AUCTION

Sunday 28 March 2010

Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art & International Antiquities

Entries Invited

Suitable entries will be accepted
Until the 4 March 2010

By appointment at:

Galerie Finn

23 Bay Street, Double Bay, Sydney, Australia

A Magnificent Tang Dynasty Horse, c.618-907 AD, China, 68x62cm Sold Dec. 2009 $8,386	A Batak Marionette Head (si gale gale), c.early 20th Century, Sumatra, 28x12cm Sold Dec. 2009 $2,935	A Fine Gandharan Sculpture of Buddha, c.3rd Century AD, 75x35cm Sold Dec. 2009 $15,574
A Fine Bronze Sculpture of Buddha, c.1850, Tibet, 39x29cm Sold Dec. 2009 $3,508	A South Queensland Shield (gulmari), c.early 20th Century, Thargomindah, 58x31cm Sold Dec. 2009 $4,510	An Ethnographic Overmdeled Ancestor Skull, c.early 20th Century, Bismark Archipelago, 27x18cm Sold Dec. 2009 $3,172

To Order A Full Colour Hard Copy Of The Catalogue click below:
Catalogue Order Form

This is to announce our forthcoming auction. The sale will include antiquities and art from Southeast Asia, China, India and the Middle East; ethnographic Oceanic material culture from New Guinea and the Pacific Islands; Australian Aboriginal art and artefacts and fine Specimens of Natural History.

Highlights include; 17th Century bronze sculpture from Tibet; 10th - 12th Century Indian sculpture, Early sculpture and bronze from Burma; Gandharan antiquities dating to 200AD; important 12th - 13th Century Khmer sculpture, Tang, Han, Ming and Ching Dynasty art and antiquities from China.

Our December 2009 auction finished last year with positive results. Although buyers remained cautious we experienced solid buyer participation. We are also delighted that our Natural History section of our auctions is gathering momentum and we look forward to solid growth in this area.

Sales include; a 2nd Century AD Gandharan Sculpture (over $25,000); a Tang Dynasty ceramic horse from China (over $8,300), an early southeast Queensland shield (over $4,500), a 16th Century sculpture of a reclining Buddha from Laos (over $3,500), a 19th Century Bronze sculpture of Buddha from Tibet (over $3,500), an early 20th Century overmodeled ancestor scull from New Guinea (over $3,100); and an early 20th Century Batak marionette head (over $2,900). A full Prices Realised Report is available from our website.

These results are encouraging and indicate a return of buyers and renewed buoyancy in the market for good quality or important works of art at our auctions.

We continue to receive favourable comment from our clients regarding our extended three weeks of pre-auction viewings. This creates a far more enjoyable, relaxed viewing atmosphere and allows a high level of attendance. Prospective buyers are no longer rushed into decisions and have ample time to investigate carefully the material on offer.

Our innovative and interactive CD catalogue, (also available in full colour hard copy), continues to be very well received. This innovation has been tremendously beneficial for our clients especially those who are unable to attend pre-auction viewings. Buyers are able to access multiple, high quality images of every Lot. Buyers can now bid in real time via the internet, telephone and via Absentee Bid from anywhere in the world and from the comfort of their own homes.

The catalogue for our forthcoming auction will be available soon. Should you require a full colour printed copy, please fill and return the Catalogue Order Form to us as soon as possible.

Should you have any questions or require further information please do not hesitate to contact me.

I look forward to seeing you soon in Double Bay at Galerie Finn.

Best Regards,

Guy Earl-Smith