Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, Coffee Set: Realised $16 415
Hans Coper, Angular Stoneware Vase: Realised $11 725
Bill Brandt, A Snicket in Halifax: Realised $21 105Last Wednesday and Thursday's twin sales of The Martin Hill Collection of International and New Zealand Ceramics, The Michael Seresin Collection of International Black and White Photography and Important Photographs witnessed some incredible results, particularly in the international areas. The Martin Hill Collection witnessed some of the most extraordinary and heated bidding ever seen locally in this area as the phone, internet and room battled it out to realise a phenomenal sell through rate in excess of %95 under the hammer, with many of the estimates being eclipsed two and three fold. Some of the highlights included: Michael Cardew, Slipware Water Jar $3865; Abuja Pottery Vase $1875; Dame Lucie Rie, Teapot $7325; Shoji Hamada, Bottle Vase $4690; Barry Brickell, Teapot $1230; Roy Cowan, Floor Vase $2460. On Thursday night some of the highlights from both photography sales included: Bill Henson, Untitled 2/1 $37 520; Atget, Parc de St Cloud $19 930; Andre Kertesz, Satiric Dancer $14 070; Brassai, Fille au Billiards $11 135; W. Eugene Smith, Thelonius Monk... $15 240; O. Winston Link, Hot Shot $11 430; Robin Morrison, Rachael and Fanny Short $5275; Laurence Aberhart, Memorial, Amberley... $4980; Brian Brake, Monsoon Girl $9380; Yvonne Todd, Werta $10 550; Michael Parekowhai, What's the Time Mr Woolf? $13 480. A full list of prices realised will be available shortly.
