Mossgreen Auctions News - November 2011

THE ESTATE OF ANN LEWIS A.O ACHIEVES OUTSTANDING RESULTS

With over 3,000 clients registered to bid, and a crowd of over 800 people at the Auction at the Art Gallery of New South Wales , Monday night's auction of the ESTATE OF ANN LEWIS A.O was an auction that no one will forget.
The Auction viewing attracted over 4,000 interested clients, and many lots achieved individual Artist results and Records.
The sale doubled the total sale estimate. Full results are available in the Results section of the website.

New Auction record with Chinese figure fetching AUD$1,220,000.00 achieved at Mossgreen Auctions in November

The expected star of this auction, a 15th century Xuande mark and period Imperial gilt bronze figure of Avalokitesvara,attracted huge International interest and smashed Australian auction records when it sold for $1.2 million against a predicted estimate of $150,000-250,000.In the same collection with a direct family provenance that tracked back to 1850 in Peking, another 15th century gilt bronze figure fetched $220,000 against an estimate of $60,000-80,000 and two 17th century gilt bronze figures of Buddha made $268,400.00 and $329,400.00, against estimates of $25,000-50,000 each. Another record for Australia was broken when a pair of Huanghuali chairs made $73,200.00 against an estimate of $10,000-15,000.

FINE AUSTRALIAN ART, The November Auction Series on 28 November 2011-Melbourne

On 28 November 2011 Mossgreen Auctions will sell a collection of fine Australian art featuring important works by Howard Arkley, Margaret Olley and Brett Whiteley. Also consigned is a fine collection of works by Adrian Feint from a Queensland estate. The collection of the late CherryJackaman of Sydney by coincidence also includes a fine painting by Adrian Feint, as well as a rare early gouache by Margaret Preston included in her collection of antiques and fine furnishings that graced her Double Bay Sydney apartment. The Gudrun Meling collection, being sold as a single owner collection at this time, includes Scandinavian art and antiques that you will rarely see in this country.

EXCELLENT SINGLE OWNER AUCTION RESULTS THE CONTENTS OF DYSART HOUSE, Kempton Tasmania Auction, Sunday 23rd October 2011

Leo Scholfield's superb collection at Dysart House was a huge success, and a much talked about event. National interest in the auction ensured some spectacular individual results. Many of the top priced items sold to buyers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane. International buyers also accounted for many of the mid priced items. To see the full results please go to the Results section on the website.