LEONARD, issue 68, March 2018

ISSUE 68 MARCH 2018

SYDNEY

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MELBOURNE

Auction Calendar The Stock in Trade of Capocchi Sunday 18 March 2018 – 11am

941-951 HIGH STREET, ARMADALE VIC 3143

Fine Jewels Monday 19 March 2018 – 6.30pm

MELBOURNE

Fine Art Tuesday 20 March 2018 – 6.30pm

MELBOURNE

Luxury Wednesday 21 March 2018 – 6.30pm

MELBOURNE

Specialist Prints Wednesday 28 March 2018 – 6.30pm

MELBOURNE

Collectables Thursday 29 March 2018 – 2pm

MELBOURNE

Modern Design Monday 16 April 2018 – 6.30pm MELBOURNE

The Estate of June Porter Sunday 22 April 2018 – 11am ADELAIDE

Fine Decorative Arts Monday 7 May 2018 – 6.30pm MELBOURNE

The De Stoop Collection Tuesday 8 May 2018 – 6.30pm

MELBOURNE

Fine Jewels Monday 4 June 2018 – 6.30pm

MELBOURNE

Fine Art Tuesday 5 June 2018 – 6.30pm

MELBOURNE

Thursday’s at Leonard Joel Furniture & Interiors – 10am Jewellery & Wristwatches – 10.30am Art Salon – 11.30am

126 BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN (c.1934-2008) Wanayarra (Rainbow Snake) Travels at Sturt Creek 1992 acrylic on canvas, 120 x 60cm $4,000-6,000 Fine Art Auction, Tuesday 20 March at 6.30pm

Collectables – 12pm MELBOURNE Front Cover The Stock in Trade of Capocchi, in situ at Capocchi Auction Sunday 18 March at 11am

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Our Expertise MANAGING DIRECTOR & PROPRIETOR John Albrecht 03 8825 5619 | john.albrecht@leonardjoel.com.au

Almost 100 Years of Auction History...

Auction Specialists PRIVATE COLLECTIONS John Albrecht, National Head of Collections 03 8825 5619 | john.albrecht@leonardjoel.com.au FINE ART Sophie Ullin, National Head of Department 03 8825 5609 | sophie.ullin@leonardjoel.com.au JEWELS John D’Agata, National Head of Department

Auction season is now in full swing and this month we’re celebrating the Capocchi Collection of antique, art deco and vintage furniture and decorative arts from a family run, Melbourne business that has helped create sumptuous interiors in many Australian homes!

Read more about this auction on page 6.

03 8825 5605 | john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au DECORATIVE ARTS Chiara Curcio, Head of Department, Melbourne 03 8825 5609 | chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au Robert Williams, Head of Department, Sydney 02 9362 9045 | robert.williams@leonardjoel.com.au MODERN DESIGN Anna Grassham, Head of Department 03 8825 5637 | anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au COLLECTABLES Chiara Curcio, Manager 03 8825 5625 | chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au LUXURY

Also in this issue is are highlights from our upcoming series of Fine Auctions, including Fine Art, Jewels and Decorative Arts, as well as an insight into current trends from our Head of Modern Design. We also preview our Specialist Auctions, including Prints, Collectables – read about a fascinating, original photograph of Ned Kelly! - and the increasingly popular Luxury category.

Bethany McGougan, Manager 03 8825 5645 | bethany.mcgougan@leonardjoel.com.au

Thursdays at Leonard Joel Specialists ART SALON Lucy Foster, Art Specialist 03 8825 5630 | lucy.foster@leonardjoel.com.au

FURNITURE Tanith Harley, Manager 03 8825 5609 | tanith.harley@leonardjoel.com.au JEWELLERY Bethany McGougan, Manager 03 8825 5645 | bethany.mcgougan@leonardjoel.com.au OBJECTS, BOOKS & COLLECTABLES Maxine Winning, Manager 03 8825 5604 | maxine.winning@leonardjoel.com.au

We hope you enjoy the read and look forward to seeing you in Melbourne or Sydney very soon.

Valuations Caroline Tickner, Head of Department 03 8825 5604 | maxine.winning@leonardjoel.com.au

Marketing & Communications Claire Mazzone, Manager 03 8825 5620 | claire.mazzone@leonardjoel.com.au Nicole Kenning, Marketing Consultant Maria Rossi, Graphic Artist Adam Obradovic, Senior Photographer Joseph Hammond, Photographer

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In addition, we strongly believe that

for 99 years, and combined with the

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market I feel it is my duty to comment

what happens after the auction is just as

policy of never extracting anything but

have concerns.

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important as what happens before the

our fees and charges from this account, it

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prospective clients that recent events

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and real estate industries. This means

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Melbourne’s oldest auction house and

that auctioneers cannot operate a Trust

business in the 21st century.

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PRIVATE COLLECTIONS The Stock in Trade of Capocchi, one of Melbourne’s finest and much loved decorative arts and furniture stores, goes under the hammer on Sunday 18 March.

We spoke to Phil and Liz Capocchi, who ran the business together for over 40 years, about their individual tastes, rare finds and some of their favourite pieces.

PHIL & LIZ CAPOCCHI

Over 700 lots largely unreserved Melbourne Auction

Viewing & Auction Location

Viewing

Melbourne Enquiries

Sunday 18 March at 11am

941-951 High Street

Wednesday 14 March, 9am-8pm

Chiara Curcio

Armadale VIC 3143

Thursday 15 March, 10am-4.30pm

Head of Fine Decorative Arts

Friday 16 March, 10am-4.30pm

(03) 8825 5635 | 0412 653 315

Saturday 17 March, 10am-4.30pm

chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au

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THE STOCK IN TRADE OF CAPOCCHI LJ. WHEN DID YOU FIRST BECOME INTERESTED IN DECORATIVE ARTS AND FURNITURE? Liz Capocchi. On our first holiday together in 1973, we took a road trip along the Victorian coast to the Barossa Valley, South Australia. During the trip we had many conversations about starting our own business, with all sorts of ideas being thrown around.

Once in the Barossa Valley we visited our first antique shop in Tanunda and we were immediately inspired.

We saw an opportunity to learn, and as we did so, we acquired more stock, enough to eventually open our own shop. We became ‘apprentice’ antique dealers and began to increase our knowledge and understanding of the fascinating world that lay before us.

We opened our first shop, called Second Life Décor at 736 Main Road Eltham, in 1974 after a stint at the Croydon Trash & Treasure market. We settled on Eltham because the area allowed seven days a week

420 A RARE ITALIAN MURANO GLASS TWELVE BRANCH CHANDELIER, STAMPED ANDROMEDA MURANO Accompanied by spare arms and cups.

200cm long, 120cm diameter $15,000-25,000

trade, as a designated tourist destination. In those days, all shops closed at midday on Saturday and all day on Sunday.

That’s how we began, and we never looked back!

LJ. DO YOUR TASTES DIFFER, OR ARE THEY VERY SIMILAR? Liz Capocchi. Yes, our tastes do differ. Phillip’s taste is much more eclectic, where as I like order and balance. Obviously, we meet somewhere in the middle! As Phil has always been the buyer and I’ve mostly looked after the shop display, ‘Phil’s follies’, as his purchases were affectionately known, were sometimes a challenge but always managed to find a buyer.

Phil has always been drawn to the 19th century, particularly the French Napoleon III period, with a particular lean towards the better known Ébénistes (cabinet-makers) of Paris. The Ébénistes were renowned for their beautifully crafted, signed pieces that were often displayed at the Expositions held in France in the second half of the 19th century. This furniture is becoming scarce and is now much more appreciated by the Paris trade than it may have been as recently as twenty years ago.

I love the statuary of the same period, whether marble or bronze, often inspired by ancient classics or of a newer design movement such as the Art Nouveau period.

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THE STOCK IN TRADE OF CAPOCCHI

399 A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MAHOGANY AND TULIPWOOD CABINET WITH FINELY CHISELLED ORIGINAL GILT BRONZE MOUNTS,

BY ANTOINE KRIEGER, CIRCA 1865 Stamped to each lock plate ‘Maison Krieger Paris’. 240cm high, 192cm wide, 49cm deep.

Note: Antoine Krieger and his brother Nicholas established Maison Krieger in 1826 at 17 rue Saint-Nicolas, Paris. Being a major furniture designer during the second half of the 19th century, is is no surprise Maison Krieger exhibited at the 1849 Exposition des Produits de l’Industrie in Paris and at the Universal Exhibitions of 1851 in London and 1855 again in Paris. At the 1851 Great Exhibition in London they were awarded a medal for an exhibition oak sideboard made for a client from the Ottoman Empire. Maison Krieger created numerous furniture styles, and the firm featured at all the major exhibitions of the nineteenth century up to and including the 1900 Exposition Universelle. $40,000-60,000

Over 700 lots largely unreserved Melbourne Auction

Viewing & Auction Location

Viewing

Melbourne Enquiries

Sunday 18 March at 11am

941-951 High Street

Wednesday 14 March, 9am-8pm

Chiara Curcio

Armadale VIC 3143

Thursday 15 March, 10am-4.30pm

Head of Fine Decorative Arts

Friday 16 March, 10am-4.30pm

(03) 8825 5635 | 0412 653 315

Saturday 17 March, 10am-4.30pm

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LJ. DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVOURITE

LJ. AND FINALLY, DO YOU HAVE

supplied the trade with antiques, we

OR

ANY FAVOURITE PIECES IN THIS

Liz Capocchi. When we first started,

operated an antique jewellery wholesale

YOUR CAREER?

AUCTION?

we were selling Australiana and bought

business, and for twenty years promoted

Liz Capocchi. In our first six months of

Liz Capocchi. Phil loves the three door

pieces from country clearance sales,

antique fairs.

trading, Phillip purchased two small

book case signed by the prominent

which were then held regularly across

We eventually outgrew our little Eltham

paintings at a country clearance sale for

Parisian Ébéniste, Krieger from the third

country Victoria. As our business grew

shop and had second retail spaces in

$6 each. They turned out to be by the

quarter of the 19th century.

and local product became more difficult

Collins Street, Toorak, Malvern and

19th century Tasmanian artist Captain

I love the red Murano glass chandelier

to source, Phil headed to England,

Armadale

finally

James Haughton Forest and were sold at

from Venice. It’s so decadent and

shopping for Victorian furniture and

settling in High Street Armadale twelve

a Leonard Joel auction not long after for

glamorous! It could grace a very

collectables: from exquisite perfume

years ago.

$1,500 each! This made us realise that

traditional home or a contemporary

we had to inspect every item carefully,

open space. It is so beautifully balanced,

LJ. HOW DID YOU ACQUIRE THE

from our shop:

STOCK FOR YOUR STORES?

at

during the 1980s we

various

times,

bottles to pub mirrors. He always had an

DEFINING

MOMENTS

FROM

eye for diversity.

LJ. WHAT DOES A PIECE HAVE TO

just in case it was a potential treasure!

with exquisite craftsmanship, from the

He later developed a taste for French

HAVE, TO GAIN THE CAPOCCHI

The most satisfying projects have been

hand blown glass arms, floral elements

furniture, which he first saw in England,

STAMP OF APPROVAL?

assisting clients with building and

and decorative trumpets. It’s a work of

and decided to make his way to the

Liz Capocchi. Quality. We always look

curating a collection over time, and

art.

continent. The first French buying trip

for quality, craftsmanship and unique-

being commissioned to completely

was in 1980 and a whole new world

ness – whether it’s a light fitting, a piece

furnish

opened up for him. We didn’t just retail

of furniture or an antique clock.

throughout Australia.

and

decorate

properties

INTERIOR OF CAPOCCHI GALLERY, HIGH STREET ARMADALE

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FINE ART

94 ROBERT JACKS (1943-2014) Aztec Logo 1987 oil on linen, 121.5 x 152cm $12,000-18,000

Melbourne Auction Tuesday 20 March, 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra 3141

Sydney Viewing Thursday 1 - Saturday 3 March, 10am-4pm Melbourne Viewing Wednesday 14 March, 9am-8pm Saturday 17 - Monday 19 March, 10am-4pm

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Melbourne Enquiries Olivia Fuller Fine Art Specialist olivia.fuller@leonardjoel.com.au 03 8825 5624

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Sydney Enquiries Sophie Ullin National Head of Fine Art sophie.ullin@leonardjoel.com.au 03 8825 5609 | 0407 360 513

Highlights Our March Auction of Fine Art features highlights that include the striking cover lot by Robert Jacks, Aztec Logo 1987 which has never before been seen at auction and is fresh from the artist’s estate, as well as Clowns, by David Larwill, an example of one of his later, more fluid works displaying personal narratives that reflect his new status as a parent.

Elsewhere

is

the

melancholy,

but

beautiful painting Émigrés, a rare piece

by Polish artist, Wilhem Watchel and the vibrant Wanayarra (Rainbow Snake) Travels at Sturt Creek 1992 by Boxer Milner Tjampitjin, which comes from a special, private collection of Aboriginal Art (illustrated on page 2).

The online catalogue for this auction is available this week, to coincide with the viewing in Sydney and Melbourne, prior 88 DAVID LARWILL (1956-2011) Clowns 2006 oil on linen, 152.5 x 122cm $22,000-28,000

to auction on Tuesday 20 March.

Sophie Ullin National Head of Fine Art

150 WILHELM WACHTEL (Polish, 1875-1942) Émigrés 1916 oil on canvas laid on board 70.5 x 56cm $6,000-8,000

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FINE JEWELS 131 A FANCY YELLOW AND WHITE DIAMOND RING BY CANTURI $38,000-48,000

100 A SOLITAIRE DIAMOND RING $30,000-40,000

138 AN EMERALD AND DIAMOND BRACELET BY CARTIER, LONDON $6,000-8,000

Melbourne Auction Monday 19 March, 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra 3141

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Sydney Viewing Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 March 10am-4pm

Enquiries Melbourne Viewing John D’Agata Wednesday 14 March 9am-8pm Thursday 15 - Monday 19 March 10am-4pm National Head of Jewellery 03 8825 5605 | 0408 355 339 john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au

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Highlights Our March Auction of Fine Jewels features the elegant and timeless diamond and emerald bracelet, illustrated left.

Displaying the exceptional quality and intricate detail that is synonymous with the house of Cartier, this piece will continue to stand the test of time and trends, adding luxury and glamour to any wardrobe.

Elsewhere, are two dazzling diamond rings, also illustrated left, and a royal Medal awarded to British astronomer, chemist, and inventor, William de La Rue. The online catalogue for this auction, which features over 400 lots, is available this week, prior to the viewings in Sydney and Melbourne, and the auction on Monday 19 March.

415 THE ROYAL MEDAL, AWARDED TO WARREN DE LA RUE, 1864 $20,000-30,000

John D’Agata National Head of Jewellery

330 AN ANTIQUE PEARL AND DIAMOND LOCKET $1,000-1,500

328 A HAND PAINTED MINIATURE PENDANT $1,000-1,500

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FINE DECORATIVE ARTS

ROBERT PRENZEL (1866-1941) A KOOKABURRA PANEL A rare relief carved panel depicting a kookaburra on a leafy eucalyptus branch with gum nuts and blossoms signed ‘R. Prenzel 1912’ to the lower left and a further ink stamp to the reverse, ROBT PRENZEL, TOORAK ROAD, SOUTH YARRA, EUROPEAN LABOUR ONLY, 62cm x 97.5cm $30,000-40,000

Melbourne Enquiries Chiara Curcio Head of Decorative Arts 03 8825 5635 | 0412 653 315 chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au Sydney Enquiries Robert Williams Head of Sydney Office & Private Collections 02 9362 9045 | 0403 142 106 robert.williams@leonardjoel.com.au

ENTRIES INVITED AUCTION MONDAY 7 MAY 2018 AT 6.30PM

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Find Your Passion In Collecting.

A MONUMENTAL PAIR OF MUSEUM QUALITY ‘SEVRES’ COBALT GROUND FLOOR STANDING EXHIBITION VASES, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY $22,000-32,000

This month, Robert Williams, Head of Decorative Arts, Sydney shares his views on collecting, acquiring and living with Decorative Arts and Antiques, a category which is constantly evolving.

There is no denying collecting habits have

tastes develop and change, replacing entire

Visit your local museums, galleries and historic

Once settled in Australia, he set up his own

changed.

collections or interiors with that one rare and

houses. Take a friend, explore and get up close

business as a woodcarver in South Melbourne,

Gone are the days of cluttered houses and

allusive example from their chosen field of

to your favourite pieces. Discover that object

and, from 1910 to 1930, as a furniture

apartments, full of highly decorative, antique

interest. It’s an upgrade process I liken to those

that ‘speaks to you’ and ignite a passion for

manufacturer in Toorak Road, South Yarra.

furniture, lighting and decorative arts. As a

savvy ladies that consign last season’s designer

collecting the old and the new.

Prenzel was recognised, in his lifetime, as a

passionate collector myself, even my own

jewellery and luxury accessories so they can

Happy hunting!

highly skilled and important wood-carver and

hoarding tendencies have too given way to a

replace them with the latest and greatest pieces.

From Sydney, these extraordinary vases, from

his work is held in the collection of The National

simpler, clutter free life and this is the future of

Eager to personalise the blank canvas of their

the second half of the 19th century stand tall

Gallery of Victoria, The National Gallery of

the ‘new collector’.

glass and concrete apartments, many are

at 106cm high. Painted with classical figural

Australia and the Art Galleries of South Australia

What is driving buyers and collectors today is

finding the solution in beautiful, intricate and

and architectural landscapes, the sectional

and Queensland.

the search for a statement piece, a piece that

detailed antiques and decorative arts, often

vase joined with ormolu collars and mounts,

The online catalogue for this auction will be

reflects their personality and their lifestyle.

juxtaposed with a piece of modern furniture or

the vases were intended and designed to be

available next month. In the meantime, please

That is not to say interest in Antiques and

a contemporary work of art.

viewed from all angles.

contact us for complimentary auction valuations.

Decorative Arts is waning, far from it. What we

Here’s a quick tip for the new collector; check

From Melbourne we are delighted to present

are noticing is a shift in our buyer’s habits and

out museum and gallery instagram feeds and

the Kookaburra panel by Robert Prenzel. Born

tastes. They are becoming discerning, often

Pinterest boards to build a picture of how your

in Prussia in 1866, Prenzel arrived in Melbourne

acquiring the accessible and then, as their

interior might look.

in 1888 after studying wood-carving in Germany.

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MODERN DESIGN FOLKE OLSEN DAYBED FOR DUX SWEDEN Vibrant blue upholstery on beech frame Sweden, c 1970s 60h x 201w x 94d

SOLD $2,600

Enquiries Anna Grassham Head of Modern Design 03 8825 5637 / 0415 076 480 anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au

ENTRIES INVITED AUCTION MONDAY 16 APRIL 2018 AT 6.30PM

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TWO HOMEGAARD VESSELS Blue glass Italy, c 1960s

SOLD $870 GORDON ANDREW ‘Rondo’ chair Australia, c 1953

SOLD $3,200

Trends & Influences The April Modern Design auction is fast And, is it possible that Scandinavian Colour is still certainly paramount, with auction in Melbourne. Looking forward approaching, and as it does, I am once furniture is having another resurgence? I bold colour scales of red, orange, green to seeing you at Leonard Joel very soon. again looking forward to helping clients would have to say it is! After dominating and blue are being combined and mixed create inspiring home and office spaces!

the market for a good 5 years during with minimalist teak Nordic furniture of Anna Grassham

With Autumn just around the corner, the early 2000s, the category became the 1950’s and 60’s.

Head of Modern Design

minimal palettes are being replaced incredibly popular world over, and after So this April, get inspired... open up your by warm, earthy colours such as tan, a dip, the simplistic, timeless Nordic living space and invite colour in and let terracotta and rust. I’m also seeing a designs we all love have returned in full your environment be a reflection of your strong Mediterranean influence among force. People are opening their spaces to personality and passions. many interior and furniture designers incorporate Scandinavian designs with We’ll be offering staple and statement around the world this year.

the bold tones of the 1970s and 80s.

pieces in our April Modern Design

AXEL CHRISTIANSEN SIDEBOARD Rosewood and beech. Four doors with five drawers to the left Denmark, c 1960s 88h x 167w 46d $3,000-5,000 Modern Design Auction 16 April

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COLLECTABLES

THE FAMOUS NED KELLY BOXING MATCH PHOTO, TAKEN AFTER HIS 1874 MATCH AGAINST ISAIAH ‘WILD’ WRIGHT

Albumen paper photograph Dated August 8, 1874 Bears stamp of Melbourne Portrait Rooms and photographer J. J. Chidley on verso $20,000-30,000

THE LEGEND OF NED KELLY The legendary stories surrounding the him as a gift by Isaiah “Wild” Wright, a in a bare-knuckle boxing match at verso, will be offered at auction for the notorious Ned Kelly never cease to close friend of the Kelly family.

Beechworth Gaol that lasted 20 rounds. first time in nearly 20 years on Thursday

intrigue, and we were all captivated Wright had allegedly failed to tell Kelly Kelly was declared the unofficial boxing 29 March as part of our Collectables when this photograph was offered to us that he had stolen the horse prior to champion of the district, and on the day auction. for auction recently.

giving it to him, and thus both men of his victory, Melbourne photographer

The famed ‘boxing photo’ of Ned went to jail, though Kelly’s sentence was John James Chidley commemorated the Chiara Curcio match by capturing Kelly in his boxing Head of Decorative Arts

Kelly represents a fascinating piece of double that of Wright’s.

Australian history. As the story goes, On his release in 1874, Kelly was pose. The resulting albumen paper Kelly was imprisoned in 1871 after being determined to settle the score and photograph, dated 8 August 1874 and caught riding a horse that was given to challenged

Melbourne Auction Thursday 29 March at 2pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra 3141

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and

defeated

Melbourne Viewing Wednesday 28 March 9am-4pm

Wright bearing the photographer’s stamp on

Melbourne Enquiries Dominic Kavanagh Collectables Manager 03 8825 5611 dominic.kavanagh@leonardjoel.com.au

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PRINTS HOWARD ARKLEY (1951-1999)

Rite Room digital giclee print 25/499, 111 x 109cm $3,000-4,000 Copyright for this work provided by Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art

AUSTRALIAN ART AT ITS BEST Howard

Arkley,

to

the

younger the classic iconography of the Australian Print Auction and is an exceptional Lucy Foster

generation, bears resemblance to the dream. He encapsulates the red brick example of the vibrancy and bold impact Art Specialist edgy inner city street art scene with his veneer classic frontage of the 70s and of Arkley’s works. distinctive use of aerosols and bold colour. 80s family home with a dream-like finish For the new collector, this is a great To the older generation, Arkley is seen as that almost shimmers off his works. He opportunity to acquire a piece of commenting on or acknowledging the was driven mainly by the pop-area which Australian art at its best. unique suburban lifestyle of the 70s and many people believe he brought the The online catalogue for this auction will 80s in Australia.

influence to Australia once travelling be available next month, prior to the viewing and auction in Melbourne. I look

Like many of his works from this highly abroad.

successful period, Arkley pays homage to This print by Arkley features in the March forward to seeing you there.

Melbourne Auction Wednesday 28 March at 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra 3141

Melbourne Viewing Wednesday 27 March 9am-4pm

Melbourne Enquiries Lucy Foster Art Specialist 03 8825 5630 lucy.foster@leonardjoel.com.au

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LUXURY

A KELLY BAG BY HERMES $6,000 - $8,000

THE KELLY BAG BY HERMÈS Originally designed by Robert Dumas in

This classic blue example will be offered

the 1930s, the Kelly bag was not given

in our forthcoming Luxury Auction on 21

its name until the 50s when the then

March and the online catalogue will be

Princess of Monaco – and princess of

available soon.

the silver screen - Grace Kelly – fell in love with the design and commissioned several versions of the bags in various

Bethany McGougan

shades.

Luxury & Jewellery Manager

And so, the Kelly was born.

Melbourne Auction Wednesday 21 March at 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra 3141

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Melbourne Viewing Wednesday 14 March 9am-8pm Thursday 15 - Monday 18 March 10am-4pm Wednesday 21 March 9am-8pm

Enquiries Bethany McGougan Luxury & Jewellery Manager 03 8825 5645 bethany.mcgougan@leonardjoel.com.au

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Our first valuation evening of the year on the first Wednesday in February was a great success and the start of a national initiative. We were delighted that Sydney and Melbourne both had busy evenings with some amazing treasures uncovered.

In Sydney, our team valued a Georg Jensen Diamond Fusion ring, and in Melbourne, an Edwardian Diamond and Seed Pearl Necklace. Both pieces will be offered in our upcoming Jewels Auction in March.

Other recently discovered treasures include 5 AN EDWARDIAN SEED PEARL AND DIAMOND PENDANT $2,000-3,000 Jewels Auction Monday 19 March at 6.30pm

a pair of Italian Lamps estimated at $800$1,000, which went on to sell for $3,000.

Our

next

Valuation

Evening

will

be

Wednesday 7 March, in Melbourne and Sydney, from 5-8pm.

We also offer valuations by appointment

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BY GEORG JENSEN $1,200-1,800 Jewels Auction Monday 19 March at 6.30pm

VALUATIONS

Recently Discovered Treasures

every Monday and Friday in Melbourne and in Sydney, by appointment every Tuesday through to Friday.

We hope to value your pieces soon.

Enquiries Caroline Tickner Head of Valuations 03 8825 5638 / 0411 287 748 caroline.tickner@leonardjoel.com.au

PAIR OF ITALIAN LAMPS Perspex with black circular inset, orange shades Italy, c 1960s 75 x 36d SOLD for $3,720 in the Modern Design Auction November 2017

JOIN US FOR COMPLIMENTARY AUCTION VALUATIONS, FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 5-8PM.

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SYDNEY French Week in Woollahra 18-25 March This month, Leonard Joel Sydney is

Leonard Joel Sydney will display an array

Enquiries

delighted to be part of the inaugural

of French antiques, jewellery and prints

Robert Williams

French Week in Queen Street, Woollahra,

during the week, and will serve French

Head of Fine Decorative Arts, Sydney

from 18-25 March.

champagne to all visitors on Saturday

02 9362 9045 | 0403 142 106

24 March.

robert.williams@leonardjoel.com.au

From

combined

dinner

and

cooking

lessons at Victor Churchill, the tasting of 100 French wines at the Woollahra Hotel,

Visit qswwa.com.au for more details and

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Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) La Cite Notre Dame 1937 etching (posthumous print) 34x26cm $500-700 Prints Auction, 28 March at 6.30pm

A GOLD RING BY CHAUMET, PARIS Engraved on one sided “Chaumet”, mounted in 18ct gold, signed Chaumet, Paris and numbered, ring size L-M $800-1,200 Fine Jewels Auction, 4 June at 6.30pm

A TIGER-EYE AND GOLD RING BY MELLERIO, PARIS Set with Tiger-eye and mounted in 18ct gold, signed “Mellerio Paris” and numbered, ring size M Mellerio is one of the oldest French Jewellery Houses, founded in 1613 under the patronage of Marie de Medicis. It has always been the Jewellery house of choice for French Queens, including Marie-Antoinette. $1,000-1,500 Fine Jewels Auction, 4 June at 6.30pm

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THE 22ND REPORT #11

THE SKY WILL (NOT) FALL OUR CESSATION POLICY IN PRACTICE

We’ve recently reported with a sense

Three moments presented over the

we encourage clients to embrace to

the “the sky will (not) fall”?

of genuine satisfaction and pride

last 12 months. The first related to

remove ivory from circulation.

Of our three encounters we witnessed

no commercial impact on Leonard

a significant estate last year that

And finally, and perhaps our most

clients

Joel’s decorative arts sales since the

contained a culturally significant but

compelling moment to date, was our

agreeing with it or at the very least

adoption of our policy now 14 months

post-1920 African object. The family

recent encounter when our policy

respecting it. And all three examples

ago.

involved graciously respected our

required us to decline the sale of

are just moments I add to our journey

But we have yet to report on how the

policy and we agreed to assist them

perhaps $50,000 - $75,000 worth of

and our story in the hope that other

policy has been received by clients

with donation to a public museum;

ivory. We agreed to disagree on the

auctioneers will begin to trust that if

when it matters. Those moments

one of three avenues we present that

merits of the Leonard Joel policy

they too adopt this policy “the sky

when my amazing team have had to

ensures ivory is removed from the

but importantly for our business

will (not) fall” and business will go on.

explain to a prospective seller that

marketplace.

the sale of the non-ivory collection

something they wish to sell does not

The second related to a largely

proceeded, the client advised the

John Albrecht

meet our criteria. What I describe

non-ivory sculpture but one that

ivory would be sold elsewhere and

Managing Director, Leonard Joel

as the “we can’t sell this for you”

contained an ivory face that we could

business with this client, Leonard Joel

moment. The moment I suspect that

not confidently date as pre 1921.

business, proceeded.

has prevented to date the adoption

Again, we explained our policy and

And so what does this tell us and why

by any other auctioneer in Australia

they agreed to keep that piece rather

can other auctioneers hopefully take

of our policy.

than sell it; another of the decisions

heart that if they adopt this policy too

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MAYOR OF THE TOWN & TETHERED TO THE SITE: THE ARCHIVE OF MEMORY MARCH EXHIBITIONS AT ARTS PROJECTS AUSTRALIA OPENING: Saturday 17 March | 3pm to 5pm | Arts Project Australia EXHIBITION DATES: 17 MARCH – 21 APRIL 2018

Chris O’Brien, Chris and Bernie’s House in Broom, 2017, soft sculpture, 22 x 30 x 24cm

autobiographical

they

(2014); and The Agents, Gertrude

explorations to isolated moments in

Australia: Chris O’Brien’s solo show

outbreaks,

Contemporary, Melbourne (2010)

popular culture, the variations are

Mayor

Town and group

systems and creaky weatherboard

Meanwhile Tethered to the Site:

linked by the meditative action of

exhibition Tethered to the Site: The

dwellings. Aiming to capture the

The Archive of Memory explores

revisiting, and the collective desire to

Archive of Memory, whichexplores

influence

and

how memories, at the core of our

share.

attachments to time and place via

architecture, Mayor of the Town

conscious experience, shape who we

memory and visual language.

includes

houses,

are. They are a fundamentally defining

For more information, visit

In Mayor of the Town storyteller and

ceramics and drawings, andmarks

feature of individuality. Artists often

www.artsproject.org.au

multidisciplinary artist Chris O’Brien

O’Brien’s second solo exhibition at

form complex relationships with the

builds, writes and stitches his own

Arts Project Australia.

notion of memory, using objects and

borough, inspired by other people’s

O’Brien has exhibited in group shows

images that represent the site of the

stories and houses. Weaving together

including AIR17, Australian Tapestry

experience as visual language. While

a

Workshop, Melbourne (2017); Vict-

imagination allows the memory to

narratives, O’Brien places himself

orian

Craft,

flourish and develop, at its essence

and his friends into his own creations,

Melbourne (2017); Small Universe,

it remains a constant; tethered to

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collection

of

March

are

three-dimensional

experience

together;

exploding

of

local

soft

Craft

spider

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water

suburbia

sculpture

Awards

2017,

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two new exhibitions at Arts Project

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relaying the antics and situations

Opening

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