Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Flowers in Jug, c.1929
Woodcut / linocut
Davidson Auctions · May 30, 2026A$8,000 ≈ $5,737 ≈ £4,272 ≈ €4,927Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Protea 1925
Margaret Preston (Australian, 1875–1963) · 1925
A$31,720 price realized incl. premium
≈ $24,112≈ £16,299≈ €22,411
Hammer A$26,000 · with buyer’s premium A$31,720
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- Medium
- Woodcut / linocut · Prints & multiples all woodcut / linocut results →As published: “hand-coloured woodcut on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Inscribed and dated '9th proof - 25 - Protea' lower left; signed artist's monogram and 'Margaret Preston' lower right edition 9 of 50
- Category
- Prints (general)
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 24.5 cm (image)
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE | Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design (AU0794)
- Date
- March 31, 2015
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 61
- Estimate
- A$15,000 – A$20,000 (≈ $11,402 – $15,203) (≈ £7,708 – £10,277) (≈ €10,598 – €14,130)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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