Submitted by aarAdmin on Tue, 05/06/2014 - 00:00
The Warren & Bunty Bonython collection sale was astounding following a marathon auction to a packed room in Adelaide on May 4.
The 889 lots of important oriental textiles, Australian art, Chinese and Asian art, furniture and antiques belonging to this prominent family made a total of $1,404,617 including BP - against a pre-sale estimate of $596,670.
The Bonython family was thrilled with the result for a collection over which members agonized in their decision to sell.
Mossgreen managing director Paul Sumner said it was a remarkable result for such an important collection that would be remembered for years to come.
“Bids were taken from buyers all over the world and the immense local interest has been astonishing,” he said.
Auction Totals:
Total Hammer - $1,151,325
Total Including BP - $1,404,617
235% Sold by Value
94% Sold by Volume
Top 10 Results:
Lot 201 – John Perceval (1923-2000), Bush Scene 1959 – Sold for $117,120 (image attached)
Lot 177 – Bessie Ellen Davidson (1879-1965), Interior with Iris – Sold for $56,120
Lot 176 – Horace Trenerry (1899-1958), Still Life with Flowers & Eggs, circa 1933 – Sold for $39,040
Lot 383 – A rare arabesque Lotto rug, Ottoman Turkish, 17th/18th century – Sold for $36,600
Lot 489 – The Bonython Epergne, silver presentation centrepiece by Joachim Matthias Wendt, circa 1880 – Sold for $36,600
Lot 237 – Fred Williams (1927-1982), Chichester – Sold for $32,940
Lot 202 – Horace Trenerry (1899-1958), Port Willunga, circa 1937 – Sold for $30,500
Lot 174 – Arthur Streeton (1867-1943), Cloudy Study, 1938 – Sold for $29,280
Lot 200 – Lloyd Rees (1895-1988), North Shore Hills, Sydney – Sold for $29,280
Lot 1 – A Chinese blue and white dragon bowl, Kangxi mark and period – Sold for $26,840
