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Star Performers : Ratio by Which Selling Price Exceeds the High Estimate (Top Ten), 2008.
 
Ratio
 Price
 Estimate
Details
10.11
$94,423
$7,500-8,500
Frizzell, Richard John (Dick)
Seeing the Grand Canyon 1979
Enamel on board Joel Fine Art Melbourne 21/04/2008, Lot No. 168
7.26
$33,048
$2,000-4,000
Olsson, Julius
Moonlight on the Coast C.1920
Oil on canvas Joel Fine Art Melbourne 21/04/2008, Lot No. 164
5.40
$19,200
$2,000-3,000
Olley, Margaret
Still Life with Squash, Click here to view image Olley, Margaret, Still Life with Squash,


Courtesy of Bonhams & Goodman © Margaret Olley or assignee

Oil on board Bonhams & Goodman Sydney 02/03/2008, Lot No. 101
5.39
$76,721
$8,000-12,000
Norton, William E
Brigantine in a Fog C.1880
Oil on canvas Joel Fine Art Melbourne 21/04/2008, Lot No. 165
4.00
$9,000
$1,200-1,800
Cayley, Neville William
Group of Five Parrots
Watercolour on paper Bonhams & Goodman Sydney 29/06/2008, Lot No. 108
3.92
$59,011
$8,000-12,000
Peart, John
Levels 1972
Oil on canvas Joel Fine Art Melbourne 21/04/2008, Lot No. 83
3.40
$26,400
$4,000-6,000
Lister, William Lister
Figures by the River, 1914 Click here to view image Lister, William Lister, Figures by the River, 1914


Courtesy of Deutscher and Hackett © William Lister Lister or assignee

Oil on canvas Deutscher and Hackett Melbourne 16/04/2008, Lot No. 176
3.29
$15,000
$2,500-3,500
Boyd, David
Children and Woodcutter Click here to view image Boyd, David, Children and Woodcutter


Courtesy of Joel's © David Boyd or assignee

Oil on linen Joel's Melbourne 14/04/2008, Lot No. 147
3.06
$203,150
$30,000-50,000
School, Chinese
Four Ports - Hong Kong to Canton with American and International Ships One With American Vessels Labelled Lexington, Sus Click here to view image School, Chinese, Four Ports - Hong Kong to Canton with American and International Ships One With American Vessels Labelled Lexington, Sus


Courtesy of Mossgreen Auctions © Chinese School or assignee

Oil on canvas - four Mossgreen Auctions Hobart 18/03/2008, Lot No. 25
3.02
NZ $8,033
NZD1,200-2,000
French, Percy
Sunlit Moors Click here to view image French, Percy, Sunlit Moors


Courtesy of International Art Centre © Percy French or assignee

Watercolour International Art Centre Auckland 22/04/2008, Lot No. 170
The Ratio column indicates the number of times by which the hammer price plus premium exceeded the published high estimate for the lot, where the high estimate was $1,000 or more..


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