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
101 A black lacquered Nara menpo
18th/19th century
Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,586 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
102 A black lacquered Nara menpo
19th century
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $1,098 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
103 A black lacquered Nara menpo
19th century
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $1,098 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
104 A black lacquer jingasa
19th century
Estimate $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $671 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
105 A Soten style iron tsuba
Meiji period
Estimate $300 - $500 Lot Sold: $341.6 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
106 A Kashu Kiyomitsu tanto with its lacquer mounts
18th century (blade)
Estimate $2,500 - $3,500 Lot Sold: $2,928 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
107 Gassan Sadayoshi attributed blade and lacquer mounts
19th century
Estimate $2,500 - $3,500 Lot Sold: $2,928 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
109 A naginata
19th century
Estimate $1,500 - $2,500
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
110 Two kozuka and two tsuba
18th/19th century
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
111 A Bizen katana
18th/19th century
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
113 A Yamato school wakizashi in shirasaya
17th century
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
114 A Satsuma sake pot and cover
Meiji period
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500    Lot Sold: SOLD
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
115 KAWASE HASUI
1883-1957

Yuki No Mukaishima 1931

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $2,196 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
116 A pair of ginbari cloisonne enamel vases by the Ando workshop
Taisho period, early 20th century
Estimate $700 - $900 Lot Sold: $793 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
118 A silver monk's hat ewer, Tibet
19th century
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
119 A bronze figure of a Lama
Tibeto-Chinese
19th/20th century
Estimate $2,500 - $3,500 Lot Sold: $5,124 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
121 A repousse metal mounted conch shell, India or Nepal
20th century
Estimate $500 - $700 Lot Sold: $488 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
122 A pair of reverse glass portraits
19th/20th century
Estimate $1,500 - $2,500 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
123 An embroidererd brown-ground dragon robe
Qing dynasty, early 19th century
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $26,840 (including buyer's premium)
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0789
125 Two jade carvings Estimate $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $3,172 (including buyer's premium)

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