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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

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
51 HILDA RIX NICHOLAS
1884-1961

The Moorish Archway (1912/1914)

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
52 PERCY LEASON
1889-1959

Still Life with Oriental Figure and Vase

Estimate $400 - $600 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
53 W.B. MCINNESS
1889-1939

Petunias

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $17,690 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
54 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

Strood Hill (1904)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $39,040 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Hans Heysen. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
55 HANS HEYSEN
1877-1968

Roses 1921

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $29,280 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
56 CHARLES BARTLETT
1860-1940

The Floating Barber Shop: Eastern River Scene 1915

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $10,370 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
57 W.B. McINNESS
1889-1939

The Moorish Potter at Work

Estimate $7,000 - $10,000 Lot Sold: $26,840 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Margaret Preston. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
58 MARGARET PRESTON
1875-1963

Plaid Bow 1925

Estimate $30,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Margaret Preston. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
59 MARGARET PRESTON
1875-1963

Christmas Bells 1925

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Margaret Preston. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
60 MARGARET PRESTON
1875-1963

Hibiscus 1925

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $20,740 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © The Estate of Margaret Preston. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
61 MARGARET PRESTON
1875-1963

Protea 1925

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
62 ETHEL SPOWERS
1890-1947

Nursery Rhyme 1927

Estimate $3,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $5,490 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
63 ETHEL SPOWERS
1890-1947

The Noisy Parrot 1926

Estimate $2,500 - $3,500 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
64 THEA PROCTOR
1879-1966

The Fountain (1925)

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $10,370 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
65 ELIOTH GRUNER
1882-1939

The Picnic 1922

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $48,800 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
66 WILLIAM TIBBITTS
1837-1906

Royal Hotel, Ferntree Gully Victoria

Estimate $8,000 - $10,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
67 FLORENCE RODWAY
1881-1971

Portrait in Blue

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794 © H. C. & A. Glad.
68 NORMAN LINDSAY
1879-1969

Rescuing the Maiden

Estimate $4,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
69 NORMAN LINDSAY
1879-1969

Sunbathing on a Rocky Outcrop

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
70 A sterling silver gallery tray, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Limited, London 1902 Estimate $4,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
71 A lady's French silver plated dressing table mirror, mark of Boin Tabouret, Paris, circa 1895 Estimate $4,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $23,180 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
72 A sterling silver waiter, Boardman Glossop and Company, Sheffield, 1913 Estimate $600 - $800 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
73 A Sheffield plate meat serving dish Estimate $600 - $800 Lot Sold: $1,220 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
74 A large silver plated butler's tray, Boin Taburet, Paris, circa 1894 Estimate $700 - $1,000 Lot Sold: $5,368 (including buyer's premium)
Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0794
75 An American sterling silver beaker Estimate $100 - $200 Lot Sold: $4,514 (including buyer's premium)

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