (circa 1890s)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
242 DORA WILSON
1883-1946

Baptist Church, Collins Street (1935)

Estimate $3,000 - $4,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
243 WILL ASHTON
1881-1963

Monte Carlo (1927)

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
244 VIOLET TEAGUE
1872-1951

Barque 'C.B. Pedersen' (1935)

Estimate $3,000 - $4,000
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
245 ROLAND WAKELIN
1887-1971

(Street Photographer)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789 © The Estate of Russell Drysdale.
247 RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981

Young Billy

Estimate $3,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789 © The Estate of Russell Drysdale.
248 RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981

Young Lubra

Estimate $3,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $5,124 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789 © The Estate of Russell Drysdale.
249 RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981

The Armchair

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789 © The Estate of Russell Drysdale.
250 RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981

Old Lady

Estimate $2,500 - $3,500 Lot Sold: $6,710 (including buyer's premium)

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