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The Collector's Auction

This Sydney auction is a diverse offering of Decorative, Asian, Fine Art, and more, and features art and decorative arts from the estate of Fred and Elinor Wrobel (lots 1-63).

AUCTION

Sale: LJ8735
4 June 2024, 2:00pm 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra

VIEWING

Fri 31 May - Sun 2 Jun, 10am - 4pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen St, Woollahra NSW

CONTACT

Madeleine Norton
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
Tel: 02 9362 9045

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Lot 1

ARTHUR MURCH (1902-1989) Operation Centipede c.1963 oil on board 67 x 177cm (184.5 x 75cm framed)

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $9,000
Lot 2

HARRY GARLICK (1876-1910) The Black Soil Plains 1905 oil on board 23 x 34cm (37.5 x 39cm framed)

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $650
Lot 3

CHARLES FREDERICK GERRARD (1849-1904) Sunset 1888 oil on canvas 24 x 34cm (44 x 55cm framed)

Estimate:
$500 - 800

Sold for $650
Lot 4

FLORENCE SHIRLOW (1903-1987) Boats at Rest oil on board 30 x 44cm (40.5 x 54cm framed)

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,300
Lot 5

BERNARD HALL (1859-1935) (The Silk Robe) c.1910 oil on canvas on board 48 x 39cm (58 x 68cm framed)

Estimate:
$5,000 - 8,000

Sold for $6,000
Lot 6

JOHN D. BANKS (1883-1945) Geisha Girl oil on board 23 x 15cm (37.5 x 28cm framed)

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $600
Lot 7

HELEN LEMPRIERE (1907-1991) Portrait of Mollie Dean oil on board 44 x 30.5cm (57.5 x 44cm framed)

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $2,800
Lot 8

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAMBERT (1873-1930) Nude Figure and Landscape 1907 oil on canvas 20 x 29.5cm (37 x 46cm framed)

Estimate:
$3,500 - 5,500

Unsold
Lot 9

HAROLD ABBOTT (1906-1986) The Reader 1949 oil on board 76 x 61cm (83 x 67cm framed)

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $5,500
Lot 10

WEAVER HAWKINS (1893-1977) Adam 1962 watercolour on paper 55 x 70.5cm (90 x 93.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,500
Lot 11

NANCY BORLASE (1914-2006) Ascension 1959 oil on board 70 x 100cm (84 x 123cm framed)

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500

Sold for $2,200
Lot 12

ELWYN LYNN (1917-1997) Massacre of the Innocents 1956 wax enamel and oil on masonite 90.5 x 121cm (109.5 x 140cm framed)

Estimate:
$1,000 - 2,000

Sold for $1,700
Lot 13

HERBERT MCCLINTOCK (1906-1985) The Magic Flute 1968 oil on board 60 x 44cm (75 x 60.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $750
Lot 14

RUSSELL DRYSDALE (1912-1981) Unfinished Portrait c.1964 oil on board 77.5 x 64.5cm (86 x 72.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$6,000 - 8,000

Sold for $7,000
Lot 15

AINSLIE ROBERTS (1911-1993) Birthplace of the Black Swans 1967 oil on board 68 x 91cm (82 x 105cm framed)

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $2,600
Lot 16

MICHAEL KMIT (1910-1981) Golden Retriever 1959 oil on board 40 x 29cm (54 x 44cm framed)

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $3,200
Lot 17

JUDY CASSAB (1920-2015) The Palette 1955 oil on board 36 x 52cm (54 x 70.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,300
Lot 18

LYNDON DADSWELL (1908-1986) Male Figure c.1955 painted plaster Height 74cm

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $2,400
Lot 19

ELWYN LYNN (1917-1997) Embattled Cross and Rainbow 1985 mixed media on canvas 119 x 121.5cm (122 x 124.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $3,000
Lot 20

DORRIT BLACK (1891-1951) Portrait of Rawi Bhavilai c.1950 oil on bitumen paper on board 48.5 x 40cm (61.4 x 53cm framed)

Estimate:
$7,000 - 12,000

Sold for $7,000
Lot 21

NORMAN LINDSAY (1879-1969) Crouching Female Nude pencil on paper 26 x 16cm (52 x 39cm framed)

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,700
Lot 22

RUSSELL DRYSDALE (1912-1981) A Sleeping Figure pen on paper 15 x 22cm (38.5 x 46cm framed)

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $1,000
Lot 23

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAMBERT (1873-1930) Study for Gulf Idyll pencil on paper 14 x 23.5cm (38 x 50.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Unsold
Lot 24

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAMBERT (1873-1930) Gulf Idyll ink, gouache and pencil on paper 29 x 29cm (40.5 x 42cm framed)

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Unsold
Lot 25

NORMAN LINDSAY (1879-1969) We Paid a Visit to Farmers c.1951 ink on paper 23 x 22cm (51 x 54cm framed)

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $2,200
Lot 26

JULIAN ROSSI ASHTON (1851-1942) Roman Lady 1896 watercolour on paper 27 x 19cm (58.5 x 42.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $200
Lot 27

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAMBERT (1873-1930) Young Man with Pipe pencil on paper 24 x 17cm (40 x 32.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Unsold
Lot 28

ROY DE MAISTRE (1894-1968) Study for Sir Robert Adean 1963 watercolour and gouache on paper 27.5 x 19.5cm (47 x 37cm framed)

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Unsold
Lot 29

NORMAN LINDSAY (1879-1969) Little Witch 1937 etching, ed. 10/40 34 x 29cm (72 x 64.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$2,500 - 4,500

Sold for $5,500
Lot 30

NORMAN LINDSAY (1879-1969) Our Earth 1936 etching 16 x 12.5cm (42.5 x 37.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500

Sold for $4,200
Lot 31

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAMBERT (1873-1930) The Ideal and the Real ink on paper 15 x 25cm (31 x 46.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$800 - 1,000

Sold for $700
Lot 32

NORMAN LINDSAY (1879-1969) Beauty’s Fortune 1920 etching, ed. 47/50 34 x 25.5 (68 x 61cm framed)

Estimate:
$1,800 - 2,400

Sold for $3,000
Lot 33

NORMAN LINDSAY (1879-1969) Leda 1929 etching, ed. 14/55 32 x 26cm (62 x 52.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $3,000
Lot 34

ROY DE MAISTRE (1894-1968) Four Studies for First Station of the Cross: Christ Before Pilate 1950 watercolour and gouache on paper 2...

Estimate:
$1,800 - 2,200

Unsold
Lot 35

BENJAMIN EDWIN MINNS (1864-1937) Girl, Bermagui NSW watercolour on paper 34 x 25cm (61.5 x 50cm framed)

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $900
Lot 36

JACK JOHN NOEL KILGOUR (1900-1987) Must This Be Their Fate 1971 oil on canvas 121 x 89.5cm (102.5 x 133.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $2,000
Lot 37

ROLAND WAKELIN (1887-1971) Portrait of William Dobell c.1939 oil on board 62.5 x 37cm (76 x 56cm framed)

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $5,500
Lot 38

ARTHUR FLEISCHMANN (1896-1990) Krishna Playing the Flute 1944 glazed terracotta Height 39.5cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Unsold
Lot 39

LOMA LATOUR (1902-1964) Face of a Child 1938 painted plaster Overall height 23.5cm

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $500
Lot 40

WILLIAM DEXTER (1818-1860) Still Life c.1850 oil on canvas 73 x 61cm (73 x 84cm framed)

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $2,000
Lot 41

ACHILLE BUZZI (Italian, 19th Century) The Storyteller watercolour on paper 50.5 x 73.5cm (77 x 99.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $3,400
Lot 42

A KAZAK RUG

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Unsold
Lot 43

A CHINESE EXPORT LACQUER WORK TABLE

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $300
Lot 44

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA TABLE OF SMALL PROPORTIONS *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $600
Lot 45

A COLONIAL CEDAR SCROLL-END SETTEE

Estimate:
$2,500 - 4,500

Sold for $1,600
Lot 46

A VICTORIAN CEDAR STANDING CLERK’S DESK

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $800
Lot 47

A COLONIAL CEDAR SECRETAIRE CABINET

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $1,200
Lot 48

A VICTORIAN CEDAR LIBRARY BOOKCASE

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Unsold
Lot 49

A PAIR OF PARCEL GILT WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $800
Lot 50

A KINGWOOD AND BRASS MOUNTED BOMBE COMMODE *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $650
Lot 51

A TURKOMAN CARPET

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Unsold
Lot 52

A CHARLES X MAHOGANY AND MARBLE MIRRORED CONSOLE TABLE *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Unsold
Lot 53

A SET OF SIX REGENCY MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Unsold
Lot 54

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY D-END DINING TABLE *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $1,000
Lot 55

AN IRISH REGENCY MAHOGANY AND BRASS INLAID SERVING TABLE *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $8,500
Lot 56

A SET OF SIX OAK DINING CHAIRS

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $700
Lot 57

AN OPEN BOOKCASE AND A REFECTORY TABLE IN THE MANNER OF AMBROSE HEAL

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500

Unsold
Lot 58

AN EDWARDIAN PRESENTATION SILVER-PLATED CORINTHIAN COLUMN TABLE LAMP

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $800
Lot 59

AN ITALIAN PAINTED AND GILTWOOD FIGURAL COFFEE TABLE

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $5,000
Lot 60

A PERSIAN CARPET

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Unsold
Lot 61

A JAPANESE RED AND GOLD LACQUER WRITING BOX

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $400
Lot 62

A LOUIS XVI STYLE LOOKING GLASS

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $1,000
Lot 63

AN ANGLO-INDIAN ROSEWOOD ARMCHAIR *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$5,000 - 7,000

Sold for $4,600
Lot 64

AN INDIAN PADOUK, EBONY AND BONE INLAID BOOKCASE ON CHEST *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$5,000 - 8,000

Sold for $8,500
Lot 65

A MIDDLE EASTERN MASHRABIYA SCREEN

Estimate:
$1,800 - 2,800

Unsold
Lot 66

AN AFGHAN CARPET

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $1,000
Lot 67

A PAIR OF SPANISH SIDE CHAIRS

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $550
Lot 68

A LATE GEORGE III OAK AND MAHOGANY INLAID LONGCASE CLOCK *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,500

Sold for $1,000
Lot 69

A GEORGE IV GRAINED BEECH SCROLL-END SETTEE

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Unsold
Lot 70

A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY BEDSIDE CABINET BY HOLLAND & SONS *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Unsold
Lot 71

A SET OF THREE GERMAN LITHOGRAPHS OF VARIETIES OF PEARS AND APPLES

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $400
Lot 72

A PAIR OF DUTCH MARQUETRY SIDE CHAIRS

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $700
Lot 73

AN IRISH BLUE AND CLEAR GLASS BORDERED OVAL MIRROR

Estimate:
$3,000 - 4,000

Sold for $3,600
Lot 74

A REGENCE KINGWOOD PETIT COMMODE *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$5,000 - 8,000

Sold for $4,800
Lot 75

A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III GILTWOOD BERGERES

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $1,000
Lot 76

A STAINED BEECH AND UPHOLSTERED SIDE CHAIR

Estimate:
$500 - 800

Unsold
Lot 77

A PAIR OF FRENCH STEEL ENGRAVINGS OF CLASSICAL STATUARY

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $450
Lot 78

A PAIR OF GEORGIAN MAHOGANY SIDE TABLES *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $2,600
Lot 79

A PAIR OF PARIAN PORCELAIN BUSTS OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $900
Lot 80

A GEORGIAN MAHOGANY CHEESE COASTER *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $400
Lot 81

A REGENCY MAHOGANY LONGCASE REGULATOR *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$6,000 - 8,000

Sold for $4,200
Lot 82

A MATCHED SET OF EIGHT ELM AND ASH WINDSOR CHAIRS

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $4,200
Lot 83

THREE ENGRAVINGS OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $600
Lot 84

A LOUIS XV WALNUT COMMODE EN TOMBEAU

Estimate:
$5,000 - 8,000

Sold for $4,800
Lot 86

AN IRIS GALBRAITH STONEWARE BIRD

Estimate:
$1,800 - 2,400

Sold for $2,800
Lot 87

A PAIR OF CHINESE WHITE PAINTED SIDE TABLES

Estimate:
$500 - 800

Sold for $400
Lot 88

AN IRIS GALBRAITH STONEWARE HIPPOPOTAMUS

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $2,800
Lot 89

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLACK LACQUERED STORAGE TRUNKS

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,000
Lot 90

A KHMER SANDSTONE FIGURE OF UMA

Estimate:
$8,000 - 10,000

Sold for $14,000
Lot 91

A PAIR OF CHINESE FRETWORK SCREENS

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500

Sold for $900
Lot 92

JASON CORDERO (born 1973) The One Who Knows 2008 oil on linen 72 x 102cm (74 x 104.5cm framed)

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $1,800
Lot 93

A PAIR OF UPHOLSTERED CHAIRS IN THE MANNER OF BILLY BALDWIN

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $1,200
Lot 94

A PAIR OF PLASTER SHELL SHAPED UPLIGHTERS

Estimate:
$500 - 800

Sold for $600
Lot 95

A WHITE LEATHER COFFEE TABLE BY JONATHAN ADLER

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Unsold
Lot 96

JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Tune 1987 lithograph, ed. 17/100 57 x 76cm (sheet); 91 x 107cm (framed)

Estimate:
$500 - 700

Unsold
Lot 97

AN IRIS GALBRAITH STONEWARE HORSE

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $1,800
Lot 98

AN IRIS GALBRAITH STONEWARE BLUE BISON

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $3,800
Lot 99

A PAIR OF MODERN GLASS AND CHROME TABLE LAMPS

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $550
Lot 100

HELMUT NEWTONS SUMO BY TASCHEN

Estimate:
$5,000 - 8,000

Unsold
Lot 101

DAVID BOYD (1924-2011) Reconciliation: An Australian Odyssey 23 bound etchings, ed. 95/120 52.1 x 4.7 x 37

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500

Sold for $1,600

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