Lawsons - Auctioneers, Sydney and Melbourne

The last major monthly auction of 2009. Showcasing good Georgian and Victorian furniture from the South coast and a wealth of decorative objects including; a good Art Deco chryselephantine figure/lamp of an exotic female acrobat, art glass by Galle, Lalique, Kosta Boda, Murano, also Waterford & Stuart, timber & pressed leather compendiums, Georgian tea caddies, a collection of microscopes and cameras, Chinese & Japanese decorative arts including ivories, ceramics incl Satsuma, card cases and inros, Hermes lady’s ‘Kelly’ type bag, various silver from Georgian period til later, dinner sets, doulton figures, clocks and a miniature revolving bookcase. Art already consigned includes Brett Whiteley, Roland Wakelin, Joseph Frost, John Olsen, Pro Hart, Sydney Long, Janet Golder Kngwarreye and much more.

Viewing: 26 November 1 - 6.30pm and day of sale from 8am

Enquiries : Simon Hill 02 9566 2377

Lawsons have been instructed by the vendor to sell the entire contents of this prestigious home, by public auction. ‘Havilah’ House is an imposing Victorian Gothic Revival villa with exquisite cedar joinery, built in 1893 and once the home of William Dixon, public benefactor and collector of books, maps, pictures and manuscripts, the majority of which were donated to the State Library giving rise to the Dixon Wing. The current owners have lovingly restored the property to its former glory and are selling the entire contents of house and outbuildings due to a seachange.

The period furnishings on offer comprise Georgian, William IV, Victorian and Edwardian dining, lounge and bedroom furniture and decorative objects, including display cases, occasional tables, a fine inlaid bedroom suite, a parlour suite, an extending dining table and chairs, longcase and mantel clocks and garnitures, chests of drawers, iron beds, kero lamps, girandoles and lustres, desks, blanket boxes, porcelain and glass, copper and brass, linen and lace, work boxes and objet d’art. Works of art from Australian and internationally reknowned artists including Norman Lindsay, Pablo Picasso, Charles Blackman, John Coburn, Arthur Boyd, Salvador Dali, Sidney Nolan, Gloria Petyarre, Robert Dickerson and many more.

Viewing: Saturday 28 November 10am – 4pm and day of sale from 9am

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Enquiries: Martin Farrah 02 9566 2377

Shauna Farren-Price 02 9566 2377


Date	Auction Title	Viewing Times
27 November	Fine Art and Antiques	26 November 1 - 6.30pm & day of sale from 8am
29 November	Contents of a Carlingford Home	28 November 10am - 4pm & day of sale from 9am
4 December	Fine Jewellery, Watches and Virtu	3 December 1 - 6.30pm & day of sale from 8am - 12pm
11 December	Books, Maps and Stamps	10 December 1 - 6.30pm & day of sale from 8am
18 December	Christmas Fine Wine	17 December 1 - 6.30pm & day of sale from 8am

Buying at Lawsons
Over 1500 items are sold at Lawsons’ auctions each week and include: antique and modern furniture, decorative arts & collectables, Australian and International paintings, books, maps, prints, wine, jewellery, 20th century design, vintage costume, Australiana, electricals & bric-a-brac and more. Items are on view each Thursday afternoon from 1pm until 6pm and we have an extended view for the Fine and Decorative Arts and Antiques sale at the end of the month. If you can’t attend the auction in person there are a number of ways in which you can participate as an absentee bidder. To ensure you don’t miss out why not make use of our Lot Alert facility, a function which enables to you to edit

your own ‘wish list’.

Selling at Lawsons

Our valuers are able to advise the best method of disposal, whether it be in the saleroom, on-line,

at an on-site auction, by private treaty sale or through the tender process.

Our fee for selling is commission based and works on a sliding scale dependant on the value and volume

of goods consigned. Payment by cheque follows the auction within ten working days of the sale.

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