London Bridge, Portsea, 1957, 84 x 112 cm
Although “London Bridge, Portsea” is well referenced in Traudi Allen’s 1992 publication 
on John Perceval, the whereabouts of this significant painting were unknown – until the owner contacted us wishing to sell the painting.
This stormy seascape of the Mornington Peninsula was located in Marbella in Spain. We organised its repatriation to Australia, and it eventually sold for $225,000 incl. buyer’s premium.
BACKGROUND: This very fine gouache by Australia’s contemporary master had been purchased at auction at Sotheby’s in 1992 for $4,400. VALUATION & OUTCOME: After a sympathetic reframe, “Dog in Landscape” achieved a very comfortable appreciation in value when it sold for $42,000 incl. buyer’s premium. A handsome return for the
BACKGROUND: We were asked by a company to research and sell this vivid landscape by Austrian painter Willy Eisenschitz. VALUATION & OUTCOME: We always felt that it was particularly attractive with the potential to do much better than its $3,000 to $5,000 estimate. It did not disappoint, and the high
