Sotheby's, Important Art from The John Schaeffer AO Collection, Sydney, 29 Apr 2018, No. of Lots: 56
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| Lot No. | Details | Hammer | Price incl. Premium |
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| 1 |  |
Smith, George R.
A Sale on the Premises 1871Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'George Smith. / 1871' lower right, 51 x 76.5 cm |
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| 2 |  |
Faed, John
After the Victory 1873Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Faed. 1873.' lower centre, 83.5 x 109.2 cm |
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| 3 |  |
Bryant, Henry Charles
The Market Stall 1871Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'H.C.Bryant 1877' lower right, 76.2 x 63.5 cm |
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| 4 |  |
O'Neill, Henry Nelson
Catherine of Aragon 1854Oil on board, signed and dated 'Henry O'Neil / 1854' lower right, signed and inscribed 'No 3. Catherine of A[ragon] /a S... / 'Is this your Christian counsel? Out upon / ye!' Shakespeare's Henry 8th Act 3.sc.1. / Henry O.Neil / 6 Garway Road Bayswater' on verso (on label), 47.5 x 40 cm |
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| 5 |  |
Hicks, George Edgar
Summer Time 1857Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'G. H. / /57' lower right, 61 x 50.8 cm |
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| 6 |  |
Collinson, James
For Sale (1857)Oil on canvas, signed 'James Collinson' lower right, 36.6 x 31.5 cm |
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| 7 |  |
Webbe, William J.
Sheep on Mount Zion 1862Oil on board, signed and dated '18WJW62.' lower left, signed, dated and inscribed 'Sheep on Mount Sion / No 3 W.J. Webb / Langham Chambers / Portland Place / London' verso, 25 x 35.5 cm |
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| 8 |  |
Dicksee, Thomas Francis
Jessica 1867Oil on canvas, signed and dated with monogram lower right, signed, dated and inscribed 'Jessica / 'Farewell: and if my fortune [be not crost] / I have a father, you a daughter lost, / The Merchant of Venice' / T.F. Dicksee / 2 Fitzroy Square' on verso (label), 35.6 x 30.5 cm |
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| 9 |  |
Watts, George Frederick
Clytie (Circa 1868-1878)Bronze, cast 2013, edition 2 of 9, inscribed 'Copyright Trustees Of The Watts Gallery / 2/9 2013 PE' on base, 86 cm high |
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| 10 |  |
Watts, George Frederick
The Spirit of Christianity: a Symbolic Design 1873-1875Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'G F Watts / 1875.' lower left, 68.5 x 38 cm |
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| 11 |  |
Leighton, Frederick
Study for Elijah in the Wilderness (1877)Oil on canvas, 22.5 x 22 cm |
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| 12 |  |
Leighton, Frederick
An Athlete Wrestling with a Python 1877Bronze, dark brown patina, signed, dated and inscribed 'F. Leighton. 1877 / XXVIII / Pubd By Ernest Brown & Phillips / At The Leicester Galleries, Leicester Square, London.' on base, 52 cm high, 56.5 cm high (including base) |
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| 13 |  |
Gilbert, Alfred
Kiss of Victory (1878)Bronze, 56 cm high (including base) |
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| 14 |  |
Thornycroft, William Hamo
Sketch Model for Teucer (1880-1881)Bronze, 21.7 cm high |
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| 15 |  |
Thornycroft, William Hamo
Teucer 1881Bronze, signed, dated and inscribed 'Hamo. Thornycroft / 8 / 1881.' on base, 75 cm high |
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| 16 |  |
Gilbert, Alfred
Perseus Arming (1882)Bronze, green-brown patina, inscribed with Gilbert's cipher with the double ampersand, 72 cm high |
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| 17 |  |
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence
Una Carita (1883)Oil on board, signed and inscribed 'CCLI – / L Alma – Tadema Opus' lower centre, 11 x 8.5 cm |
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| 18 |  |
Leighton, Frederick
Coffee House in AlgiersOil on canvas, 30.5 x 40 cm |
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| 19 |  |
Leighton, Frederick
A Doorway, AlgiersOil on canvas, 45.5 x 30.5 cm |
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| 20 |  |
Waterhouse, J. William
Eastern Interior with a Seated Girl 1886Oil on board, signed and dated 'JW Waterhouse / 1886' lower right, 26 x 18.5 cm |
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| 21 |  |
Leighton, Frederick
Needless Alarm (1886) 1906Bronze, dated and inscribed 'Pubd By – S. L. Fane / 49. Glasshouse St / London. W June 1906' on base, 50 cm high |
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| 22 |  |
Poynter, Edward John
A Corner of the Market Place 1887Oil on canvas, signed and dated '18EJP87' lower right, 58 x 55.6 cm |
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| 23 |  |
Ford, Edward Onslow
Peace (1887, Reduced Cast in 1890)Bronze, signed, dated and inscribed 'E Onslow Ford / London / 1890' on base, 54 cm high, 58 cm high (including base) |
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| 24 |  |
Ford, Edward Onslow
Folly (1893)Bronze, 48.5 cm high, 51 cm high (including base) |
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| 25 |  |
Pomeroy, Frederick William
Dionysus (1890, Cast in 1903)Bronze, signed, dated and inscribed 'F.W. Pomeroy . SC 1903 / Diony???' on base, 44.3 cm high |
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| 26 |  |
Gilbert, Alfred
Comedy and Tragedy: 'Sic Vita' (1890)Bronze, signed with monogram on base, 34 cm high, 39.5 cm high (including base) |
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| 27 |  |
Gilbert, Alfred
Head of a GirlBronze, inscribed 'Head of a Girl / Alfred Gilbert, R.A. / The Only One Made' on base, 7.6 cm high |
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| 28 |  |
Gilbert, Alfred
St Catherine (The Miraculous Wedding) (1900)Bronze, 50.5 cm high |
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| 29 |  |
Stanhope, John Roddam Spencer
The Vision of Ezekiel: the Valley Of Dry Bones (1902)Watercolour and body colour with gum Arabic and pencil on paper, signed and inscribed 'R. Spencer Stanhope / Florence' verso (on backing board), 154.2 x 100.8 cm |
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| 30 |  |
Gilbert, Alfred
St. George and the Dragon, Victory Leading (1904)Bronze, 57.5 cm high, 60 cm high (including base) |
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| 31 |  |
Rae, Henrietta
Songs of the Morning (1904)Oil on canvas, signed 'Henrietta Rae -' lower right, 183.5 x 115.3 cm |
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| 32 |  |
De Morgan, Evelyn
An Angel Piping to the Souls in Hell (Circa 1910-1915)Oil on canvas, 50.8 x 61 cm |
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| 33 |  |
Walker, Arthur George
Peleus and Thetis: the Spurned Embrace 1911Marble, signed and dated 'A G Walker 1911' on base, 117 cm high |
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| 34 |  |
Shaw, John Byam Liston
When Love Came Into the House of The Respectable Citizen (1916)Watercolour and body colour with gum Arabic and pencil on paper, signed 'BYAM – SHAW' lower left, 47 x 58.1 cm |
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| 35 |  |
Troyon, Constant
Herding Cattle Before the Storm (1854)Oil on canvas, signed 'C. TROYON' lower left, 81.9 x 100 cm |
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| 36 |  |
Boutibonne, Charles-Edouard
Sisters 1869Oil on wood panel, signed and dated 'CE Boutibonne 1869' lower left, 55.6 x 45.4 cm |
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| 37 |  |
Carrier-Belleuse, Albert-Ernest
L'enlevement D'hippodamie [The Abduction of Hippodamie] (1871)Bronze, cast 1980, signed 'Carrier-Belleuse' on base, inscribed 'L'Enlevement' on base on plaque, 66.5 cm high (including base) |
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| 38 |  |
Moreau, Adrien
Les Noces D'Argent [Silver Anniversary] 1879Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Adrien-Moreau. 1879' lower left, 94 x 132.5 cm |
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| 39 |  |
Outin, Pierre
A Fond FarewellOil on canvas, signed 'Outin' lower left, 79.4 x 103.8 cm |
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| 40 |  |
Barrias, Louis-Ernest
Jeune Fille De Bou Saada [Girl from Bou Saada] (1890)Marble and bronze inlaid with pearl and turquoise, signed and inscribed 'E Barrias / Susse Fres Edtr / Susse Freres Editeurs Paris' on base, 48 cm high |
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| 41 |  |
Gerome, Jean-Leon
La Danseuse a La Pomme [The Dancer with an Apple]Gilded bronze, signed and inscribed 'J.L. Gerome. / E162 / Siot-Decauville / Fondeur / Paris' on base, 26.5 cm high, 35.5 cm high (including base) |
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| 42 |  |
Larche, Francois-Raoul
La Tempete Et Les Nuees [The Storm and the Clouds] (1896)Bronze, signed and inscribed 'Raoul Larche / Siot-Paris 655a / a Mr Leon Hyerard, Prefet de l'Eure (1906-1911) / Les Republicains du Departement' on base, 87.5 cm high |
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| 43 |  |
Roux, Constant Ambrose
Eve Au Serpent [The Temptation of Eve] 1898Marble, signed and dated 'Constant Roux / Rome 1898' on base, inscribed 'Eve Au Serpent – Oeuvre Du Sculpteur Constant Roux – Grand Prix De Rome 1894.'on base (on plaque), 41.5 cm high, 72.5 cm wide |
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| 44 |  |
Sicard, Francois Leon
Oedipus Vanquishing the Sphinx (Original Model, 1903)Gilded bronze, signed and inscribed 'F Sicard / F. Barbedienne. Fondeur.' on base, 70 cm high |
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| 45 |  |
Toussaint, Fernand
The Japanese Print 1913Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Fernand Toussaint – 1913 – ' lower left, signed and dated '1913 – 1914 / Fernand Toussaint' verso (on stretcher), 155 x 115.6 cm |
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| 46 |  |
Pina, Alfredo
Bust of BeethovenBronze, signed 'A. Pina' on base, 44 cm high |
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| 47 |  |
Viazzi, Cesare
Mountain SpiritOil on canvas, signed 'C Viazzi' lower left, 219 x 160 cm |
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| 48 |  |
Bloemers, Arnoldus
Summer Flowers in a Vase with Grapes and Peaches on A Marble LedgeOil on canvas, signed 'AB' lower right, 67.5 x 53.5 cm |
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| 49 |  |
Portielje, Jan
Wilt Gij Ze? [Do You Want It?]Oil on canvas, signed 'J Portielje' lower left, signed and inscribed 'Portielje. / Wilt gij ze?' verso, 113.5 x 82.5 cm |
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| 50 |  |
Story, William Wetmore
Orpheus with His Lyre 1885Marble, signed with cypher, dated and inscribed 'WW Story Roma 1885'on base, 211 cm high |
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