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Star Performers : Amount by Which Selling Price Exceeds the High Estimate (Top Ten) , 2008.
 
Amount
 Price
 Estimate
Details
$408,000
$1,008,000
$400,000-600,000
Fox, Ethel Carrick
Market, Under Trees Click here to view image Fox, Ethel Carrick, Market, Under Trees


Courtesy of Sotheby's © Ethel Carrick Fox or assignee

Oil on canvas Sotheby's Sydney 22/04/2008, Lot No. 34
$360,000
$960,000
$400,000-600,000
Fairweather, Ian
Beach at Manicahan Click here to view image Fairweather, Ian, Beach at Manicahan


Courtesy of Sotheby's © Ian Fairweather or assignee

Oil and pencil on cardboard on hardboard Sotheby's Sydney 22/04/2008, Lot No. 9
$270,000
$420,000
$100,000-150,000
Allport, Henry Curzon
Corroboree, Lake Macquarie Click here to view image Allport, Henry Curzon, Corroboree, Lake Macquarie


Courtesy of Sotheby's © Henry Curzon Allport or assignee

Oil on paper laid down on canvas Sotheby's Sydney 22/04/2008, Lot No. 85
$244,000
$384,000
$100,000-140,000
Elenberg, Joel
Mask 1980 Click here to view image Elenberg, Joel, Mask 1980


Courtesy of Bonhams & Goodman © Joel Elenberg or assignee

Bronze Bonhams & Goodman Melbourne 23/04/2008, Lot No. 77
$156,000
$336,000
$140,000-180,000
Boyd, Arthur
Shoalhaven River 1976 Click here to view image Boyd, Arthur, Shoalhaven River 1976


Courtesy of Deutscher~Menzies © Arthur Boyd or assignee

Oil on canvas Deutscher~Menzies Sydney 18/06/2008, Lot No. 21
$153,150
$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
$134,000
$384,000
$180,000-250,000
Blackman, Charles
Triptych Click here to view image Blackman, Charles, Triptych


Courtesy of Sotheby's © Charles Blackman or assignee

Oil on canvas Sotheby's Sydney 22/04/2008, Lot No. 32
$120,000
$420,000
$200,000-300,000
Smart, Frank Jeffrey
On the Beach, San Diego Click here to view image Smart, Frank Jeffrey, On the Beach, San Diego


Courtesy of Sotheby's © Frank Jeffrey Smart or assignee

Oil on canvas on composition board Sotheby's Sydney 22/04/2008, Lot No. 7
$120,000
$1,020,000
$700,000-900,000
Drysdale, George Russell
Landscape in the Kimberleys 1958 Click here to view image Drysdale, George Russell, Landscape in the Kimberleys 1958


Courtesy of Deutscher~Menzies © George Russell Drysdale or assignee

Oil on canvas Deutscher~Menzies Sydney 18/06/2008, Lot No. 29
$110,477
NZ $390,477
NZD240,000-280,000
Goldie, Charles Frederick
Hori Pokai - Sleep, Tis a Gentle Thing Click here to view image Goldie, Charles Frederick, Hori Pokai - Sleep, Tis a Gentle Thing


Courtesy of International Art Centre © Charles Frederick Goldie or assignee

Oil on canvas International Art Centre Auckland 19/03/2008, Lot No. 23
The Amount column shows amount by which the hammer price plus premium exceeded the published high estimate for the lot, where the high estimate for the lot was $1,000 or more.

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