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The Berry Collection Part 1, Day 2 — Young's Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Young's Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:309
Sale Title:The Berry Collection Part 1, Day 2Lots with images:179
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:269
Date:25-Aug-2008
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Australiana gum leaf oil painting of a harbour scene, monogrammed 'CC', mounted on a cedar panel in circular cedar frame
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Gum leaf oil painting of a swagman and a hut, mounted in a bird's eye figured maple veneer frame
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Naive colonial oil painting on board depicting a scene of an outpost on a hill, with a jetty and sailboat, in an ornate Victorian frame
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Antique photograph, a bushman and thatched ti-tree hut, framed and mounted on board, captioned 'My bush home at Taurus Bulong W.A, December 1st 1898 (Very hot). Blue trousers, white shirt with blue strip'
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Colonial Australian Portrait of a Gentleman. Pencilled notation on reverse 'Portrait of P. H. Fraser, youngest son of Hugh Fraser... Drawn by a sister of Sir Edwin Landseer'. 24 x 21 cm
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Colonial Australian Pair of colonial Australian portraits of a Gentleman & Lady in period dress. Oil on canvas mounted in gilded slip frames. 41 x 34 cm
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Hand coloured portrait photograph of a Victorian Gentleman. Berry family notation on reverse in regard to Henty family connection. 38 x 29 cm
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Artist Unknown, 'Girl with Butterfly' antique oval oil painting on canvas, laid on board, in timber frame. 49 cm at widest point
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Arthur Esam (1850 - 1938) 'Changing The Horses' Watercolour, signed lower left, mounted in contemporary oak frame. 19 x 34 cm
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Arthur Esam (1850 - 1938) 'Cobb & Co. Stagecoach' Watercolour, signed lower right, mounted in contemporary oak frame. 19 x 34 cm
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Arthur Esam (Attributed) 'Cobb & Co. Stagecoach, under clouds' Watercolour in gilt frame with gilt mount. 18 x 34 cm
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Portrait of a woman in a circular plaster plaque, monogrammed 'Rwb 1884' and mounted in a gilded timber frame, attributed to R. W. Bugg
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J. A Turner, (1809 - 1807), Wheat Sheaves in Australian Rural Setting, watercolour, signed lower left, in oak mount. 17 x 12 cm
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John Glover (Attributed) Landscape & River View Watercolour in card mount. Inscription on reverse mostly illegible, with pencil over-signed J. Glover signature. 13.5 x 22 cm
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Unsigned Australian school, 'Melbourne From the South-East', oil painting on canvas with an ornate gilt frame, many tall-ships at anchor in the harbour, the skyline showing many spires and local landmark buildings including Government House and the Exhibition Buildings, mountain ranges in the background and grand Victorian double storey mansions in the foreground
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John Russell still life oil painting on canvas, laid on board, titled 'Game and Fruits of the Sea', signed to the lower right
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Isaac Whitehead (1819-1891)' River Scene with Rowboats', oil painting on canvas, signed to the lower right and dated 1859
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Herb(ert) J. Woodhouse (c1855 - c1925) 'Wannon Falls' Watercolour, signed lower left, gilt mount & decorative gilt frame. 20 x 40 cm
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Artist Unknown, Aboriginal woman oil painting, monogrammed lower left. 17 x 12 cm
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Watercolour, relief and cut-out painting of a 19th century view of the town and harbour of New Plymouth showing soldiers, townspeople, a church, flagstaff and sailing ships, titled '40th Regiment, Taranaki, New Plymouth', by an unknown artist
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Thomas Clark (attributed) 'Red Bluff Coastline, Point Ormond' watercolour, inscribed on reverse, 'Red Bluff'. An early view from St Kilda beach looking towards present day Elwood. The Red Bluff coastline was flattened for urban development in the 1880's. 31 x 54 cm
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Charles Bennett, (1869 - 1930), 'Mornington' pair of watercolours, both signed lower left and dated 1924, inscribed on reverse 'Morny Points (Arthurs Seat in Distance)' & 'Entrance to Tanti Creek, Mornington, Vic'. 15.5 x 21 cm
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Charles Bennett (1869 - 1930) 'Mornington' Watercolour, signed lower left and dated 1926. Inscribed on reverse, 'Bird Rock near Fossil Beach Mornington'. 12 x 17 cm
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Charles Bennett (1869 - 1930), 'Mornington' & 'At Frankston' two (2), watercolours of Melbourne bayside locations, signed lower left. 9 x 13 cm & 10 x 14 cm
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John Llewellyn Jones (1870-1924) 'Cheltenham', oil on board with 'J. L. Jones' pencilled to the lower right
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Herbert Baron Rollings, Tasmanian Coastal Scene with Lighthouse, oil on board, signed lower left, 'Hb Rollings'
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F. B. Gibbes 'Otago' (New Zealand) Watercolour, signed lower left, dated 1878, with metal plaque. 60 x 90 cm
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Artist Unknown, 'Boating on the Yarra River', watercolour on paper in contemporary gilt frame. 22 x 41 cm
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Artist Unknown, ‘Cottage on the Goulburn, Woods Point 1866. F. Ive 1869', watercolour on paper, inscribed lower right. 29 x 31 cm
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Charles Wheeler (1881-1977), 'Still Life with Apples', oil painting on canvas in a gilt slip frame and signed to the top right
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Unsigned Australian school oil painting attributed to Robert Camm, titled 'Sheep with Coastal View', in its original oak frame
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E. Rosa Budden 'New Zealand Alps' Watercolour, signed lower right, and dated 1888. 33 x 55 cm
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Marguerite Mahood (1901 - 1989) still life watercolour of flowers, titled 'Primary', monogrammed to the lower left and dated 1930
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Marguerite Mahood (1901-1989) oil on masonite titled 'Construction Workers', monogrammed to the lower left and labeled verso 'Royal Adelaide Exhibition, Identification Sticker', a typed name and Kew address is also stated
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Marguerite Mahood (1901-1989) oil on masonite titled 'The Cathedral' and monogrammed to the lower left
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Marguerite Mahood (1901-1989) hand coloured linocut print, titled 'Black Cat', and monogrammed to the lower left
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Eva E. Pyne, (British), portrait of a woman in Japanese costume, watercolour, signed upper right, dated (18)97. 34 x 23 cm
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John Hall (Hal) Thorpe, (1837 - 1947), 'The Chinese Vase', woodblock print, signed lower right, titled lower left. 46 x 30 cm
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J. Bridges 'Fairyland', watercolour, signed lower left, in cardboard mount, Leighton Gallery of Art label verso. 24 x 22 cm
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Sam Wells (1885 - 1964), 'Our Old Bill' oil painting on board. A caricature of Prime Minister Billy Hughes, signed lower right. Sam Wells started his career at the Melbourne punch but is best known for his sporting and political drawings published in the Melbourne Herald. His original pen and ink drawings have been seen around Melbourne since Young's Auctions sold his estate in 1984. Richard Berry bought most of the cartoons at that auction. 38 x 15 cm
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Joseph Luke Fleury (1872 - '), 'Wet Evening, Swanston Street, Melbourne', oil painting on canvas, signed to the lower right and dated 1910
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Macguffie oil on boeard titled 'Sandringham Life Saving Club', signed to the lower left, with the title on the reverse
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Gustav Pillig (1877 -) Mountain Landscape, oil on board, pencil signature lower left 30 x 38 cm
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Gladstone Eyre (1863 - 1933) Fort Dennison, Sydney Harbour Watercolour, signed lower left. 27 x 42 cm
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Montague Brown, Harbour Scene, watercolour, signed lower left, in original gilt frame & mount. 1 x 30 cm
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Montague Brown, Bay Scene with Ships & Industrial Town, watercolour, signed lower right. 5 x 55 cm
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Fabiola Tuomy, 'Children at the Beach', oil painting on canvas, mounted in an oak frame with artist and framing labels on the reverse
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Anton Riebe (1905 - 1986) Soldiers Building Pier, oil on canvas board, signed lower right
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Albert Edward Aldis (1890 - 1921) 'Blue Mountains' Watercolour, signed lower left, gilt framing & mounting. 22 x 36 cm
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M. Vinters 'Falls, Mina Ha Ha, Blue Mountains, Nsw' Oil painting on board, signed lower right. 19 x 50 cm
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Mabel Withers, Gardens & City Skyline, watercolour, signed lower right. 22 x 28 cm
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R. W. Bugg (c1853 - 1937) 'The Yarra At Heidelberg' Watercolour, monogrammed 'Rwb' lower right, pencil inscription to reverse. 16.5 x 25 cm
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19th century lithograph 'The Yarra at Kew' antique colour lithograph in oak frame. 3 x 31 cm
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Framed group of 3 antique photographs depicting a Queensland farming family and aboriginal servants and labourers. 9.5 x 13 cm each
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Andrew Melrose 'Slipper Orchid' Hand coloured photograph, signed lower right. 24 x 16 cm
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Harold Frederick 'Hal' Gye (1888-1967) floral still life, oil painting on board, inscribed to the lower right. Hal Gye is best known as an illustrator for the Bulletin and several books, including C. J. Dennis' 'Songs For a Sentimental Bloke'
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Harold Frederick 'Hal' Gye (1888 - 1967) Ghost Gums Oil painting on canvas board, signed lower right. 27 x 37 cm
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K. Sandford, 'Station Pier & Paddle-Steamer' oil painting on paper, signed lower right & dated 1920. 8 x 27 cm
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K. Sandford 'Old House, Heidelberg' Watercolour, signed lower left. 12.5 x 17.5 cm
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Mary Cockburn Mercer (1882 - 1963), female portrait oil painting on canvas, signed lower right, the reverse with related newspaper clippings, one dated October 1975. 49 x 34 cm
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Lionel Arthur Lindsay (1874 - 1961) 'Old Market Grenada' Lithograph, pencilled margin signed & numbered 75. 21 x 26 cm
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Norman Alfred Lindsay (1879-1969) oil painting on canvas, laid on board, titled 'Rose' and signed to the lower right. This nude portrait is of the artist's second wife
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John Rae (1813 - 1900) 'Study Of Female Head' Oil painting on canvas, signed (twice) lower left. Label on reverse dating the painting to 1884 & reference to varnishing it in 1888. 43 x 37 cm
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Australian School Portrait miniature of Lady Wearing Bonnet Oil painting on board, mounted in decorative frame. Circa 1900 13.5 x 11 cm
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Unsigned painting portrait of Tahitian girl oil on board, in cream frame. 40 x 37 cm
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Montague Brown, 'Lords of the flats', oil painting on canvas, signed to the lower right and in an ornate gilt frame
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Edward Henry Fahey Shoreline Landscape with Tallship, watercolour on paper, signed lower left, inscribed on the reverse, with dedication and dated 'September 1900' 25 x 42 cm
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Artist Unknown, pastoral Landscape with sheep 19th century, watercolour on paper, unsigned. 12.5 x 17 cm
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Artist Unknown, Victorian Mansion & Gardens, watercolour on paper, unsigned. 11 x 14 cm
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Unknown artist Harbour Town Ink & pencil sketch on paper. 9 x 18 cm
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Arthur Wakefield Bassett, (1869 -), 'Freshwater Bay' (Claremont, W.A.), watercolour on board, signed lower right, original gilt frame and mount. 12.5 x 17.5 cm
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Unknown artist 'Apollo Bay from the Hotel' Watercolour on paper, pencilled title on mount 8 x 25 cm
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Henri Tebbitt, (1852 - 1926), 'Mount Yarrahapinni, NSW', watercolour on paper, signed lower right, Victorian gilt framing. 78 x 55 cm
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J. A Bond, (Active 1898 - 1911), New Zealand River Inlet with boats Pastel &, oil on board, pencilled signature lower right, in oak frame with gilt mounting. 23 x 63 cm
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Unknown artist 'Te Kopanga, Rimutaka, Nz' Watercolour on board, unsigned, in antique floral painted frame. 25 x 17.5 cm
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J. A C. Willis 'Lake Biwa, Near Kyoto, Japan' watercolour, monogrammed lower right. Willis studied under Conrad Martens in the late 1840's and also worked as a surveyor in Sydney. 20 x 29 cm
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Frank Hewett, Pastoral Scene, oil painting on board, signed lower right, in original gilt frame. 7 x 39 cm
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Frank Hewett, Mountain Scene, oil painting on board, signed to the lower left and in its original gilt frame
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Artist Unknown, Egyptian scene watercolour of camels, mosque and minarets. Illegible signature 'F'ope' (?) lower left, in the Orientalist style. 16 x 29 cm
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Australian School floral Still Life oil painting on cedar panel, signed lower right but illegible. 'Schel..' late 19th century. 4 x 24 cm
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Unknown artist 'Sydney Harbour & Fort Dennison' Watercolour, unsigned, in original oak frame & mount. View from the north shore towards Potts Point. 16 x 34 cm
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Alan Robert Sumner (1911 - 1994), 'Cabbage Patch' colour screen-print, signed and titled in the lower margin. 37 x 43 cm
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J. S. Best (artist) & W. Hayward Adams (architect) 'Australian Institute of Anatomy', watercolour architectural drawing, signed lower right, 'Best J. S. G. C, Pinx M.S.M. Feb. 29, W. Hayward Adams, Designing Architect, 2.3.29' 33 x 62 cm
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Charles Turner (active 1870-1901), 'Seaside Outing and Sailing', oil painting on canvas, signed to the lower left, dated (18)'97 and in Its Original Victorian Gilt Frame
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Artist Unknown, 'Where Bush Meets the Sea, New Zealand ' oil painting, unsigned, in contemporary oak frame with title plaque, early 20th century. 45 x 85 cm
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Charles young 'Coast Near Sorrell, Nor West Coast, Tasmania' & 'South Esk River, Near Deloraine, Tasmania' pair of oil paintings, one, signed lower right, both in matching gilt frames and mount. 15 x 30 cm each
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W. Weht Australian wildflowers. Watercolour in 4 panels. Each signed lower left. Reverse with botanical notation. 14 x 9 cm each
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Frank Hewett Sydney Harbour and bridge, oil on board, signed lower right. 6 x 23.5 cm
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Rose Lowery, Farmhouse, oil painting on board, signed lower left. 19 x 24 cm
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Charles F. Mudie (- 1934), 'Snow', watercolour, signed lower right. 28 x 23 cm
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J. S. Moore sheep Grazing by river oil painting on board, signed lower left, dated '11.17' 27 x 49 cm
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Artist Unknown, ‘Blue Grotto, Capri' gouache on board, unsigned, circa 1920 20 x 30 cm
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Advertising Mirror Etched 'Ask for Kitz's sparkling cider', mounted in oak frame. 56 x 33 cm
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Unknown artist, Coastal landscape with female figure Oil painting on canvas, unsigned 30 x 45 cm
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Colin Young 'Callahans Creek, 1894' oil painting on board with a pencilled title and signature on the back and an ornate Victorian gilt frame
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Australian School Landscape with Figures Oil painting on board, unsigned. Circa 1930 30 x 38 cm
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R. P. Addley New Zealand Landscape oil painting on canvas, not framed, in need of re-stretchering, signed lower right and dated 1899. 1 x 153 cm
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H. Hepburn Calvert (active c1900 - 1920) 'Little Kingfisher' Watercolour in oval mount, signed lower right. Circa 1919 22 x 58 cm
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H. Hepburn Calvert (active c1900 - 1920) 'Red Backed Fairy Wren' Watercolour in oval mount, signed lower right, dated 1919 22 x 58 cm
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Neville William Cayley (1886-1950) hand coloured lithograph titled '2 Kookaburras', with the printer's details, 'Australian Birds: Published by W. Aldenhoven Sydney, Copyright, No. 1'
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