Pro Hart’s (1928-2006) Flowers (lot 14) also was another good result for the Bloomfield family, bringing $5124 – 10 times its catalogue listing.
Two paintings in Claude Ullin’s collection – Roma Higgins’ (1909-1979) The Saw Mill (Murwillumbah Railway Line Bangalow), lot 293, and Henri Bastin’s (1896-1979) Northern District WS Australia 1978 (lot 264) – finished in the top 10 with respective returns of $5856 and $5124.
Items from a private Toorak collection of Persian rugs – lots 215 and 212, a pair of 20th century Iranian Tabriz rugs ($6100) and a circa 1920 Iranian Kashan rug ($5124) – were among the top contenders, while a 19th century Anglo-Indian ebonised collectors cabinet (Lot 384 ) was third on the list at $9150 and an 18th century Spanish walnut side table (Lot 451 ) seventh at $5368.