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Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO

AU0839 | 30 October 2019 | Sydney | 6PM

A huanghuali and hardwood openwork round-corner two part cabinet, 20th Century
Estimate $4,500–6,500
Sold for $29,280
The earliest known surviving manuscript for 'The Thorn Birds', (published 1977) and associated material
© All works copyright Estate of Colleen McCullough
Estimate $20,000–30,000
Sold for $54,900
NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 Captured
watercolour on paper, © H., C. and A. Glad
Estimate $10,000–15,000
Sold for $23,790
JAMES GLEESON 1915-2008 The Dream of Galileo 1998
oil on canvas, © The Gleeson/O'Keefe Foundation
Estimate $15,000–25,000
Sold for $31,720
MAX DUPAIN 1911-1992 At Newport 1952
gelatin silver print
Estimate $10,000–15,000
Sold for $21,960
A set of four embroidered silk panels, 19th/20th century (4)
Estimate $8,000–10,000
Sold for $64,660
Colleen McCullough AO, author of 'The Thorn Birds', 'Tim' and 'Masters of Rome' among numerous other titles, writing at her typewriter (lot 145, estimate $3,000–5,000, sold for $4,636)
A pair of famille-rose 'figural' porcelain plaques Republic Period (2)
Estimate $10,000–12,000
Sold for $26,840
Sale Number: AU0839

Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO

Positioned as Australia's pre-eminent arts and design auction, this sale assembles important furniture, paintings, metalwork, glass, ceramics, works on paper, jades, textiles and artefacts, selected for their quality, rarity, beauty and historical significance.  This October, Collections includes treasures from the estate of the late Colleen McCullough AO.  The group will include her personal manuscripts of The Thorn Birds (1977) and Tim (1974), along with her handwritten notes and amendments, the typewriter she used to write them, and an assortment of never-before-seen written works, drawings and personal possessions dating throughout life.   

Collectively the works in this sale define and contribute to our understanding of our multi-cultural nation and the artistic and literary treasures it houses.

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
30 OCTOBER 2019 l 6 PM
THE HUGHENDEN BOUTIQUE HOTEL
14 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

EXHIBITION

Sydney

30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER –

WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER

10 AM – 5 PM

 
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Guy Cairnduff

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Geoffrey Smith

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Australian & International Art 
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Ann Roberts

Ann Roberts

Consultant Specialist, Asian Art

Arts & Design 
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Anthony Hurl

Anthony Hurl

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Arts & Design 
Adelaide 
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Brett Ballard

Brett Ballard

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Australian & International Art 
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Fiona Hayward

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art 
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Marlene Cartlidge

Administrator

Arts & Design 
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Gary Singer

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Australian & International Art 
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Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: Total Sale Figure (including premium) $676,490.00

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Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839 © Ray Crooke/Copyright Agency, 2019
126 RAY CROOKE
1922-2015

View from Bradley Head

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $10,980 (including buyer's premium)
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839 © Jennifer Dickerson/Copyright Agency, 2019
127 ROBERT DICKERSON
1924-2015

Abel (1979)

Estimate $2,500 - $3,500    Lot Sold: SOLD
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
128 JAMES R. JACKSON
1882-1975

Yachts on Sydney Harbour

Estimate $1,800 - $2,500 Lot Sold: $2,684 (including buyer's premium)
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
129 J.W. CURTIS
circa 1839-1901

By the Camp Fire

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
130 JAMES R. JACKSON
1882-1975

Evening Berry's Bay, Sydney

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $4,270 (including buyer's premium)
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
131 ROBERT HODDLE
1794-1881

Waterfall, New South Wales

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
132 CONRAD MARTENS
1801-1878

Rio Santa Cruz

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
133 A collection of early first drafts and associated notes for Colleen McCullough's first novel, Tim, (published 1974) Estimate $5,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $6,100 (including buyer's premium)
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
134 The earliest known surviving manuscript for The Thorn Birds, (published 1977) and associated material Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $54,900 (including buyer's premium)
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
135 The original manuscript for An Indecent Obsession (published 1981), together with various screenplay drafts Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
136 A hardcopy first edition and annotated draft for Cooking with Colleen McCullough and Jean Easthope (published 1982) Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
137 The first draft for A Creed for the Third Millennium (published 1985) and associated material Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
138 A collection of research notes, documents and imagery relating to Morgan's Run (published 2000) Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
139 The unpublished manuscript for Megalopolis (completed 2001) and associated material Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
140 An early complete draft for Angel Puss (published 2004) and associated material Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
141 Colleen McCullough's original pencil portraits and hand-drawn and printed maps from the historical fiction series, The Masters of Rome (published between 1990-2007) Estimate $5,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $6,100 (including buyer's premium)
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
142 A collection of rare surviving drafts for Colleen McCullough's earliest known unpublished novel, Hullo Balloo(written circa 1968) Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
143 An extensive archive of surviving unpublished short stories and poetry by Colleen McCullough Estimate $5,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $6,100 (including buyer's premium)
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
144 A collection of private correspondence between Colleen McCullough and various public office-holders on the matter of self-determination for the inhabitants of Norfolk Island Estimate $3,000 - $4,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
145 The Royal typewriter Colleen McCullough used to write Tim (published 1974) and The Thorn Birds (published 1977) Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $4,636 (including buyer's premium)
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
146 BLIGH, WILLIAM, A Voyage to the South Sea ... in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty ... including an account of the mutiny on board the said ship, London, George Nicol, 1792 Estimate $8,000 - $10,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
147 BLIGH, WILLIAM,A Narrative of the Mutiny, on board His Majesty's Ship Bounty, George Nicol, London, 1790 Estimate $8,000 - $10,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
148 A SET OF FOUR EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Estimate $8,000 - $10,000 Lot Sold: $64,660 (including buyer's premium)
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
149 TWO 'PLIQUE-Á-JOUR' BOWLS Estimate $1,500 - $2,000
Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, Including Property from the Estate of the Late Colleen McCullough AO - AU0839
150 ATTRIBUTED TO WANG HUI Estimate $1,000 - $2,000

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