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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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Contemporary Art

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The Young Collection

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John Ford Paterson

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Specialist Prints

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If you have a single item or collection you Leonard Joel has a long and distinguished wish to sell, the Leonard Joel team of spe- history of assisting both trust companies and cialists can guide you through the entire val- executors with the dispersal of important uation and auction process. We can provide collections. We provide fiduciaries (lawyers, you with experts across all collecting fields, trust officers, accountants and executors) no less than thirteen categories of auction to with a complete suite of services to manage select from and the most expansive calendar accurately and successfully the dispersal of catalogue auctions in Australia. Leon- of large and small estates. Our services are ard Joel specialists conduct insurance and specially designed to aid in the appraisal market valuations for the entire spectrum and dispersal of fine art, antiques, jewelof clients - private collectors, corporations, lery, objet d’art, collectables, books & manumuseums, fiduciaries and government enti- scripts and general household contents. ties are advised by our valuers and specialists on a daily basis.

Our specialists are now sourcing single items and collections for the following categories:

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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Militaria Books and Manuscripts

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Calendar

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

Classic Furniture, Objects & Collectables Auction

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

Auctions and viewing times are subject to change.

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News

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

Robert Haigh 03 8825 5618 / 0449 143 538 robert.haigh@leonardjoel.com.au

Enquiries Please contact Anna Hombsch or Bronwen Quill for any further information 03 8825 5630.

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STEINWAY MODEL B GRAND PIANO

AlWAYS CoNSIgNINg

SoLD BY PrIVATe TreATY AT LeoNArD JoeL

Jewellery Including important signed jewellery, collectable wristwatches, Australian jewellery and pre-owned luxury

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

For enquiries regarding private marketing services for high value items, contact: Guy Cairnduff (03) 8825 5611 / 0407 828 137 guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au

MoNThLY ToYS AuCTION 25 JuLy AT 12pM VIeW & BID oNLINe

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

enquiries Please contact Giles Moon 03 8825 5635 / giles.moon@leonardjoel.com.au

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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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CONTEMPORARY ART

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

03 8825 5624

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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Modern + traditional

AUCTION SUNDAY 7 JULY at 11am AUCTION & VIEWING ON SITE AT 12 SMith Street, Collingwood, VICTORIA

MODERN

+ TRADITIONAL Old and New Curated by David Bromley for Leonard Joel

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VIEW & BID LIVE ONLINE

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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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

Objects & Furniture Enquiries Giles Moon Head of Modern Design & Collectables (03) 8825 5635 / 0439 493 038 giles.moon@leonardjoel.com.au

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Art Enquiries Nicole Salvo Assistant Head of Art (03) 8825 5624 / 0413 912 307 nicole.salvo@leonardjoel.com.au

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BEHIND THE DESIGNER? STYLIST? COLLECTOR? FURNITURE LOVER? ART AFICIONADO? THIS IS THE AUCTION FOR YOU

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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

Tuckson

Chen O’Callaghan Done

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The Young Collection

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

Modern + Tradition Auction Sunday 7 July 2013, 11am Preview & Auction Location 12 Smith Street, Collingwood

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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

Objects & Furniture Enquiries Giles Moon Head of Modern Design & Collectables (03) 8825 5635 / 0439 493 038 giles.moon@leonardjoel.com.au

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Art Enquiries Nicole Salvo Assistant Head of Art (03) 8825 5624 / 0413 912 307 nicole.salvo@leonardjoel.com.au

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The Young Collection

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

Modern + Tradition Auction Sunday 7 July 2013, 11am

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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VIEW & BID LIVE ONLINE

This painting formed part of the seminal

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Specialist Prints

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

now consigning for the 8 AUGUST SPECIALIST PRINT auction Leonard

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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.

now consigning for September Fine Jewellery auction

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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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