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AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL ART

20TH CENTURY DESIGN | TRADITIONAL DESIGN

ILLUSTRATED: Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin
Important Stained Glass Panel, ca. 1922. Sold to the National Gallery of Australia.

AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL ART • click on the image for a larger view

Frederick (Fred) Williams (1927 – 1982 Australia, Britain) Saplings, c. 1961 watercolour on paper 34 x 48cm signed l.r.c. ‘Fred Williams’	Sidney Robert Nolan (1917 – 1992) Dreaming, 1988 enamel on composition board 151 x 120cm signed l.r.c. ‘Nolan’ signed and dated verso ‘Nolan, Jan 88’	James Timothy Gleeson (born 1915) Life is a Dream, 1976 mixed media on paper 70 x 51cm signed and dated l.r. ‘Gleeson ‘76	Sidney Robert Nolan (1917-1992) Corporal and Girl, Gallipolli, 1961 ink on paper 63 x 52 cm signed and dated on reverse "Nolan, 21. Oct. ‘61" Bridget McDonnell Gallery sticker attached verso

Gordon Bennett (1955-) Notes to Basquiat: Livin init, 2000 synthetic polymer paint on linen 152 x 182cm inscribed verso ‘G Bennett 27-4-2000 Notes to Basquiat: Livin init acrylic on linen 152 x 182.5cm’	Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (1920-1999) Shoalhaven Landscape, 1979 oil on board 30.5 x 40cm initialled l.r.c. twice ‘A.B’	Brett Whiteley (1939-1992) Garden in Sanur, Bali colour lithograph edition: 31/100 60 x 78cm editioned in pencil l.l.m. "31/100", titled in lithograph l.r.c. "Garden in Sanur-Bali" and signed in pencil l.r.c. "Brett Whiteley"	Maxwell Spencer (Max) Dupain (1911-1992) Meat Queue silver gelatin vintage print 38 x 51cm stamped verso "…estate of the late Max Dupain…" signed "Diana Dupain"

Maxwell Spencer (Max) Dupain (1911-1992) Sunbaker silver gelatin vintage print 40 x 43cm stamped verso "…estate of the late Max Dupain…" signed "Diana Dupain"	David Bromley (born 1960) Getting Ready to take on the Day synthetic polymer paint on canvas 100 x 75cm signed l.r.c. "BROMLEY" titled verso "Getting Ready to take in the Day"	Joy St Clair Hester (1920 — 1960) Pensive Woman wash and ink on paper 31.3 x 20 cm signed l.l.c.`Joy Hester’ PROVENANCE Private Collection, Adelaide	Joy St Clair Hester (1920 — 1960) Young Man wash and ink on paper 30.3 x 20 cm signed l.r.c.`Joy Hester’ PROVENANCE Private Collection, Adelaide
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Beard Watson Arts and Crafts Oak Sideboard, ca.1915 open-backed form with wide top shelf and open compartment beneath having panel doors mounted with strap work hinges and ring drop handles retains original circular Beard Watson tag, 156 x 114 x 49cm	Anzolo Fuga Windows series vase for A.V.E.M., ca.1960 paper label, height 40cm	Anzolo Fuga Spots series vase with Zanfirico rods, for A.V.E.M., ca.1955–1956 height 40cm see p. 71 of ‘Anzolo Fuga, Murano Glass Artist’ for a similar example	Anzolo Fuga Vertical Rods series vase, ca.1955–1956 height 31.5cm see p. 69 of ‘Anzolo Fuga, Murano Glass Artist’ for a similar example

JR Colinet Darling, ca.1920 bronze on marble plinth, signed in cast, height 47cm	Lorenzl Woman with raised arms green patina bronze on circular marble base, signed in cast, height 56cm	Emily Hope Bronze Sculptural Incense Burner well decorated with various deities, figures, demons and other mythic figures height 11cm together with pair bronze sculptural candle holders, each well decorated with figures of queens, both modern and ancient, the twin arms in the form of buttocks and legs. height 18cm Emily Hope was the daughter of the poet A. D. Hope. The family enjoyed a long friendship with many artists in Melbourne.	Mario Bellini La Bamba Chair manufactured for B&B, Italia, white leather upholstery

Arne Jacobsen Swan Sofa designed 1958 manufactured by Fritz Hansen, Denmark covered shell upholstered in second generation chocolate brown leather	Arne Jacobsen Egg chair, brown leather designed 1958 second generation brown leather upholstery	Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard Nielsen Boomerang Chair, ca.1950 manufactured by France and Son, original black leather	Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair and Footstool manufactured by Fritz Hansen, white leather

Shiro Kuramata Ephemera vase manufactured by Ishimaru Ltd Japan ca.1989 arcrylic and annodized pink aluminium height 141cm	Shiro Kuramata Ephemera vase manufactured by Ishimaru Ltd Japan ca.1989 arcrylic and annodized blue aluminium height 141cm	Shiro Kuramata Ephemera vase manufactured by Ishimaru Ltd Japan ca.1989 arcrylic and annodized purple aluminium height 141cm	Shiro Kuramata Set of Three “Vase #1” manufactured by Ishimaru Ltd Japan ca.1980 acrylic, glass and annodized aluminium height 23cm

Shiro Kuramata Set of Three "Vase #1" manufactured by Ishimaru Ltd Japan ca.1980 acrylic, glass and annodized aluminium height 23cm	Shiro Kuramata Pink Flower Vase, ca.1989 acrylic and glass the square clear and pink acrylic block with one glass pipette total height 22 cm, width 11cm

Shiro Kuramata Wall Clock, Japan ca.1980 materials dimensions signed on dial	Sergio Asti Profiterole Lamp, 1971 manufactured by Marinelli Luce, the lobed translucent fibreglass globe of circular form, with moulded marks to the underside, width 62cm	Schulim Krimper Six Light Chandelier six turned blackwood arms each with pierced enamelled tin conical shade
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Early 19th Century Australian Cedar Twin Pedestal Sideboard the rectangular top with straight back splash, concealed freize drawer raised on pedestal each with arched paneled door on a plinth base	19th Century Australian Cedar Music Stand having a double sided desk, the adjustable support raises out of a turned column, stamped twice W. Mackie, height 126cm	Australian Cedar Secretaire Bookcase New South Wales, ca.1885 the cornice above two glazed doors, the fall front of cylinder form with fitted interior and three short drawers above and two cupboard doors below	Australian Cedar Chest Of Drawers having two short drawers above three long drawers, raised on bun feet

Williams & Gibton Irish Mahogany Sarcophagus Shaped Cellarette, c. 1830 the shaped hinged top; enclosing the original lead-lined interior, resting on foliate carved squat bun feet, being fitted with concealed castors, width 71cm depth 51cm height 56cm
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