Treasures: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

AU0829 | 24 October 2018 | Melbourne | 6 pm

JOHN COBURN 1925-2006, Tree of Life Vl 1980. Sold for $73,200 October 2018.

FRANÇOIS-LÉON SICARD 1862-1934, Apollo (1926). Sold for $67,100 October 2018. Auction Record for the Artist.

Two famille-rose 'figural' plaques, 20th century. Sold for $122,000 October 2018.

FREDERIC, LORD LEIGHTON, P.R.A., R.W.S. 1830-1896, The Sluggard. Sold for $63,440 October 2018.

HENRY GRITTEN 1818-1873, Melbourne from the Botanical Gardens 1865. Sold for $91,500 October 2018.

A gilt decorated agarwood bead necklace necklace. Sold for $67,100 October 2018

Sale Number: AU0829

Treasures: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

Sotheby’s Australia’s sale of Treasures: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design achieved over $1.57 million, with strong results achieved for Asian, Australian & European sculptures and works of art. The sale was positioned as Australia’s pre-eminent arts and design auction, which assembled fine ceramics, furniture, paintings, sculpture, works on paper, silver, and objects of virtu, selected for their quality, rarity, beauty and historical significance.

Strongly contested by room, telephone and internet bidders, two famille-rose 'figural' plaques, 20th century, sold for $122,000 achieving a staggering result 24.4 times higher than the low estimate (estimate $5,000-7,000, lot 93, pictured above). One of the plaques depicts Tao Yuanming appreciating chrysanthemum flowers, the sage conversing with a young boy carrying a jardinière of flowers, and with a seal of Wang Dafan. The other depicts the story of Su Shi visiting the Red Cliff, with three figures in a boat, and an inscription signed Wang Dafan.

CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists
	Guy Cairnduff Head Arts & Design Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff	Geoffrey Smith Chairman Australian & International Art Melbourne \| Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith

	Ann Roberts Specialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & Design Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts	Anthony Hurl Specialist Consultant Arts & Design Adelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur

	Brett Ballard Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Sydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard	Fiona Hayward Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward

BUY CATALOGUE

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $1,572,702 including buyer's premium

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Treasures: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design - AU0829

1 DAME LUCIE RIE
1902-1995

Vase (circa 1970)

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

2 HANS COPER
1920-1981

'Cycladic' Vase (circa 1975)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

3 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

Courtship 1949

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)

4 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

(Woman) 1950

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $42,700 (including buyer's premium)

5 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

(Paris) 1949

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $18,300 (including buyer's premium)

6 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

(Woman) 1950

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $20,740 (including buyer's premium)

7 JOHN OLSEN
born 1928

Spider Monkeys (1990)

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

8 JOHN OLSEN
born 1928

Warbler Study

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $8,540 (including buyer's premium)

9 A set of four famille-rose rectangular porcelain plaques, 20th century Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)

10 JU LIAN
1828-1904

Flowers and Insects

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $17,080 (including buyer's premium)

11 A large famille-rose 'peony' dish, late 19th/early 20th century Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $6,100 (including buyer's premium)

12 An unusual famille-rose 'eight horses' vase, Qing dynasty, 19th Century Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $15,250 (including buyer's premium)

13 A famille-rose landscape vase, late 19th/early 20th century Estimate $4,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $13,420 (including buyer's premium)

14 A pair of famille-rose bowls, Shendetang marks, Qing dynasty, Daoguang period Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $8,540 (including buyer's premium)

15 A jade 'mythical beast' seal, 19th/20th century Estimate $4,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $4,270 (including buyer's premium)

16 A white jade vase and cover, 19th/20th century Estimate $4,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $4,270 (including buyer's premium)

17 A soapstone 'Buddhist lion' seal Qing dynasty, 19th century Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $3,660 (including buyer's premium)

18 A white jade pendant, 20th century Estimate $4,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $4,880 (including buyer's premium)

19 A celadon jade carving of a recumbent buffalo, 19th/20th century Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $9,150 (including buyer's premium)

20 A rare grey and black jade carving of a recumbent deer, Ming dynasty Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)

21 A pale celadon jade and silver mounted mirror, the jade Qing dynasty, 19th century Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $7,930 (including buyer's premium)

22 A pale celadon jade 'chilong and rockwork' group Qing dynasty Estimate $8,000 - $10,000

23 An archaistic celadon jade vase and cover Qing dynasty, 19th century Estimate $7,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $18,300 (including buyer's premium)

24 An archaistic gilt repousse bronze vase Qing dynasty, 19th century Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)

25 DAVID DAVIES
1864-1939

The Hillside Farm

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)

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Treasures: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

Treasures: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

Specialists

Guy Cairnduff

Geoffrey Smith

Ann Roberts

Anthony Hurl

Brett Ballard

Fiona Hayward

Auction Results & Details