Australian & International Art

Australian & 

International Art 

Melbourne, Monday 15 June 2020

Jennifer Gibson 

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Asian Art 

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Lot 39 (Detail) 

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Lot 148 

Australian & 

International 

Art 

Auction 

Monday 15 June 2020, 6.30pm 

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Friday 12 June 

Saturday 13 June 

Sunday 14 June 

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DOROTHY BRAUND 

(1926-2013) 

Beach Figures 1991 

oil on board 

signed and dated lower 

left: Braund ‘91 

61 x 91cm 

$4,000–6,000 

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WILLIAM BOISSEVAIN 

(BORN 1927) 

Studio Nude 

watercolour and charcoal 

signed lower right: W Boissevain 

75 x 54.5cm 

$600–800 

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CHARLES BLACKMAN 

(1928-2018) 

Felix 2003 

watercolour 

signed and dated lower left and right: 

BLACKMAN 2003 

71 x 51cm 

$2,500–3,500 

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ROBERT DICKERSON 

(1924-2015) 

Family Pet 

pastel 

signed lower right: DICKERSON 

75.5 x 55.5cm 

PROVENANCE 

Schubert Galleries, Gold Coast 

$5,000–6,000 

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ALBERT HENRY FULLWOOD 

(BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, 

1863-1930) 

Narrara Creek, 1893 

watercolour 

signed, titled and dated lower right: 

A. H. FULLWOOD, 93 NARRARA CREEK 

34.8 x 51cm 

$1,200–1,500 

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CHARLES WHEELER (1880-1977) 

Untitled (Mooring on 

the River Thames) 

oil on canvas 

signed lower left: C Wheeler 

45 x 60cm 

PROVENANCE 

The Estate of the late Charles Wheeler 

$600–800 

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LEONARD LONG (1911-2013) 

Summer at the High Range, 

Mittagong, 1959 

oil on canvasboard 

signed and dated lower right: 

Leonard Long 59 

titled verso: Summer at 

High Range, Mittagong 

51 x 61 cm 

PROVENANCE 

Artlovers Gallery, Artarmon NSW 

(label attached verso) 

Antiques & Fine Art, Cordy’s, 

Auckland, 16 June 2015, lot 682 

Private collection, Melbourne 

$800–1,200 

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JAMES RANALPH JACKSON 

(1882-1975) 

Moorland Downs, 

Near Wanaaring 1954 

oil on canvas on board 


JAMES R JACKSON 54 

55 x 75cm 

$3,000–5,000 

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HAROLD SEPTIMUS POWER 

(1878-1951) 

Thatched Cottage and Flowers 


signed lower left: HS POWER 

38.5 x 28cm 

$400–600 

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LEON HANSON (1918-2011) 

Constitution Dock, Hobart 

oil on canvas board 

signed lower left: Leon Hanson 

inscribed and titled verso: Constitution 

Dock Hobart. / Tasmania 

29.5 x 36.5cm 

$200–400 

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DAVID TAYLOR (BORN 1941) 

Sun Through the Mist Yarra Glen 

watercolour 

signed lower right: D Taylor 

25.5 x 31cm 

$400–600 

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HAROLD B HERBERT 

(1892-1945) 

Haystacks 

watercolour 

signed lower right: HAROLD HERBERT 

21.5 x 31cm 

$250–450 

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CHARLES F MUDIE 

(ACTIVE CIRCA1904-1934) 

Cottage in the Dandenongs 


signed lower right: C F MUDIE 

40.5 x 55.5cm 

$800–1,200

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HERMAN PEKEL (BORN 1956) 

Blue Sunday, St Kilda 

oil on paper 

signed lower right: PEKEL 

28 x 73.5cm 

$800–1,200 

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NAYLOR GILL 

(1873 - CIRCA 1945) 

Passing of the Stage Coach 

oil on board 

signed lower left: Naylor Gill 

52.5 x 76cm 

$1,200–1,500 

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ISAAC WALTER JENNER 

(1837-1902) 

Fishermen Waiting for 

Clear Weather 

watercolour 

signed lower right: W Jenner 

62 x 87cm 

$2,500–4,000 

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ALEXANDER COLQUHOUN 

(1862-1941) 

Sandringham Beach 1899 

oil on canvas 

signed lower right: A Colquhoun 

19 x 49.5cm 

$500–800 

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ALFRED COFFEY (1869-1950) 

The White Stone House 

oil on board 

signed lower left: ALFRED COFFEY 

25 x 30.5cm 

$400–600 

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DAVID TAYLOR (BORN 1941) 

Tram Stop Albert Park 

watercolour 

signed lower right: D Taylor 

36 x 53.5cm 

$500–800 

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JASON BENJAMIN (BORN 1971) 

We Can’t Stop This Now 2002 

oil on canvas 

signed, dated and titled verso: we can’t 

stop this now / Benjamin / Oct 02 

40 x 50cm 

$1,200–1,800 

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FRASER FAIR (BORN 1949) 

The River 1979 

oil on canvas 


FRASER FAIR 1979 

101.5 x 90.5cm 

$1,000–1,500 

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LAWRENCE DAWS (BORN 1927) 

Landscape Under Eclipse 

oil on board 

signed lower right: DAWS 

22 x 18.cm 

$600–800 

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MARY (MCLEISH) COURIER 

(1912-1970) 

Emanation 

oil on board 

monogram to lower right: MC 

titled verso: EMANATION 

121 x 91cm 

$1,000–1,500 

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(1912-1970) 

Portrait of Sam Fullbrook 

oil on foil on board 

signed lower right: ME. Courier 

titled verso: Sam Fullbrook 

91 x 60.5cm 

$1,500–2,500 

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(1912-1970) 

Gold Abstract 

mixed media on board 

signed lower right: ME COURIER 

titled verso: GOLD ABSTRACT 

61 x 51cm 

$300–500 

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DANILA VASSILIEFF (1897-1958) 

Portrait of a Lady 

watercolour and gouache 

29.5 x 30.5cm 

$500–800 

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SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992) 

Acteon 1966 

ripolin on paper 


Nolan 5 Oct 1966 

signed, dated and titled verso: 

Nolan 5t Oct 1966 Acteon 

63.5 x 52cm 

$2,500–3,500 

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Voznesensky, Goya 1967 


signed titled and dated verso: Nolan 

26 May 67 Voznesensky, Goya 

63.5 x 50.5cm 

$2,500–3,500

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FRANK HINDER (1906-1992) 

Trial Saint Joan 1962 

pastel 


right: FC HINDER 62 

inscribed with title and date verso: “Trial” 

St Joan ‘(Bonython Hall) Adelaide 1962 

44 x 58.5cm 

$600–800 

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(1924-2015) 

Girl in Blue Dress 

pastel on paper 

signed lower right: Dickerson 

54 x 36cm 

PROVENANCE 

Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland 

Australian & European Paintings, 

Elder Fine Art, Adelaide, 

7 August 2005, Lot 82 

Fine Australian & International Fine 

Art - Day 1, Mossgreen Auctions, 

Melbourne, 29 August 2016, Lot 75 

$6,000–8,000 

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CLIFTON PUGH (1924-1990) 

An Old Fence 1989 

oil on board 

dated and signed lower right: 

22.5.89 / Clifton 

117 x 90cm 

PROVENANCE 

Australian Galleries, Melbourne 

Private Collection, Melbourne 

Deutscher-Menzies, Australian Modern 

Masters and 19th & 20th Century 

Fine Australian and International Art, 

Melbourne, 3 May 2000, Lot 125 

Private Collection, Queensland 

$12,000–15,000 

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ANNA SARAH COLLARD 

(1828-1904) 

Mustering Cattle 1890 

watercolour 


ASR Collard February 1890 

27.5 x 37.5cm 

$1,000–2,000 

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BENJAMIN E MINNS (1864-1937) 

Midday Rest 1929 

watercolour 


B E MINNS 1929 

titled and inscribed verso: 

Midday Rest BE MINNS 

31 x 38.5cm 

$2,000–3,000 

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J H CARSE (1819?-1900) 

Herding Sheep and Cattle 

oil on canvas 

signed lower centre: J H Carse 

49.5 x 75cm 

$2,500–4,000 

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(1837-1902) 

Ship Wreck at Sunrise 

oil on board 

signed lower left: W Jenner 

15 x 22.5cm 

$600–1,000 

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ARTHUR MURCH (1902-1989) 

Untitled (At the Beach) 

oil on board 

signed lower left: MURCH 

signed and addressed verso: Murch 

Avalon BCL Beach, Palm Shore Road 

27 x 16.5cm 

$1,500–2,500 

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NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL 

Portrait of a Maori Chief 1937 

oil on canvas 

29.5 x 24cm 

$3,000–5,000 

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EDWARD DAVIS 

(ACTIVE 1900-1925) 

Fishing at the Stream, 

South Australia 1918 

oil on canvas 

signed dated lower right: E DAVIS 18 

69.5 x 59.5cm 

$600–1,000 

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FREDERICK WOODHOUSE SENIOR (1820-1909) 

Mr Thomas Chirnside’s ‘General’ 1863 


signed and dated lower right: Fred Woodhouse 1863 

44.5 x 59cm 

$20,000–30,000 

PROVENANCE 

The Family of Alexander McGregor Grant 

Alexander McGregor Grant (1888-1973) was born in 

Casterton, Victoria. 

After completing a medical degree at the University of 

Melbourne, in 1910 Grant moved to New Zealand to take up 

the position of house surgeon. 

He trained his first New Zealand horse “Pendoon” secretly in 

the hospital grounds and rode it to victory at a hunt meeting 

at Ellerslie in 1914. 

In 1915 he became medical superintendent. Later that 

year he attached himself to the field ambulance in France 

as captain. Soon after arriving in Auckland, Grant, a keen 

horseman joined the Pakurana hunt where he had success as 

an amateur rider. 

His medical colleagues looked down on his love of horses 

regarding horse racing as a thing for villains. Grant became 

a member of the Auckland Racing Club in 1919, was elected 

to the committee in 1921 and became President in 1933 a 

post he held until 1968. He owned over 100 horses in his time, 

many of them successful racers although three attempts at 

the Melbourne cup were unsuccessful. 

On his retirement he was honoured by a special race meeting 

and one of the four premier steeplechase races in New 

Zealand, the McGregor Grant steeplechase was named in 

his honour. 

His son Jack succeeded his father on the Committee at the 

Auckland Racing Club and confirmed the family involvement 

in horse breeding and racing. 

NOTE 

Australian Racing Museum & Hall of Fame 

Frederick Woodhouse was already a noted artist when he 

arrived in Australia in 1858, quickly establishing himself as an 

equine artist and gaining favour for his work. 

The portrait consists of bearded gentleman carrying both 

horse rug (with full hood) and wine(?) bottle, and with red 

cloth/handkerchief protruding from jacket pocket. Jockey is 

mounted and wearing racing colours of blue jacket with black 

cap. Horse is a bay gelding or stallion. 

Owner 

The jockey colours of blue jacket and black cap indicate the 

horse was raced by Mr Thomas Chirnside (1815 – 1887). 

Chirnside arrived in Australia in 1839, and by the time of the 

1851 gold rush had settled by the Werribee river. By 1863, 47 

year old Chirnside was well established. He had constructed 

a substantial blue stone home on the Werribee property 

and with his brother Andrew had amassed land holdings 

across Victoria. Construction of the heritage listed, Italianate 

sandstone mansion would begin later, in the 1870s. 

Thomas Chirnside did not marry, and suffering from 

depression, died by suicide in 1887. 

Racecourse 

It is likely the scene depicted is that of Flemington racecourse. 

Although the first Melbourne Cup was run there in 1861, 

it was not until the formation of Victoria Racing Club and 

appointment of Secretary Robert Cooper Bagot in 1864 that 

the developments that shape the course as we know it today 

were undertaken; turf improvements, draining of the swamp 

and grandstand construction. 

Horse 

The limited racing records available for the period of the 

painting have posed some challenges in attempting to 

identify the horse depicted, however searches of newspapers 

available online via the National Library’s Trove portal have 

proved useful. ARM staff compiled a list of horse names 

connected to the Chirnside family via race results and 

newspaper articles, recording gender, age and colouring. All 

non-bay horses were eliminated from consideration, as were

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mares and fillies. A further comparison was done to available 

race results to identify horses that had found success in their 

recent racing histories. 

Our research indicates one strong contender. The horse 

is likely to be Mr Thomas Chirnside’s bay gelding, General. 

In 1862 General (previously known as Major General) 

achieved success in the Geelong 1000 sovs Steeplechase 

match race, Victorian Turf Club Handicap Steeple, and the 

Victorian Jockey Club Handicap Hurdle Race (forerunner to 

the VRC Cup Hurdle) before retiring aged 7 in 1863. Both 

the prominence of races won and his retirement date have 

contributed to our conclusion. 

1862 Wins 

General; Mr T Chirnside’s b g, aged, previously known 

as Major General 

29th Jan 1862: 1st Geelong Steeplechase 1000 sovs 

(500 each) match race 

29th March 1862: 1st Victorian Turf Club Handicap Steeple 

17th Oct 1862: 1st Victorian Jockey Club Handicap Hurdle Race 

Jockey 

Identifying the jockey is more difficult. Assuming we have 

correctly identified the horse, it falls to reason that the jockey 

will be one connected with the win. General was ridden by 

Robinson in both the Geelong Steeple Match Race and the 

Victoria Turf Club Handicap Steeple. Wakefield was jockey for 

the for the Victoria Jockey Club Handicap Hurdle. 

Trainer 

Identification of the gentleman standing beside the horse 

and carrying rug and bottle is also uncertain. It is known that 

Thomas Chirnside trained his own horses, but we cannot say 

with any certainty that he has been included in the portrait. 

The clothing and attitude give an impression of a worker, 

rather than gentry, and while there are some facial similarities 

between this and a later portrait of Chirnside, the youthful 

appearance of the subject is somewhat at odds with his 47 

years at the date of painting.

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GUY WILKIE WARREN 

(BORN 1921) 

Pathway to the Chalet of Delights, 

2003 

oil on canvas 


Guy Warren 03 

inscribed and titled verso: 

GUY WARREN “PATHWAY TO THE 

CHALET OF DELIGHTS” CAT NO: 1623 

90 x 119.5cm 

PROVENANCE 

Axia Modern Art, Melbourne 

EXHIBITED 

Guy Warren, New Paintings & Book 

Launch, Axia Modern Art, November 

13 - December 2, 2003, cat no. 18 

$2,000–3,000 

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KEVIN CHARLES (PRO) HART 

(1928-2006) 

Ant 

oil on board 

signed lower centre: PRO HART 

9 x 12cm 

$400–600

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BRYAN WESTWOOD (1930-2000) 

Cliff Face 

oil on board 

121 x 121.5cm 

PROVENANCE 

Corporate Collection, Melbourne 

$1,500–2,500 

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Snow Landscape, 1959 

oil on board 

signed lower right: Nolan 


Nolan 1959 Snow Landscape 

inscribed verso: To MAX GRANICK 

/ 52W56 / for DURLACHER BROS 

75 x 90cm 

PROVENANCE 

Rex Evans Gallery, Los 

Angeles (label verso) 


$30,000–50,000

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LIEUT. HENRY R. BOWERS 

(1883-1912) 

The Five at the South Pole, 

circa 1912 

silver gelatin photograph 

bears authenticity label verso: 

THE FIVE AT THE SOUTH POLE 

This is a genuine photographic print 

made direct from the original negative 

taken by Lieut. Henry R. Bowers 

during Capt. Scott’s Exhibition to 

the South Pole. Further inscribed 

Paul Popper Photographic Agency, 

14-18 High Holborn, London, WC1’ 

20 x 25.5 cm 

$1,000–1,500 

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ALFRED GREGORY (1913-2010) 

Hillary & Tenzing at 28000 

ft 1953/1970s 


titled signed and dated in pen on verso 

titled signed in pencil on verso, signed 

in pen on lower right on image 

26 x 39 cm 

Everest Pub. RGS 2013 p.250 

Everest Summit of Achievement 

Pub. RGS 2003 p.177 

Alfred Gregory Photographs from Africa 

to Everest Pub. Penguin 2007 p.64 

$2,000–3,000 

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Nuptse from South Col 1953/1953 

vintage dye transfer photograph 

signed and dated in pencil on verso 

titled and dated in pen on verso 

33 x 22 cm 

$800–1,000 

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LEWIS HINE 

(AMERICAN 1874-1940) 

Miners circa 1913 

reprinted circa 1975 

silver gelatin print 

12.5 x 17.5cm 

$600–800 

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FRANK HURLEY (1885-1962) 

Looking Towards the Western 

Mounts on a Calm Evening 


titled verso: Looking towards the 

western mts on a calm evening 

16.5 x 11.5cm 

$1,200–1,500 

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FRANK HURLEY (1885-1962) 

Haunt of the Wild Duck, 

Northern Territory 1914 

photograph 

58.5 x 42.5cm 

PROVENANCE 

The Collection of Sir Douglas Mawson 

Michael Treloar Antiquarian 

Booksellers, Adelaide 

$5,000–8,000 

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BILL HENSON (BORN 1955) 

Untitled 1983/84 

photograph 

signed, titled, dated and numbered 

verso: image number: ‘LAT-46’ 

Print Number 3/10 ‘Untitled 

1983/84’ Bill Henson 

78 x 63cm 

LITERATURE 

Haywood, Michael, Bill Henson 

Photographs, Introduction by 

David Malouf, Pan Books, Sydney, 

1988, illustrated page 93 

$10,000–15,000 

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Summit of Mt Everest 1953/1953 

vintage silver gelatin 

titled signed dated in pen on verso 

signed titled dated in pencil on verso 

24 x 35 cm 

$600–800 

52 


South Col, Lhotse face from 

Western Cwm with Hunt 

and porter 1953/1985 

vintage colour photograph 

on fuji chrome paper 


signed titled dated in pencil on verso 

24 x 35 cm 

$600–800 

53 


To Himnoch base camp 

1953/1970s 


titled, signed and dated in pen on 

verso, titled, studio label to verso 

signed in pen on L.R on image 

20.5 x 20 cm 



$1,000–1,200

22 

54 

ELSIE E MIDDLETON 

(1876-1950) 

Conveying Water to the 

Homestead, Tasmania 1925 



Elsie E Middleton 1925 

inscribed verso: Conveying 

Water to the Homestead 

(Tasmania) Elsie E Middleton 

48 x 58.5cm 

$800–1,200 

54 

55 

RAYMOND MCINTYRE 

(NEW ZEALAND 1879-1933) 

Dunedin Street Scene, circa 1907 


signed lower right: McIntyre 

28.5 x 34.5cm 

$5,000–8,000 

55 56

23 

57 

56 

PEG MALTBY (1899-1984) 

Rockaby Baby 

watercolour 

signed lower right: P Maltby 

titled verso: Rockaby Baby 

27 x 20.5cm 

$1,200–1,800 

57 

VERA CUMMINGS 

(NEW ZEALAND 1891-1949) 

Maori Elders 

two oil on canvas 

signed lower right: V Cummings 

inscribed verso: presented to 

me by a Maori in Hastings NZ 

after performing a concert 

20 x 15cm (each) 

PROVENANCE 

The Estate of Austral 

Groves (Strella) Wilson 

$2,000–3,000 

58 

WILLIAM ROWELL (1898-1946) 

The Farmhouse 

oil on board 

signed lower left: William Rowell 

27 x 44.5cm 

$200–400 

59 

CHARLES WHEELER (1880-1977) 

Untitled (Snow Scene) 

oil on canvas 

signed lower right: C Wheeler 

45 x 60cm 

PROVENANCE 

The Estate of the late Charles Wheeler 

$600–800 

60 

CHARLES BLACKMAN 

(1928-2018) 

The Fall, 2003 

watercolour and ink 

signed and dated lower left and right: 

BLACKMAN 2003 

72.5 x 52.5cm 

$1,800–2,500 

61 


Figure Study 1968 


signed and dated verso: Nolan 68 

30 x 25cm 

$2,500–3,500

24 

62 

62 

ALBERT TUCKER (1914-1999) 

Figure Leading Camel, 1979 

gouache on paper 

signed lower right: Tucker 

36.5 x 54.5cm 

© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. 

Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art 

PROVENANCE 

Australian Galleries, 

Melbourne (label verso) 


$4,000–6,000 

63 

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) 

Untitled (Girl with Goose) 1984 


signed and dated lower left: MIRKA 84 

18 x 26cm 

$1,200–1,500 

64 


(1924-2015) 

Young Girl in Bush 

oil on canvas 


119.5 x 89.5cm 

$10,000–15,000

25 

64

26 

65 

JAMES DAVIS (BORN 1940) 

Red Star Over Brunswick, 2003 


monogrammed lower right 

80 x 120cm 

PROVENANCE 

Gallery New Quay, Melbourne 

(label verso) 

$2,000–3,000 

65 

66 


(1912-1970) 

Untitled (Abstract) 

oil and gold foil on board 

signed lower right: MC 

122 x 91.5cm 

$1,500–2,500 

67 

LISA TOMASETTI (1963) 

The Heart that is theirs, 2009 

inkjet print on Hahnmuhle paper 

edition 4/15 

inscribed verso ‘The heart that is 

theirs, 4/15 Lisa Tomassetti, 2009 

100 x 100 cm 

$500–800 

68 

MATTHEW SLEETH (BORN 1972) 

Hakone 2006 

C type print 

signed, dated, titled and 

editioned verso: Matthew Sleeth 

/ 2006 / [HAKONE] / 6/7 

120 x 145.5cm (image size) 

$2,000–3,000 

66

27 

68 

69 

70 

71 

69 


llumination Circus, 

Taskashimaya, Shinjuku 2005 

C type print 



/ 2005 / ILLUMINATION CIRCUS 

[TAKASHIMAYA CIRCUS} 6/7 

120 x 145cm (image size) 

$2,000–3,000 

70 


Southern Lights Shinjuku 

Southern Promenade 2006 

C type print 

signed, dated, titled and editioned 

verso: Matthew Sleeth / 2006 / 

SOUTHERN LIGHTS [SHINJUKU 

SOUTHERN PROMENADE] 


$2,000–3,000 

71 


Millenario Lights, 

Marunouchi 2006 

C type print 



/ 2006 / MILLENARIO LIGHTS 

[MARUNOUCHI] / 6/7 


PROVENANCE 

Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne 

$2,000–3,000

28 

72 

73 

74 

75 

72 

ANNA SARAH COLLARD 

(1824-1904) 

Rounding Up Cattle 1890 

watercolour 


A S R Collard February 90 

27.5 x 37.5cm 

$800–1,200 

73 

SAMUEL THOMAS GILL 

(1818-1880) 

Convivial Gold Diggers 

in Melbourne 

colour lithograph 

signed lower left: ‘S.T.G. /52’ 

13 x 18cm 

$500–800 

74 

C B NORTON (1887-1968) 

SS Themistocles 1920 

watercolour 

signed, dated and titled lower 

right and centre: CB Norton 

1920 SS THEMISTOCLES 

25.5 x 36.5cm 

$800–1,200 

75 

C B NORTON (1887-1968) 

SS Karoola 1920 

watercolour 

signed, dated and titled lower right and 

centre: CB Norton 1920 SS KAROOLA 

25.5 x 36.5cm 

$800–1,200 

76 


(1837-1902) 

Storm on the Coast 1896 

oil on board 


right: W Jenner 1896 

15 x 22.5cm 

$600–1,000 

77 


(1818-1880) 

Tin Dish Washing 

colour engraving 

signed and titled in printed image lower 

left and right: STG Tin Dish washing 

19 x 14cm 

$500–800

29 

78 

78 

FREDERICK McCUBBIN 

(1855-1917) 

Evening, South Yarra 

pastel on paper 

signed lower left: F McCubbin 

26 x 35cm 

PROVENANCE 

Artarmon Gallery, Sydney 

Fine Australian Paintings and 

Books, Sotheby’s, Sydney, 17 

November 1988, Lot 268 

Sotheby’s, Fine Australian Art, 

Sydney, 24 August 2004, Lot 180 

$10,000–15,000 

79 


(1818-1880) 

Butcher’s Shamble 


initialled and titled lower left and 

right: S.T.G Butchers Shamble / Mt 

Adelaide Gully / Forrest Creek 

13 x 18cm 

$500–800 

76

30 

80 

WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI 

(BORN CIRCA 1958) 

Untitled 2001 

synthetic polymer paint on canvas 

cat no. WT0102026 

inscribed verso: WARLIMPIRRNGA 

TJAPALTJARRI WT0102026 

87 x 28cm 

PROVENANCE 

Tony Bond Aboriginal Art, Adelaide 

$800–1,200 

81 

WILLY TJUNGURRAYI 


Spear 2003 


inscribed with catalogue 

number verso: 770013 W.J. 

45 x 30cm 

$300–500 

82 

WILLY TJUNGURRAYI 


Spear 2003 


inscribed with catalogue 

number verso: 770012 

30 x 30cm 

$200–300 

83 

KEITH DHAMARRANDJI 

LAPULUNG (BORN 1960) 

Warramu Mala Birrkili, 2007 

natural earth pigments on carved wood 

225cm high 

PROVENANCE 

The Rio Tinto Collection, Melbourne 

$500–800 

80

31 

84 

84 

EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE 

(CIRCA 1910-1996) 

Alatyite Altyerre (Spinifex Dreaming) 1994 


signed, dated, and titled verso: EMILY 

KAME KNGWARREYE / ‘ALATYITE 

ALTYERRE’ 94 / (SPINIFEX DREAMING) 

74 x 59.5cm 

PROVENANCE 

Utopia Art Cat No EKK620 (B) 

$4,000–6,000

32 

85 

SALLY D ELMER (BORN 1964) 

Retired Wagons 2007 

oil on board 

signed lower right: S D Elmer 

titled and dated verso: 

Retired Wagons 2007 

54 x 79cm 

$2,500–4,000 

85 

86 

LEON HANSON (1918-2011) 

Roadside Gum Capertee 

Valley NSW 

oil on canvas 

signed lower left: Leon Hanson 

59.5 x 75cm 

$600–800 

87 

RAY LE BUSQUE 

Phar Lap Cantering to the Start, 

Melbourne Cup 1930,1999 

pastel 


left: R. Le Busque 99 

42 x 57.5cm 

$700–1,000 

86 

88 

IN THE STYLE OF 

CLARICE BECKETT 

Beach at Beaumaris, circa 1930 

oil on board 

19 x 23.5cm 

$500–800 

89 

PERCY LEASON (1889-1959) 

New Bedford Vistor, 

Mattapoissett, Cape Cod 


signed lower right: P LEASON 

inscribed with title verso: New Bedford 

Vistor, Mattapoissett, Cape Cod 

39.5 x 49.5cm 

$500–1,000 

87

33 

90 

JOHN SAMUEL LOXTON 

(1903-1969) 

The Timber Workers, 

Wangaratta N.E Victoria 

watercolour 

signed lower right: John S Loxton 

inscribed verso: The Timber 

Workers by John Loxton 

31.5 x 38cm 

$1,000–1,500 

91 

JOHN SAMUEL LOXTON 

(1903-1969) 

Fishing on Lake Brierley 

watercolour 

signed lower right: John S. Loxton 

46 x 54cm 

PROVENANCE 

Australian and European Paintings, 

Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 

25 August 1993, Lot 91 

$600–800 

90 

92 

CARLYLE JACKSON (1891-1940) 

Morning at Tontes Farm, 

Benalla 1933 

watercolour 

signed and dated lower left: 

Carlyle Jackson 1933 

inscribed verso: Morning at Tontes 

Farm Benalla Carlyle Jackson 

30 x 35cm 

$300–500 

93 

EVELYN M BAXTER (1926-1979) 

Spring Bunch 

oil on canvas 

signed lower right: EVELYN M BAXTER 

inscribed and titled on label verso: 

Evelyn M Baxter Spring Bunch 

45.5 x 45cm 

$300–500 

91

34 

94 

JAPANESE SCHOOL 

Ponte Vecchio, Florence 

oil on canvas 

signed with monograme lower left 

inscribed on stretcher verso 

37 x 44.5cm 

$400–600 

94 

95 

JESSIE MACDONALD 

(ACTIVE MID-20TH CENTURY) 

Boulevard Raspail, 

Paris, circa 1920 

oil on canvas 

signed lower left: A J MacDonald 

inscribed verso: Boulevard Raspail Paris 

44.5 x 36.5cm 

$500–800 

96 

MARC CHAGALL 

(FRENCH, 1887-1985) 

Serenade 

colour serigraph 

printed signature lower right: 

Marc Chagall 

editioned in pencil lower left: 118/250 

70 x 51cm 

$500–800 

95

35 

97 

SURABAYA RUSTAMADJI 

(INDONESIAN, 1921-2001) 

Balinese Dancer 1981 

oil on canvas 


left: Rustamadji 1981 

53.5 x 68.5cm 

$2,500–3,500 

97 

98 

F ALLARD L’OLIVIER 

(BELGIAN, 1883-1933) 

Troops Entering the Town Loos 

1917 

oil on canvas 

signed, dated and titled lower left: 

F ALLARD L’OLIVIER LOO 1917 

63.5 x 90.5cm 

$1,200–1,500 

98 

99 

CHRISTIAN WILHELM ERNST 

DIETRICH (GERMAN, 1712-1774) 

Untitled (Landscape with Travellers 

Resting) and (River Landscape 

with Travellers and Mules) 

two drawings - watercolours 

signed lower left: C. W. E. Dietrich 

9.5 x 14.5cm (each) 

$1,500–2,500 

99

36 

100 

101 

100 

LENORE BOYD (BORN 1953) 

Seated figure 

bronze 

signed to base: Lenore 

28cm high, 19cm wide, 14cm deep 

$800–1,200 

101 

GUY BOYD (1923-1988) 

The Bather 

bronze 

signed and numbered on 

base: Guy Boyd 3/6 

32.5cm high, 18cm wide, 9.5cm deep 

$1,500–2,000 

102 

STANLEY HAMMOND 

(1913-2000) 

The Water Carrier 

timber 

signed to base: Stanley Hammond 

61.5cm high, 14cm wide, 13.5cm deep 

$1,800–2,500 

103 

TIMOTHY HORN 

Love Muscle 

cast crystal, metallic foil, bronze, 

and nickel-plated metal 


$200–300 

102

37 

104 

WENQIN CHEN (BORN 1979) 

Monumental Sculpture, 2006 

stainless steel 

signed and stamped:2006 RS 02 AU 

inscribed: Chen 

225cm high, 124cm wide 

$30,000–50,000 

105 

CHARLES HADDOCK 

(BORN 1965) 

Untitled 1995 

bronze 

signed, dated and editioned on 

base: HADDCOCK 1995 1/5 


$1,000–2,000 

104

38 

106 

109 

107 

106 


KHUMBU GLACIER 1953/1992 

printed 5 worldwide silver 

gelatin photograph 

signed in pencil on verso 

45 x 45 cm 



$1,200–1,500 

107 

ARTIST UNKNOWN 

Lost Steffason Men 1914 


inscribed verso ARCTIC / Herald 

& / Lost Staffason men / 1914 

/ SNOW EXPEDITION 

stamped verso INTERNATIONAL 

NEWSREEL NEW YORK CITY 

20 X 25.5cm 

$600–800 

108

39 

110 111 

108 


Sherpa’s welcoming Hillary back 

from Summit 1953/1992 


glued to exhibition board 


signed titled and dated 

in pencil on verso 

28 x 30 cm 

$600–800 

109 

PHILIPPE HALSMAN 

(LATVIAN, AMERICAN 

1906-1979) 

Marilyn Monroe Life 

Cover, circa 1960 

silver gelatin montage (4) 

21.5 x 14.5cm 

$2,000–3,000 

110 

MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) 

Torso in Sunlight 1941 


printed circa 1970 


Max Dupain 41 

49 x 36cm 

$3,000–3,500 

111 

MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) 

Nude in Shadow circa 1940 



certificate of authenticity 

signed verso: Rex Dupain 

27.5 x 19.5cm 

$2,000–3,000 

112 


Porters on Lhotse 

Face 1953/1985 

vintage colour photograph on 

kodak professional paper 

titled signed dated in pen on 

verso, signed in pencil on verso 

25.5 x 17.5 cm 

$600–800 

113 


Tenzing & porters on 

icefall 1953/1985 

vintage colour photograph, 

kodak professional paper 

titled signed dated in pen on 

verso, signed in pencil on verso 

26 x 20 cm 

$600–800

40 

114 

JOHN BAIRD (BORN 1954) 

The Authentic Consequence 1990 

oil on board 


John. K. Baird / March 90 / THE 

AUTHENTIC CONSEQUENCE 

48.5 x 63.5cm 

$1,500–2,500 

114 

115 

JAMES DAVIS (BORN 1940) 

Christ Over Surry Hills 

(Sydney Study), 1992 

oil on canvas 

monogrammed lower right 

titled, dated and monogrammed verso: 

Christ Over Surry Hills (Sydney Study) 92 

122 x 107cm 

$2,500–3,500 

116 

NEIL TAYLOR (BORN 1953) 

Crossing the Line 1978 

acrylic and oil on canvas 

initialled and titled lower left: 

NT Crossing the Line 


Neil Taylor 1978 / Crossing the Line 

69.5 x 106.5cm 

$1,000–1,500 

117 

HOWARD ARKLEY (1951-1999) 

Animal Study 1972 

pencil on paper 


H ARKLEY 72 

35.5 x 48cm 

117 © The Howard Arkley Estate 

NOTE 

This work is accompanied by a 

letter from David Bradtke stating: 

‘During the early 1970’s Howard 

Arkley and I were friends having 

been Art students at Prahran 

College of Advanced Education. 

During Final Year in Painting, we 

swapped work. Howard’s signed 

work is graphite pencil on paper.’ 

$1,500–1,800

41 

118 


(1924-2015) 

Mother and Child 

pastel 


70 x 50cm 

$6,000–8,000 

118 

119 

CLIFTON PUGH (1924-1990) 

Rockpools circa 1954 

oil, sand and found wood on board 

signed lower right: Clifton 

68 x 90cm 

$3,000–5,000 

119

42 

120 

120 

MANDY MARTIN (BORN 1952) 

The Land of El Dorado, 1999 

diptych 

oil, ochre and pigment on linen 

signed, dated and titled verso: Mandy 

Martin 1999 “The Land of El Dorado” 

135 x 448cm (overall) 

PROVENANCE 

Christine Abrahams Gallery, 

Melbourne (label verso) 


$6,000–8,000 

121 

JOHN OLSEN (BORN 1928) 

Coorong Pelicans 1978 



lower left centre and right: 

John Olsen 78 Corrong Pelicans 30/40 

76 x 57cm 

$600–800 

121

43 

122 

JOHN OLSEN (BORN 1921) 

Lake Eyre in December, 1978 

lithograph 

editioned, titled, signed and dated 

lower left, centre and right: AP L. 

Eyre in December John Olsen 78 

81 x 58cm 

PROVENANCE 


$1,200–1,500 

123 

DONALD FRIEND (1915-1989) 

Bumbooziana 

two lithographic plates 

signed in printed image lower right: 

Donald Friend 

numbered 190/200 

53.5 x 39cm (each) 

$500–800 

122

44 

124 

124 

Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria print folio, 1991 

in association with the Australian Print Workshop 

a set of six limited edition lithographs 

folio edition: 10/85 

comprising 

i) Davida Allen, Mum on the Beach 

ii) Leonard French, Fisherman 

iii) Paul Partos, Untitled 

iv) William Robinson, Sunset with Diver and Bathers 

v) Jan Senbergs, Hudson Industrial 

vi) John Wolseley, The Honey of the Kakea Tree 

PROVENANCE 


$1,500–2,500

45 

125 

125 

DAVID RANKIN (BORN 1946) 

Coastal Sandstone 

colour etching triptych 


lower right, centre and left: 

Rankin 85 Coastal Sandstone 8/50 


$600–800 

126 

SAVAAD FELICH 

Repose 

red gum bridge timber 


$600–800 

127 


Drought Series 

a suite of five etchings 


$800–1,200 

128 


Drought Series 

a suite of five etchings 


$800–1,200 

129 

JANINE DADDO (BORN 1959) 

The Embrace 

oil on canvas 

signed lower right: Janine Daddo 

120.5 x 120.5cm 

$600–800

46 

130 

JOHN (JACK) COURIER 

(1915-2007) 

The Local London N.W.3 

stone colour lithograph 

titled lower left: 

The Local London N. W. 3 

signed and editioned lower right: 

J Courier 4/20 

31 x 41cm 

$600–800 

130 

131 

JOHN VICKERY (1906-1983) 

Outposts of Empire, 

Central Australia 1937 


signed, dated and titled in printed 

image: JOHN VICKERY 37 OUTPOSTS 

OF EMPIRE CENTRAL AUSTRALIA 

46.5 x 60.5cm 

PROVENANCE 

Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Melbourne 

$3,000–5,000 

132 


(1915-2007) 

Seated Figure (Lace Impressions) 


titled lower left: Seated Figure 



52 x 36cm 

$400–600 

131 

133 


(1915-2007) 

Two Figures 


titled lower left: Two Figures 


J. Courier Artists Proof 

43 x 57.5cm 

$400–600

47 

134 

JOHN EDWARD ROBINSON 

(1935-2007) 

Water Planet, 1979 

woven wool tapestry 

edition: 2/6 

woven at the Atelier Goubely, Aubusson 

196.5 x 310.5cm 

PROVENANCE 


NOTE 

Water Planet represents 

‘The Mother Earth, sunlight on water: 

the source of life’. His art reflects 

his belief that ‘the universe is the 

materialism of a divine idea’. 

$1,200–1,500 

135 


(1915-2007) 

Landscape 


titled lower left: Landscape 


J. Courier 1/10 

titled and signed verso: 

J Courier Landscape 

29 x 38cm 

$600–800 

136 


(1915-2007) 

Seated Figure 1974 


titled and dated lower left: 

Seated Figure 1974 



52 x 35cm 

$400–600 

137 


(1915-2007) 

Standing Figure 


unsigned and uneditioned 

54 x 40cm 

$400–600 

134

48 

138 

138 

CLIFFORD POSSUM 

TJAPALTJARRI 

(CIRCA 1932-2002) 

Untitled 1995 


inscribed and dated verso: 

CLIFFORD POSSUM 1995 

80.5 x 127cm 

$3,000–5,000 

139 

JOHNNY WARANGKULA 

TJUPURRULA 

(CIRCA 1932-2001) 

Fire Dreaming, 1999 

acrylic on linen 

cat no. JW0990-84 

inscribed verso: JW0990-84 

216 x 126cm 

This painting is sold with Red Desert 

Gallery, Certificate of Authenticity 

$1,200–1,500 

139

49 

140 

TURKEY TOLSON 

TJUPURRULA 

(1942-2001) 

Straightening Spears 1995 

acrylic on Belgium linen 

signed and inscribed verso: 

Turkey Tolsen Tjupurrula 

cat no. TT9910195 

60 x 91cm 

PROVENANCE 

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs 

Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne 

$1,500–2,500 

141 

GEORGE WARD 

TJUNGARRAYI (BORN 

CIRCA 1945) 

Untitled 

synthetic polymer paint on linen 

inscribed verso with 

catalogue no. GWT0433 

149 x 173cm 

$4,000–6,000 

140 

141

50 

142 


Stanley glacier, mountains 

of the moon, Ruwenzorie 

- Uganda 1960/2007 

ed 6/50, only 10 ever printed 

metallic photograph, kodak 

professional paper 

signed in pen l.r below image 

editioned in pen l.l below image 

50.5 x 37.5 cm 

$1,000–1,200 

142 

143 

CAMILLE SEAMAN (BORN 1969) 

Overturned Berg 2006 

digital colour photograph 

50 x 76cm 

$500–800 

144 


Overturned Berg 2006 


50 x 76cm 

$500–800 

143 

145 


At the end of the World II Ellemore 

Island, Greenland September 2009 


50 x 76cm 

$500–800 

146 


Painter on Golden Gate Bridge 

Associated Press Vintage Print 

16 x 21.5cm 

$300–500 

147 


Mount Rushmore 

Associated Press Vintage photograph 

16.5 x 16.5cm 

$300–500 

144

51 

148 

148 

DOROTHEA LANGE (AMERICAN, 1895-1965) 

Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936 


silver gelatin print on paper 

22.5 x 18cm 

$8,000–10,000

52 

149 

149 


(1915-2007) 

Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall 


titled lower left: Mousehole 

Harbour, Cornwall 



36.5 x 50cm 

$600–800 

150 


(1915-2007) 

Reclining Figure 


unsigned and uneditioned 

56 x 44cm 

$400–600 

151 


(1915-2007) 

Landscape 


titled lower left: Landscape 



21.5 x 52cm 

$400–600 

152 


(1915-2007) 

Seated Figure II 


titled lower left: Seated Figure II 



54 x 42cm 

$600–800

53 

153 154 

153 


(1912-1970) 

The Gift 

oil and silver paper on board 

signed lower right: M E COURIER 

titled verso: THE GIFT 

91.5 x 46cm 

$500–800 

154 


(1912-1970) 

Untitled (Abstract) 

mixed media on board 

signed lower right: ME COURIER 

122 x 61cm 

$600–800 

155 


(1912-1970) 

Untitled (Ballerina) 

oil on canvas 

65.5 x 122cm 

$400–600 

End of Sale

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Artist Index 

ARKLEY, HOWARD 117 

BAIRD, JOHN 114 

BAXTER, EVELYN M 93 

BENJAMIN, JASON 20 

BLACKMAN, CHARLES 3, 60 

BOISSEVAIN, WILLIAM 2 

BOWERS, LIEUT. HENRY R. 44 

BOYD, GUY 101 

BOYD, LENORE 100 

BRAUND, DOROTHY 1 

CARSE, J H 34 

CHAGALL, MARC 96 

CHEN, WENQIN 104 

COFFEY, ALFRED 18 

COLLARD, ANNA SARAH 32, 72 

COLQUHOUN, ALEXANDER 16 

COURIER, JOHN (JACK) 130, 132, 133, 

135, 136, 137, 149, 150, 151, 152 

COURIER, MARY (MCLEISH) 23, 24, 25, 

66, 153, 154, 155 

CUMMINGS, VERA 57 

DADDO, JANINE 128 

DAVIS, EDWARD 38 

DAVIS, JAMES 65, 115 

DAWS, LAWRENCE 22 

DICKERSON, ROBERT 4, 30, 64, 118 

DIETRICH, CHRISTIAN WILHELM 

ERNST 99 

DUPAIN, MAX 110, 111 

ELMER, SALLY D 85 

FAIR, FRASER 21 

FELICH, SAVAAD 126 

FRIEND, DONALD 123 

FULLWOOD, ALBERT HENRY 5 

GILL, NAYLOR 15 

GILL, SAMUEL THOMAS 73, 77, 79 

GREGORY, ALFRED 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 

106, 108, 112, 113, 142 

HADDOCK, CHARLES 105 

HALSMAN, PHILIPPE 109 

HAMMOND, STANLEY 102 

HANSON, LEON 10, 86 

HART, KEVIN CHARLES (PRO) 41 

HENSON, BILL 50 

HERBERT, HAROLD B 12 

HINDER, FRANK 29 

HINE, LEWIS 47 

HORN, TIMOTHY 103 

HURLEY, FRANK 48, 49 

JACKSON, CARLYLE 92 

JACKSON, JAMES RANALPH 8 

JAPANESE SCHOOL 94 

JENNER, ISAAC WALTER 16, 35, 76 

KNGWARREYE, EMILY KAME 84 

LANGE, DOROTHEA 148 

LAPULUNG, KEITH DHAMARRANDJI 

83 

LEASON, PERCY 89 

LE BUSQUE, RAY 87 

L’OLIVIER, F ALLARD 98 

LONG, LEONARD 7 

LOXTON, JOHN SAMUEL 90, 91 

MACDONALD, JESSIE 95 

MALTBY, PEG 56 

MARTIN, MANDY 119 

McCUBBIN, FREDERICK 78 

MCINTYRE, RAYMOND 55 

MIDDLETON, ELSIE E 54 

MINNS, BENJAMIN E 33 

MORA, MIRKA 63 

MUDIE, CHARLES F 13 

MURCH, ARTHUR 36 

NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL 37 

NOLAN, SIDNEY 27, 28, 43, 61, 127, 

128 

NORTON, C B 74, 75 

OLSEN, JOHN 121, 122 

PEKEL, HERMAN 14 

POWER, HAROLD SEPTIMUS 9 

PUGH, CLIFTON 31, 119 

RANKIN, DAVID 125 

ROBINSON, JOHN EDWARD 134 

ROWELL, WILLIAM 58 

RUSTAMADJI, SURABAYA 97 

SEAMAN, CAMILLE 143, 144, 145 

SLEETH, MATTHEW 68, 69, 70, 71 

TAYLOR, DAVID 11, 19 

TAYLOR, NEIL 116 

TJAPALTJARRI, CLIFFORD POSSUM 

138 

TJAPALTJARRI, WARLIMPIRRNGA 80 

TJUNGARRAYI, GEORGE WARD 141 

TJUNGURRAYI, WILLY 81, 82 

TJUPURRULA, JOHNNY WARANGKULA 

139 

TJUPURRULA, TURKEY TOLSON 140 

TOMASETTI, LISA 67 

TUCKER, ALBERT 62 

VASSILIEFF, DANILA 26 

VICKERY, JOHN 131 

WARREN, GUY WILKIE 40 

WESTWOOD, BRYAN 42 

WHEELER, CHARLES 6, 59 

WOODHOUSE SENIOR, FREDERICK 39

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Terms & Conditions of Sale 

The terms and conditions of sale listed here contain 

the policies of Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers 

Pty Ltd. They are the terms on which Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers Pty Ltd and the Seller contract 

with the Buyer. They may be amended by printed 

Saleroom Notices or oral announcements made 

before and during the sale. By bidding at auction you 

agree to be bound by these terms. 

1. Background to the Terms used in 

these Conditions 

The conditions that are listed below contain terms 

that are used regularly and may need explanation. 

They are as follows: 

“the Buyer” means the person with the highest bid 

accepted by the Auctioneer 

“the Lot” means any item depicted within the sale for 

auction and in particular the item or items described 

against any lot number in the catalogue. 

“the Hammer price” means the amount of the highest 

bid accepted by the auctioneer in relation to a lot 

“the Buyers Premium” means the charge payable by 

the Buyer to the auction house as a percentage of 

the hammer price. 

“the Reserve” means the lowest amount at which 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers has agreed with the 

Seller that the lot can be sold. 

“Forgery” means an item constituting an imitation 

originally conceived and executed as a whole, with 

a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship, 

origin, age, period, culture or source, where the 

correct description as to such matters is not 

reflected by the description in the catalogue. 

Accordingly no lot shall be capable of being a forgery 

by reason of any damage or restoration work of any 

kind (Including re-painting). 

“the insured value” means the amount that Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers in its absolute discretion 

from time to time shall consider the value for which 

a lot should be covered for insurance (whether or 

not insurance is arranged by Gibson’s Auctioneers 

& Valuers.) 

All values expressed in Gibson’s Auctioneers & 

Valuers Pty Ltd catalogues (in any format) are in 

Australian Dollars (AU$). All bids, “hammer price”, 

“reserves”, “Buyers Premium” and other expressions 

of value are understood by all parties to be in 

Australian Dollars (AU$) unless otherwise specified. 

2. Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers 

Auctions as Agent 

Except as otherwise stated Gibson’s Auctioneers & 

Valuers Pty Ltd acts as agent for the Seller. 

The contract for the sale of the property is therefore 

made between the Seller and the Buyer. 

3. Before the Sale 

A) EXAMINATION OF PROPERTY 

Prospective Buyers are strongly advised to examine 

in person any property in which they are interested 

before the Auction takes place. Neither Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers nor the Seller provides any 

guarantee in relation to the nature of the property 

apart from the Limited warranty in the paragraph 

below. 

The property is otherwise sold “AS IS” 

B) CATALOGUE AND OTHER DESCRIPTIONS 

All statements by Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers 

in the catalogue entry for the property or in the 

condition report, or made orally or in writing 

elsewhere, are statements of opinion and are not 

to be relied upon as statements of fact. Such 

statements do not constitute a representation, 

warranty or assumption of liability by Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers of any kind. References in the 

catalogue entry to the condition report to damage 

or restoration are for guidance only and should be 

evaluated by personal inspection by the bidder or 

a knowledgeable representative. The absence of 

such a reference does not imply that an item is free 

from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to 

particular defects imply the absence of any others. 

Estimates of the selling price should not be relied 

on as a statement that this is the price at which 

the item will sell or it’s value for any other purpose. 

Neither Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers nor The 

Seller is responsible for any errors or omissions in the 

catalogue or any supplemental material. 

Images are measured height by width (sight size). 

Illustrations are provided only as a guide and should 

not be relied upon as a true representation of colour 

or condition. Images are not shown at a standard 

scale. Mention is rarely made of frames (which may be 

provided as supplementary images on the website) 

which do not form part of the lot as described in the 

printed catalogue. 

Foreign buyers should note that all transactions 

are in Australian dollars (AU$)so there may be a 

small exchange rate risk. The costs associated 

with acquiring a good certificate will be carried by 

the purchaser. If the item turns out to be forged or 

otherwise incorrectly described, all reasonable costs 

will be borne by the vendor. 

C) BUYERS RESPONSIBILITY 

All property is sold “as is” without representation 

or warranty of any kind by Gibson’s Auctioneers 

& Valuers or the Seller. Buyers are responsible for 

satisfying themselves concerning the condition 

of the property and the matters referred to in the 

catalogue by requesting a condition report 

4. At the Sale 

A) REFUSAL OF ADMISSION 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers reserves the right at 

our complete discretion to refuse admission to the 

auction premises or participation in any auction and 

to reject any bid. 

B) REGISTRATION BEFORE BIDDING 

Any prospective new buyer must complete and sign 

a registration form and provide photo-identification 

before bidding. Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers may 

request bank, trade or other financial references to 

substantiate this registration. 

C) BIDDING AS A PRINCIPAL 

When making a bid, a bidder is accepting personal 

liability to pay the purchase price including the 

buyers premium and all applicable taxes, plus all 

other applicable charges, unless it has been explicitly 

agreed in writing with Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers 

before the commencement of the sale that the 

bidder is acting as agent on behalf of an identified 

third party acceptable to Gibson’s Auctioneers & 

Valuers and that Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers will 

only look to the principal for payment. 

D) INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATIONS 

All International clients not known to Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers will be required to scan or fax 

through an accredited form of photo identification 

and pay a deposit at our discretion in cleared funds 

into Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers’ account at least 

48 hours before the commencement of the auction. 

Bids will not be accepted without this deposit. 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers also reserves the 

right to request any additional forms of identification 

prior to registering an overseas bid. 

This deposit can be made using a credit card, 

however the balance of any purchase price in excess 

of $5,000 can not be charged to this card without 

prior arrangement. This deposit is redeemable 

against any auction purchase. 

E) ABSENTEE BIDS 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers will use reasonable 

efforts to execute written bids delivered to us AT 

LEAST 24 Hours before the sale for the convenience 

of those clients who are unable to attend the auction 

in person. If we receive identical written bids on a 

particular lot, and at the auction these are the highest 

bids on that lot, then the lot will be sold to the person 

whose written bid was received and accepted first. 

Execution of written bids is a free service undertaken 

subject to other commitments at the time of the sale 

and we do not accept liability for failing to execute 

a written bid or for errors or omissions which may 

arise. It is the bidder’s responsibility to check with 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers after the auction if 

they were successful. Unlimited or “Buy” bids will not 

be accepted. Please refer to our indicative bidding 

increments below for appropriate absentee bid 

amounts (Section K). 

F) TELEPHONE BIDS 

Priority will be given to overseas and interstate 

bidders. Arrangements for this service must be 

confirmed AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR to the auction 

commencing. Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers 

accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any errors 

or failure to execute bids. In telephone bidding the 

buyer agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions 

listed here and accepts that Gibson’s Auctioneers 

& Valuers cannot be held responsible for any 

mis-communications in the process. The success 

of telephone bidding cannot be guaranteed due to 

circumstances that are unforeseen. Buyers should 

be aware of the risk and accept the consequences 

should contact be unsuccessful at the time of 

Auction. You must advise Gibson’s Auctioneers & 

Valuers of the lots in question and recommend a 

‘Cover Bid’ amount should there be any issues with 

technology or communication via the telephone 

number provided. Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers 

will advise Telephone Bidders who have registered 

at least 24 hours before the auction of any relevant 

changes to descriptions, withdrawals or any other 

sale room notices. 

G) ONLINE BIDDING 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers accepts no 

responsibility for any errors, failure to execute bids or 

any other miscommunications regarding this process. 

It is the online bidder’s responsibility to ensure the 

accuracy of the relevant information regarding bids, 

lot numbers and contact details. 

H) RESERVES 

Unless otherwise indicated, all lots are offered subject 

to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price 

below which the Lot will not be sold. The reserve will 

not exceed the low estimate printed in the catalogue. 

The auctioneer may open the bidding on any Lot 

below the reserve by placing a bid on behalf of the 

Seller. The auctioneer may continue to bid on behalf 

of seller up to the amount of the reserve, either 

by placing consecutive bids or by placing bids in 

response to other bidders. 

I) AUCTIONEERS DISCRETION 

The Auctioneer has the right at his absolute and sole 

discretion to refuse any bid, to advance the bidding 

in such a manner as he may decide, to withdraw or 

divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots and, 

in the case or error or dispute and whether during or

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after the sale, to determine the successful bidder, to 

continue the bidding, to cancel the sale or to reoffer 

and resell the item in dispute. If any dispute arises 

after the sale, then Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers’s 

sale record is conclusive. 

J) SUCCESSFUL BID AND PASSING OF RISK 

Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the highest 

bidder accepted by the auctioneer will be the buyer 

and the striking of his hammer marks the acceptance 

of the highest bid and the conclusion of a contract 

for sale between the Seller and the Buyer. Risk and 

responsibility for the lot (including frames or glass 

where relevant) passes immediately to the Buyer. 

K) INDICATIVE BIDDING STEPS, ETC. 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers reserves the right to 

refuse any bid, withdraw any lot from sale, to place 

a reserve on any lot and to advance the bidding 

according to the following: 

Increment Amount 

Dollar Range 

$20 $0–$500 

$50 $500–$1,000 

$100 $1,000–$2,000 

$200 $2,000–$5,000 

$500 $5,000–$10,000 

$1,000 $10,000–$20,000 

$2,000 $20,000–$50,000 

$5,000 $50,000–$100,000 

$10,000 $100,000–$200,000 

$20,000 $200,000–$500,000 

$50,000 $500,000–$1,000,000 

Absentee bids must follow these increments and any 

bids that don’t follow the steps will be rounded up to 

the nearest acceptable bid. 

5. After the Sale 

A) BUYERS PREMIUM 

In addition to the hammer price, the buyer agrees to 

pay to Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers the buyers 

premium. The buyer’s premium is 22% of the 

hammer price plus GST. (Goods and Services Tax) 

where applicable. 

B) PAYMENT AND PASSING OF TITLE 

The buyer must pay the full amount due (comprising 

the hammer price, buyers premium and any 

applicable taxes and GST) not later than three (3) 

days after the auction date. 

The buyer will not acquire title for the lot until 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers receives full 

payment in cleared funds, and no goods under any 

circumstances will be released without confirmation 

of cleared funds received. This applies even if the 

buyer wishes to send items interstate or overseas. 

Payment can be made by the following means: 

• Bank Transfer/Direct Deposit is our preferred 

method of payment 

Account Name: Gibsons Auctions 

Bank: 

Bank of Melbourne 

(A division of St George) 

BSB: 193879 

Account No: 441701443 

Swift Code: SGBLAU2S 

Routing Code: 021000021 

Bank Address: 197-201 Glenferrie Road, 

Malvern, Vic, 3144 

The buyer is responsible for any bank fees and 

charges applicable for the transfer of funds into 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers’s account 

• Personal, Company and Bank Cheques are not 

accepted without prior approval. 

• Eftpos (no charge) 

• Credit cards: Visa and Mastercard (1.2% incl GST 

merchant fee) and American Express (3% incl 

GST merchant fee) 

Please note that credit card transactions over 

$5,000 will not be accepted over the telephone 

unless by prior arrangement. 

• Cash up to AU$10,000 can accepted in 

cash. For any amount over this, cash is to be 

deposited directly into our account at a Bank of 

Melbourne/St George branch 

C) COLLECTION OF PURCHASES & INSURANCE 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers is entitled to retain 

items sold until all amounts due to us have been 

received in full in good cleared funds. Subject to this, 

the Buyer shall collect purchased lots within three 

(3) days from the date of the sale unless otherwise 

agreed in writing between Gibson’s Auctioneers & 

Valuers and the Buyer. 

At the fall of the hammer, insurance is the 

responsibility of the purchaser. 

D) PACKING, HANDLING AND SHIPPING 

At the request of the buyer, Gibson’s Auctioneers & 

Valuers may assist with packing of goods but takes 

no responsibility for loss, damage or breakage that 

may occur. 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers at the request of the 

buyer may arrange for a carrier, packer or shipper to 

have the property packed, insured and shipped at 

the buyer’s expense. All packing, shipping, insurance, 

postage & associated charges will be borne by the 

purchaser. 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers can assist with 

removal companies that the buyer can use but takes 

no responsibility whatsoever for the actions of any 

recommended third party. 

E) CULTURAL HERITAGE EXPORT LICENCES 

Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact 

that the buyer wishes to apply for an export licence 

does not affect his or her obligation to make full 

payment immediately, nor our right to charge 

interest or storage charges on late payment. It 

is the Buyer’s responsibility to check Australia’s 

Protection of Moveable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 

before purchase. If the Buyer requests Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers to apply for an export licence 

then we shall be entitled to charge a fee for this 

service. We shall not be obliged to rescind a sale nor 

to refund any interest or other expenses incurred 

by the Buyer where payment is made by the Buyer 

in circumstances where an export licence is not 

granted. 

F) REMEDIES FOR NON-PAYMENT 

If the Buyer fails to make full payment immediately, 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers is entitled to exercise 

one or more of the following rights or remedies (in 

addition to asserting any other rights or remedies 

available under the law) 

i) to charge interest at the ANZ visa credit card 

rate as published weekly in the Australian 

Financial Review 

ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

to hold the defaulting Buyer liable for the 

total amount due and to commence legal 

proceedings for it’s recovery along with interest, 

legal fees and costs to the fullest extent 

permitted under applicable law 

to cancel the sale 

to resell the property publicly or privately on 

such terms as we see fit 

v) to pay the Seller an amount up to the net 

proceeds payable in respect of the amount bid 

by the defaulting Buyer. In these circumstances 

the defaulting Buyer can have no claim upon 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers in the event that 

the item(s) are sold for an amount greater than 

the original invoiced amount. 

vi) 

vii) 

to set off against any amounts which Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers may owe the Buyer in 

any other transactions, the outstanding amount 

remaining unpaid by the Buyer. 

where several amounts are owed by the Buyer to 

us, in respect of different transactions, to apply 

any amount paid to discharge any amount owed 

in respect of any particular transaction, whether 

or not the Buyer so directs. 

viii) to reject at any future auction any bids made by 

or on behalf of the Buyer or to obtain a deposit 

from the Buyer prior to accepting any bids. 

ix) 

to exercise all the rights and remedies of a 

person holding security over any property in 

our possession owned by the Buyer whether by 

way of pledge, security interest or in any other 

way, to the fullest extent permitted by the law of 

the place where such property is located. The 

Buyer will be deemed to have been granted such 

security to us and we may retain such property 

as collateral security for such Buyer’s obligations 

to us. 

x) to take such other action as Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers deem necessary or 

appropriate 

If we do sell the property under paragraph 

(iv), then the defaulting Buyer shall be liable 

for payment of any deficiency between the 

total amount originally due to us and the 

price obtained upon reselling as well as for 

all costs, expenses, damages, legal fees and 

commissions and premiums of whatever kinds 

associated with both sales or otherwise arising 

from the default. 

If we pay any amount to the Seller under 

paragraph (v) the Buyer acknowledges that 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers shall have all 

of the rights of the Seller, however arising, to 

pursue the Buyer for such amount. 

G) FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES 

Where purchases are not collected within three (3) 

days from the sale date, whether or not payment 

has been made, we shall be permitted to remove the 

property to a warehouse at the buyer’s expense, and 

only release the items after payment in full has been 

made of removal, storage handling, insurance and 

any other costs incurred, together with payment of all 

other amounts due to us. 

6. Extent of Gibson’s Auctioneers & 

Valuers Liability 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers agrees to refund 

the purchase price in the circumstances of the 

Limited Warranty set out in paragraph 7 below. 

Apart from that, neither the Seller nor we, nor any 

of our employees or agents are responsible for 

the correctness of any statement of whatever kind 

concerning any lot, whether written or oral, nor 

for any other errors or omissions in description 

or for any faults or defects in any lots. Except as 

stated in paragraph 7 below, neither the Seller 

ourselves, our officers, agents or employees give any 

representation warranty or guarantee or assume any 

liability of any kind in respect of any lot with regard 

to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, 

description, size, quality, condition, attribution, 

authenticity, rarity, importance, medium, provenance, 

exhibition history, literature or historical relevance. 

Except as required by local law any warranty of any 

kind is excluded by this paragraph. 

7. Limited Warranty 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this 

paragraph, the Seller warrants for the period of 

fourteen (14) days from the date of the sale that 

any property described in this catalogue (noting 

such description may be amended by any saleroom 

notice or announcement) which is stated without 

qualification to be the work of a named author or

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authorship is authentic and not a forgery. The term 

“Author” or “authorship” refers to the creator of the 

property or to the period, culture, source, or origin 

as the case may be, with which the creation of such 

property is identified in the catalogue. 

The warranty is subject to the following: 

i) it does not apply where a) the catalogue 

description or saleroom notice corresponded 

to the generally accepted opinion of scholars 

and experts at the date of the sale or fairly 

indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, 

or b) correct identification of a lot can be 

demonstrated only by means of a scientific 

process not generally accepted for use until 

after publication of the catalogue or a process 

which at the date of the publication of the 

catalogue was unreasonably expensive or 

impractical or likely to have caused damage to 

the property. 

ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

the benefits of the warranty are not assignable 

and shall apply only to the original buyer of the 

lot as shown on the invoice originally issued by 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers when the lot was 

sold at Auction. 

the Original Buyer must have remained the 

owner of the lot without disposing of any interest 

in it to any third party 

The Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedy against 

the Seller in place of any other remedy which 

might be available, is the cancellation of the sale 

and the refund of the original purchase price 

paid for the lot less the buyers premium which is 

non refundable. Neither the Seller nor Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers will be liable for any 

special, incidental nor consequential damages 

including, without limitation, loss of profits not for 

interest. 

v) The Buyer must give written notice of claim 

to us within fourteen (14) days of the date of 

the Auction. The Seller shall have the right, 

to require the Buyer to obtain two written 

opinions by recognised experts in the field, 

mutually acceptable to the Buyer and Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers to decide whether or not 

to cancel the sale under warranty. 

vi) 

the Buyer must return the lot to Seller in the 

same condition that it was purchased. 

8. Severability 

If any part of these Conditions of Sale is found by any 

court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part 

shall be discounted and the rest of the Conditions 

shall continue to be valid to the fullest extent 

permitted by law. 

9. Copyright 

The copyright of all images, illustrations and written 

material produced by Gibson’s Auctioneers & 

Valuers relating to a lot including the contents of this 

catalogue, is and shall remain the property at all times 

of Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers and shall not be 

used by the Buyer, nor by anyone else without our 

prior written consent. Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers 

and the Seller make no representation or warranty 

that the Buyer of a property will acquire any copyright 

or other reproduction rights in it. 

10. Law and Jurisdiction 

These terms and conditions and any matters 

concerned with the foregoing fall within the exclusive 

jurisdiction of the courts of the state in which the 

auction is held. 

11. Pre-Sale Estimates 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers publishes with each 

catalogue our opinion as to the estimated price range 

for each lot. These estimates are approximate prices 

only and are not intended to be definitive. They are 

prepared well in advance of the sale and may be 

subject to revision. Interested parties should contact 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers prior to auction for 

updated pre-sale estimates and starting prices. 

12. Sale results 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers will provide auction 

results, which will be available as soon as possible 

after the sale. Results will include buyer’s premium 

(22% plus GST). These results will be posted at 


13. Goods and Service Tax 

In accordance with A New Tax System (Goods 

and Services Tax) Act 1999 Gibson’s Auctioneers 

& Valuers Auctions will collect on behalf of the 

Australian tax office (ATO) a Goods and Service Tax 

(GST) of 10% on all applicable transactions. 

ABN: 26 440 767 899 

GST is applicable on the hammer price in the case 

where the seller is selling property that is owned by 

an entity registered for GST. GST is also applicable 

on the hammer price in the case where the seller is 

not an Australian resident. These lots are denoted by 

a dagger symbol † placed next to the estimate. 

GST is also applicable on the buyer’s premium. 

Overseas buyers and buyers non-resident in Australia 

will not be charged GST on both hammer price and 

premiums under the following conditions: 

1. The items are exported through a Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers approved freight 

company including Australia Post 

2. The items are exported within 60 days of the 

date of the sale 

The invoice supplied by Gibson’s Auctioneers & 

Valuers for purchases will be regarded as a Tax 

invoice for GST purposes. 

14. Resale Royalty Scheme 

Under the legal obligations of the Resale Royalty 

Scheme for Visual Artists Act 2009, sellers must 

provide the following information to comply with 

the act: 

• was the artwork acquired after 8 June 2010? 

• is the sale/reserve price (including GST) $1,000 

or more? 

• is the artist from Australia or a country listed in 

the Regulations to the Act? 

• is the artist alive, or deceased less than 70 

years? 

The seller: 

i) acknowledges that he or she understands his or 

her legal obligations under the Resale Royalty for 

Visual Artists Act 2009 (the Act); 

ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

undertakes to comply with all requirements of 

the Act, including by providing its agent, the 

company, with accurate information sufficient for 

compliance with sections 28 and 29 of the Act; 

undertakes to indemnify the company for any 

loss incurred by the company as a result of 

the vendor’s failure to comply with any of the 

vendor’s legal obligations under the Act; and 

acknowledges that if he or she fails to comply 

with any of his or her legal obligations under 

the Act, the company may provide the vendor’s 

name and contact details to Copyright Agency 

Limited (CAL). 

Lots subject to payment of the Resale Royalty 

Scheme will be denoted by the §. The Australian 

Resale Royalty is a flat rate of 5% on the hammer 

price (including GST). The Australian Resale Royalty 

is payable by the seller in addition to the buyers 

premium plus any applicable GST. 

15. Jewels & Watches 

GEMSTONES 

Gemstones have historically been subjected to a 

variety of treatments to enhance their appearance. 

Sapphire and rubies are routinely heat treated to 

improve their colour and clarity, similarly emeralds 

are frequently treated with oils or resin for the same 

purpose. Other treatments such as staining or dyeing, 

irradiation, filling or coating may have been used 

on other precious and semi-precious gemstones 

and organic material. These treatments may be 

permanent, whilst others may need special care to 

preserve their appearance. Buyers should assume 

that each lot has been subject to some form of 

treatment and that the estimates reflect this. 

A number of laboratories issue certificates that 

give detailed descriptions of gemstones, and in 

the event that Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers has 

been supplied with or obtained certificates for any 

lot, this shall be noted in the catalogue. However, 

as there may not be consensus between different 

laboratories on the degree, or types of treatment 

of the gemstones, Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers 

supplies these without warranty. 

Buyers should assume that all gemstones sold by 

Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers may have been 

subjected to such treatments, and that the catalogue 

estimates reflect this. 

PEARLS 

Pearls, like gemstones, are also subject to various 

treatments. Buyers should assume that any pearls 

sold by Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers may have 

been subjected to such treatments, and that the 

catalogue estimates reflect this. 

WATCHES 

Please note: All watches sold by Gibson’s 

Auctioneers & Valuers are sold on an “as is” 

basis. Gibson’s Auctioneers & Valuers makes no 

representation or warranty that any watch is in 

working order. Many watches have been repaired 

over their lifetime and may contain non-original parts. 

The absence of any reference to the condition of a 

watch does not imply that the lot is in good condition 

and without defects, repairs or restorations. Buyers 

should be aware that a general service, change of 

battery or further repair work, for which the Buyer is 

solely responsible for, may be necessary. 

ESTIMATED WEIGHTS 

If a stone has a known weight, it has been weighed 

out of the mount. If a stone has an estimated weight, 

it is an approximate weight only and has been 

measured by us in the mount and is a statement of 

opinion only. The information is given as a guide only 

and Buyers should satisfy themselves with regard to 

this information as to its accuracy.

Consigning Now 

Two Chinese mounted fan leaves bearing signatures 

of Zhu Mei-Cu (1911-1993) and Gu Rong Mu 

Lot 416 Autumn Auction Series, May 2020 

Estimate: $600-800 SOLD $10,370 

The Winter Auction Series 

Auction | August 2020 

ENQUIRIES 03 9500 2607 | mail@gibsonsauctions.com.au

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