Important Australian Art from the Estate of John Cuningham
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IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN ART FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN CUNINGHAM IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN ART FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN CUNINGHAM FROM THE ESTATE AUSTRALIAN ART IMPORTANT Tuesday 22 November at 6:30pm NCJWA Hall, Sydney | Sydney, 22 November 2016 22 November 2016 Sydney, 23536 INSIDE FRONT COVER IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN ART FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN CUNINGHAM Tuesday 22 November at 6:30pm NCJWA Hall, Sydney MELBOURNE VIEWING BIDS ENQUIRIES PRESS ENQUIRIES Como House Online bidding will be available Mark Fraser Emma Miller Como Avenue for the auction. For further Chairman +61 (0) 401 642 535 South Yarra VIC 3141 information please visit: +61 (0) 430 098 802 mob [email protected] www.bonhams.com [email protected] Friday 4 – Sunday 6 November PHYSICAL CONDITION 10am – 5pm All bidders are advised to Alex Clark OF LOTS IN THIS AUCTION read the important information Australian and International PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE SYDNEY VIEWING on the following pages relating Art Specialist IS NO REFERENCE IN THIS NCJWA Hall to bidding, payment, collection, +61 (0) 413 283 326 mob CATALOGUE TO THE PHYSICAL 111 Queen Street and storage of any purchases. [email protected] CONDITION OF ANY LOT. Woollahra NSW 2025 INTENDING BIDDERS MUST IMPORTANT INFORMATION Merryn Schriever SATISFY THEMSELVES AS Bonhams The United States Government Australian and International TO THE CONDITION OF ANY 97-99 Queen Street has banned the import of ivory Art Specialist LOT AS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE Woollahra NSW 2025 into the USA. Lots containing +61 (0) 414 846 493 mob 14 OF THE NOTICE TO ivory are indicated by the symbol [email protected] BIDDERS CONTAINED AT THE Friday 18 – Monday 21 November Ф printed beside the lot number END OF THIS CATALOGUE. 10am – 5pm in this catalogue. Francesca Cavazzini Tuesday 22 November Aboriginal and International As a courtesy to intending By appointment Art Specialist bidders, Bonhams will provide a +61 (0) 416 022 822 mob written indication of the physical SALE NUMBER francesca.cavazzini@bonhams. condition of lots in this sale if a 23536 com request is received up to 24 hours before the auction starts. CATALOGUE CLIENT SERVICES This written indication is issued $30.00 Penny Pfahl subject to Clause 3 of the Notice +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 to Bidders. ILLUSTRATIONS [email protected] Front cover: Lot 9 Inside front: Lot 14 Inside back: Lot 26 Back cover: Lot 31 Bonhams 1793 Limited 97-99 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025 Catalogue Design and Production +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 Kate Floro +61 (0) 2 9475 4110 fax www.katefloro.com SALE INFORMATION BIDS PAYMENT BUYER’S PREMIUM H o +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 Payment is due by 4:30pm on Thursday A Buyer’s Premium of 22% plus GST will ld s Wi wo +61 (0) 3 8640 4088 24 November 2016. be added to the Hammer Price on all lots. nd sor rt h St +61 (0) 2 9475 4110 fax St [email protected] To comply with legislation, Bonhams cannot EXPORT/TRADE RESTRICTIONS O ce accept payment from an account that does It is your sole responsibility to comply with an To bid via the internet please visit not match the name of the party invoiced. all export and import regulations relating St www.bonhams.com to your purchases and also to obtain any M oncur St S Bank Transfer - Payment can be made by relevant export and/or import licence(s). p i Ca ce PAYMENTS bank transfer. Please ensure that you either ledonia r St Buyers include the sale and Lot number, your name The refusal of any import or export or St +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 or customer number in the reference field. CITES license(s), any delay in obtaining such +61 (0) 3 8640 4088 license(s), or any limitation on your ability to Rush St n +61 (0) 2 9475 4110 fax Account Name: BONHAMS 1793 LTD export a Lot shall not permit the rescission Peaker L AU-CLIENT AC of any sale nor allow any delay in making full Jersey Rd Queen St Sellers Bank Name: HSBC Bank Australia Ltd payment for the Lot. Bonhams Payment of sale proceeds Branch Name: Sydney Exchange Centre St Smith NCJWA HALL +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 Account Number: 078193002 CITES REGULATIONS +61 (0) 3 8640 4088 BSB: 342011 Please be aware that all Lots marked +61 (0) 2 9475 4110 fax SWIFT: HKBAAU2S with symbol Y are subject to CITES when Queen St exporting these items outside Australia. Dw n St Vi Joh ye SHIPPING Information about these regulations may ct oria r L For information and estimates on domestic be found at www.environment.gov.au/ n Av and international shipping as well as export biodiversity/trade-use/cites/index.html e licenses please contact: or may be requested from: Oxford St Penny Pfahl BPAY - Payments can be made by BPAY. The Director +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 Please contact your participating bank, credit International Wildlife Trade [email protected] union or building society to make payment Department of Sustainability, Environment, directly from your cheque or savings account. Water, Population and Communities COLLECTION Enter the Biller Code 17723 and BPAY GPO Box 787 y wa Lots will be available for collection from reference number as detailed on your invoice. Canberra ACT 2601 ree Herring 12pm Wednesday 23 November at Bonhams +61 (0) 2 6274 1900 sh F rth na o Yarra River 97-99 Queen Street, Woollahra. [email protected] o Island EFTPOS / Debit Cards - There is a 2% M N surcharge on the total invoice value when ve d Please note collection will not be available s R using non-Australian bank issued Debit cards, rove G m from NCJWA Hall. and deferred and company Debit cards. Alexandra A e sta Av Vi o illia n e ri Please note collection will not be available e W Av Cash - We will accept cash payment in lm le a unless payment has been received and has a Australian Dollars up to a maximum B Como d cleared. Vict Burnie St amount of $8000 for lots purchased by you oria Rd Park Tce over l a C in this sale. rr e b To arrange collection please contact: n Penny Pfahl Ca Rd Cheques – Cheques must be made payable t Malcolm St y Bru +61 (0) 2 8412 2222 e ce S to: Bonhams 1793 Ltd kl t l S e c [email protected] e Av Ro p o a Personal cheques drawn on an Australian m h n St Co L Rd Storage charges will apply from C r Rd branch of a bank or building society: all r li n ve Wa ve shingto Wednesday 6 December 2016 vo to n Ri St cheques must be cleared before collection of Ri g Ti Como House Lechlade in Ave s your purchases. n e d Daily storage charge per Lot: K e e e Do $50 plus GST s R Av ugla Bankers draft/building society cheques: if you s St Av Av o m m m ce can provide suitable proof of identity we will a a Lots will be released upon production of allow you to collect your purchases once the Co lh ll Fu illia the collection form which will be provided Toorak Wa R money has cleared. d W upon receipt of payment. Please present South Yarra Jackson St this form and photographic ID at the time Toorak of collection. If a third party is collecting on behalf of the client, the client must provide Bonhams with written authority prior to collection. The third party must present photographic ID when collecting. 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His magnificent bequest to the Foundation of the Art Gallery of New South Wales - 60% of his estate, worth more than fifteen million dollars - is unprecedented. The income it will contribute to the Gallery’s acquisition fund will transform the collection over many decades. In his generosity John Cuningham did not seek applause or a desire to see his name in lights.