Fairwater: The Collection of Sir Warwick and Lady Fairfax AC OBE

22 Sep 2019, starting at 13:00 EST .

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Collections will be available for two days from 23-24 September at 36 - 40 Queen St Woollahra NSW 2025

All 'W' lots will be transferred to Global Art Solutions on Wednesday 25 September. Transfer and storage charges will apply. Collection will commence from Thursday 26 September between 10am and 4pm from Global Art Solutions. Please note there are no weekend or public holiday collections.

Ray Crooke

(1922-2015)

The Morning Catch, Fiji Island, 1969-71

Sold for AU$ 439,200 (US$ 290,841) inc. premium

William Dobell

(1899-1970)

Study for Portrait of an Artist (Joshua Smith), 1943

Sold for AU$ 915,000 (US$ 605,919) inc. premium

Charles Blackman

(1928-2018)

The Meeting, 1961

Sold for AU$ 390,400 (US$ 258,525) inc. premium

A BUFF SANDSTONE HEAD, AVALOKITESVARA OR SHIVA

Khmer, Bayon Period, late 12th/early 13th century

Sold for AU$ 231,800 (US$ 153,499) inc. premium

A FINE ITALIAN MARBLE CENTRE TABLE

Late 19th, early 20th century

Sold for AU$ 21,960 (US$ 14,542) inc. premium

AN ITALIAN CHINOISERIE 'LACCA' BUREAU CABINET

Fourth quarter 18th century

Sold for AU$ 15,860 (US$ 10,502) inc. premium

Ray Crooke (1922-2015) The Morning Catch, Fiji Island, 1969-71

William Dobell (1899-1970) Study for Portrait of an Artist (Joshua Smith), 1943

Charles Blackman (1928-2018) The Meeting, 1961

A BUFF SANDSTONE HEAD, AVALOKITESVARA OR SHIVA Khmer, Bayon Period, late 12th/early 13th century

A FINE ITALIAN MARBLE CENTRE TABLE Late 19th, early 20th century

AN ITALIAN CHINOISERIE 'LACCA' BUREAU CABINETFourth quarter 18th century

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A FRENCH VERDURE TAPESTRY Probably Aubusson, 18th century

AN ELEGANT CONTINENTAL PRESSED METAL FRAMED MIRROR 18th - 19th century

A FINE AND UNUSUAL GEORGE IV STYLE OAK DRUM LIBRARY TABLE English, circa 1830

A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY AND LEATHER BERGÈRE LIBRARY CHAIR

AN UNUSUAL WILLIAM IV REVOLVING BOOKCASE LIBRARY TABLE Circa 1835

Leonard French (1928-2017) The Crusader, 1961

THREE SILVER CIGARETTE BOXES By the Friedlander brothers of Berlin, London 1895 Joseph Braham, London 1927 Hardy Brothers (3)

AN ASSEMBLED GROUP OF SILVER PLATE, OF AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL HISTORY INTEREST (4)

A FAIRFAX CRESTED WALNUT SAVONAROLA CHAIR Probably Italian, early 20th century

A CARVED GILTWOOD FIGURE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD Central European, 17th century

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Collections will be available for two days from 23-24 September at 36 - 40 Queen St Woollahra NSW 2025

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