ISSUE 72 JULY 2018
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MELBOURNE
Auction Calendar Collectables - A Connoisseur’s Library Thursday 5 July 2018 – 2pm MELBOURNE
The Bolster Collection of Asian and Ethnographic Artefacts Wednesday 11 July 2018 – 2pm MELBOURNE
The Swarovski Collection Online 9 - 16 July 2018
MELBOURNE
Aboriginal Art Online 19 - 26 July 2018
MELBOURNE
Modern Design Monday 30 July 2018 – 6.30pm MELBOURNE
Sporting Memorabilia Online 9 - 16 August 2018
MELBOURNE
Fine Jewels Monday 3 September 2018 – 6.30pm
MELBOURNE
Fine Art Tuesday 4 September 2018 – 6.30pm
MELBOURNE
Prints Wednesday 12 September 2018 – 6.30pm MELBOURNE
Decorative Arts Monday 17 September 2018 – 6.30pm
MELBOURNE
The Martin Bodinar Collection of Model Trains & Engines Thursday 19 September 2018 – 2pm
MELBOURNE
Asian Art Monday 8 October 2018 – 6.30pm
MELBOURNE 10 ALDO NASON MURANO GLASS CHANDELIER FOR MAZZEGA $3,500-5,500 Modern Design Auction Monday 30 July at 6.30pm
Women Artists Wednesday 10 October 2018 – 6.30pm
MELBOURNE
The Thursday Auction Furniture & Interiors – 10am Jewellery & Wristwatches – 10.30am Art Salon – 11.30am Collectables – 12pm MELBOURNE Front Cover: Detail Lot 50 GERRIT RIETVELD ‘637 UTRECHT’ ARMCHAIR FOR CASSINA $4,000-5,000 Modern Design Auction Monday 30 July at 6.30pm
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Auction Specialists PRIVATE COLLECTIONS John Albrecht, National Head of Department 03 8825 5619 | john.albrecht@leonardjoel.com.au FINE ART Sophie Ullin, National Head of Department
This issue, we’re reflecting on the past 6 months at Leonard Joel and all of the wonderful collections and treasures that came our way (read more in Managing Director, John Albrecht’s forward) and we welcome our new Head of Sydney, Hamish Clark.
03 8825 5609 | sophie.ullin@leonardjoel.com.au JEWELS John D’Agata, National Head of Department 03 8825 5605 | john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au DECORATIVE ARTS Chiara Curcio, Head of Department, Melbourne 03 8825 5635 | chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au Hamish Clark, Head of Sydney Office 02 9362 9045 | hamish.clark@leonardjoel.com.au MODERN DESIGN Anna Grassham, Head of Department 03 8825 5637 | anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au COLLECTABLES
Also in this issue we learn more about artist Dorrit Black, discuss eye miniatures and their significance in history, take a close look at South East Asian art and antique market trends, give tips on how to care for your designer handbags and celebrate the history of the chair!
Nora Merralls, Manager 03 8825 5625 | nora.merralls@leonardjoel.com.au LUXURY Bethany McGougan, Manager 03 8825 5645 | bethany.mcgougan@leonardjoel.com.au
The Thursdays Auction 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 JEWELLERY Bethany McGougan, Manager 03 8825 5645 | bethany.mcgougan@leonardjoel.com.au
We hope you enjoy the read and look forward to seeing you in Melbourne or Sydney soon.
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THE HALF CENTURY RULE
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Recent private collections at Leonard Joel revealed
While The De Stoop Collection, where three
collecting one type of thing well and for long enough
something to me that I have never really thought
important Modern Australian paintings emerged,
and you will enjoy the status and attraction that
about before, and that is that great collections
represented a perfect example of the benefits
comes with a collection that almost has a museum-
really do require time to mature and crystallize the
of connoisseurship. Where the collector is
quality about it.
elements that make them ultimately so attractive.
refined enough of eye to spot the best available,
All these three collections matured and grew over
Half a century of committed collecting tends to
undistracted by the discounted options. This meant,
more than half a century and what they collectively
ensure the fickle nature of the pursuit is resolved.
half a century on, that the works were not just art
say is that a global view, a commitment to
The Porter Collection in Adelaide revealed a
market discoveries of immense public interest but,
connoisseurship and an unrelenting focus on the art
fascinating example of world-collecting with a life
crucially, collector interest. And finally, The Hose
of collecting, inevitably produce not just beguiling
of international travel. What this brought to the
Collection of Clocks reveals not just an example of
collections but valuable ones.
collection was just that. An international survey of
giving oneself time to collect, but how that enables,
furniture, jewels and objet that appealed to a broad
with unwavering focus, the ability to collate a
John Albrecht
taste and demographic.
highly focused collection worthy of the description
Managing Director
“historical retrospective�. In simpler terms, commit to
& National Head of Private Collections
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FINE ART
DORRIT BLACK (1891-1951) Wisteria, Wentworth House 1930-31 colour linocut on thin laid paper, ed. 10/50 printed from four blocks 22.5 x 32cm $30,000-35,000
Enquiries Sophie Ullin National Head of Art 03 8825 5609 | 0407 360 513 sophie.ullin@leonardjoel.com.au
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A contemporary perspective Influential modernist, Dorrit Black was a thoroughly
inherently modern, and allowed artists to emphasise
of Black’s carefully balanced asymmetrical
progressive individual who broke ground as one of
formal pictorial arrangement, with simplified forms,
arrangements, controlled colour palette and bold
the first Australian artists to understand Cubism and
bold lines, and vibrant colour. Black is said to be
compositional choices, but most significantly it is
succeed in creating original Cubist works rather than
the first Antipodean artist to experiment with the
one of her most radically abstract images. The work
homages. She also distinguished herself in boldly
medium.
is remarkable for its unusual and very contemporary
embracing modern mediums, notably the linocut.
perspective achieved through Black’s placement of In 1932, she opened the Modern Art Centre in
a large tree branch compressed into the foreground,
We are delighted to share with you Wisteria,
Sydney and offered tuition in colour linocutting
framing the wider landscape beyond, a visual device
Wentworth House, an exceptional example of her
further propogating/ developing, pioneering
of the masters of Japanese woodblock prints,
printmaking oeuvre in our upcoming Women Artists
its popularity here.
Hokusai and Hiroshinge. Distinguishing this linocut
auction; and to celebrate the work of an Australian
even further is that to date it is the only known
artist who is only now, gaining the popularity she so
Black also continued to exhibit her prints, nationally
rightly deserves.
and abroad, spurred on by the encouragement of her
version of this image in existence.
mentor Claude Flight, who wrote that “I shall burst
We are delighted to share with you such a striking
Black, infused with a liberal sensibility, belonged to
into tears and drink my bath water if you don’t send
and special example of Dorrit Black’s work in our
a generation of post-Victorian era women, alongside
some [prints]” .
upcoming Women Artists auction, as we celebrate
[1]
Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington-Smith and
the life of a singular artist whose work is finally
Grace Cowley, who took risks by travelling overseas
London’s Redfern Gallery was a major exponent of
to pursue careers in the arts, often without the
Black’s art, holding eight exhibitions including the
approval of their families. In a letter to her brother
1931 solo show featuring Wisteria, Wentworth
Ella Perrottet
in 1938, she wrote, ‘‘after more than 20 years of
House. The subject was inspired by the renowned
Assistant Researcher
struggling to make an artist of myself, I cannot give it
springtime display of wisteria at the former home of
all up and settle down to being nothing but a good
early-colonial politician and lawyer William Charles
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sister and daughter.’
Wentworth. Visiting the beautiful grounds of the
[1]
gaining the recognition it deserves.
Claude Flight letter to Dorrit Black, 8 June 1931?,
property now known as Vaucluse House to admire
AGSA Research Library, Dorrit Black Papers)
Black studied in Paris and also in London with the
the gardens became an early 20th century form of
[2]
British printmaker Walter Claude Flight, who
pilgrimage – ‘a lodestone to all good Australians’.[2]
(Freedman’s Journal, 27 September 1923).
pioneered and popularised the linoleum cut technique. The linocut, in its very practice, is
Wisteria, Wentworth House is a beautiful example
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JEWELS
A GEORGIAN HAND PAINTED MINIATURE EYE LOCKET, PROVENANCE: THE EARL OF WARWICK, WARWICK CASTLE, LONDON $20,000-26,000
Enquiries John D’Agata National Head of Jewels 03 8825 5605 | 0408 355 339 john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au
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The eye’s have it ‘In 1786 the Prince of Wales, later George IV, commissioned a portrait of the eye of his mistress Maria Fitzherbert, sparking off the fashion for eye painted miniature Jewellery’ The first eye miniatures appeared in France and England in the 1770s and their popularity as a token of love continued well into the 1850s. What I find fascinating about eye miniatures is that it is difficult to find two alike as more often than not, they were A VICTORIAN HAIR LOCKET “EYE” MOURNING BROOCH $500-700
commissioned and not mass produced as gift tokens. The variety of eye painted objets is endless and includes rings, brooches, pendants and trinket boxes, to name a few. There was a resurgence of eye jewellery in the 1880s and their popularity lasted through to the early part of the 20th century, as Victorians increasingly made an industry of melancholia. Eye painted miniatures as well as hair lockets, enamels and eye motif jewellery and objets were also popular during this time. Eye jewellery remains as intriguing and romantic today, capturing the sentiment of love and devotion from a bygone era. John D’Agata National Head of Jewellery
A RARE SILVER AND ENAMEL “EYE” WRISTWATCH $800-1,200
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ASIAN ART
TRAN (AHN QUAN) LONG (BORN 1962) The Lady oil on canvas SOLD AT LEONARD JOEL
Enquiries Chiara Curcio Head of Decorative Arts 03 8825 5635 | 0412 653 315 chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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South East Asian Trends A couple of weeks ago I attended an Asian 20th Century Art auction in Hong Kong. Highlights included Vietnamese paintings by masters like Le Pho and Vu Cao Dam, with most of these quickly soaring to far exceed their estimates. Particularly sought after were works bringing together a modern French style, the traditional Vietnamese medium of ink and paint on silk, and Vietnamese daily life subject matter. Some say the Vietnamese economy is showing the fastest growth of any in the world, at 5.1% GDP in 2017 (PriceWaterhouseCoopers), with plenty of room for continued growth. In light of this, the Vietnamese art market should be worth keeping an eye on, and indeed invested in if possible, as well as other South East Asian countries that show similar growth, like Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Despite the surge of interest in modern Vietnamese painting over the past few years, early Vietnamese ceramics and sculpture are still very affordable. In fact, South East Asian ceramics in general is a promising area for collecting. During the 15th century there was an explosion of ceramic production in Thailand and Vietnam in particular, due to a lull in
A THAI SI SATCHANALAI/ SAWANKHALOK CELADON VASE, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY With incised decoration. 18.5cm high and 11cm wide. $400-600
the Chinese export of ceramics during the early Ming dynasty. While these Thai and Vietnamese wares were fiercely collected some decades ago, there has been a softening of the market since. The Margaret Bolster Collection on 11 July is particularly strong in Thai and Khmer ceramics, with great provenance, having been assembled decades ago. We are now consigning for our October Fine Asian Art auction, so if you have any South East Asian antiques or works of art that you are thinking of consigning, please contact us to organise a complimentary appraisal.
Carl Wantrup Asian Art Consultant
A THAI SUPHANBURI BALUSTER JAR, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY 35cm by 26cm diameter $400-600
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MODERN DESIGN
1 GERRIT RIETVELD ‘ZIG-ZAG’ CHAIR FOR CASSINA $2,000-3,000
Modern Design Auction Monday 30 July, 6.30pm, Melbourne
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Melbourne Viewing 333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra VIC Wednesday 25 July, 9am-8pm Saturday 28 July, 10am-4pm Sunday 29 July, 10am-4pm
Melbourne Enquiries Anna Grassham Head of Modern Design 03 8825 5637 | 0415 076 480 anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au
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‘Chairs are architecture. Sofas are bourgeois.’ LE CORBUSIER
A LE CORBUSIER LC2 ARMCHAIR FOR CASSINA SOLD FOR $1,440
GERRIT RIETVELD 635 ‘RED AND BLUE’ CHAIR FOR CASSINA SOLD FOR $3,720
A LE CORBUSIER LC3 RED LEATHER CHAIR SOLD FOR $2,800
Over the last two centuries, the evolution of
conscious of the fact “that formal order has nothing
thick resilient pillows. The idea was to offer all
one particular piece of furniture has paralleled
to do with the precalculated strictly repeated sizes
the comfort of a padded surface while applying
developments in architecture, reflected the changing
and proportions, but rather is exclusively the domain
the elegant minimalism and industrial rationale of
needs of society, and encapsulated the history of
of a good eye.”
the movement.
is a connection both conscious and unconscious to
Another name synonymous with grand designs
The grand designs of Rietveld, Corbusier and
the environments in which we live.
is Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, known best as Le
Perriand are still remarkably relevant to how we live
Corbusier, a recognised pioneer of modernist
today, and almost 90 years later their aesthetics still
Not only are chairs functional to the physical, they are
architecture who began experimenting with furniture
work within our environments. Italian manufacturer
symbolic to status, fashion and architecture. Gerrit
in 1928 after inviting Charlotte Perriand to join his
Cassina has exclusive worldwide license to all the
Thomas Rietveld, a designer from the famous De
studio. Perriand a young modernist architect herself
designs and produce them under their Masters
Stijl movement, designed some the greatest chairs
was trying to pave her way in a somewhat
Collection. Each piece is signed and numbered,
ever made. Rietveld moved beyond functionality,
suffocated mans world. She would eventually in
always to be honoured and remembered.
reinventing pieces as if no one had ever built them
time be recognised as the creator of many of
before. The Zig Zag chair designed in 1938 and the
Le Corbusier designs.
design itself. The chair, so inherent to every day life,
Anna Grassham Head of Modern Design
Red & Blue chair designed even earlier in 1918 are some of his most famous works.
The most famous of Le Corbusier chair designs
were the LC2 and LC3 collections designed in 1928.
Reyer Kras, curator of the Stedelijk Museum in
Reversing the standard structures of sofas and chairs
Amsterdam writes that Rietveld was evidently
with an externalised tubular steel frame filled with
LE CORBUSIER & CHARLOTTE PERRIAND LC3 SOFA FOR CASSINA SOLD FOR $4,960
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COLLECTABLES
THIRTY-TWO BOOKPLATES BY ANDREW AND IRENA SIBLEY, BY HELEN ELLIOTT, LYTLEWODE PRESS 2011 $1,400-2,000
A CONNOISSEUR’S LIBRARY Andrew Sibley (1933-2015) was a noted English-born
versions, comprising a total of just one hundred
Australian artist whose work featured heavily in the
and thirty six copies. The edition featured in the
Archibald, Wynne and Blake prizes. Migrating to
‘Connoisseur’s Library’ auction this month is the
Australia from London in 1948, he first worked in rural
publisher’s special version, a bespoke run of just
Queensland before serving with the Royal Australian
sixteen. The bound book contains a signed and
Navy in Papua New Guinea. Sibley received great
hand coloured original drawing by Sibley. Thirty-two
praise and international success. An artist from the
bookplates also comprises the titular bookplates,
1960s until his death, his work features in public and
each hand coloured and signed, together with sixteen
private collections, both within Australia and around
bookplates by Sibley’s wife, Irena, an accomplished
the world. Sibley has been exhibited at the Tate
artist in her own right. Volume one of the two-volume
Gallery, the Paris Biennale, the National Gallery of
book is magnificently bound in ostrich skin and the
Victoria and his work is held in the collection of the
two editions are housed in a custom clamshell box,
Australian Embassy in Washington.
embellished with gilt lettering. ‘A Connoisseur’s Library’ auction also includes other
Critic and curator Doug Hall noted at Sibley’s death
limited edition and rare art books, historical reference
that “from the start til the end he didn’t flip or flop
and contemporary groupings, together with pieces of
according to fashion. He was a belligerent figurative
library furniture.
painter, and we all admired him for it”. Sibley’s idiosyncratic style was shaped by European influences
Nora Merralls
but he refused to bend to popular taste.
Collectables Manager 03 8825 5625
Thirty-two bookplates by Andrew and Irena Sibley is
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a limited edition book, produced in three different
A Connoisseur’s Library Auction Thursday 5 July, 2pm, Melbourne
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Melbourne Viewing 333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra VIC Wednesday 4 July, 9am-8pm
Melbourne Enquiries Nora Merralls Collectables Manager 03 8825 5625 nora.merralls@leonardjoel.com.au
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PRINTS
ETHLEEN PALMER (1906-1958) Farrel’s Shed, Newport linocut 20/20 SOLD FOR $806
CRESSIDA CAMPBELL (born 1960) The Garden at St Kevins 1987 handcoloured woodblock print A/P SOLD FOR $19,840
ETHLEEN PALMER (1906-1958) Egrets 1939 linocut 18/35 SOLD FOR $3,472
WHEN LESS IS MORE With a rise in the popularity of Japanese culture and
process also applies to linocuts. This labour intensive
favourite artist’s who produce woodblocks, such as
minimalist interiors, woodblocks are fast becoming
method can be limiting to the artist as detail is hard
Cressida Campbell, Ethleen Palmer, Aileen Brown,
one of the most sort-after mediums when clients are
to achieve and often results in an overcrowded and
Thea Proctor and Dorrit Black.
seeking to adorn their walls. The humble woodblock
messy work, usually forcing the artist to stick with
dates back to China and Egypt before the 4th
simplistic outlines, bold shapes, block colour and
We are currently consigning for our next Prints
Century and is the oldest print medium on record.
reserved colour pallets.
and Multiples Auction in September and invite you
to a special Valuations Evening on the 25 of July
Also known as a relief print, woodblocks are
With such a complicated method and masterful
5pm-8pm.
essentially 2D images that have been carved out
technique, woodblocks are known for their simplistic
of a block of soft wood – leaving raised areas. With
scenes and low print runs, which have now become
Lucy Foster
this large-scale stamp, ink is then rolled on, paper is
highly sort after for collectors.
Prints & Multiples Specialist
applied (with pressure), resulting in the impressions
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from the blocks raised areas. For colour printing,
The Prints & Multiples auction always has a diverse
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multiple blocks are used as one for every colour. This
collection every quarter and include some of our
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LUXURY A MEDIUM CLASSIC FLAP BAG BY CHANEL SOLD FOR $3,224
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR HANDBAG Handbags are one of those few luxury accessories
2 - Cleaning
Store your handbag in the original box, or sitting
that are an investment piece, which can be kept and
Always clean your bag after use. Be sure to clean
upright. Finally, never hang your bag on a hook as
used for many years. The recent increase of luxury
dust from the inside and gently wipe the exterior with
this can distort the shape.
items sold at auction houses worldwide indicates
an alcohol free wipe or a slightly damp cloth. For
that the secondary market for these goods is thriving.
exotic or delicate leathers, dust the exterior lightly
4 - Packaging
However, it is important to note that the condition
with a dry cloth. For any scratches, marks or stains,
If possible, keep the original packaging, box, receipt
of your handbag will have significant impact on its
take your handbag to a professional cleaner and
and authenticity cards. Whilst boxes can often be
future value. Follow the below everyday tips to keep
restorer.
large, keeping the box of your handbag is the best
your investment in the best shape possible.
1 - Use
way to store it and can improve a re-sale value at a
3 - Storage
later date, as can the original receipt and authenticity
The storage of your handbag is imperative to
paperwork.
Be careful when using your handbag, making sure
maintaining condition. Firstly, always stuff the bag
that you do not place it on dirty or abrasive surfaces.
to maintain shape, particularly with structured
Bethany McGougan
Do not carry large or heavy objects in your handbag
handbags. I recommend using acid-free tissue paper
Luxury & Jewellery Manager
regularly as this can distort the leather and overall
to prevent interior damage. Once stuffed, place your
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shape.
handbag in a breathable dustcover. This prevents
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dust, stains and discolouration from artificial light.
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VALUATIONS
AT LEONARD JOEL Valuing is the core of our business and a key skill for many of us who work at Leonard Joel. On any given day, we collectively provide hundreds of verbal and online market valuations to clients. I personally give a great deal of time and consideration in the methodology of valuing. Valuations can come in many shapes and sizes and over the past twelve months, since the inception of the Valuations department, we have provided written market, insurance, probate, salvage, liquidation, family division, cultural gifts, expert witness opinions in legal disputes, estate planning and superannuation valuations. Each purpose and methodology requires careful consideration of how we apply the term value beyond its monetary worth. Each different type of these valuations would result in a different price being assigned to the same object. I have had the privilege of visiting some of Melbourne’s finest homes as well as rummaging in dusty sheds and most recently valuing a jewellery collection in a fast food outlet! Some of the more bizarre items to be valued have included a ping-pong table, fossils, ancient artefacts, a teapot collection of 1000, a 15 x 6 metre train set and barbie dolls. The life of a valuer is never dull and always varied. Thank you to everyone who has supported this new department in the past year. Whether you need a written legal document or a quick verbal appraisal, speak to the professionals who know how to value. Caroline Tickner Head of Valuations 03 8825 5638 caroline.tickner@leonardjoel.com.au
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SYDNEY INTRODUCING HAMISH CLARK HEAD OF SYDNEY I am delighted to have recently joined Leonard Joel
of course, in managing the extraordinary auction
and, having been involved in the Sydney antiques
of The Decorative Arts Collection of the late James
business for many years, am looking forward to
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working with new and existing clients and industry
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colleagues in Sydney and beyond as we focus,
With several exciting collections coming to auction
across the business, on expanding our long
later this year, and other planned developments for
established Private Collections department and
the business, my role will certainly be a busy one, but
maintaining our market strength in Decorative Arts,
I am thrilled at the opportunity and look forward to
Fine Art and Jewels.
welcoming you to the Sydney office very soon.
After four successful years as head of the Sydney
Hamish Clark
office, Robert Williams has taken a new career
Head of Sydney
path but I want to acknowledge his contribution to
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THE 22ND REPORT #15
CITES IN PRACTICE
While this convention has failed to stem the trade in
1975 (the year CITIES came into effect) is illegal to
We take pride in our stance in our limited trade of
illegal ivory, it is nonetheless the obligation of every
sell. Leonard Joel’s stance is slightly different in as
ivory and other materials associated with endangered
auctioneer in Australia to implement its requirements.
much as we have eliminated the sale of all but a
animals and as an auction house, we have seen a
handful of pieces that pre-date 1921.
massive shift in the right direction since these new measures have been introduced.
Objects & Collectables Manager Maxine Winning explains the simple but important steps Leonard Joel
After the Statutory Declaration has been completed,
takes every time a piece of ivory is presented to us
it is then the vendor’s responsibility to take their
John Albrecht
for auction:
declaration and object to be sighted and signed by
Managing Director
a Justice of the Peace. Leonard Joel then completes In order for any piece of ivory (or any object made
the final step with a specialist filling out their own
Maxine Winning
from an endangered species) to be sold through our
Expert Statement of Age, declaring the period and
Objects & Collectables Manager
auction rooms, the vendor must complete two steps
material they believe the item to be. Once all three
out of our three-step process. Firstly, the item in
steps have been completed, the relevant information
question needs to have a statutory declaration filled
is sent to the Wildlife Trade Compliance. Only then
out. This form asks the vendor to declare what the
can we sell the item once approval has been given
object is made from, when and how they came into
by our contacts at WTC. If the information is not
possession of it, and what, if any knowledge do they
deemed sufficient we return the item in question to
have about when the specimen came into Australia.
the vendor.
Anything that has been brought into Australia post
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ABORIGINAL ART ONLINE 19 - 26 JULY 2018
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LONG TOM TJAPANANGKA (1929-2006) Untitled, acrylic on canvas. $2,800-4,800
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MELBOURNE ART FAIR 2018 2-5 August | 9am to 5pm Southbank Arts Precint, 111 Sturt Street, Southbank VIC 3006
Samraing Chea After Escaping from Trash, Finally Rhinna Hands over her Diary on the Bench. She thinks about Experiment that She’s Scared. Professor let Rhianna out of this Lab, 2018 pencil on paper, 25 x 32.5cm Courtesy of Arts Project Australia.
Alan Constable Not titled, 2017 ceramic, 10 x 18 x 37cm
Julian Martin Not titled, 2017 pastel on paper, 28 x 38 cm
The work of four Arts Project artists – Fulli Andrinopoulos, Samraing Chea, Alan Constable and Julian Martin – will be on display at Melbourne Art Fair 2018.
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PRUE STENT & HONEY LONG Suspended Figures, 2015 archival pigment print 72 x 108 cm Courtesy the artists and ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne
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