Issue ten / September 2012

THE GRAHAM GEDDES

COLLECTION

THE GRAHAM GEDDES COLLECTION Of

IMpORTANT ANTIquE fuRNITuRE & ObjECTS

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CoverThe Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antique Furniture & Objects Auction Session I - Saturday 15th September 2012 – 10am

487A WOVEN TAPESTRY OF THE INTERPRETATION OF THE VICTIM AFTER THE ANTIQUE DECIUS MUS CYCLE, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY $50,000 - 60,000

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It would be remiss of me not to let this fore-

word be dominated by arguably the most

important stock in trade auction of antiques

and objects in Australian history. Graham

Geddes has participated in select auctions

before but this is unquestionably the larg-

est and most expansive offering of his High

Street business ever undertaken. Leonard

Joel are honoured to have been selected by

Graham Geddes Antiques as the sole agent

for this historical stock in trade auction and

with international collector interest already

surrounding the sale, it is no exaggeration

to state that collectors are being offered a

unique opportunity to acquire the best of

European, Asian and English furniture, deco-

ration, objects and design.

This important single-owner auction of

Graham Geddes Antiques & Objects marks

more than 90 years of Leonard Joel special-

ist auctions and while this is the most excit-

ing one I have ever participated in, I will

briefly look back at some others that grabbed

my attention when we recently delved in to

the voluminous shelves and boxes of Leon-

ard Joel catalogues that fill literally every

spare space at our South Yarra rooms. The

first that intrigued me was one dating from

1943 – the National

Gallery of Victoria

no less had clearly

decided a “spring

clean” was in order

and engaged Leon-

ard Joel to disperse

porcelain and

objects from their,

even then, vast col-

lection. The auc-

tion took place at

the NGV; a venue

that would never

be contemplated

today for such a

dispersal but what

an auction it must

have been. To this

day pieces re-present themselves to Leon-

ard Joel and it is a constant reminder of how

interwoven we are with Melbourne’s collect-

ing community. The second catalogue auc-

tion I would love to have attended was no

less than the Maharaja of Mysore’s collection

of antiques and

objects. I was

only five at the

time and I under-

stand that at that

auction in 1974 a

full-size carriage

was purchased

and presumably

sits somewhere

in an Australian

warehouse one

day to perhaps

reappear. How

splendid that

would be. The

list of historic

s i n g l e - o w n e r

auctions that

Leonard Joel has conducted runs in to the

hundreds so I will draw the line at this last

one that we discovered from the year 1953. In

that year over three days The Keith Murdoch

Collection of Antiques took place in Albany

Road, Toorak. For house contents auctions

in the contemporary era a day is the norm,

two days a rarity and three, well, they are the

type of house contents auction, full to the

brim, that we dream about. I would love to

have been there – the Australian equivalent

of what a William Randolph Hearst auction

might have been like!

And so on September 15th – 17th 2012 Leon-

ard Joel, 59 years after Keith Murdoch’s dis-

persal, gets another opportunity to conduct

one of those grand, almost never-ending,

very social and exciting auctions that will

dominate Melbourne discussion for the week

before and the week after in collector circles.

The Graham Geddes Collection of Impor-

tant Antiques & Objects is probably the most

important stock in trade auction of the post-

war period in Australia and we are thrilled

to have been entrusted by Graham to act as

auctioneer and in the process continue our

tradition of handling the finest single-owner

auctions.

MAhARAjAS, MOGULs & MuSeuMS

By JoHN ALBreCHT

THE GRAHAM GEDDES COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT ANTIQUES & OBJECTSSATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2012SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2012MONDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2012

333 MALVERN ROAD, SOUTH YARRA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

Viewing at 877 High Street, Armadale, Melbourne, AustraliaSaturday 8 September 2012 10am – 5pmSunday 9 September 2012 10am – 5pmMonday 10 September 2012 10am – 5pmTuesday 11 September 2012 10am – 5pmWednesday 12 September 2012 10am – 8pmThursday 13 September 2012 10am – 8pmFriday 14 September 2012 10am – 5pm

No Viewing Auction Days

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Front Cover Illustration190AN IMPORTANT ITALIAN PAINTED, IVORY INLAID EBONY AND EBONISED CABINET*, CIRCA 1860 $46,000 - 55,000

Opposite Page20A PAIR OF LOUIS XV FLOOR STANDING GILTWOOD FIGURAL CANDELABRA, LATE 18TH CENTURY $6,000 - 8,000

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Contents

SEPTEMBER ConTEnTS

CALeNDAr 3

NeWS 4

ArT TrUST HIGHLIGHTS 6

FINe ArT AUCTIoN 8

THe GrAHAM GeDDeS CoLLeCTIoN 10

JeWeLLery 12

Pre-oWNeD LUxUry 13

THe WeekLy 14

kAzArI HIGHLIGHTS 15

CLASSIC FUrNITUre, oBJeCTS

& DeSIGN 16

CoLLeCTABLeS 18

A SINGLe oWNer ArT CoLLeCTIoN 19

SMALLPox THeATre 20

GUy Grey-SMITH 21

GeT LeoNArD ALL THe TIMe

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AUSTrALIAN AND INTerNATIoNAL ArT

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192EMMA CAMDEN (NEW ZEALANDER, BORN 1966) Secret Tower 1998 lost wax, cast glass signed and dated 'Emma Camden 98' on base 66cm (height)Sold Australian Record for $6,000 IBP

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FoRThCoMing AuCTionS

The Weekly Auction Every Thursday in 2012 – 10am333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

The Monthly Toy Auction Thursday 6th September 2012 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Fine Jewellery Auction Sunday 9th September 2012 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Pre-owned Luxury Auction Sunday 9th September 2012 – 3pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Maker's Mark Auction Thursday 13th September 2012 – 11.30am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antique Furniture & objects Auction Session I - Saturday 15th September 2012 – 10am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antique Furniture & objects Auction Session II - Sunday 16th September 2012 – 10am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antique Furniture & objects Auction Session III - Monday 17th September 2012 – 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

The Sunday Fine Art Auction Sunday 23rd September 2012 – 2pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Modern Design Auction Sunday 7th October 2012 – 2pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

The Monthly Toy Auction Thursday 11th October 2012 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

The Collectables Horse racing Auction Sunday 4th November 2012 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Classic Furniture, objects & Design Auction Sunday 18th November 2012 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

CalenDar

Leonard Joel is a proud supporter of Arts Project Australia

Auctions and viewing times are subject to change.

The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antique Furniture & Objects Auction Session III - Monday 17th September 2012 – 6.30pm

1790AN IMPORTANT NORTHERN WEI PERIOD STONE STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, 5TH CENTURY A.D. $80,000 - 100,000

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ANCIeNT INDIA GeDDeS ANTIQUITIeS SeLeCTeD For ANCIeNT INDIA

1550AN INDIAN RAJASTHAN SANDSTONE FEMALE TORSO, 12TH/13TH CENTURY$15,000 - 20,000

1615AN INDIAN RAJASTHAN SANDSTONE CARVED GODDESS, 12TH/13TH CENTURY A.D$10,000 - 15,000

Leonard Joel are thrilled to announce that three lots (illustrated)

from the Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antiques &

Objects auction have been selected for inclusion in the forthcoming

important public exhibition Ancient India at The Ian Potter Museum,

University of Melbourne from mid October 2012 to mid April 2013

1610A RAJASTHAN GUPTA GLAZED EARTHENWARE FERTILITY ICON, 300-500 A.D$15,000 - 20,000

The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antiques & objectsAuctionSaturday 15 September at 10amSunday 16 September at 10amMonday 17 September at 6.30pm

Preview at 877 High Street Armadale, Melbourne, AustraliaSaturday 8 September 2012 10am – 5pmSunday 9 September 2012 10am – 5pmMonday 10 September 2012 10am – 5pm

Tuesday 11 September 2012 10am – 5pmWednesday 12 September 2012 10am – 8pmThursday 13 September 2012 10am – 8pmFriday 14 September 2012 10am - 5pm

enquiriesGuy CairnduffHead of The Specialist Collector(03) 8825 5611 / 0407 828 137guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au

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news

Enquiries

Eoghan Doherty | Manager of Weekly Furniture

Tel: +61 (0) 3 8825 5632

eoghan.doherty@leonardjoel.com.au

Enquiries

Giles Moon | Head of Collectables

Tel: +61 (0) 3 8825 5635

giles.moon@leonardjoel.com.au

CoNSIGNING MoDerN DeSIGN

fInal Calls for entrIes

auCtIon sunDay 7 oCtober

Leonard Joel is delighted to have engaged the services

of Martyn Cook of MARTYN COOK ANTIQUES for Sydney

clients interested in purchasing at The Graham Geddes

Collection of Important Antiques & Objects.

Martyn Cook is widely recognized as one of Australia’s

foremost experts on English and European period furniture

and design. Sydney residents interested in viewing and

bidding at this auction are invited to contact Martyn at

martyn@martyncook.com or on mobile 0409 040 831.

SyDNey rePreSeNTATIVe For GrAHAM GeDDeS AUCTIoN

HANS BELLMAN A SOFA/DAYBED Switzerland, c. 1952Sold $4,560 IBP

NoW CoNSIGNINGFor MoNTHLy NoVeMBer CoLLeCTABLeS

THe MUMMy'S GHoST, UNIVerSAL, 1944TITLe U.S. LoBBy CArD$400 - 600

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art trust HIGHlIGHts

reCorD PrICeS For CoNTeMPorAry AUSTrALIAN ArT BUoyS MArkeT

GRAHAM FRANSELLA (BORN 1950)Waver three plate coloured etching, 72 x 261cm Sold Australian Record $6,600 IBP

Alison rehfish (1900-1975)Mixed bunch, Oil on board, 30 x 26cmSold $

JORG SCHMEISSER (1942-2012)Second Journey to Chinafour plate etching 25/100, 98 x 124cmSold Australian Record $3,600 IBP

IAN GRANT (BORN 1947Open Plain 1987-1989, acrylic on canvas, 107 x 168cmSold Australian Record $6,600 IBP

JOANNA LOGUE (BORN 1964)Ellipse 2, oil on paper, 141 x 97cmSold Australian Record $5,520 IBP

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On Sunday August 26th one of the largest

single-owner dispersals of contemporary art

was undertaken at Leonard Joel’s South Yarra

rooms and was supported by a record number

of attendees. Emanating from the Australian

Art Investment Trust, now under a deed of

administration, more than 300 works repre-

senting some of Australia’s most prolific art-

ists and sculptors were offered at public auc-

tion. Given the current subdued market the

auction was eagerly anticipated as a barom-

eter for the health and direction of the market

for both collectors and sellers alike. For many

of these artists the differential between their

gallery prices and their market prices was

extreme so artists and owners of these artists’

work were hoping for strong results. The auc-

tion did not disappoint with no less than 12

record auction prices – the highest price for

the auction was for lot 336, Geoff Dyer’s strik-

ing work Untitled (Bushfire Series) II , which

realised $14,640 IBP. Other Australian auction

records were set for: Ben Shearer, Graham

Fransella (for graphics and works on paper),

Idris Murphy, Ian Grant, Emma Camden

(glass), Joanna Logue, Peter Blizzard, Peter

D Cole (painting), Jorg Schmeisser, Neil Tay-

lor and Ben Hall. One of the more extraordi-

nary results was for lot 163 by an artist not yet

identified that after lengthy bidding realised

$4,392 IBP against an estimate of $200 - $400.

The sale realised $500,200 IBP, 97% by lot

and a staggering 205 % by value.

John Albrecht, Head of Corporate & Private

Collections, commented: “Before the auction

we received significant public pressure about

our necessarily conservative pricing but in

reality we were guided by existing auction

results – these results tied our hands to ensure

we were sensibly pricing. Many artists would

have preferred the auction not to go ahead

for fear of auction results but I hope that now

they will see the benefit of building an auction

profile. We achieved very healthy results for

artists that will now only reassure collectors

that their works are becoming more stable

investments in a clearly challenging market.

Today we notched up no less than twelve Aus-

tralian auction records over the $2,000 mark

and many more under that – I’m happy for

the artists and I’m happy for collectors and

pleased by the record number of new faces we

saw at the auction today.”

art trust HIGHlIGHts

NEIL TAYLOR (BORN 1953)Barrenjoey Sundown 1997, acrylic on canvas, 122 x 180cmSold Australian Record $3,600 IBP

PETER D. COLE (BORN 1946Ochre Landscape 1994 mixed media, 118 x 159cmSold Australian Record $4,080 IBP

IDRIS MURPHY (BORN 1949)Cliff Face, oil on canvas, 121.5 x 130cmSold Australian Record $6,600 IBP

BEN SHEARER (BORN 1941)Crossing Cooper's Creek 1998, mixed media, 98 x 148cmSold Australian Record $9,000 IBP

GRAHAM FRANSELLA (BORN 1950), Track Series, mixed media on paper (diptych, 100 x 300cmSold Australian Record $6,600 IBP

PETER BLIZZARD (1940-2010Figure and Totem stone and corten steel, 98 x 41 x 18cmSold Australian Record $4,800 IBP

The Leonard Joel art department is now

inviting single-owner art collections for its

forthcoming season of catalogue auctions.

For confidential and complimentary market

valuations please contact:

John Albrecht, Head of Art

john.albrecht@leonardjoel.com.au

Nicole Salvo, Art Specialist

nicole.salvo@leonardjoel.com.au

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fIne art auCtIon

ColleCTion of A GENTLEMAN, QlD

60CLIFToN PUGH (1924-1990) Owl Stump & Lovers 1986 oil on canvas, 89 x 109cm $10,000 - 15,000

57keITH LooBy (BorN 1940) Ex Wife Study circa 1979 oil on canvas, 121 x 90cm $3,000 - 4,000

66keVIN CoNNor (BorN 1932) Sydney Harbour at Night 1978 oil on canvas, 41 x 51cm $2,000 - 3,000

58JeFF MAkIN (BorN 1943) Millaa Millaa Falls 1986 oil on canvas, 89.5 x 119.5cm $3,000 - 4,000

AuctionSunday 23 September 2012, 2pm

PreviewWednesday 19 September 2012 9am – 8pmThursday 20 September 2012 10am – 4pm

Friday 21 September 2012 10am – 4pmSaturday 22 September 2012 10am – 5pm

enquiriesJohn AlbrechtHead of Art(03) 8825 5619john.albrecht@leonardjoel.com.au

Leonard Joel have secured an interesting

collection of Australian paintings from a private

collector in Queensland – lots 57 - 67. We were

particularly delighted to secure a fine work by

Clifton Pugh (illustrated) and works by the 1984

Archibald Prize-winning Keith Looby and the

1999 Archibald Prize-winning Euan MacLeod;

two artists rarely seen on the secondary market.

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fIne art auCtIon

ART63GorDoN SHePHerDSoN (BorN 1934) Portrait of Leigh Richardson circa 1990 oil on board, 123.5 x 152cm $2,000 - 3,000

59JoHN PeArT (BorN 1945) Reflections II 1986 oil on canvas, 76.5 x 106cm $4,000 - 5,000

67DAVID rANkIN (BorN 1946) Golden Ochre Landscape 1990 oil on canvas, 152 x 275cm $4,000 - 6,000

65MAC BeTTS (BorN 1932) Mirage on the Nullarbor Plains 1985 (Number 12 Nullarbor Series) oil on canvas, 120 x 130cm $3,000 - 4,000

64eUAN MACLeoD (BorN 1956) (Rock) Slide 1992 oil on canvas, 84 x 122cm $12,000 - 18,000

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tHe GraHaM GeDDes ColleCtIon

The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antiques & objectsAuctionSaturday 15 September at 10amSunday 16 September at 10amMonday 17 September at 6.30pm

Preview at 877 High Street Armadale, Melbourne, AustraliaSaturday 8 September 2012 10am – 5pmSunday 9 September 2012 10am – 5pmMonday 10 September 2012 10am – 5pm

Tuesday 11 September 2012 10am – 5pmWednesday 12 September 2012 10am – 8pmThursday 13 September 2012 10am – 8pmFriday 14 September 2012 10am - 5pm

enquiriesGuy CairnduffHead of The Specialist Collector(03) 8825 5611 / 0407 828 137guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au

880A MID 19TH CENTURY LOUIS XV STYLE CUT BRASS INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND GILT METAL MOUNTED BRACKET CLOCK AND BRACKET*$10,000 - 15,000

535A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE AND ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK, THE DIAL SIGNED CABUT JNE. $5,000 - 6,000

491A LATE 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH CHINOISERIE RED LACQUERED BRACKET CLOCK, SIGNED TEMPUS FUGIT$3,000 - 4,000

THE GRAHAM GEDDES COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT ANTIQUES & OBJECTS

AN IMPorTANT SToCk IN TrADe AUCTIoN

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tHe GraHaM GeDDes ColleCtIon

494A LOUIS XV STYLE CUT BRASS AND TORTOISESHELL INLAID MANTEL CLOCK, MID 19TH CENTURY*$3,000 - 5,000

543A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK $4,000 - 6,000

560A 19TH CENTURY LOUIS XV STYLE PAINTED AND GILT METAL MOUNTED BRACKET CLOCK THE DIAL SIGNED LE DUNOIS, A PARIS, CIRCA 1790 $15,000 - 20,000

565A FINE QUALITY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE AND ORMOLU MOUNTED MARBLE CLOCK AND GARNITURE $16,000 - 20,000

500A GEORGE II BLACK LACQUERED CHINOISERIE LONG CASE CLOCK THE DIAL SIGNED ISAAC PAPAVOINE, SUFFOLK STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1700 $10,000 - 15,000

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Jewellery

CARTieR

217A DIAMOND NECKLACE BY CARTIER $4,000 - 5,000

75A DIAMOND RING BY CARTIER $12,000 - 16,000

240A PAIR OF EARRINGS BY CARTIER $1,600 - 2,200

218A GOLD RING BY CARTIER$1,200 - 1,500

160A SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE BY CARTIER$5,000 - 7,000

Fine Jewellery & Pre-owned Luxury AuctionSunday 9 September 2012, 12pm

PreviewWednesday 5 September 2012 9am – 8pmThursday 6 September 2012 10am – 4pm

Friday 7 September 2012 10am – 4pm Saturday 8 September 2012 10am – 5pm

enquiriesJohn D'AgataHead of Jewellery(03) 8825 5605 / 0408 355 339john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au

206A CORAL AND ONYX BRACELET BY CARTIER$3,400 - 3,800

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The Fine Jewellery and Pre-owned Luxury

auction will take place on Sunday September

9th 2012 at 12pm. Indulge in a little luxury

and treat yourself to a variety of fine jewel-

lery, watches & designer items at Leonard

Joel. Two great auctions on the same day.

Melbourne’s leading jewellery auction house

once again offers a fine selection of quality

Jewels with many signed pieces. Following

the Fine Jewellery Auction are hundreds

of items from leading international design-

ers, including a Birkin Handbag by Hermes.

Viewing as advertised. We are always happy

to assist you with any enquiries and condi-

tion reports on any item in our auction.

Enquiries

John D'Agata

Head of Jewellery

Tel: (03) 8825 5605

john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au

pre-owneD luxury

PRe- oWneD luxuRy

Leonard Joel is proud to offer a selection of seventy Australian designer items of jewellery from the iconic “Makers Mark”. This private collection being offered for the first time showcases a variety of Australian handmade jewels and one off items. An excellent opportunity to purchase a unique treasure from this unique collection and a must for anyone wanting to buy a piece of Australian jewellery history.

MAkEr's MARk

445A BIRKIN HANDBAG BY HERMES$12,000 - 16,000

2549A ROUND BROOCH WITH FISH BY DAN SCURRY$300 - 500

NOw CONSIGNING fOR THE DECEMbER fINE jEwELLERy AuCTION

AuCTION THuRSDAy 13 SEpTEMbER AT 11.30AM

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THESE FIVE ASSORTED CHINESE CARVED IVORY LOHAN FIGURES FIGURES WITH FOUR CHARACTER MARKS TO THE BASE ATTRACTED FRENZIED BIDDING AT OUR WEEKLY AUCTION ON 23 AUGUST 2012AND SOLD FOR $7,200 IBP

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kaZarI HIGHlIGHts

CreMorNe AUCTIoN DeLIGHTS THe JAPANeSe SeNSeSHidden away in an impossibly narrow

Cremorne street off Chapel Street resides

a little parcel of Japanese design and

art that for more than two decades has

been providing lovers of the Japanese

aesthetic furnishings, objects and fabrics

and advice about collecting. Add to this

an open plan restoration area populated

by Japanese worksmiths happy to discuss

the finer points of Japanese furniture

and you start to get a sense of how

interesting a visit to the Kazari Warehouse

is. Leonard Joel were delighted to be

appointed auctioneer to assist with the

dispersal of more than 500 items from

this part of the Kazari collection as were

collectors from all over the country that

were buying Japanese screens, handsome

Edo period cabinetry that Kazari has

become so famous for sourcing and

items of beauty and utility. The highest

price realised was for lot 254, a Japanese

Staircase Chest, that sold for $3,840IBP

and one of the more unusual items was

lot 250 (illustrated), Japanese Kitchen

cabinet, that sold for $2,400IBP. The

sale realised well in excess of $200,000

and provided passionate collectors

of all things Japanese a wonderful

afternoon of "auction shopping".

Enquiries

Guy Cairnduff

Head of the Specialist Collector

Tel: (03) 8825 5611

Mobile: 0407 828 137

Email: guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au

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ClassIC furnIture, obJeCts & DesIGn

Auction Sunday 18 NovemberMelbourne

Now Consigning

Australian and International modern Design; european and Australian

Furniture; porcelain; Silver; Clocks; Australian Decorative Arts; Asian

Works of Art; Single Owner Collections

entries must close Friday 14 october

Specialist enquiries contact Guy Cairnduff on 03 8825 5611

EnTRiES inviTEd CLASSIC FUrNITUre oBJeCTS & DeSIGN

ClASSiCfuRniTuReobjeCTSDEsiGN

AN ART NOUVEAU STERLING SILVER AND SILVER GILT COFFEE POT MOUNTED WITH BAROQUE PEARLS AND JADEMAKER’S MARK TIFFANY & CO, CIRCA 1900$3,000 - 5,000

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ClassIC furnIture, obJeCts & DesIGn

A SELECTION OF NOVELTY WALKING STICKS FROM A PRIVATE SINGLE OWNER COLLECTION

NoVeLTy VALUe

A RARE STERLING SILVER MOUNTED STONEWARE CLARET JUG IN THE FORM OF A HARPY, MAKER’S MARK ALEXANDER CRICHTON, LONDON CIRCA 1877$4,000 - $6,000

In the current climate of fluctuating values

and demand for what are considered to be

the traditional decorative arts, emerging

niche markets have seen a gravitation of

collectors toward the quirky and unusual,

often with astonishing results. One notable

example of the reinterpretation of standard

forms in the decorative arts is the novelty

accessory. These can take many different

forms, from something as simple as a nut-

meg grater through to an elaborate anima-

lia claret jug, but all share in common a pre-

occupation with form over function born

of the Victorian era and carried on in the

twentieth century.

In Leonard Joel’s November Classic Fur-

niture, Objects and Design auction, collec-

tors of novelty accessories will find iconic

examples of the category including a single

owner collection of over one hundred nov-

elty walking sticks. The collection, to be

sold in individual lots and groups, encom-

passes accessories fit for myriad pastimes

and occupations, from horseracing to golf-

ing, musical instruments and even a drink-

ing flask walking stick - ideal for long after-

noon promenades!

In the category of silver, a sterling silver

mounted animalia claret jug in the form of a

mythological Harpy bird, by the renowned

London silversmith, Alexander Crichton,

is another outstanding example of the cat-

egory. Crichton’s novelty creations are

one such item which has challenged the

recent trend of saleroom to smelter which

has befallen much of the traditional silver

market in recent times, as less interesting

pieces are purchased simply for their mate-

rial value. In 2010, sterling silver mounted

claret jug by Crichton, modelled in the form

of a walrus replete with ivory tusks, was

sold by Leonard Joel for $22,800(IBP). The

example to be offered in November will

attract an estimate of $4,000-$6,000.

Enquiries

Guy Cairnduff

Head of the Specialist Collector

(03) 8825 5611 / 0407 828 137

guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au

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ColleCtables

This sale will take place during Spring Carnival Week and

will include an important private collection from a well

respected member of the Australian racing fraternity.

The auction comprises a wide range of Melbourne Cup and

Caulfield Cup memorabilia from a Melbourne Cup presentation

whip and silks to early race photographs and race books.

hoRSe rAciNG MeMoRAbiliA

NOw CONSIGNING fOR NOvEMbER COLLECTAbLES AuCTION

FreDerICk WooDHoUSe SeNIor (1820-1902)Gondolier and Alice Drew, 1885oil on canvas, 64 x 94cm$10,000 - 15,000

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a sInGle owner art ColleCtIon

fINE ART AuCTION SuNDAy 23 SEpTEMbER AT 2pM

HIGHLIGHTS FroM A SINGLe oWNer ArT CoLLeCTIoN

110BreTT WHITeLey (1939-1992) Summer’s Bay circa 1962 oil, tempera and collage on board signed ‘Whiteley’ lower rightsigned and inscribed ‘Summer’s Bay/ Brett Whiteley’ verso 90 x 76cm PROVENANCE Rudy Komon Gallery, SydneyAllen D. Christensen Collection, CaliforniaOn loan to the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth from September 1979 (label attached verso)Deutscher Fine Art, MelbournePrivate collection, MelbourneDeutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 29/08/2007, lot no. 4, sold $204,000 (IBP)Private collection, Melbourne

EXHIBITED Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, 1963, cat.10 (as ‘Summer Bay’) Paintings from the Collection of Allen D. Christensen, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 7-22 December 1976, cat. no. 50 LITERATURE Modern Australian Painting 1920s-1980s, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 9-20 September 1997, cat. no. 35 (illus.)Illustrated front cover$120,000-160,000

34BryAN WeSTWooD (1930-2000) Rocky Outcrop 1976 oil on board. 121.5 x 151.5cm $7,000 - 9,000

70SIDNey NoLAN (1917-1992) Withered Trees circa 1952 oil and enamel on board, 74.5 x 61.5cm $40,000 - 50,000

21LAWreNCe DAWS (BorN 1927) Owl Creek, Glass House Mountains, Queensland circa 1977 oil on composition board, 101.5 x 122cm $8,000 - 12,000

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sMallpox tHeatre

Over the years, Leonard Joel has attracted

many different people for many a varied rea-

son. From the stealthy antiquer in search of

their next major masterpiece, to the hum-

bled first home owner casting aside their

collection of Ikea allen keys in pursuit of a

more unique way to furnish their new abode.

Every now and then, Leonard Joel also hap-

pens to attract some rather non assuming

stars. Though there is no arguing that many

of Leonard Joel's auctioneers do give per-

formances worthy of a standing ovation, the

stars in question are of a more inanimate

nature. To be specific, one incredibly talented

suitcase has recently traded in its life in mel-

bourne's showrooms for a new world basking

in the limelight.

As part of this years Melbourne Fringe Fes-

tival, adult puppet and physical theatre com-

pany, Smallpox Theatre, will present their

highly innovative use of vintage suitcases

and other overlooked items from various

lots. From dusty old trunks converted into

laundry sinks to old bed sheets transformed

into raunchy puppet bedroom scenes, David

'Splatt' Rosenblatt and Gemma Lark have

found worlds of inspiration in seemingly odd

places.

First performed on the 10th floor of a carpark

during the 2012 Adelaide Fringe Festival,

'A Grim era' (an anagram of the word 'Mar-

riage'), tells the darkly romantic and deeply

dysfunctional love story of two vagabond

clowns stuck in a world of romantic monot-

ony. Like molasses trickling down the tail of

an old dead cat, this visually stunning silent

piece is a sickly sweet depiction of a rather

sticky situation.

Spawned from the misspent youths of a pup-

peteer and a storyteller, Smallpox Theatre

is the collaboration of Splatt & Lark, two

multi-disciplinary, Melbourne based theatre

makers. Working in a contemporary style of

hybrid puppet theatre, Smallpox marry pup-

petry, vaudeville, mime, clowning, sideshow

(and suitcases), to create a mode of visual

storytelling that is intimate, poetic and gro-

tesquely playful. The sweet nostalgic styling

of this duo and the dark, twisted surrealism

that engulfs the Smallpox world makes for a

manner of performance that will delight, dis-

turb and if you’re especially lucky, disfigure*.

* 'A Grim Era' contains dangerous stunts

involving musical handsaws, glass walking

and spam. For more details go to www.small-

poxtheatre.com, www.melbournefringe.com.

au , or if you're already sold, book tickets on:

(03) 9660 9666.

SMALLPox IN A SUITCASe

DAVID By BrIG Bee

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For the discerning collector, the artworks of

Guy Grey-Smith have a particular resonance

and attraction. Equally powerful as a painter,

printmaker and ceramist, this Western Aus-

tralian artist is championed in his home state

but is seriously underappreciated in the east.

Fortunately, this may be about to change

with the recent release of Guy Grey-Smith:

Life Force, the first monograph on his career

despite having died some thirty years ago.

Born in 1916 in the wheatbelt town of Wagin,

Grey-Smith’s youth was unremarkable until

he joined the RAAF. Seconded to the RAF in

late 1937, he was shot down during the war

under horrific conditions and subsequently

endured four years in POW camps. Whilst

there, he taught himself to draw and paint,

skills he furthered on release through study

at the Chelsea School of Arts under such

luminaries as Henry Moore and Ceri Rich-

ards. Returning to Western Australia with his

wife Helen in 1947, he set himself the task of

translating his local landscape through the

prism of the ‘school of Paris’, as exempli-

fied by Cezanne, Matisse and the Fauves. His

paintings and drawings from the 1950s are

glorious works, full of incident and analysis.

They are also works in progress and it is pos-

sible to follow his trajectory as he interro-

gates his own talents through a variety of sty-

listic challenges. In the mid-50s, he returned

to England to study fresco-making, whilst

Helen explored textile design. Inevitably,

both practices then informed his paintings as

his imagery and technique became increas-

ingly pared back to the elemental structures

and ‘life force’ of his subjects.

Re-introduced to the reductive approach of

the Russian Nicolas de Staël, Grey-Smith’s

paintings from the 1960s-on feature great

swathes of impasto colour applied with six-

inch scrapers which capture every trace of

the artist’s progress. Under-colours peep out

in vivid contrast to the monolithic slabs of

paint which pile over the top, bulked up by

his own handmade wax medium. An invet-

erate traveler, Grey-Smith would take the

family on annual camping expeditions into

the Murchison, South-West and, most nota-

bly, the Pilbara regions of Western Australia.

Like Nolan’s central Australia paintings from

the late 1940s, Grey-Smith’s paintings were

a revelation to local audiences, often form-

ing their first encounters with these remote

regions. Trees & karri forests in particu-

lar were deeply loved by the artist with the

bushlands surrounding his homes in the hills

outside Perth, and later in Pemberton in the

state’s south-west, providing rich sources of

inspiration. His critically acclaimed art was

highly popular and examples may now be

found in every major institutional and Uni-

versity art collection in Australia. He exhib-

ited in every state with gallerists of the cali-

bre of Rudy Komon and Ann Lewis, as well

as participating in landmark international

exhibitions such as Recent Australian Paint-

ing held at London’s Whitechapel Gallery in

1961. Honored with a touring Retrospective

in 1976, Grey-Smith was an early member of

the Visual Arts Board (now Australia Coun-

cil), President of the WA Contemporary Art

Society, founder of Modernist Collective The

Perth Group, was a vociferous advocate of

younger artists and, shortly before his death,

received Queen’s Honours. It was an intense

and diversely creative career.

Andrew Gaynor, author of the new mono-

graph, is a Melbourne-based curator and

researcher who spent many years in Perth

where he held positions at the Art Gallery

of Western Australia and the Perth Institute

of Contemporary Arts. In 2006, he curated

Guy Grey-Smith: a survey at the McClelland

Gallery+Sculpture Park in Victoria, a show

particularly appreciated by Helen Grey-

Smith, then aged 89. In 2009, she and her son

Mark offered Gaynor the first ever access

to Guy’s wartime drawings, his diaries and

archives and the monograph is the result.

Sadly, Helen Grey-Smith died a mere three

months after the project commenced.

She would, however, be delighted with the

result and that the last decade has seen a

steady increase in value for her husband’s

work on the secondary market. In fact, it

is rare that a work offered at auction ever

gets passed in, such is the demand for his

distinctive paintings and prints. For collec-

tors, the publication of Guy Grey-Smith: Life

Force will serve as an excellent aid to their

research, crammed as it is with biographical

details, images, exhibitions lists and bibliog-

raphy. An index is also available for down-

load from the UWAP website.

Andrew Gaynor

Guy Grey-Smith: Life Force

Fully illustrated, 296 pages

UWA Publishing

$59.95 (inc free delivery if ordered on the

UWAP website)

guy gRey-SMiTh: life foRCe

Guy Grey-sMItH

Kangaroos 1959serigraph, edition of 4048.5 x 32.5 cmPhoto: Robert Frith, Acorn Photography

Self portrait 1966oil and beeswax emulsion on gauze on composition board106.5 x 69.5 cmThe Bankwest Art Collection Photo: Simon Cowling, Temple Dog© the Guy Grey-Smith Estate

Karri Forest 1974oil and beeswax emulsion on gauze on composition board89.0 x 121.0 cmCollection: Trinity Grammas School Art Collection, Sydney© the Guy Grey-Smith Estate

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