Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

Sotheby’s Australia is pleased to announce that the 1881 Adelaide Hunt Club Cup by Henry Steiner was sold at auction last night to the National Museum of Australia, Canberra for $207,400.  The 18 carat gold cup was the only known surviving 19^th century South Australian gold trophy that remained in private ownership.  Modelled to a neoclassical form, the cup features an elongated scroll handle and an inverted spout, the collared neck consists of a band of acanthus leaves above a tapered body, and was made by Australia’s preeminent silversmith, Henry Steiner of Adelaide.

The golden sale of Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design on 25 October achieved strong results of $1,303,509 with 102.7% sold by value for the diverse collection of international arts and design from the 10^th century to the present.