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TIME CAPSULES IN SUBURBIA One of my fondest memories of Auctionland
robots from the 1950s and also beautiful
is probably the first house contents valuation
hand painted chemist vessels from most
I had to attend. It was 25 years ago at Leonard
likely his own chemist. The inventory went
Joel when Graham Joel (the original owner
on and on and it was made all the more
of Leonard Joel) was conducting literally
interesting because the contents had been
dozens of house valuations every week. It
locked up out of sight and out of mind for
was unusual for him to decline a valuation
at least 40 years. If the Melbourne Museum
but perhaps he just had too many on that
had got their first they would have had a
week and the drive seemed a bit much for
field day as it truly was a Melbourne time
him – who knows? Anyway, I was told I
capsule albeit an unintended one. Lucky
could visit a lady in Essendon who had
for me and the auction house I worked for
a garage full of “things”. I was excited;
that the widow did not care for the contents
probably more because I could escape the
and wanted a spring clean – we obliged! The
arduous work of setting up our large weekly
contents were duly removed and we set up
auction of the time. When I arrived she
the contents at our then Inkerman Street
did not take me to her home but rather her
salerooms and catalogued every last little
garage-shed on a large sprawling property.
bit right down to the old flour sieves. We
As we walked she told me that her husband,
advertised the collection as “The Contents
a chemist, was long gone and that it was very
of a Shed” and little did I know at the time
much his space and that she never really
but it was probably my first single-owner
concerned herself with it – I was fascinated!
sale. The media came, the widow came to
She unlocked the door and it revealed a well
be filmed (and loved it) and the buyers came
stocked shed of “things” as she promised.
in droves to acquire “things” from a time
We first found the remnants of her wedding
gone by and we realised the staggering sum
cake in a tin container – she laughed and I
of about $50,000 for the contents. I’m not
was curious. She explained to a young boy
sure whether any of the institutions were
that “in those days” they kept the leftovers
buying at that auction but I hope so. In 2013
as a memory. It was my first first-hand social
the single-owner sale has taken on much
history lesson and I was intrigued. But there
more grand connotations but whether it is
was more than just the cake. Her husband
the contents of a shed or a mansion I find
had clearly been one of those organised
that the delight comes not so much from
men where every object had its place. He
the value but more from the intricacies, the
had well packed in their mechanical tin
personality and history of the collection.
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Australian and International Art Fine Jewellery and Wristwatches Pre-Owned Luxury Classic Objects and Furniture Modern + Tradition Auction Sunday 7 July 2013, 11am Preview & Auction Location 12 Smith Street, Collingwood
Modern Design
195 VINTAGE DECORATIVE FRENCH WOODEN OIL CRATE ‘HUILES RENAULT’, 50CM HIGH X 63CM WIDE X 39CM DEEP $600 - 800
Collectable Toys and Sporting Memorabilia
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Forthcoming Auctions The Antique & Interiors Auction Every Thursday Furniture & Interiors – 10am Jewellery & Wristwatches – 10.30am Art – 11.30am Books – 12pm Objects & Collectables – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
The Stock in Trade of Brighton Antiques Thursday 4th July 2013 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Modern + Traditional Sunday 7th July 2013 – 11am 12 Smith Street, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria
The Monthly Toy Auction Thursday 25th July 2013 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
The Specialist Print Auction Thursday 8th August 2013 – 11.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
The Modern Design Auction Sunday 25th August 2013 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
The Fine Art Auction Monday 2nd September 2013 – 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
The Fine Jewellery Auction Tuesday 10th September 2013 – 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Pre-Owned Luxury Auction Thursday 12th September 2013 – 1pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
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Modern + Tradition Auction Sunday 7 July 2013, 11am Preview & Auction Location 12 Smith Street, Collingwood
October 2013 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
215 DAVID LARWILL (1956-2011) Figures oil on paper, 180 x 68cm (irregular) $8,000 - 12,000
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ROYAl CHILDREN HOSPITAL Auction in WEEKLY ART
SINGLE-OWNER COIN SALE REALISES MORE THAN 100% BY VALUE
Works of art, prints & editions and other property from The Royal Children’s Hospital WAS offered for public auction with SOME SURPRISING results.
DAVIDA ALLEN, PLAYING, SCULPTURE Sold for $4,880 IBP
Today Leonard Joel offered the coin collection from The Estate of Norman Stevens with outstanding results. The low estimate of $88,260 was comfortably surpassed with a total of $94,040 or more than 100% by value. This very focused collection of mainly precious metal coins enjoyed spirited bidding by new and seasoned collectors alike and the highest price realised was for lot 2066, a boxed set of seven Olympic gold coins in pure gold which sold for $3,000 plus BP. With a near 100% sale rate the collection was swooped on in less than hour. Robert Haigh, specialist in charge of this auction, commented: “The strength of this auction confirmed several things. Firstly, the appetite for fresh and unseen collections when they come to market. Secondly, the comfort people find with investing in precious metals and finally, the timeless collectability of boxed sets”. Leonard Joel is now seeking high-value coin and related single-owner collections for its calendar of specialist auctions. If you have a coin collection to sell please contact PRO HART, STUDY FOR POLO MATCH (PATTERSONS HEEBUNG POLO CLUB) OIL ON CANVAS, 20 X 25CM Sold for $1,159 IBP
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Art Including important Australian and international art Photography and Sculpture
Classic Furniture and objects Including modern design and single-owner collections
Collectables Including toys, sporting memorabilia and militaria
MICHEL AROUTCHEFF LIMITED EDITION GIL JOURDAN LIBELLULE S’EVADE PEUGEOT 202, EDITION 0863/666
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MICHEL AROUTCHEFF LIMITED EDITION BLAKE AND MORTIMER REF ARJ02 ‘THE MYSTERY OF THE GREAT PYRAMIDS’ EDITION 415/666, WINDSCREEN DECAL.
MICHEL AROUTCHEFF LIMITED EDITION BLACK SAD ARCTIC NATION BUICK COUPE EDITION 083/666
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FINE ART & PhotographIC RESULTS
ART
ENTRIES INVITED AUCTION SEPTEMBER 2013
ROBERT JACKS (BORN 1943) Possibly Happiness 1966 oil on canvas Sold $10,370 IBP
JEFF CARTER (1928-2010) Tobacco Road, Ovens Valley 1956 silver gelatin print 29.5 x 25cm Sold for $2,196 IBP MARGARET PRESTON (1875-1963) Bottlebrush and Flannel Flowers 1951, oil on canvas Sold for $36,600 IBP
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FOCUS ON CONTEMPORARY RESULTS
BRETT HARRISON ALLEN (BORN 20TH CENTURY) Female Abstract bronze on sandstone base Sold for $6,710 IBP
XUE MO (MONGOLIAN, BORN 1966) Red 2011 oil on linen Sold for $3,904 IBP
The fascinating and often contradictory
in the collection”, whether they be private
lot 71, selling for $6710 (IBP). However
in excess of $650,000 (IBP) with a very
patterns in collecting taste were ever present or public buyers. But the appetite for the
one of the more interesting moments in
strong sale rate of 77% by lot and 86%
at our recent Fine Art & Photographic
contemporary was also in play with a dozen
the auction was when three works by the
by value. Leonard Joel invites you to sell
Auction as both the old and new sold well
or so very interesting results. Robert Jacks’
German/American artist Josef Albers
with us both traditional and contemporary
to discerning collectors. Traditional and
very early and large scale work Possibly
were offered for sale. The three screen
works of art for our forthcoming fine art,
importantly fresh works by Sydney Long
Happiness 1966, lot 64, sold well above
prints, lot 269-271, were all conservatively
graphics and photography auctions.
(55), Vida Lahey (6), Hilda Rix Nicholas
reserve for $10,370 (IBP) as did the rather
estimated and realised a combined total of
(50), Jess Traill (124) and Adelaide Perry
small work, lot 271A by the British artist
$7,808 (IBP). The geometrically designed
For enquiries please contact senior
(126) all sold well above their estimates to
Thomas Hamilton, that sold for $7,320 or
abstract works in pale yellow, gray and
art specialist Nicole Salvo on
confirm the ongoing academic and aesthetic
more than six times it estimate. Sculpture
white tones hit a chord with contemporary
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appeal of traditional paintings that hit the
also fared well with the almost life size
collectors and were snapped up by phone-
nicole.salvo@leonardjoel.com.au
mark for collectors seeking to fill “that gap
bronze in two parts by Brett Harrison Allen,
bidders on the night. The auction realised
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AUCTION SUNDAY 7 JULY at 11am AUCTION & VIEWING ON SITE AT 12 SMith Street, Collingwood, VICTORIA
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63 SHIP’S LIGHT, SWIVEL MOUNTED ON METAL STAND 210CM HIGH $2,000 - 3,000
382 DAVID BROMLEY (BORN 1960) Belinda acrylic on canvas, 183 x 153cm $8,000 - 12,000
THE ARTIST AND THE AUCTIONEER After three successful auctions together, Leonard Joel and David Bromley are collaborating on a unique auction concept. MODERN + TRADITIONAL – old and new curated by David Bromley for Leonard Joel marks a new chapter in the presentation and approach to auctions. David Bromley has personally selected each piece for this collection with the aim of presenting rooms, spaces and interior concepts for clients in a complete and thoughtful manner. David Bromley: “What we noticed at our three previous auctions was that buyers enjoyed seeing every piece in context rather than having to guess where to place that painting or where to place that sculpture? With MODERN + TRADITIONAL I have simply
24 TWO CHAIPONE KONSTANTINGRCIC METAL AND CONCRETE SWIVEL CHAIRS, BOTH 81CM $300 - 400
applied my own aesthetic to every piece and every space with a view to creating an interior with its contents in a manner that I myself would love to live in”. John Albrecht of Leonard Joel: “I think what is so special about this collection for me is that it is not simply an auction sold by categories. In this collection we really are seeing it curated in a very personal manner by an 277 DAVID BROMLEY (BORN 1960) Steel Wheels painted steel 83 x 53 x 35cm (including base) $1,000 - 1,500
individual known for his extraordinary capacity to create visual stories.” Antique and 20th century furniture, objects and art from numerous collections are brought together for this auction on Sunday July 7th 2013. The collection will be displayed and sold at 12 Smith Street in Collingwood, an acknowledged design and arts precinct in Melbourne.
335 FOUR ALUMINIUM GLOVE MOULDS, ALL 33.5CM LONG $200 - 400
Modern + Tradition Auction Sunday 7 July 2013, 11am Preview & Auction Location 12 Smith Street, Collingwood
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HE SCENES Bromley Wegner LichTenstein Paterson Streeton HENSON Feint Dickerson C o l Omb o Larwill Blackman Wakelin Featherston CROOKE BUNNY Mogensen Britten Aubusson Namatjira
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A SIGNIFICANT SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION OF ART
122 RUPERT BUNNY (1864-1947) Vintners’ Cottages at Vendres oil on canvas, 53 x 63cm $18,000 - 25,000
The very personal collection of the Late Richard A. Young, Proprietor and Founder of Koala Koaches, Queensland
151 ARTHUR STREETON (1867-1943) Roses, Golden Emblem 1934 oil on canvas, 59 x 49cm $28,000 - 38,000
114 ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999) Black Swans near Shoalhaven circa 1979 oil on board, 22 x 15.5cm $15,000 - 20,000
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119 SYDNEY LONG (1871-1955) Summer Pastoral watercolour, 28 x 28cm $4,000 - 6,000
Preview Wednesday 3 July 2013 10am - 8pm Thursday 4 July 2013 10am - 5pm Friday 5 July 2013 10am - 5pm Saturday 6 July 2013 10am - 5pm
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W
hen I first met one of Richard’s
hard working, lots of moving around and a
nine children, I was taken by how
commitment to always appreciate the small
fondly he seemed to be remembered by his
mercies and to pursue every opportunity
family and how important it was to them
that a rapidly growing Australia presented
that his special art collection be dealt with
to those with enthusiasm, a good mind and
in a manner that befitted their love and
a fierce work ethic.
esteem for him. So often as an auctioneer
Reading the family stories presented to me
collections are absent a “back story” but
revealed just how much Richard was part of
when they do present like in this case it
an emergent Australia and how in so many
gives the collection and its viewing so
ways he lived the Australian 20th century
much more meaning and a rich history that
and how much travelling he experienced
threads it.
as a youngster and as an adult. Working in
The first thing one notices about the
the dairy sector from a young age, avoiding
collection is its unpretentiousness – Richard
the polio epidemic of 1936 and taking on
clearly loved art, found special meaning in
multiple supplementary jobs as so many
subject matter and selected works based
did. Never knocking back an opportunity
on how he responded to them rather than
when it presented itself were hallmarks of
what cache they might have held – so many
Richard’s life.
of the paintings reminded him of moments
This work ethic that imbued his life
in his well travelled and quintessentially
found its moment when he founded Koala
Australian journey. A simple example of
Koaches bus services in Queensland more
this was the pleasure he derived from the
than half a century ago and it is clear that
modern impressionist Rick Everingham
this family run business was respected
who so competently renders figurative
and extremely well run with “no corners
scenes with a softness and beauty. This
cut”. As it grew and evolved it reflected the
love of impressionism is also evident in the
burgeoning and changing population trends
French period Rupert Bunny he acquired
of Queensland in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
in his later years which to me confirmed
Richard, Koala Koaches and his extensive
his confidence in ensuring his collection
family had become in every sense part of a
ranged between new and old artists with
successful Queensland with a lot of warmth
subject matter and quality always driving
and local community concern thrown in!
the selection process rather than the
Now back to the collection. Amongst the
collecting of a “signature” to impress.
finer period paintings, not to mention the
Within the collection are also four works
dramatic Arthur Streeton Roses, Golden
by Robert Dickerson and two particularly
Emblem, lies what we call “a jewel of a
striking works with gold leaf ground that
work” by the Heidelberg School artist John
appear less often these days at auction. I
Ford Paterson. If one of the paintings in the
would imagine that Richard would have
collection must be described as monumental
enjoyed the structure and certainty of these
this would be the one and it depicts the
works; something that Dickerson always
often rendered scene of Rickett’s Point along
delivered.
outer Melbourne’s coastline. The classic
As one moves through the collection the
sway of the ti-trees, the ocean and the park-
pleasure in observing such an eclectic mix
like foreground mark it as classic early 20th
of artists continues and just when you
century Australian impressionist subject
believe you have a traditional landscape
matter and I wondered why this painting
collection you are surprised to discover a
in this collection? It seemed like the special
beautiful Norman Lindsay pencil drawing,
one and for no clear reason. Then I read
a striking Ray Crooke and a very fine Albert
further through the family history that
Namatjira watercolour. It is clear that
revealed that this was where Richard as
Richard’s collecting took him far and wide
a child would enjoy family picnics and as
and it was not uncommon for him to visit
it happened the love of his life did too, his
the southern state salerooms when he left
wife of 59 years Louise.
his home state of Queensland to find a work
I never met Richard but it makes perfect
of art that reminded him of a childhood
sense to me that his major acquisition
moment, a period in his hard working life or
was something that brought him back to
an area he spent time in as a young boy. He
childhood memories in a fashion he could
would delight in bringing his family up to
link to his dear wife. This is when the
speed on his latest addition to the collection
collection becomes individualised and very
and why it grabbed him. Indeed there was
personal for the auctioneer and it is a rare
something of the traveller in Richard who
privilege now to be entrusted with the story
without doubt lived one of those great
and the collection.
111 JOHN RIGBY (BORN 1922) Fields oil on canvas, 82 x 82cm $1,000 - 1,500
110 RAY CROOKE (BORN 1922) Islander Arranging Red Hibiscus oil on canvas, 59.5 x 74.5cm $10,000 - 15,000
mid-century Australian stories – big family, 116 DAVID MCKAY HARRISON (BORN 1941) Torso bronze 28/100, 41cm (height) $800 - 1,200
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131 ROBERT DICKERSON (BORN 1924) Hiricho oil and gold leaf on board, 39.5 x 29.5cm $6,000 - 8,000
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130 JOHN FORD PATERSON (1851-1912) Rickett’s Point, Victoria 1908 oil on canvas, 67.5 x 140.5cm $60,000 - 80,000
John Ford Paterson John Ford Paterson, a passionate promoter of
Artists’ Association in 1886 (which included
punctuate this sunlit landscape where
exhibition Golden Summers: Heidelberg and
Australian art that captured the spirit of the
Frederick McCubbin, Arthur Streeton and
the distant water sparkles.
The overall
Beyond at the National Gallery of Victoria
bush, was born and trained in Scotland. Here
Tom Roberts), and later became president of
composition is framed by gently swaying
and is recognised as one of the artist’s most
he became influenced by the now famous
the Victorian Artists’ Society.
ti-trees with their decorative ‘art nouveau’
important works.
group of Scottish plein-air impressionists,
Rickett’s Point, on Port Phillip Bay, was
silhouettes.[i] In this landscape, which is a
the ‘Glasgow Boys’, who rejected pictorial
one of the favourite painting grounds of
symphony of colour and tone, we see what
[i] Clark, J. and Whitelaw, B., Golden Summers:
realism for more decorative forms which
the Australian impressionists in the 1880s,
Paterson endeavoured to represent, ‘a kind
Heidleberg and Beyond, National Gallery of Victoria and
were beautiful in colour and tone. Paterson
and illustrates Paterson’s dedication to
o’ suggestiveness, a hint, a kind o’ promise o’
ICCA, Sydney, 1985, p.191
settled in Melbourne in 1884 and became
depicting the beauty of nature.
something evanescent’[ii].
[ii] Art in Australia, no. 7, 1917, p.46
a member of the ‘breakaway’ Australian
poetic sensibility, the colourful picnickers
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SPECIALIST PRINTS
MIRKA MORA (BORN 1928) Figures In A Park 2001 limited edition print 85/100 35 x 55cm $400 - 600
ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999) Flame Trees, Cockatoos and Pulpit Rock 1998 collagraph 19/70, 78 x 67cm $1,200 - 1,600
CHARLES BLACKMAN (BORN 1928) The Girl with Dark Plaits lithograph 1/75, 81 x 64cm $600 - 800
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FINE JEWELLERY
FOCUS ON BANGLES AT THE FINE JEWELLERY AUCTION
It would be too easy to rattle off the top
items of jewellery) found its origins
than three fixed but separated gold lines,
seed pearl and opal bangle. And fast-forward
ten,
that
literally thousands of years ago and in its
polished or concealed hinges and safety
to a “lavish modern” look with lot 84 and
always dominate the sales in fine jewellery
inevitably,
diamond
results
simplest “single-piece carved form” lent
catch is in every aspect a precision piece
you will see how impactful diamonds,
auctions – there is no doubt that they’re a
itself beautifully to the materials of glass,
of jewellery. With its hallmark “D. Bros” it
pave, white gold and fine construction can
girl’s best friend and they are timeless! But
coral, amber, jade and the various precious
is the tell tale sign that it is an Australian
look. This piece realised $6710 IBP and
this time we’ll focus on something a little
metals of gold and silver. The hinged bangle
version of an English classic. Not surprising
represented exceptionally good buying. And
different and that is the bangle or that item
was the natural technical extension of the
that it realised almost $5500 IBP. The bangle
then there are those pieces that defy exact
of jewellery that is fixed in its construction
earliest bangles and often their exquisite
is also an interesting piece of design because
description. Take for instance lot 132, a
rather than loosely connected like a
construction is a delight to observe. I don’t
by its very nature it often demands simplicity
delicate pearl and diamond piece that could
bracelet. My late father, the jeweller Kurt
believe either that it is a coincidence that
of design. It is after all often a simple thin or
have easily snuck its way on to The Great
Albrecht, once taught me that if one opened
in early Australia, commissions and sales
delicate design that can only take so much
Gatsby set and never got noticed, that has
a hinged bangle and held it on right angles
for the finest, more valuable bangles were
embellishment. This is not to say that the
the form of a bangle but the flexibility of a
and both the hinge and bangle did not sag
few and far between and the quality of their
Victorians (that period of jewellers) didn’t
bracelet. Decorated with a floral diamond
that this was the first sign of a quality bangle
construction was superb. Put simply, this
give it their best shot at extravagance but
clasp this “little bit of Gatsby” realised the
– one of my first little jewellery lessons. An
was clearly a time (Victorian/Edwardian
so often the bangle brings design back
modest sum of just under $1600 (IBP) – a
Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry (American
Australia) when jewellers were not rushed
to basics. In my opinion this is why the
piece that could be worn with confidence
spelling!) by Harold Newman, in my opinion
but the expectations were high. This culture
appetite for antique and period bangles
at any cocktail event. So the next time you
the best short reference book on jewellery
of high quality craftsmanship is evident in
has not waned as they still work with the
are shopping or searching for a bangle slow
every produced (get a copy!), notes that
lot 43 from our auction. This beautifully
modern look. Another less valuable but no
yourself down and reflect on its design, its
the bangle (like so many simply designed
constructed piece, complete with no less
less lavish example is lot 49, the Australian
history and its craftsmanship.
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FINE JEWELLERY
AN ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN DIAMOND BANGLE Sold for $5,490 IBP
A CULTURED PEARL AND DIAMOND BANGLE Sold for $1,586 IBP
A DIAMOND BANGLE Sold for $6,710 IBP
AN ANTIQUE OPAL AND SEED PEARL BANGLE Sold for $793 IBP
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CLASSIC FURNITURE, OBJECTS & Collectables
Classic Furniture Objects & CollectABLES
AN IMPRESSIVE VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER SEVEN LIGHT CANDELABRA APPLIED WITH MUSICAL TROPHIES MAKER’S MARK STEPHEN SMITH / LONDON / CIRCA 1875 Sold for $9,700 (IBP)
(PART) THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT GALLIPOLI D.S.O. GROUP OF SIX AND DIARY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT RANKINE 14 BN. A.I.F. Sold for $36,600 (IBP)
Entries Invited Classic Furniture Objects & COLLECTABLES Auction October 2013 Melbourne Now Consigning Australian and International Modern Design; European and Australian
A GRAND TOUR ARCHITECTURAL MODEL OF THE BATTISTERO PISA CIRCA 1890 Sold for $3,600 (IBP)
Furniture; Porcelain; Silver; Clocks; Australian Decorative Arts; Asian Works of Art; Single Owner Collections Specialist enquiries contact Guy Cairnduff, Head of Classic Furniture & Objects 03 8825 5611 / 0407 828 137 / guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au Giles Moon, Head of Modern Design & Collectables 03 8825 5635 / 0439 493 038 / giles.moon@leonardjoel.com.au
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MODERN DESIGN
MODERN DESIGN ELLIS, A POTTERY DUCK
MURANO, A GREEN GLASS BOWL
A CERAMIC VASE
A FIGURE OF EIGHT FLOOR LAMP, c. 1950s
FRED WARD, A CONSOLE TABLE
Enquiries Please contact Giles Moon 03 8825 5635 / giles.moon@leonardjoel.com.au
now consigning for the AUGUST MODERN Design auction
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THE WEEKLY
The ANTIQUE & INTERIORS AUCTION
The Stock in Trade of Brighton Antiques AUCTION 4 AUGUST AT 12Pm CATALOGUE ONLINE SOON
A single owner auction featuring antique furniture, objects and artworks Furniture Enquiries Anna Grassham 03 8825 5614 anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au Object Enquiries Chiara Curcio 03 8825 5604 chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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Consigning Fine Art
A PREVIEW Of SEPTEMBER FINE ART AUCTION
BLAMIRE YOUNG (1862-1935) The Woodcutters watercolour 67 x 100cm
FINE ART WANTED For enquiries please contact senior art specialist Nicole Salvo on 03 8825 5624 nicole.salvo@leonardjoel.com.au
CARLYLE JACKSON (1891-1940) Masts and Spires oil on canvas 59.5 x 74.5cm
now consigning for the SEPTEMBER FINE ART auction
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