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Fine & Decorative Arts — Davidson Auctions

Auction House: Davidson Auctions Number of lots recorded: 418
Sale Title: Fine & Decorative Arts Lots with images: 406
Auction Location: Sydney Prices available: 355
Date: 24/04/2010









Lot Description Price Image
*** Book: 'Judy Cassab - Portraits of Artists and Friends,' by Lou Klepac. Published by The Beagle Press, 1998. Signed by Judy Cassab. ***
*** Book: 'John Olsen, The Land Beyond Time.' Deluxe edition. Limited to 500 special leather bound copies signed by the artist, and the authors Mary Durack, Geoffrey Dutton, Vincent Serventy, Alex Bortignon and Mary Durack. ***
*** Book: 'Orara: an illustrated poem,' by Henry Kendall [Tom Roberts]. Published Melbourne: Art Union of Victoria, 1881. Large folio, half-red morocco with tooled decorations over gilt-lettered green watered cloth (a few stains, lightly rubbed), moderatly f ***
*** Book: 'Point to Point,' The Art of Tim Storrier. ***
*** Book: 'Earth Hold,' by Jennifer Rankin and John Olsen 1978. The deluxe edition, bound in leather. Includes an original signed John Olsen etching 'Banksia,' limited to 150 copies. Book and Etching 34/150 ***
*** Book: 'Robert Jacks, Past Unfolded.' ***
*** Book: 'Brought to Light II,' Contemporary Australian Art from Queensland, 2007. Signed by 9 artists including Imants Tillers, Gareth Sansom, etc. ***
*** Book: 'Norman Lindsay - Shipwreck,' a poetic drama by Douglas Stewart. With 23 black and white drawings, and 5 colour plates by Norman Lindsay. The Shepherd Press, Sydney 1948. The rare deluxe edition, limited to 100 copies; of which this is number 18 specially bound in leather, signed by Douglas Stewart and Norman Lindsay. ***
*** Two Books on 'Albert Tucker.' Each signed by Barbara Tucker. ***
*** Book: 'Elioth Gruner.' Foreword by Norman Lindsay. Published by The Shepherd Press, Sydney c.1940's. Limited to 2000 copies. No.410. ***
*** Book: 'Jeffrey Smart Drawings and Studies 1942-2001.' Signed by Jeffrey Smart. ***
*** Book: 'The Life and Work of Sydney Long,' by Joanna Mendlessohn. The deluxe edition, bound in leather on special paper limited to 275 signed copies. ***
*** Book: 'Eugene Von Guerard's Australian Landscapes.' Limited to 1000 copies, signed by the author. ***
*** Book: 'Australian Artists Today,' 1974. Signed by 12 artists including Bill Beaven, John Colin Angus, etc. ***
*** Book: 'The Art of John S Loxton,' Melbourne 1956. Limited to 1250 signed copies. With ephemera. ***
*** Australian School (3) Idris Murphy pencil landscape; James Barker pencil female nude; and Bernard Ollis 'Restaurant (I)' woodcut 5/10. Also including 2 Botanical prints. ***
*** Book: 'The Heretic: A Play in Three Acts,' by Morris West; with original lithographs and relief prints by Idris Murphy. Published by Isotome Press, [Strawberry Hills, NSW], c.1988. 140p, 9 prints: Illust. (some colour), in box, 49x37x8 cm. Limited edition ***
*** Book: 'Thea Proctor,' the Prints,' published by Resolution Press, Sydney, 1980. ***
*** Silk Peking Opera Costume for an Official. With large blue embroidered dragon front and back. Length 127 cm ***
*** Two 19th century Scrolls on Taoist Morality. Both scenes depicting crime and punishment, re-incarnation and afterlife of spirits and saints. Later backings, some paint loss. 115 x 60 cm (Each Panel) ***

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