Auction Results

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Auction total
$6,439,500
93% sold by volume
150% sold by value


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Lot 1
$392,727
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
1

JEFFREY SMART

(1921 - 2013)
MADRAS AIRPORT, 1979

oil on board

34.5 x 66.5 cm

signed lower left: JEFFREY SMART

Estimate: 
$200,000 – $300,000
Sold for $392,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 2
$490,909
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
2

JOHN PERCEVAL

(1923 - 2000)
OLD SHIPS AT WILLIAMSTOWN, 1959

oil on canvas on composition board

86.5 x 103.0 cm

signed lower left: Perceval

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
Sold for $490,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 3
$110,455
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
3

ARTHUR BOYD

(1920 - 1999)
PULPIT ROCK WITH FLAME TREES AND COCKATOOS, c.1982

oil on canvas

91.5 x 121.5 cm

signed lower right: Arthur Boyd

Estimate: 
$90,000 – $120,000
Sold for $110,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 4
$92,045
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
4

ARTHUR BOYD

(1920 - 1999)
SLEEPING BRIDE, c.1967

tempera and oil on composition board

61.0 x 75.5 cm

signed lower right: arthur Boyd

Estimate: 
$70,000 – $90,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 5
$1,350,000
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
5

JEFFREY SMART

(1921 - 2013)
THE AREZZO TURN-OFF II, 1973

oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas

119.0 x 79.0 cm

signed lower right: JEFFREY SMART

Estimate: 
$800,000 – $1,200,000
Sold for $1,350,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 6
-
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
6

HENRY MOORE

(1898 - 1986, British)
MAQUETTE FOR RECLINING FIGURE: CIRCLE, 1983

bronze, brown patina 

7.5 x 15.5 x 4.5 cm

edition: 8/9 

signed and numbered on base: Moore 8/9  

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $90,000
Lot 7
$515,455
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
7

FERNANDO BOTERO

born 1932
RECLINING WOMAN (DONNA SDRAIATA), 2009

bronze

54.5 x 27.0 x 22.0 cm

edition: 6/6

signed and numbered at base: Botero 6/6. 

Estimate: 
$300,000 – $500,000
Sold for $515,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 8
$417,273
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
8

PHILIPPE HIQUILY

(1925 - 2013, French)
LA MARATHONIENNE, 1981

cast 2004
steel with rust patina

190.0 x 127.0 x 74.0 cm height

edition: 5/8 + 4 APs 

signed and numbered at base: HIQUILY 5/8

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $417,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 9
$42,955
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
9

FREDERICK McCUBBIN

(1855 - 1917)
THE CLEARING, MT. MACEDON, c.1904

oil on canvas board

35.5 x 25.5 cm

signed lower left: F McCubbin

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 10
$110,455
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
10

WALTER WITHERS

(1854 - 1914)
EARLY MORNING, ELTHAM, 1909

oil on canvas

45.5 x 76.5 cm

signed and dated lower right: Walter Withers. / 09
bears inscription with title on label attached to frame verso: Erly [sic.] Morning, Eltham

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $110,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 11
$28,227
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
11

WALTER WITHERS

(1854 - 1914)
TWICKENHAM RIVER CROSSING, BURNLEY, c.1898

oil on wood panel

16.5 x 25.0 cm

signed lower left: Walter / Withers
partially inscribed with title on handwritten label verso: Twickenham

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $28,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 12
$20,864
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
12

WALTER WITHERS

(1854 - 1914)
BURNING OFF, c.1894

oil on canvas

30.5 x 51.0 cm

signed lower left: W Withers.

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $20,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 13
$184,091
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
13

ARTHUR STREETON

(1867 - 1943)
SIRIUS COVE, SYDNEY, c.1893 - 95

oil on canvas

36.0 x 28.5 cm

signed lower left: A STREETON

Estimate: 
$180,000 – $260,000
Sold for $184,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 14
$196,364
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
14

TOM ROBERTS

(1856 - 1931)
KIRRIBILLI POINT, SYDNEY, c.1895

oil on wood panel

18.0 x 25.5 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $196,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 15
$392,727
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
15

ARTHUR STREETON

(1867 - 1943)
SUNLIGHT AFTER RAIN, 1938

oil on canvas

76.5 x 64.0 cm

signed lower left: A STREETON
dated lower right: 1938
bears inscription on stretcher verso: 6

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $200,000
Sold for $392,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 16
$374,318
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
16

GEORGE LAMBERT

(1873 - 1930)
ARTIST AND HIS BATMAN, LIGHT HORSE CALVARY, JERUSALEM HEIGHTS, 1920

oil on canvas on plywood

31.5 x 42.0 cm

signed with initials lower right: G. W. L

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $374,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 17
$227,045
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
17

GEORGE LAMBERT

(1873 - 1930)
EYRE AND WYLIE, 1908

oil on wood panel

26.5 x 38.0 cm

signed lower right: G. W. LAMBERT
inscribed on handwritten label attached verso: ‘Eyre the Explorer threatened by blacks who had murdered Baxter, Wylie (the aborigine) saved Eyre’s life'

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $80,000
Sold for $227,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 18
$73,636
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
18

GEORGE LAMBERT

(1873 - 1930)
PORTRAIT OF THEA PROCTOR, 1905

oil on canvas

51.0 x 41.0 cm

signed and dated lower right: G. W LAMBERT / 1905

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 19
$196,364
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
19

BENJAMIN DUTERRAU

(1768 - 1851, British/Australian)
SELF PORTRAIT, 1835

oil on canvas

95.5 x 82.5 cm

signed with intials and dated lower right: B D. 1835

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $196,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 20
$454,091
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
20

CHARLES FREDERICK GOLDIE

(1870 - 1947, New Zealand)
MEMORIES, ENA TE PAPATAHI, A CHIEFTAINESS OF THE NGAPUHI TRIBE, 1910

oil on panel

20.5 x 14.5 cm

signed and dated lower right: – C F Goldie. / 1910
inscribed with title on handwritten label attached verso: Memories. / Ena Te Papatahi. / a chieftainess of the Ngapuhi Tribe / by C. F. Goldie.
original artist's frame

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $200,000
Sold for $454,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 21
$36,818
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
21

GEORGE FRENCH ANGAS

(1822 - 1886)
PEPEPE, CHURCH MISSIONARY, STATION (NZ), RESIDENCE OF REV B ASHWELL, 1844

watercolour on paper

20.0 x 27.5 cm (sheet)

inscribed verso: Residence of Rev Benjamin Ashwell – Church Misy [Missionary] Station / at Pepepe (butterfly). / Kaitotehe District / on the Waikato / 60 miles from … / Oct 2nd 1844

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $80,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 22
$4,909
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
22

ARTIST UNKNOWN

VIEW OF NORFOLK ISLAND, 1805

watercolour on paper

17.0 x 26.5 cm

signed and dated lower right: [J.E]
dated and inscribed with title lower centre on mount: A View of ‘Norfolk Island’ 1805

Estimate: 
$4,000 – $6,000
Sold for $4,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 23
$23,318
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
23

CONRAD MARTENS

(1801 - 1878)
HOMESTEAD, NEW SOUTH WALES, c.1850

watercolour on paper

28.5 x 44.0 cm (sight)

signed lower left: C MARTENS

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $25,000
Sold for $23,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 24
$12,273
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
24

WILLIAM BUELOW GOULD

(1803 - 1853)
SHIPWRECK ON A ROCKY COAST WITH FIGURES, 1840

oil on canvas

60.0 x 69.5 cm

signed, dated and inscribed lower right: W. B Gould. Pinxt / 1840

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 25
$20,864
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
25

MID NINETEENTH CENTURY TASMANIAN SCHOOL

MISS SUSANNAH ELIZABETH WATCHORN, c.1840

oil on canvas

92.0 x 71.0 cm

This lot is accompanied by the ring and prayer book depicted in the painting.
The prayer book is inscribed [Mrs] ‘S. E Waterhouse / January 1840’

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $9,000
Sold for $20,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 26
$73,636
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
26

TOM ROBERTS

(1856 - 1931)
COASTAL ISLANDS, TASMANIA, c.1925 - 26

oil on canvas board

18.0 x 25.0 cm

signed indistinctly lower left: ROBERTS

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 27
$34,364
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
27

WILL ASHTON

(1881 - 1963)
SYDNEY HARBOUR WITH FERRY

oil on canvas on board

59.5 x 49.5 cm

signed lower right: WILL ASHTON.

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 28
$11,045
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
28

RUPERT BUNNY

(1864 - 1947)
FRENCH LANDSCAPE

oil on canvas

38.0 x 46.0 cm

signed with artists' monogram lower right: RCWB

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $11,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 29
$40,500
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
29

NORA HEYSEN

(1911 - 2003)
CAMELLIAS AND MIXED FLOWERS IN A DELFT VASE

oil on canvas on board

40.0 x 30.5 cm

signed lower right: nora Heysen

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $40,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 30
-
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
30

RAY CROOKE

(1922 - 2015)
PALMER RIVER, NORTH QUEENSLAND

oil on canvas board

61.0 x 76.0 cm

signed lower left: R Crooke
inscribed with title on label attached verso: Palmer River

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Lot 31
$42,955
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
31

IVOR HELE

(1912 - 1993)
MARSHMALLOWS, 1961

oil on composition board

61.0 x 91.0 cm

signed and dated lower left: Ivor Hele / 61
inscribed with title and date verso: MARSHMALLOWS / 61

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 32
$23,318
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
32

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

(1912 - 1981)
YOUNG STOCKMAN

watercolour and ink on paper

35.0 x 23.0 cm (sight)

signed lower centre: Russell Drysdale
inscribed with title verso: Young Stockman

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $23,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 33
$8,591
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
33

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

(1912 - 1981)
FIGURE STUDIES

ink on paper

24.0 x 15.0 cm (sight)

signed lower centre: Russell Drysdale

Estimate: 
$4,000 – $6,000
Sold for $8,591 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 34
$12,273
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
34

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

(1912 - 1981)
ABORIGINAL FIGURE IN RED SHIRT

ink and wash on paper

25.0 x 16.5 cm (sheet)

signed lower right: Russell Drysdale

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $9,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 35
$67,500
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
35

MARGARET PRESTON

(1875 - 1963)
CIRCULAR QUAY, SYDNEY, 1925

hand-coloured woodcut

24.5 x 24.0 cm (image)
27.0 x 26.0 cm (sight)

edition: 12/50

signed with initials in image lower left: M.P.
signed, dated, numbered and inscribed with title below image:
12th Proof. Circular Quay - NSW / - 25 / Margaret Preston

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 36
$36,818
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
36

JOHN PASSMORE

(1904 - 1984)
GIRL WITH CORN HAIR, c.1952

oil on composition board

35.5 x 59.5 cm

signed with initials lower right: JP
signed and inscribed with title verso: Girl with Corn Hair / John Passmore
 

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 37
$159,545
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
37

JOHN OLSEN

born 1928
JOIE DE VIVRE, 1964 - 65

woven wool tapestry

178.0 x 238.0 cm

edition: 5/6

signed and inscribed within woven image lower left: John Olsen Australia
bears workshop monogram lower left
inscribed with title within woven image lower right: Joie de vivre
inscribed verso: 989 – 5/6
woven at Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre, Portugal

Estimate: 
$140,000 – $180,000
Sold for $159,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 38
$24,545
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
38

WILLIAM DOBELL

(1899 - 1970)
LAKATOIS, KOKI, 1953

oil on composition board

21.5 x 26.5 cm

signed lower right: W DOBELL

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $24,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 39
-
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
39

CLIFTON PUGH

(1924 - 1990)
AND THEY SAW EACH OTHER

oil on composition board

58.0 x 87.0 cm

signed indistinctly lower right: Clifton Pugh
inscribed with title verso: AND THEY SAW EACH OTHER

from the LEDA AND THE EMU series

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Lot 40
$29,455
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
40

FRED WILLIAMS

(1927 - 1982)
LANDSCAPE, c.1960

watercolour and gouache on paper

35.5 x 54.0 cm (sight)

signed lower right: Fred Williams.

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 41
$29,455
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
41

ALBERT NAMATJIRA

(1902 - 1959)
FINKE VALLEY, MACDONNELL RANGE, c.1936

watercolour on paper

17.5 x 25.5 cm (sight)

signed lower right: NAMATJIRA ALBERT
bears inscription on old backing board verso: VICTORIAN / ABORIGINAL / GROUP / Miss A. N. Brown

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 42
$46,636
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
42

FREDERICK McCUBBIN

(1855 - 1917)
DUDLEY FLATS, WEST OF MELBOURNE

oil on canvas

25.5 x 36.0 cm

signed lower right: F McCubbin

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $46,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
Lot 43
$30,682
Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional
Melbourne
8 December 2021
43

CONRAD MARTENS

(1801 - 1878)
SYDNEY FROM THE SOUTH HEAD ROAD, NEAR THE LIGHTHOUSE, 1849

watercolour on paper

28.5 x 44.5 cm (sight)

signed lower left: C. Martens [indistinct]
inscribed verso: ‘Sydney / from the South Head Road, near the lighthouse’

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $30,682 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne