Davidson Auctions

Australian & International Art

2pm Saturday, December 7th

Lot 8: Ray CROOKE (1922-2015)
Islanders in Village
Signed lower left
Oil on Canvas on Board, 60x90cm
SOLD $15,000 (Hammer Price)

Estate & Collector

10am Sunday, December 8th

Lot 1300: German Fernseh Black & White Television Camera
Camera No.2 from Channel 9 studio, Willoughby, circa 1955
SOLD $2,500 (Hammer Price)

Australian & International Art

2pm Saturday, December 7th

Lot 5: Charles BLACKMAN (1928-2018)
'Skipping Games,' c.1954
Signed lower right
Additional painting verso of young girl
Tempera & Enamel on Board
55x85.5cm
SOLD $35,000 (Hammer Price)

Provenance: Family of the Artist

22nd March, 2025

Jean APPLETON (1911-2003)
'Bottles,' 1997
Signed lower left; titled and inscribed verso
Oil on Canvas, 75.5x90cm
Est. $2,500-4,500

Australian & International Art

2pm Saturday, December 7th

Lot 1: John COBURN (1925-2006)
Maquette for Tapestry 'Drum Beat,' 1972
Acrylic on Paper
52x65cm (image) 56.5x70cm (sheet)
SOLD $7,000 (Hammer Price)

Australian & International Art

2pm Saturday, December 7th

Lot 6: Garry SHEAD (b.1942)
'Aboriginal [D.H. Lawrence]' 1992
Signed and dated lower left
Oil on Board, 90.5x121cm
SOLD $34,000 (Hammer Price)

Australian & International Art

2pm Saturday, December 7th

Lot 39: Paul RYAN (b.1964)
'The Vision,' 2021
Signed and titled verso
Oil on Linen, 57x52cm
SOLD $3,250 (Hammer Price)

Estate & Collector

10am Sunday, December 8th

Lot 1025: John ALLCOT (1888-1973)
'Clipper Ship Torridon,' c.1972
Oil on Canvas Board, 50x60cm
SOLD $2,250 (Hammer Price)

Australian & International Art

2pm Saturday, December 7th

Lot 3: Brett WHITELEY (1939-1992)
(Nude), c.1980
Artist monogram lower left
Brush & Black Ink on Ivory Paper, 23x18cm
SOLD $7,000 (Hammer Price)

Australian & International Art

2pm Saturday, December 7th

Lot 4: Rupert C W BUNNY (1864-1947)
Fishing Village, Le Lavandou, South of France, c.1920s
Oil on Canvas, 52.5x63cm (sight) 54x65cm (stretcher)
SOLD $24,000 (Hammer Price)

Estate & Collector

10am Sunday, December 8th

Lot 1483: Japanese Sanju Saku Enamelled Silver Jug
(H11.4cm W221g)
SOLD $400 (Hammer Price)

Australian & International Art

2pm Saturday, December 7th

Lot 64: Margaret OLLEY (1923-2011)
Young Man, New Guinea, 1954
Oil on Board, 39.5x29.5cm
SOLD $3,000 (Hammer Price)

Estate & Collector

10am Sunday, December 8th

Lot 1362: Exceptional 18th C Gold Mounted Lampung Keris
L49cm (in scabbard) L41cm (keris)
SOLD $8,000 (Hammer Price)

Consign with us

Arthur STREETON (1867-1943)
'Melon Patch,' 1896
Oil on Panel, 59.5x27cm

SOLD $410,000 (Hammer Price) Australian & International Art, 25th August 2024

Australian & International Art

2pm Saturday, December 7th

Lot 10: Sydney LONG (1871-1955)
River Camp with Bathers, 1909
W/Clr with White Highlights, 32.5x41cm
SOLD $6,000 (Hammer Price)

Estate & Collector

10am Sunday, December 8th

Lot 1346: Luristan (Western Iran) Bronze Short Sword, c.800 BCE
(L47cm)
SOLD $400 (Hammer Price)

We specialise in the sale of Australian & International Art, holding three premium auctions each year. These sales comprise paintings & sculpture, indigenous works, photography, etchings & other graphics. Artists regularly represented in these sales include David & Arthur Boyd, Pro Hart, Brett Whiteley, Norman Lindsay, John Coburn, Ray Crooke, Robert Dickerson, Syd Long, Charles Blackman, Roland Wakelin, James Jackson, Sid Nolan, Elioth Gruner, d'Arcy Doyle, Arthur Streeton, Lloyd Rees, the Ashton family and numerous others. Works by Australian female artists such as Clarice Beckett, Margaret Preston & Emily Kngwarreye are in particular demand at present.

In addition to an art component, our regular Estate & Collector auctions present silver & jewellery, as well as select examples of the decorative arts - including (but not limited to) Asian antiques, designer objects, Australian & studio pottery, tribal & ethnographic wares. Individual collections and deceased estates feature prominently in these sales.

Provenance: Family of the Artist (a concept pioneered by Davidson Auctions), & Select International Editions are themed auctions held annually. As the names suggest, both are subject to special entry criteria.