Auction Highlights
Posted on 26 February 2020
Art+Object is happy to report a combined sale total of $412 000, realized under the hammer, for our first auction of 2020. 100% by volume of the Scandinavian furniture collection was cleared. Top price of the evening went to Colin McCahon's 1959 ink and wash work, Northland which sold for $42 040 against an estimate of $30 000 - $40 000. Some of the preliminary highlights included:
4. Henry Klein sideboard $3120
5. Rosewood tallboy $2760
7. Set of 6 1950s dining chairs $2880
10. Borge Morgensen, A pair of 1950s upright bookcases manufactured by FDB $5765
12. A pair of Sigurd Resell Falcon chairs $4805
15. Hans Wegner desk $2520
19. A 1960s Danish low-line sofa $3845
22. A pair of Italian Safari chairs in the manner of Tito Agnoli $3600
25. PH5 lamp $1440
33. Borge Morgensen cabinet $1440
42. Erik Jorgensen couch $3240
43. Erik Jorgensen couch $3240
45. Space age standard lamp $1680
46. Scandinavian desk $3000
59. Stella Chrysostomou, Three Monkeys $1680
64. Richard Stratton $1440
70. Barry Brickell mugs $900
101. Karl Maughan $5705
107. Ralph Hotere $4805
109. Pat Hanly $3360
118. Gordon Walters $5705
120. Shane Cotton $3120
130. Peter Stichbury $6125
132. Gordon Walters $6905
134. Judy Millar $3300
140. Euan Macleod $16 815
142. Bill Riley $7205
147. John Tole $7205
148. Bill Culbert $3360
150. Emma Bass $3840
161. Peter Peryer $3600
167. Gretchen Albrecht $31 230 (illustrated)
194. Toss Woollaston $16 815
196. Colin McCahon $42 040
209. Garth Tapper $8405
220. Gordon Walters $15 315
245. Edgar Mansfield $3600
248. Ann Robinson $ 12 010
256. Graham Fletcher $4805
278. Salvador Dali $2400
283. Dick Frizzell $2220
292. Dick Frizzell $2760
298. Rita Angus $1200
*All listed prices include buyer's premium and GST. A full list of prices realized will be published shortly.
