A Last Look

In this feature, we revisit a handful of beautiful and extraordinary pieces that have passed through our doors since the last issue...

A MAGNIFICENT SOLITAIRE DIAMOND RING, 20.05 CARATS Sold for $1,625,000 Important Jewels Auction, December 2021

The sale of this magnificent solitaire diamond ring makes it the most expensive diamond ever sold at auction in Australia, breaking Leonard Joel’s previous record set in April 2021. Leonard Joel now holds the records for the four most expensive diamonds ever sold at auction in the country.

AN ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONY, ROSEWOOD AND PIETRA DURA INLAID CABINET Sold for $200,000 The Brans Collection, November 2021

This impressive cabinet became the most expensive piece of furniture ever sold at Leonard Joel when it sold as part of the Brans Collection in Sydney last year.

A BOY DE CHANEL SHOULDER BAG BY CHANEL Sold for $5,000 Virtual Luxury, November 2021

18CT WHITE GOLD, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING Sold for $28,750 Fine Jewels & Timepieces, November 2021

ETHEL CARRICK FOX (1872-1952) Fish Market in Nice c.1930 Sold for $55,000 Fine Art, November 2021

A LARGE NEO-CLASSICAL PATINATED BRONZE URN AFTER CLODION, BY FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE, LATE 19TH CENTURY Sold for $6,250 Decorative Arts, October 2021 PATRICK FRANCIS (born 1991) Self Portrait 2019 Sold for $812 Arts Project Australia Annual Gala, December 2021

A BIRKIN 30 BY HERMÈS Sold for $20,000 Luxury, November 2021

CLARICE BECKETT (1887-1935) Winter Sunset Sold for $156,250, the highest price achieved at auction for a half-scale work by the artist Women Artists, October 2021 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC INLAID BRONZE JAR 20TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Sold for $40,000 Asian Works of Art, October 2021

DAVID HOCKNEY (British, born 1937) Paper Pools 1980 Sold for $68,750 Prints & Multiples, November 2021

FRED WARD PATTERNCRAFT 'NO.11' LONG CHAIR Sold for $10,000 Modern Design, November 2021