• Auction 15516

    Topographical Pictures with Australian Art

    14 December 2018, London

    SALE TOTAL: 1,294,125 (GBP)
46 Lots for Sale 15516
Lot 1
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992)
Ned Kelly
mixed media on board
24 x 30in. (60.9 x 76.2cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,945 - $25,260)

price realized
£18,750
($23,625)
Lot 3
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1977
23 7/8 x 17 5/8in. (60.8 x 44.8cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,315 - $10,104)

price realized
£6,875
($8,662)
Lot 5
Sir Hans Heysen (1877-1968)
White river gums - summer. Ambleside, South Australia
pencil and watercolour on paper
13 x 15 7/8in. (33 x 40.3cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,156 - $22,734)

price realized
£12,500
($15,750)
Lot 7
Bessie Ellen Davidson (1879–1965)
Flowers in a glass jug
oil on board
17 ¾ x 15in. (45.2 x 38.1cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,578 - $10,104)

price realized
£6,250
($7,875)
Lot 12
Roy de Maistre (1894-1968)
Nepean River, New South Wales
oil on board
17 7/8 x 15in. (45.4 x 38.1cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,260 - $37,890)

price realized
£22,500
($28,350)
Lot 16
A COLONIAL AUSTRALIAN CASUARINA AND CEDAR COLLECTOR'S CABINET-ON-STAND
CIRCA 1810-20, PROBABLY SYDNEY
62 ¼in. (158.5cm.) high; 36 ¼in. (92cm.) wide; 18in. (46cm.) deep
estimate
£10,000 - £20,000
($12,630 - $25,260)

price realized
£12,500
($15,750)
Lot 19
Colin John McCahon (1919-1987)
French Bay, 1957
oil on canvas laid down on board
19 x 23 ¼in. (48.2 x 59cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($50,520 - $75,780)

price realized
£77,500
($97,650)
Lot 20
Robert Atkinson (1863-1896)
After School
oil on canvas
34 x 48in. (86.3 x 121.9cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,260 - $37,890)

price realized
£18,750
($23,625)
Lot 23
John Webber, R.A. (1751-1793)
A Toopapao [tupapau] of a chief, with a priest making an offering to the...
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on paper laid down on card
6 ¾ x 9 ¼in. (17.2 x 23.5cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,945 - $25,260)

price realized
£17,500
($22,050)
Lot 24
John Puhiatau Pule (b.1962)
Untitled (Basel, 2005)
oil, pen and ink on canvas
47 ¼ x 39 3/8in. (120 x 100cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,578 - $10,104)

price realized
£6,250
($7,875)
Lot 25
John Puhiatau Pule (b.1962)
Untitled (Basel, 2005)
oil, pen and ink on canvas
47 ¼ x 39 3/8in. (120 x 100cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,578 - $10,104)

price realized
£6,250
($7,875)
Lot 27
Chinese School, 1643
The Dutch missionary Robert Junius baptising the new Christians at Formosa,...
oil on canvas
37 ½ x 50 ½in. (95.2 x 128.2cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,260 - $37,890)

price realized
£242,750
($305,865)
Lot 28
Chinese School, circa 1786
The anchorage at Whampoa Island with Dutch, British, Swedish, French, Danish,...
oil on canvas laid down on panel
13 ¾ x 23 ½in. (34.9 x 59.6cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,945 - $25,260)

price realized
£25,000
($31,500)
Lot 29
Chinese School, circa 1780
The Hongs at Canton
oil on canvas
17 ¼ x 29 ½in. (43.8 x 74.8cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,260 - $37,890)

price realized
£68,750
($86,625)
Lot 33
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
The Praya Grande, Macao; and A Chinese Foodstall, Macao
pencil, pen and sepia ink and watercolour on paper
5 3/8 x 8 ¼in. (13.7 x 21cm.)
5 ½ x 8 ¼in. (14 x 21cm.)
(3)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,578 - $10,104)

price realized
£32,500
($40,950)
Lot 34
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Chinese labourers at work, Macao
pencil, pen and sepia ink, and watercolor on paper
4 1/8 x 5 3/8in. (10.5 x 13.8cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,052 - $7,578)

price realized
£6,875
($8,662)
Lot 35
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
A Tanka boat woman by a sampan on the shore at Macao
pencil, pen and sepia ink, and watercolor on paper
4 7/8 x 3 5/8in. (12.5 x 9.3cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,052 - $7,578)

price realized
£25,000
($31,500)
Lot 36
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
A Chinese woman seated, wearing flowers in her hair, jade earrings and blue...
oil on canvas
17 7/8 x 15 ¼in. (45.4 x 38.7cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($50,520 - $75,780)

price realized
£56,250
($70,875)
Lot 37
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
A Chinese foodstall, Macao
oil on canvas
7 x 9in. (17.8 x 22.9cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,260 - $37,890)

price realized
£35,000
($44,100)
Lot 38
Chinese School, circa 1855
Hong Kong
oil on canvas
17 ½ x 30 ½in. (44.4 x 77.4cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($18,945 - $31,575)

price realized
£15,000
($18,900)
Lot 39
Chinese School, circa 1858
Hong Kong
oil on canvas
12 ½ x 20 ¾in. (31.8 x 52.7cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,945 - $25,260)

price realized
£17,500
($22,050)
Lot 43
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Portrait of a lady seated small three-quarter length holding a feather fan
oil on canvas
12 x 10 3/8in. (30.4 x 26.4cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,578 - $10,104)

price realized
£6,250
($7,875)
Lot 44
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Portrait of a lady seated small half-length in a laced bonnet trimmed with pink...
oil on canvas
11 x 8 ½in. (27.9 x 21.6cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,841 - $12,630)

price realized
£8,750
($11,025)
Lot 45
Sir Charles D'Oyly, 7th Bt (1781-1845)
Three scrapbooks
the albums 10 x 18in. (25.4 x 20.3cm.) and similar
(3)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,789 - $6,315)

price realized
£3,000
($3,780)
Lot 46
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
A ruined temple, Bengal, with figures bathing; and An Indian temple with a...
the first pencil, pen and sepia ink and watercolour on paper; the second pencil and watercolour on paper
6 7/8 x 9in. (17.4 x 22.8cm.)
7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,894 - $3,157)

price realized
£5,000
($6,300)
Lot 47
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
A village scene, Bengal
oil on canvas
15 x 22in. (38.1 x 55.8cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,578 - $10,104)

price realized
£15,000
($18,900)
Lot 48
James Archer (1823-1904)
An Indian woman wearing a red sari
oil on canvas
30 ¾ x 17in. (78.1 x 43.2cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,578 - $10,104)

price realized
£6,250
($7,875)
Lot 50
Thomas Baines (1820-1875)
The Pottinger, Magellanes & Nostra Senora della Carmine returning to...
oil on canvas
18 x 25in. (45.7 x 63.5cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($37,890 - $50,520)

price realized
£35,000
($44,100)
Lot 51
James R. Webb (1825-1895)
Gibraltar
oil on canvas
32 x 50in. (81.3 x 127cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($18,945 - $31,575)

price realized
£16,250
($20,475)
Lot 52
Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834)
Bison Hunt
pen and ink and watercolour heightened with white on paper watermarked 'J R / 1824'
8 ½ x 11 ½in. (21.5 x 29.2cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($37,890 - $50,520)

price realized
£32,500
($40,950)
Lot 54
Mary D. Tothill (exh.1870-'80s)
Queen's House, Barbados
watercolour heightened with bodycolour and scratching out on paper
12 ½ x 20.1/6in. (32 x 51cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,526 - $3,789)

price realized
£4,750
($5,985)
Lot 55
François Mathurin Adalbert, Baron de Courcy (fl.1830s)
Views in Cuba and the Antilles
four pencil, three watercolour, one sepia wash, on paper
11 ¼ x 8 ½in. (28.5 x 21.5cm) and smaller
(8)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,052 - $7,578)

price realized
£4,750
($5,985)
Lot 57
Danish(?) School, 19th century
Tsunami in the West Indies, possibly off the town of Frederickstadt in St...
oil on canvas
24 x 34in. (61 x 86.4cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,578 - $10,104)

price realized
£56,250
($70,875)
Lot 58
After Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Views of Trinidad
9 ¼ x 11 ½in. (23.5 x 29.2cm.) and similar
(10)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,894 - $3,157)

price realized
£7,500
($9,450)
Lot 59
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Catholic Church (Church of the Immaculate Conception), Port of Spain, Trinidad
watercolour on paper
5 5/8 x 8 5/8in. (14.4 x 21.9cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,526 - $3,789)

price realized
£37,500
($47,250)
Lot 60
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Crossing St Joseph's River, nr Maracas, Trinidad. Cocoa - Bamboo & Bois...
pencil and watercolour heightened with scratching out on paper
8 5/8 x 12 1/16in. (21.9 x 30.1cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,156 - $22,734)

price realized
£37,500
($47,250)
Lot 61
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Corbeaux Town, Trinidad
watercolour heightened with scratching out on paper
8 5/8 x 12 ¼ in. (21.9 x 31.1cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,156 - $22,734)

price realized
£56,250
($70,875)
Lot 62
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Fort-de-France, Martinique
pencil and watercolour heightened with scratching out on paper
10 7/8 x 14 5/8in. (27.7 x 37.2cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,945 - $25,260)

price realized
£62,500
($78,750)
Lot 63
Conrad Wise Chapman (1842-1910)
Place de Monterrey, Mexique
oil on panel
10 ½ x 13 ¾in. (26.7 x 35cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,260 - $37,890)

price realized
£30,000
($37,800)
Lot 64
André-Toussaint Petitjean (active 1860s)
Plaza de la Constitución (El Zócalo), Mexico City
oil on canvas
23 ½ x 34 ¼in. (59.6 x 87cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,260 - $37,890)

price realized
£60,000
($75,600)
Lot 65
Edouard Henri Théophile Pingret (1788-1875)
The watering place, Mexico City
oil on canvas
16 x 12 7/8in. (40.7 x 32.7cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,260 - $37,890)

price realized
£37,500
($47,250)
Lot 67
James G. Sawkins (fl.1860s-'70s)
Two views in Guyana: Falls of Pyugah, Puruni River., and Marchughi Falls,...
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
9 x 13 ½in. (22.8 x 34.2cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,894 - $3,157)

price realized
£1,750
($2,205)
Lot 68
Alfred de Gault (19th Century)
The Sugar Loaf and Botafogo Bay, Rio de Janeiro
oil on canvas
21 x 25in. (53.3 x 63.4cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,789 - $6,315)

price realized
£5,625
($7,087)
Lot 72
After Johann Moritz Rugendas
Valparaíso from the road to Santiago
oil on canvas
20 x 26 ½in. (50.8 x 67.3cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,578 - $10,104)

price realized
£2,500
($3,150)
Lot 77
Thomas Jacques Somerscales (1842-1927)
The Battle of Angamos
oil on canvas
9 ½ x 14 ¼in. (24.1 x 36.2cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,260 - $37,890)

price realized
£25,000
($31,500)
Lot 78
Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935)
The Freezing of the Sea
blue-toned carbon print
29 x 23in. (73.7 x 58.5cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,052 - $7,578)

price realized
£6,500
($8,190)
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