The Thomas Vroom Collection

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THE THOMAS VROOM COLLECTION AUCTION SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2017 MELBOURNE

AUCTION CATALOGUE VOLUME 10 ISSUE 1

Inside Cover Illustration Front Cover Illustration 287 JIMMY NERRIMAH MULGRA (BORN c.1930) Nyimpi 2001 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with Mangkaja Arts cat. no. PC216/01 91.5 x 101cm $3,000-5,000 © Jimmy Nerrimah Mulgra. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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349 GLORIA PETYARRE (BORN c.1938) Mountain Devil Awelye 1994 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and cat no. 94D002 309 x 130cm PROVENANCE: Delmore Gallery, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $5,000-8,000 © Gloria Petyarre. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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THE THOMAS VROOM COLLECTION AUCTION SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2017 AT 12PM MELBOURNE

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Introduction

Thomas Vroom Collection For the past 60 years most major collectors of Aboriginal Art have not been

canvases. In addition to acquiring works for his own collection he established

Australians. From the 1950s to the 1970s significant collectors included the

the Songlines Galleries in San Francisco (with David Betz), and in Amsterdam

Czech/Parisian artist and ethnographer Karel Kupka, and American’s Professor

(with Maggie de Moor), where he exhibited contemporary art from traditional

Edward L. Ruhe, and later Californian’s Louis Allen and Jerome Gould, all of who’s

communities.

impressive collections are now housed in European, American and Australian galleries and museums. In the 1980s, inspired by the landmark exhibition at the

In September 2014 Thomas called me to advise that he had decided to sell his

Asia Society in New York, Dreamings - The Art of Aboriginal Australia, a new

vast collection, and engaged my company Tim Klingender Fine Art to oversee

wave of international collectors, including the American billionaire John Kluge

its sale at auction. The first sale to include works from the collection was held in

of Virginia, and Richard Kelton and The Kelton Foundation of Santa Monica,

London in June 2015 and achieved outstanding results, followed by two highly

began to collect as Indigenous Australian art was in the midst of a dynamic

successful auctions held in Sydney in late 2015 and 2016.

transcendence. And in their footsteps came the Dutch collector Thomas Vroom.

This auction represents the final instalment of the Thomas Vroom Collection to I first met Thomas in the early 1990s. Thomas is a friendly man, always with a

be offered at auction, and includes around 700 artworks and artefacts condensed

spark in his eye, a smile on his face and exuding enthusiasm for life. After first

into just over 400 lots. The sale features many works by Emily Kngwarreye and

encountering Australian Indigenous Art in New York at the end of the 1980s,

Kathleen Petyarre, the two artists for which he was most passionate, and many

Thomas Vroom became passionately engaged in collecting Aboriginal Art

other significant canvases, bark paintings sculptures, prints and artefacts. All

globally for the next two decades on an unprecedented level, acquiring important

artworks in this auction have recently returned to Australia from the Thomas

historical works at auction, tracking down and directly acquiring old collections,

Vroom Collection, which for over a decade has been used as the corner stone for

buying contemporary works on his numerous trips to remote regions, from

exhibitions at the Aboriginal Art Museum Utrecht, The Netherlands.

galleries in the capital cities throughout Australia and from dealers internationally.

Vroom’s interest in the field was broad from the outset, and the collection includes

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early artefacts, bark paintings and ceremonial sculptures, through to historical

Director, Tim Klingender Fine Art

paintings from the Kimberley and Central Deserts, and the most contemporary

205 Detail opposite GLORIA PETYARRE (BORN c.1938) Untitled acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Delmore Gallery cat. no. 0871 310 x 123.5cm $5,000-8,000 © Gloria Petyarre. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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BALGO 260 MUNTJA NUNGURRAYI (BORN c.1930) Koora near Kirikurra 1996 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with Warlayirti Artists cat. no. 193/96 91.5 x 61cm PROVENANCE: Warlayirti Artists, WA (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $2,000-4,000 © Muntja Nungarrayi. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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262 A COLLABORATIVE WORK

BY EUBENA NAMPITJIN, LUCY YUKENBARRI NAPANANGKA and MUNTJA NUNGURRAYI Untitled 1996 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artists’ names and Warlayirti Artists cat. no. 351/96 120 x 180cm $5,000-8,000 © Eubena Nampitjin & Muntja Nungurrayi.

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167 BAI BAI NAPANGARDI (BORN c.1936) Ngurakutjara near Mangkayi, in the Great Sandy Desert, W.A 1998 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with Warlayirti Artists cat. no. 291/94 90x 60cm PROVENANCE: Warlayirti Artists, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $1,500-2,500 © Bai Bai Napangardi. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

382 DAVID HALL TJANGALA (BORN c.1930) Yurriyagga 1995 acrylic on linen inscribed verso with artists name and Warlayirti Artists’ cat. no. 877/95 120.5 x 80.5cm PROVENANCE: Warlayirti Artists, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $1,500-2,500

379 Detail opposite MUNTJA NUNGURRAYI (BORN c.1930) Kankarra, Canning Stock Route in the Great Sandy Desert W.A, 1996 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with Warlayirti Artists cat. no. 62/96 121 x 80.5cm PROVENANCE: Warlayirti Artists, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $3,000-5,000 © Muntja Nungarrayi. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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275 Opposite KATHLEEN NGALE (BORN c.1930) Untitled acrylic on belgian linen (unstretched) inscribed verso with artist’s name and Delmore Gallery cat. no. 08I18 213 x 122cm $5,000-7,000 © Kathleen Ngale. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

194 ANGELINA NGALE PWERLE (BORN 1952) Arnekwety Place VIII 2002 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Delmore Gallery cat. no. 01H002 150 x 121.5cm PROVENANCE: Delmore Gallery, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $3,000-5,000 © Angelina Ngale Pwerle. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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84 EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE (c.1910-1996) Desert Lifecycle 1995 acrylic on canvas signed verso: Emlly inscribed verso with artist’s name and Delmore Gallery cat. no. 95B032 151 x 91cm $12,000-18,000 © Emily Kame Kngwarreye.

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88 EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE (c.1910-1996) My Country IV 1995 acrylic on canvas 122 x 90cm $8,000-12,000 © Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

87 EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE (c.1910-1996) My Country III 1995 acrylic on canvas 121 x 89.5cm $8,000-12,000 © Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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83 EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE (c.1910-1996) Desert Flowers 1995 acrylic on canvas signed verso: Emlly inscribed verso with artist’s name and Delmore Gallery cat. no. 95BO23 152 x 91cm $12,000-18,000 © Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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357 ABIE LOY KEMARRE (BORN 1972) Bush Hen Dreaming 1996 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Gallerie Australis cat. no. GAALO0598196 243.5 x 183.5cm $7,000-10,000 © Abie Loy Kemarre. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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96 ABIE LOY KEMERRE (BORN 1972) Untitled acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Gallerie Australis cat. no. GAAL06041278 151 x 153cm $3,000-5,000 © Abie Loy Kemarre. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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95 KATHLEEN PETYARRE (BORN c. 1930) Untitled 1999 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with Delmore Gallery, cat. no. 99D006 150 x 150cm $7,000-10,000 © Kathleen Petyarre. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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MOUNT LEIBIG

97 LILY KELLY NAPANGARDI (BORN 1948) Tali - Sandhills acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with Watiwayanu Artists cat. no. 77.0337 120 x 180cm $6,000-8,000 © Lily Kelly Napangardi. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

258 JONATHAN KUMINTJARA BROWN (1960-1997) Maralinga Aftermath, Crater Where Four Bodies Were Found 1996 natural earth pigments on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name, title and date 180.5 x 90cm PROVENANCE: Utopia Art, Sydney (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $7,000-10,000 © Jonathan Kumintjara Brown. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

356 Opposite WENTJA NAPALJARRI (1932-2014) Untitled acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Watiwayanu Artist’s cat. no. 77-397 and cat. no. NJM04/0173 148 x 207cm $7,000-10,000 © Wentja Napaljarri. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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203 LILY KELLY NAPANGARDI (BORN 1948) Tali - Sandhills acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Watiyawanu Artists cat. no. 0055-LK 121 x 153cm $5,000-7,000 © Lily Kelly Napangardi. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

272 Opposite NGOIA POLLARD NAPALJARRI (BORN c.1948) Swamps around Nyrirrpi 2004 acrylic on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name, size, title and Watiwayanu Artists cat. no. 10/04291 182 x 120cm $5,000-7,000 © Ngoia Pollard Napaljarri. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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CENTRAL DESERT

18 CLIFFORD POSSUM TJAPALTJARRI (c.1932-2002) Frog Dreaming acrylic on canvas 130 x 135cm LITERATURE: Johnson, V., The Art of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Craftsman House, Sydney 1996, pl.52, p.122 $8,000-12,000 © Clifford Possum. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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308 TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA (c.1938-2001) Straightening Spears acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with Aboriginal Desert Art Gallery cat. no. 4370-TTT-789-303-188 305 x 189cm $6,000-8,000 © Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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288 LONG TOM TJAPANANGKA (1929-2006) Untitled 1998 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Ikuntji Artists’ cat. no. IK98LT22 81 x 152.5cm $2,000-3,000 © Long Tom Tjapanangka. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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312 PEGLEG TJAMPITJINPA (1920-2006) Tingari at Parayilypil 2002 acrylic on linen (3) inscribed verso with artist’s name and Yanda Aboriginal Art cat. no. PL200220/26/37 137 x 93cm overall PROVENANCE: Arnhemland Art, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $3,000-5,000 © Pegleg Tjampit. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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310 TIMMY PAYUNGKA TJAPANGATI (c.1942-2000) Untitled acrylic on linen inscribed verso with Papunya Tula Artists cat. no. TP9101..3 [indeciph] 121.5 x 61cm PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 24 June 2002, lot. 190 $1,000-2,000 © Timmy Payungka Tjapangati.

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188 NAATA NUNGURRAYI (BORN 1932) Untitled acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with cat. no. NA200338 152 x 182cm $8,000-12,000 © Naata Nungurrayi. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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YUENDUMU

31 PADDY NELSON TJUPURRULA (c.1919-1990) Karrku Jukurrpa 1996 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Warlukulangu Artists cat. no. 66/96 182 x 61cm PROVENANCE: Warlukurlangu Artists, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $6,000-8,000 © Paddy Nelson Tjupurrula. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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264 PADDY NELSON TJUPURRULA (c.1919-1990) Yala Tjukurrpa - Bush Potato Dreaming 1986 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name 155 x 122cm PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 29 June 1998, lot. 238 EXHIBITIONS: Achille Lauro, Perth, January 1987 (an exhibition held to coincide with the hosting of the America’s Cup in Fremantle, Western Australia) Art and Aboriginality, Portsmouth, U. K., May 1987 as part of the Portsmouth Festival $8,000-12,000 © Paddy Nelson Tjupurrula. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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SCULPTURES & ARTEFACTS

60 A PAIR OF SHIELDS c.1980s one decorated with plant material and ceremonial designs and the other bearing a snake design in natural earth pigments on wood 61cm; 68cm length $600-800

59 CEREMONIAL COOLAMON c.1980s decorated with ceremonial designs on both sides with natural earth pigments on carved wood 62cm length $200-300

292 BOB BURRUWAL (BORN 1952) Trio of Spirit Figures stringy bark and natural earth pigments on carved wood 194cm; 180.5cm; 146cm height $1,800-2,800 Š Bob Burruwal. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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183 A PAIR OF RARE SHELL NECKLACES i) Cape York Shell Necklace with bush string (illus) ii) Desert Shell Necklace, mulit-strand with bush string 90cm; 63cm length $300-500

184 TWO CEREMONIAL FEATHER HEAD PIECES Feathers, wood, cloth and natural earth pigments (2) 28cm: 27cm height $300-500

185 TWO CEREMONIAL BELTS AND HEADPIECE i) Possibly Cape York wool and human hair belt with a wool tassel and natural earth pigments (illus) ii) Arnhemland Feather Tassel wool belt with a natural resin and earth pigments iii) Feather Tassel headpiece with wool and natural earth pigment 30cm diam: 65cm length and 20cm diam $500-700

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KIMBERLEY

211 ALAN GRIFFITHS (BORN 1933) Corroboree acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Red Rock Art cat. nos. 0199 and KP812 100.5 x 80cm $800-1,200 © Alan Griffiths. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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212 ROVER THOMAS (c.1926-1998) Hot Springs (Kalumpa- Mythological Snake) 1985 natural earth pigments and bush gum on board inscribed verso with Mary Macha, WA cat. no. 212/85/R.T. 60.5 x 91.5cm $6,000-8,000 Š Rover Thomas. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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218 ROVER THOMAS (c. 1926-1998) Red Rock Stockyard 1996 etching and aquatint, ed. 3/50 signed lower right 82 x 99cm $1,500-2,500 © Rover Thomas. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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80 HECTOR JANDANY (c.1927-2006) Cawunbunjie (Texas Downs Station) 1996 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name, title and Warmun Artists cat. no. HC0005 92 x 121.5cm PROVENANCE: Warmun Artists, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $3,000-5,000 © Hector Jandany. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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ARNHEM LAND 159 GEORGE MILPURRURRU (1934-1998) Gumang - Goose Dancing Ceremony c.1983 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 120 x 95cm PROVENANCE: Bula’bula Arts, Ramingining Sotheby’s, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 26 June 2000, lot 281 $3,000-5,000 © George Milpurrurru. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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222 Attrib. YIRAWALA (1903-1976) Two Mimis c.1960 natural earth pigments on bark 42.5 x 13cm $800-1200

225 YIRAWALA (1930-1976) Earth Spirit Amd Mimi 1973 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, label verso bears artist’s name, title, date and a story description 58.5 x 19cm PROVENANCE: Sandra Le Brun Holmes Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 29 June 1998, lot 59 The label reads: ‘A Spirit Creator Being for the increase of Mimi spirits. The power bags on his body are full of magic stones. Bottom Panel. Mimi defending their caves and sacred increase site, urged on by the Wind Mimi’ $12,000-16,000

149 JAMES IYUNA (BORN 1959) Woman turned to Stone natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark label verso from Maningrida Arts and Culture, cat. no. 2387 174 x 42.5cm $2,000-4,000 © James Iyuna. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

161 MUNGGURRAWUY YUNUPINGU (c.1907-1979) Circumcision Ceremony natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark story description attached verso 137.5 x 43.5cm $3,000-5,000 © Munggurrawuy Yunupingu.

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230 DAVID MALANGI (1927-1999) The Great White Whale of the Dreamtime natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark inscribed verso with artist’s name 140 x 65cm PROVENANCE: Dorothy Bennett, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, cat. no. 359) $1,500-2,500 © David Malangi. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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232 GEORGE MILPURRURRU (1934-1998) Cleansing Ceremony c.1990 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark inscribed verso with artist’s name and Bula’bula Arts cat. no. BP0943 story description attached verso 208 x 84cm $2,000-4,000 © George Milpurrurru. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

220 Opposite LOFTY NABARDAYAL NADJAMERREK (1926-2009) Bininj, The First People 1990 natural earth pigments on paper inscribed with artist’s name verso and cat. nos. AFA 1312 and DB 23 106 x 75cm PROVENANCE: Aboriginal Fine Art Gallery, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $2,000-4,000 © Lofty Nabardayal Nadjamerrek.

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413 JABOMA (working 1950s) Untitled 1956 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 44 x 27.5cm PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 30 June 1997, lot 12. $1,000-1,500

404 DAVID MALANGI (1927-1999) Djawag’kuwu Waterholes at Dhamala 1995 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark inscribed verso with artist’s name, date and Bula’bula Arts cat. no. BP 1899 95 x 67.5cm $1,000-2,000 © David Malangi. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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219 GEORGE MILPURRURRU (1934-1998) Untitled - Ten Canoes, Goose Egg Hunting acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with cat. no. CP103 136 x 160cm $1,500-2,500 © George Milpurrurru. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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APY LANDS 377 CLEM RICTOR (BORN c.1940) Wangulii 2004 acrylic on canvas 177 x 117cm PROVENANCE: Irrunytju Arts, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $3,000-5,000 © Clem Rictor. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

113 Opposite ROLEY ROBERTS (BORN c.1935) Wati Kutjara 2003 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name, date and Irrunytju Arts cat. no. IRRROL03184 119 x 89cm PROVENANCE: Irrunytju Arts, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) $1,500-2,500 © Roley Roberts. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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374 NYAKUL DAWSON (c.1930-2007) Untitled 2002 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with Irrunytju Arts cat. no. IRRND02286 192 x 141cm $2,000-4,000 © Nyakul Dawson. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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370 JIMMY DONEGAN (BORN c.1940) Pukara 2005 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with Blackstone Artists cat. no. 05-896 99.5 x 101cm PROVENANCE: Papulankutja Artists, NT (accompanied a certificate of authenticity) $2,000-4,000 © Jimmy Donegan. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia

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BIDS INCREMENTS 0 to 99 $10 100 to 499 $20 500 to 999 $50 1,000 to 1,999 $100 2,000 to 4,999 $200 5,000 to 9,999 $500 10,000 to 19,999 $1,000 20,000 to 49,999 $2,000 50,000 to 99,999 $5,000 100,000 plus $10,000

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I request Leonard Joel bid on the above lots at the relevant auction and in the event that the lot is passed in for a 48 hour period following the relevant auction up to the price given. All bids shall be treated as offers made in agreement with Leonard Joel’s General Conditions of Business. If identical bids are received for the same lot the bid received first will take precedence. By signing this form I agree that I have read and understood Leonard Joel’s conditions of sale and wish to be bound by them and hereby authorise Leonard Joel to debit my credit card for the full purchase price, including applicable credit card fees, of any lot or lots that I am successful in purchasing.

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Sale Room MELBOURNE 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne VIC 3141 Telephone: (03) 9826 4333 Facsimile: (03) 9826 4544 Interstate: 1800 264 333 SYDNEY 39 Queen Street, Woollahra, Sydney NSW 2025 Telephone: (02) 9362 9045 Facsimile: (03) 9826 4544 Interstate: 1800 264 333

LUXURY Bethany McGougan, BA Hons, MSc, Manager, Jewellery & Luxury CLASSIC FURNITURE & OBJECTS Chiara Curcio BA, Associate Head of Classic Furniture & Objects Trevor Fleming, BA (Asian Studies), M.Mgmt (Arts), Specialist, Japanese Art COLLECTABLES Chiara Curcio BA, Associate Head of Classic Furniture & Objects

email: info@leonardjoel.com.au

INTERIORS & FURNITURE Ryan Parle BA, Manager Jack McIlroy, Assistant Xavier O’Brien, Assistant Edwin Fox, Assistant

e-mail all lower case firstname.surname@leonardjoel.com.au

MODERN DESIGN Anna Grassham BA Contemporary Arts, Specialist

MANAGING DIRECTOR & NATIONAL HEAD OF COLLECTIONS John Albrecht BA LLB MBA

OBJECTS, BOOKS & COLLECTABLES Maxine Winning, Manager Elise Landry, Assistant

web: www.leonardjoel.com.au

Leonard Joel Specialists SYDNEY Robert Williams, National Head of Single-Owner Collections & Sydney Office Emily Sinclair, Art Specialist Tim Nicol, Front of House Administrator Millie Holles BA, MA, Art Consultant ART Sophie Ullin BA Hons, National Head of Art Olivia Fuller BArtTh, Art Specialist Maggie Skelton BA, Art Specialist Lucy Foster EMA, Art Specialist Emily Sinclair, Art Specialist Daizi Zheng, Administrator Millie Holles BA, MA, Art Consultant ABORIGINAL ART Sophie Ullin BA Hons, National Head of Art JEWELLERY John D’Agata F.G.A.A., National Head of Jewellery Robert Haigh F.G.A.A. Dip DT., Senior Jewellery Specialist and Resident Gemmologist and Diamond Technologist Bethany McGougan, BA Hons, MSc, Manager, Jewellery & Luxury Caroline Tickner, BA Hons, F.G.A.A., Jewellery Insurance Valuations Ophelia Lai, Jewellery Assistant Kerry Dobson, Administrator Mary Kenny BA, Dip. Ed., Consultant Henrietta Maiyah, Consultant

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

ACCOUNTS Marie McCarthy, Chief Financial Officer Michelle Draper, Account Manager FRONT OFFICE Kim Clarke, Front of House Manager Amelia Lewis, Receptionist Phoebe Ellis, Receptionist Keryn Gilchrist, Database OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS Anthony Riepsamen, Manager COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Katarina Ljahovic, Manager PHOTOGRAPHY Adam Obradovic, Senior Photographer DESIGN Maria Rossi, Finished Artist

ABORIGINAL ART ADVISOR Tim Klingender, Director, Tim Klingender Fine Art

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