ISSUE 68 APRIL 2018
SYDNEY
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MELBOURNE
Auction Calendar Modern Design Monday 16 April 2018 – 6.30pm MELBOURNE
The Estate of Lady Porter Sunday 22 April 2018 – 12pm ADELAIDE
Decorative Arts Monday 7 May 2018 – 6.30pm MELBOURNE
Fine Jewels Monday 4 June 2018 – 6.30pm
SYDNEY
Fine Art Tuesday 5 June 2018 – 6.30pm
MELBOURNE
Luxury Wednesday 6 June 2018 – 6.30pm
MELBOURNE
Prints Wednesday 13 June 2018 – 6.30pm MELBOURNE
Collectables Thursday 21 June 2018 – 2pm MELBOURNE
Modern Design Monday 30 July 2018 – 6.30pm MELBOURNE
Thursday’s at Leonard Joel Furniture & Interiors – 10am Jewellery & Wristwatches – 10.30am Art Salon – 11.30am Collectables – 12pm MELBOURNE Front Cover GUIDO DROCCO & FRANCO MELLO ‘CACTUS’ COAT STAND FOR GUFRAM $3,000 - 4,000 Modern Design, Auction Monday 16 April at 6.30pm
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119 A GEORGE III RED LACQUER CHINOISERIE DECORATED LONGCASE CLOCK J STANSBURY, LEOMINSTER ENGLISH 18TH CENTURY $4,000-6,000 The Estate of Lady Porter, Auction Sunday 22 April at 12pm
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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
This month’s issue of Leonard is dedicated to Rick Merrie, former Leonard Joel photographer. Rick will be missed by all who knew him at Leonard Joel.
03 8825 5605 | john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au DECORATIVE ARTS Chiara Curcio, Head of Department, Melbourne 03 8825 5635 | 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
Also in this issue, we announce the auction of The Estate of Lady Porter, former Mayoress of Adelaide, preview highlights from the forthcoming Modern Design Auction and go behind the scenes with our Luxury Manager in A Day In The Life Of...
COLLECTABLES Nora Merralls, Manager 03 8825 5625 | nora.merralls@leonardjoel.com.au LUXURY 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 5614 | tanith.harley@leonardjoel.com.au
We hope you enjoy the read and look forward to seeing you in Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide.
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
Valuations Caroline Tickner, Head of Department 03 8825 5638 | caroline.tickner@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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Rick Merrie (1948 - 2018)
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THERE WAS RICK Long before digital photography and
industry and no doubt the hustle and
Rick was ultimately patient with me.
bookends
image software packages were standard
bustle of the mini-metropolis known as
Between this memory and the next
photography he produced for The Ron
fare, there was Rick. An experienced,
Leonard Joel.
30 years Rick would become known as
Barassi Collection for Leonard Joel.
committed
I first drove him crazy in the late 1980s
the go-to photographer for auctioneers
It was fitting that a great Melbourne
insisting that he and I, one way or
that
photographer
and
utterly
interested
photographer.
were
serious
about
their
itself
with
should
the
beautiful
oversee
this
My memories of Rick span three
another, had to ensure every last piece
photography. A serious photographer
project and not for one second did I
decades and they are disconnected by
of blue tack had to be concealed behind
with a magic, but never overused,
doubt that he’d produce anything less
time but not place. All my memories of
the shank of every ring and the pin of
smile and a tremendous work ethic is
than a thoughtful and perfect visual
Rick are somehow tied to Leonard Joel
every brooch before I would accept
what those auctioneers got. Christie’s
record.
because Rick was without exaggeration
the shoot for our colour Jewellery
International and Leonard Joel would
Now
part of Leonard Joel to one extent
catalogues. I have no doubt Rick wanted
be interchanging playgrounds for Rick’s
and software everywhere but equally
or another for half its history! That
to strangle me for my obsessiveness but
love of decorative arts photography for
memories of Rick in the Melbourne
longevity speaks volumes, I believe,
I think equally his craft and his interest
30 years.
auction industry are everywhere and I
about how much he loved the auction
also created a meeting of minds -
For me, his career at Leonard Joel
have no doubt they will endure.
there
is
digital
photography
JOHN ALBRECHT, MANAGING DIRECTOR, LEONARD JOEL
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PRIVATE COLLECTIONS The Estate of Lady Porter
Lady Porter and John McDonald, US Consul in Calcutta
Adelaide Auction
Viewing Location
Viewing
Enquiries
Sunday 22 April at 12pm
4/22 Bagot Street, North Adelaide
Thursday 19 April 10am-4pm
Chiara Curcio
SA 5006
Friday 20 April 10am-4pm
Head of Decorative Arts
Saturday 21 April 10am-4pm
(03) 8825 5635 | 0412 653 315
Auction Location
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
Radford Auditorium, Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace, SA 5000
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The interior of Lady Porter’s former residence in Adelaide
As Head of Private Collections at Leonard
Adelaide drew Lady Porter and her
Joel it is my honour to have been
husband back where they would live out
entrusted with the sale and celebration
their lives but not before their time and
of Lady Porter’s Collection in Adelaide.
contribution as Mayor and Mayoress of
While Leonard Joel is not based in
Adelaide and Lady Porter’s significant
Adelaide, we have a long association
and generous support of the arts
with it. 48 years ago we were entrusted
including the Australian Ballet and other
with the auction of the collection
organisations of cultural importance to
of
Adelaide and Australia.
Adelaide’s
greatest
artist,
Sir
Hans Heysen and more recently in
My first visit to the apartment, where
2011 Adelaide called again with our
the collection will be viewed, left me
management of the Dr G. J. Smibert
with the impression of an immaculately
Estate. These associations with Adelaide
managed residence, perfectly decorated
aside, what also struck me was that Lady
and punctuated everywhere with fine
Porter was born in the establishment
English and European decorative arts.
year of Leonard Joel, 1919 and so it
Equally, the hanging walls present both
feels fitting to me that Melbourne’s
Australian art and international elements
establishment auction house should
from June’s travels abroad. But what I
manage the extraordinarily personal
remember most as we began the task of
and sophisticated collection of this great
cataloguing and presenting this beautiful
woman that was very much central to
collection are all the wonderful framed
Adelaide establishment.
photographs of her, her husband and so
Great is not a word I use lightly. Lady
many adventures captured over so many
Porter was of that generation that could
decades and locations; a collection that
claim to have lived history, experienced
if proof were needed spoke of a life
the world and significant moments
lived with perpetual energy, grace and
in time. A war time nurse during the
intellect.
Second World War was just one of her early contributions to Australian society
John Albrecht
as she embarked on a married life that
Managing Director
would take her to India for a time, and
& Head of Private Collections
One of the photographs taken by Susan Watkins that led Lady Porter to being named Miss Western Australia.
many other parts of the globe. Eventually
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PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
THE ESTATE OF LADY PORTER Highlights
282 A PAIR OF PASPALEY SOUTH SEA PEARL AND DIAMOND EARRINGS $1,800-2,200
281 A STRAND OF PASPALEY SOUTH SEA PEARLS $7,000-9,000
223 LINDA KLARFELD Ballet dancer bronze 59cm high including marble base $1,000-2,000
156 A GOOD GEORGE I FALL FRONT WALNUT BUREAU CIRCA 1720 $4,000-6,000
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253 DAVID BOYD (1924-2011) Landscape with figures oil on board, 35cm x 44cm $10,000-15,000
241 HAROLD SEPTIMUS POWER (1878-1951) Hauling timber oil on canvas, 34.5cm x 55cm $3,000-4,000
245 CLIFFORD POSSUM TJAPALTJARRI (CIRCA 1932-2002) Corrobboree dreaming acrylic on canvas, 87cm x 136cm $3,000-4,000
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FINE ART
Portrait of a Debutant by H. S. Power is as much a celebration of a lavish interior as it is of the sitter. SOLD FOR $11,780
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Buying Portraits The sale of an image of an individual at auction, whether domestic or formal in nature, is an interesting one. You see portraits don’t sell like a landscape, an interior scene, a streetscape or a still life. So how do they sell and what do I mean? I’ve witnessed the gamut of sold through to unsold works to identify what seems to be the challenge with portraits. My first tip is generally that if a portrait feels very personal in nature and “looks like a portrait” it becomes often harder to sell. But when the portrait becomes less focussed on the sitter, that is as it becomes abstracted and less about the representation of the human, more Portrait of Dorothy Wilson by Ernest Buckmaster, while confidently executed and striking, has the key ingredient that renders so many portraits a challenging sale prospect; it looks exactly like the sitter with no abstraction of or distraction. SOLD FOR $2,480
impressionistic or less central to the subject matter, it becomes in a sense more of a painting as the scope of its subject matter tends to expand from literally just the subject to other things. At recent auctions this dynamic played out across several lots and here we illustrate them. John Albrecht Managing Director & Head of Private Collections
It is easy to forget, but that is the point in the context of this discussion, that often portraits of animals are deeply personal commissions of family pets. Cocker Spaniels by H.S. Power is a good example of a portrait genre unaffected by the often very personal nature of the subject matter. SOLD FOR $8,060
Despite its very personal title, Judith, Ralph and David Wilson on Horseback by Sea, this handsome and unashamedly nostalgic painting, is a picture perfect blend of sea and landscape combined with family and equine themes and as such feels far less “portrait-like”. SOLD FOR $27,280
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FINE JEWELS
A DIAMOND TASSEL NECKLACE ATTRIBUTED TO BOUCHERON SOLD FOR $14,880
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The Power of International Brands & Antique Jewellery Our first Jewels Auction of 2018 saw a bidding frenzy on pieces by international jewellery houses with our catalogue cover piece, a diamond and tassel pendant necklace attributed to French maker, Boucheron, sell for an extraordinary $14,880. The desire for Cartier pieces was just as
AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND, MOONSTONE AND RUBY PENDANT SOLD FOR $4,960
strong as demonstrated by a beautiful diamond floral brooch, presented in its original box which sold for $11,780 alongside two other Cartier pieces; an emerald and diamond bracelet and a pair of diamond cocktail earrings, which sold for $23,560 and $21,080 respectively. Antique jewellery, now rare and popular with our discerning buyers also sold extremely well. An antique gem-set A PAIR OF DIAMOND COCKTAIL EARRINGS BY CARTIER, LONDON SOLD FOR $21,080
locket and collar sold for twice its estimate at S4,700 while a rare ‘Man in the moon pendant’ sold for four times its estimate at $4,960. We are accepting entries for our next Jewels Auction which will be held in Sydney on Monday 4th June. Please contact me if you are thinking of selling. John D’Agata National Head of Jewellery
A FLORAL BROOCH BY CARTIER SOLD FOR $11,780
AN EMERALD AND DIAMOND BRACELET BY CARTIER, LONDON SOLD FOR $23,560
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DECORATIVE ARTS The De Stoop Collection From Melbourne, we are pleased to offer within the Decorative Arts Auction The De Stoop Collection. When Wivine and Roger De Stoop moved to post-war Melbourne from Europe, they not only brought their five children, a textile manufacturing business and astonishingly twenty weavers and their entire families, they also brought a sophisticated Continental sensibility accompanied by an open and generous spirit. Their collection incorporates 18th and 19th century antique furnishings that eloquently articulate their Belgian heritage. Chiara Curcio Head of Decorative Arts, Melbourne
Melbourne Enquiries Chiara Curcio Head of Fine Decorative Arts, Melbourne 03 8825 5635 | 0412 653 315 chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au Sydney Enquiries Robert Williams Head of Fine Decorative Arts, Sydney 02 9362 9045 | 0403 142 106 robert.williams@leonardjoel.com.au
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The Patti David Collection Our May Decorative Arts Auction features a luxurious decorative arts from the home of Patti David. This fine Sydney collection comprises elegant furniture and paintings that graced Patti’s iconic residence in Woolloomooloo and highlights include a Fine Pair of 19th Century Ormolu mounted Flambe Vases and ‘The Caravan Departs City Gates’, an oil on canvas by R. Fonseca of the Orientalist School. Robert Williams Head of Decorative Arts, Sydney
A GILTWOOD OVERMANTLE MIRROR AND GILT PAINTED ITALIANATE CONSOLE, 19TH CENTURY $1,000-2,000
A STARBUST GILTWOOD FRAME MIRROR $1,000-2,000
A FINE PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTED FLAMBE VASES $3,000-5,000
R. FONSECA ORIENTALIST SCHOOL The Caravan Departs the City Gates oil on canvas 105 x 133cm $1,000-2,000
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MODERN DESIGN
SONIC CHAIR ‘SCO2’ BY FRANK HUSSONG, DANIELA REUTER, MICHAEL KIENTZLER FOR PRODUKTDESIGN FRITZLAR - HOLGER $5,000 - 6,000
Melbourne Auction Monday 16 April 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra 3141
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Melbourne Viewing Wednesday 11 April, 9am-8pm, Saturday 14 April, 10am-4pm Sunday 15 April, 10am-4pm
Enquiries Anna Grassham Head of Modern Design 03 8825 5637 / 0415 076 480 anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au
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ETTORE SOTTSASS MEMPHIS TOTEM Sculptured ceramic Italy, Designed 1950s $1,200-1,500
ROBERTO BARBIERI ‘FLUTE’ SIDE TABLES Painted aluminium, one black and one yellow Italy, Designed 2008 $600-700
Sound & Vision “Blue, blue, electric blue, that’s the manufactured by Produktdesign Fritzlar – So if you are looking for something grace the auction with their perfect colour of my room, where I will live.”
amazing this April, The Sonic Chair will structure and clean lines. Scandinavian
Holger Fritzlar.
In 1977, David Bowie released one of his This chair that could have easily flown certainly impress. With a retail value of designs are back in full force and we have many number one hits, Sound & Vision in from out of space. The Sonic has a $15,000, not including shipping from sideboards and desks made from solid and like much else that he created, its hi-fi system, iPad, speakers and various Germany, our auction estimate of $5,000 oak and rosewood that will enhance any inspiration filters into many areas of cables that connect to all modern day - $7,000 is certainly sure to get the living or work space for years to come. culture and life.
technology. The chair’s luxurious shape paddles waiving.
This April, our Modern Design auction reflects a form and structure similar to Continuing the Bowie theme, we are So enjoy yourselves this April, get is brimmed with furniture, lighting and that of a musical instrument, determined excited to offer another Brionvega RR126 involved in the sounds, colours and radiophonogram designed in 1965 by forms of some of the most creative
objects that resonate colour, sound and by its perfect acoustics. style.
The Sonic Chair was awarded one of the Achille & Piergiacomo Castiglioni, in a designers from the early 20th century and beyond.
No doubt the most exciting piece graces most important design prizes, worldwide, natural stained wood. the cover of the catalogue. The Sonic The Red Dot design award. In addition, Highlights don’t stop at sound, we move
Chair, designed in 2007 by Frank Hussong, it was nominated for the Design Prize of onto vision and style with beautiful pieces Anna Grassham Daniela Reuter, Michael Kientzler and the Federal Republic of Germany.
of European furniture. All time classics Head of Modern Design
BRIONVEGA RR126 MODULAR RADIOPHONOGRAPH ON CASTORS Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni, 1965, Italy $3,000-4,000
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MODERN DESIGN Scandinavian Highlights
SVEN IVAR DYSTHE PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS FOR MOBLER $4,000-6,000
SVEN IVAR DYSTHE S ETTEE FOR MODLER $3,000-4,000
SVEN IVAR DYSTHE COFFEE TABLE FOR MOBLER $700-1,000
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POUL HENNINGSEN PH5 FOR LOUIS POULSEN $600-800
DANISH TWO-DOOR SIDEBOARD $800-1,200
PAIR OF DANISH EASY CHAIRS $1,000-1,500
KAI KRISTIANSEN DESK $800-1,200
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PRINTS
JOHN COBURN (1925-2006) Curtain of The Sun - Sydney Opera House screenprint 200/200 SOLD FOR $1,116
JOAN MIRO (1893-1983) Pasacaille etching 3/75 SOLD FOR $3,472
DAVID LARWILL (1956-2011) Hot Head 2005 etching 13/50 SOLD FOR $806
THE VALUE OF PRINTS - PART 1 One of most common questions I am asked and alternative to their traditional practices, that, for example, 1/10, 2/10 and so on. about Prints is about their value; ‘Why does using this as an experimental tool to test So therefore, there cannot be more than a print have value if it is not an ‘original’?’
their technical capabilities with something one print with an edition of 2/10 from that
So, I have decided to share with you, in a other than a paintbrush. I like to refer to series. This cataloguing technique has been series of articles, the different methods of this process as original printing. Signed and widely praised by collectors for making works printing and their uniqueness. Printing goes numbered, these prints were created by the traceable and distinguishable in the market, back to the 14th century when artists would artist, hand pulled and signed at the end particularly for highly sort after rare prints. use a manual printing press to achieve of production. If the artist chose to create multiple works from the one plate. Artists a run of 10 works from the one plate, each Lucy Foster would often pursue this medium as an outlet print would have a number acknowledging Art Specialist
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We are delighted to introduce Leonard Joel’s newest member of the Collectables Department, Nora Merralls.
A LARGE ANCESTRAL FIGURE MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA SOLD FOR $1,364
‘I am excited about taking on the reins of the Collectables department, as I have a great appreciation of the unusual and the quirky! After studying Art History in Melbourne and New York, I discovered a passion for the auction world and joined the Leonard Joel Front of House team. I pride myself on creating a positive experience for
COLLECTABLES
INTRODUCING NORA MERRALLS
clients and equalling their enthusiasm for their collections. I’ve seen so many interesting pieces come through the doors of Leonard Joel during my time here so far with some of my favourite pieces being a battery operated smoking popeye, a fantastic Beatles biography signed by all four legendary band members and a large ancestral figure from Papua New Guinea.
‘THE BEATLES’ STORY: A NARRATIVE AND MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY OF BEATLEMANIA’ 2-RECORD SET WITH SLEEVE SIGNED BY JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, RINGO STARR, AND GEORGE HARRISON SOLD FOR $1,240
A RARE LINEMAR BATTERY OPERATED SMOKING POPEYE, JAPANESE, CIRCA 1950S SOLD FOR $1,364
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LUXURY
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF... Luxury Auction Manager, Bethany McGougan 6am: Early start for auction day! I start 5pm:
I’ll try to have a light snack
my Wednesday with yoga in Carlton
like sushi to keep me going through
gardens. It’s an early start, but is nice
the auction this evening. I also quickly
to have some calm before a busy day
check my emails and voicemails for any
ahead.
late bids, which may have come through to me directly to make sure they are
8am:
Grab a strong latte and head
processed ahead of the auction.
to the office. My first step is always to write myself a list of things to do for the
6.15pm:
day. I then prioritise between urgent
and head to the auction room, making
things to be done ahead of the auction
sure that everything and everyone is
this evening and for things that can be
where they need to be for the doors to
addressed tomorrow.
open.
9am: The phone starts ringing! Viewing 6.30pm:
The auction begins! This
and auction day is full of questions and
is the most exciting part of the process;
queries from potential buyers. Whilst
seeing months of work coming to
clients based in Melbourne come into
fruition. Auctioneering is great fun,
our viewing today, many of our buyers
with a number of in room, absentee,
are based interstate or internationally, so
telephone and internet bids to field. It
providing them with as much information
is two hours of high concentration and
on the condition of lots is crucial.
energy!
12pm:
10pm:
On auction day I often pop
End of a long day! Time for
down to Chapel Street to grab some
lights out so I get a good 8 hours of
lunch – there are a wealth of eateries
sleep before another busy day of post
and my favourite is Market Lane coffee
sales, enquiries and a designer jewellery
shop.
auction tomorrow.
2pm:
In the afternoon I catch up with
the team and prepare for the evening auction. We liaise with the Front of House staff to review absentee bids left and to organise the telephone bidding for the auction this evening. There is a bit of juggling involved to ensure that we have enough people covering the number of bids that come through to us via telephones and the live online bidding.
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I print the auction sheets
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KOZMINSKY A synergy of the old & the new After forty years as an iconic emporium on Bourke Street, Melbourne, the Kozminsky store closed its doors for the final time in December 2016 and the stock in trade was sold in a spectacular auction at Leonard Joel in March 2017. It was the end of an era. The team behind the brand that was a Melbourne institution knew that they wanted to return to jewellery, but they also knew that it was time to reconsider, reinvent and redefine the business. They wanted to make Kozminsky relevant not only for its long-standing and loyal clientele, but also for future generations of clients. And so, the new Kozminky was born. The elegantly decorated space is luxurious yet inviting, traditional yet contemporary too, with the feel of a stylish Parisian apartment or atelier. With over forty years experience, Kirsten Albrecht and Manager Dat Van offer clients a bespoke, personal service, the finest antique, modern and contemporary jewellery and advice on the best way to restore, repair or redesign jewellery. They also assist clients in creating unique pieces for loved ones, to celebrate special moments, to redesign or repurpose family heirlooms. “Our love of people and our passion for creating beauty, has led us to create what we believe is an elegant synergy of the old and the new, a marriage of Kozminsky past and future. ‘We have always enjoyed a close relationship with our clients - many of whom have purchased
their
engagement,
wedding
and anniversary rings and jewellery from us for generations - and we are excited about continuing that tradition in the newly re-imagined Kozminsky.
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VALUATIONS
Melbourne and Sydney
Specialists will be available for complimentary valuations at Leonard Joel Melbourne and Sydney on Wednesday 4 April, 5pm-8pm.
WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL 5PM-8PM This month, we are delighted that Asian Art Consultant, Carl Wantrup will be available in Melbourne. No appointments necessary. Enquiries caroline.tickner@leonardjoel.com.au 8825 5638
Valuation Day – Adelaide FRIDAY 20 APRIL Specialists from Leonard Joel Auctions will be at the Art Gallery of South Australia on Friday 20 April, 11am-4pm to offer complimentary valuations. No appointment necessary. Enquiries caroline.tickner@leonardjoel.com.au 8825 5638
JOIN US FOR COMPLIMENTARY AUCTION VALUATIONS, FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 5-8PM.
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We love all things French at Leonard Joel, so we were delighted to be part of the inaugural March French Week in Queen Street, Woollahra, celebrating French wine, music, cuisine and arts.
Leonard Joel displayed an array of French furniture and decorative
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French Week in Woollahra
arts and we were thrilled to welcome visitors and collectors.
Leonard Joel Specialists Maria Fayyaz-Toussi and Robert Williams
This month, we recommend viewing the fascinating exhibition of Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhist Art on view at the Oceanic Arts Australia Gallery in Sydney, from 28 April.
THE ART OF COMPASSION TIBETAN AND MONGOLIAN BUDDHIST ART
28 APRIL - 19 MAY 2018 Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 5pm OPENING ON SATURDAY 28TH APRIL AT 2PM Exhibiting at - Oceanic Arts Australia Gallery 64 Elizabeth Street, Paddington NSW 2021
Free Admission www.oceanicartsaustralia.com (02) 9328 2512
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I’ve successfully completed my fifth Feb-Fast to raise funds to support young Australians experiencing serious disadvantage. Thank you to all the donors who have inspired me to continue fundraising for this important cause year in and year out. With the support of family, friends and clients I have now raised over $50,000. JOHN ALBRECHT
JOHN A
WILL J
DAVID R
KIRSTEN A
BECK K
SOPHIE R
TED A
JAMES K
GRAEME & LAUREN S
TRACEY A
SUE K
FRANK S
MICHAEL B
MARY K
FIONA S
LINDA B
MICHAEL K
JESSE S
JENNIFER B
DACRE K
LES S
PATRICIA B
ADAM K
KATE S
CATHERINE C
IRVING L
GREG T
SUSAN C
JON L
SASHA T
JUDY C
VICTORIA L
NIGEL T
CHRIS C
HENRIETTA M
PETILLE V.B
TONI C
GREG M
ROD W
MALCOLM D
MARIE M
SUE W
GUY E.S
GREG M
GEOFFREY W
MARK E
CAMERON M
BEN W
JAN F
CHRISTOF M
JOHN W
RAY F
ANDREW M
RICHARD W
LEON F
CLAYTON O
KATHRYN W
JOHN F
SARAH P
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SALLY G
GRANT P
ANONYMOUS
NICOLE G
SIMON P
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ANNEMARIE G
IAN P
ANONYMOUS
WILL G
RUTH & ALEX R
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LISA G
CAMERON R
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ROGER H
ANTHONY R
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NICK H
MARK R
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THE DAVID ROCHE COLLECTION
ADELAIDE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Open by Booked Tour only.
David Roche amassed one of the greatest private arts collections
Tuesday to Saturday
in Australia, spanning two centuries of European design from
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the early rococo of France to Faberge in Russia.
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THE 22ND REPORT #12
THANK YOU CHINA! 谢谢中国
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To stop the slaughter of elephants, we
also encouraged a shift toward other
the pressure on.
have to break every link on the trade
carving materials and the preservation
As
chain—from poaching to trafficking
of existing ivory carvings for their
elephants will live in danger. IFAW
to demand. At the close of the year
non-commercial cultural value.
stands with China as the country
on 31 December 2017, China’s legal
Over the past 12 months, the price
commits to end its domestic ivory
domestic ivory trade officially and
of ivory has dropped dramatically in
trade!
historically came to a close. 100
China and across Asia. The dropping
markets to do the same, and will
percent of the country’s licensed ivory
price
speculative
continue our work on the ground in
carving factories and retailers have
attraction as an investment asset and
the EU, UK, US, Australia and beyond
been shut down in accordance with
reduces the incentive for poachers to
this 2018!
a landmark 2015 announcement from
kill elephants.
Thank you, China! 谢谢中国
Chinese President Xi Jinping and then
This kind of change does not happen
US President Barack Obama. With
overnight,
this action, China takes a leading role
has been a driving force working
IFAW
in saving elephants.
tirelessly to build awareness, inform
Regional Director, Asia
In December 2016, China introduced
policy
a phased schedule to revoke some
endangered species products over
licenses by March, 2017 and to end
multiple decades. We are proud that
all commercial ivory carving and retail
awareness and action has resulted in
sales by the close of 2017. The plan
change. That said, we vow to keep
reduces
and
and
ivory’s
our
reduce
IFAW
demand
team
for
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long
as
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ivory
market
encourage
Grace De Gabriel
all
exists,
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WE COULD BE HEROES & POP! OPENING: Saturday 28 April | 3pm to 5pm | Arts Project Australia EXHIBITION DATES: 28 April – 9 June 2018
Amani Tia, David Bowie, 2018, greylead, pencil and ink on paper, 32 x 38 cm.
movement
icon, We Could Be Heroes brings
and other phenomena presented in
Project artists who celebrate popular
of striped, flared paints, to the
together a series of Bowie portraits
mainstream mass media. From Andy
culture in a myriad of ways. The show
captivating imagery of Kylie, certain
by Arts Project artists. Surveying
Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein to Claus
features works by: Suzanne Barnes,
moments of popular culture continue
the connections between celebrity
Oldenburg
Peter
to resonate and impact upon our
and fandom, the show explores how
popular culture themes, aesthetics
Dober, Patrick Francis, Bronwyn Hack,
lives, offering collective experiences.
superstars continue to have inspiring
and sensibilities inform what artists
Kate Knight, Bobby Kyriakopoulos,
Our two new exhibitions at Arts
meaning in our day-to- day lives. The
create
shape
Adrian Lazzaro, Michael Licenblat,
Project Australia that explore these
exhibition features works by Steven
the way we reflect on our culture,
Julian Martin, Simon Paredes, Lisa
ideas: We could be heroes and POP!
Ajzenberg,
Alan
mirroring our values and culture
Reid, Anthony Romagnano, amongst
Constable, Leo Cussen, Paul Hodges,
back to us. Similarly, pop culture
others.
Curated by Arts Project studio artist
Bobby Kyriakopoulos, Anne Lynch,
themes regularly infuse the work
Paul Hodges, We could be heroes
Eden Menta, William Murray, Anthony
of Arts Project artists, who explore
For more information, visit
remembers
Romagnano, Cathy Staughton, Fiona
broad-ranging subject matter and
www.artsproject.org.au
Taylor and Amani Tia.
often use mass culture—advertising,
From
the
hypnotic
and
celebrates
David
Bowie’s vivid music, his mesmerising
Valerio
Ciccone,
iconic
imagery
to
creative
Jean
Dubuffet—
subsequently
music, internet images, Hollywood,
style, and his ongoing influence. From
and
and
Meanwhile
POP!
explores
how
and celebrity figures—to inform their work.
artistry, the music, personality and
popular culture motifs are embraced
influence of Bowie has had a profound
and celebrated by artists worldwide.
influence
Project
Artists have a long history of looking
POP! is a group exhibition that
Australia artists. To pay tribute to
to popular culture for inspiration as
provides a snapshot of the bold,
the enigmatic performer and cultural
they draw on attitudes, ideas, images,
colourful and astute work of Arts
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