They collected for more than 50 years and the art deco residence is filled with precious objects and art, particularly anything with an oriental flavour, which she found irresistible.
For many years, Patricia Jackson was president of the Victorian Women’s Committee, which raised huge sums for the restoration of historic buildings in Venice, and the St Georges Road home was the venue for many of these functions.
The auction contains many treasures – not the least of which is a 12th century Chinese Tang dynasty horse (Lot 37 ) in excellent condition.
Another highlight is a pair of Meiji period (1868-1912) signed Japanese Satsuma vases with alternating panels of figures in landscapes and cherry blossoms (lot 90).
An even larger Satsuma vase (Lot 102 ) with flared neck and moulded handles, painted with warriors and landscape, also is on offer.
A pair of large and impressive blue and white hand blown pots (also from the Meiji period) is another attraction for auction goers, while a Chinese Qing dynasty celadon bowl and celadon dish (both with similar patterns) should have collectors rubbing their hands with glee.
For those who like collecting dinner services, there is a fine deep blue and white Royal Worcester example, adorned by a rare Georg Jensen acorn pattern canteen silver cutlery setting for 12 (lot 206).
Other silver items include a George III silver tankard and cover by JP London 1771 (Lot 154 ), featuring a gilt interior and two panels of figures.
One of the standout pieces is a bronze discus thrower (Lot 56 ), a late copy of Myron’s Discobolus, with sculptor Bruno Zach’s name engraved on the base.
Patricia Jackson’s penchant for the oriental is evident in three Chinese scrolls, one a 16th century creation depicting a man on horseback (Lot 40 ), one 18th century showing a woman and her family at dinner (Lot 43 ), and the third displaying two men on horseback with two courtiers standing next to a river (Lot 45 ).
There are several paintings in the auction, including Hans Heysen’s watercolour The Pastoral Scene 1924 (lot 81).
One of the more intriguing paintings the catalogue describes as a 19th century lady after English painter Holman Hunt (1827-1910) (Lot 70 ).
One of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which sought to revitalise art by emphasising detailed observation of the natural world in a spirit of quasi-religious devotion to truth influenced by the spiritual qualities of medieval paintings, Hunt became famous for his religious works.
The auction painting features the woman holding a medieval helmet and sword and scabbard in her hands.
Among the antique furniture is an important 1860s Australian colonial cedar tilt top circular breakfast table with four out swept legs terminating in claw feet (Lot 109 ).
