— PROFILE —
A Tribute
In Memory of John Rosenberg, 1938-2020 — Born in Geelong in 1938, John began collecting at a very
When his health began to fail, and the road to Melbourne
young age, finding his first pieces on the neighbourhood
too congested, he regularly browsed the online catalogue
tip! His Grandmother took him to his first auction at age
- learning how to use a computer solely for this purpose.
7, and he was buying and selling “old things” by his
He certainly missed the atmosphere of live auctions,
mid teens. A local elderly antiques dealer took a shine
and the innumerable friendships formed from being
to John, and soon he had half the premises for his own
together in a room with so many people sharing the
stock, before purchasing the entire business. At the
same interests, he called Leonard Joel his “social club in
age of 20, he had his first of many shops, all in central
Melbourne!”
Geelong, culminating in Moorabool Antiques, now continued by his son Paul.
PAUL ROSENBERG
A close association with Leonard Joel began with trips to Melbourne with his Grandmother, the destination being
The Leonard Joel team would like to pass our
the original Leonard Joel auction rooms in Little Collins
condolences to the Rosenberg family. John will be
Street. He was soon addicted, and from Leonard Joel’s
deeply missed by our staff and community.
move to Inkerman Street, St Kilda, to the current premises in South Yarra, John was a weekly presence in the auction room and became good friends with the staff.
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ABOVE LEFT:
John in his natural environment at Moorabool Antiques, Geelong ABOVE RIGHT TOP & BOTTOM:
John at Leonard Joel, Inkerman Street, 1997-8
