leonard, issue 19, july 2013

Issue NINeTeeN / JULY 2013

MODeRN + TRADITIONAL

Viewing & Auctionin collingwood

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CoverModern + Tradition AuctionOld & New Curated by David Bromley for Leonard JoelSunday 7 July 2013, 11am

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MANAGING DIreCTor LeoNArD JoeL

TIME CAPSULES IN SUBURBIA

One of my fondest memories of Auctionland

is probably the first house contents valuation

I had to attend. It was 25 years ago at Leonard

Joel when Graham Joel (the original owner

of Leonard Joel) was conducting literally

dozens of house valuations every week. It

was unusual for him to decline a valuation

but perhaps he just had too many on that

week and the drive seemed a bit much for

him – who knows? Anyway, I was told I

could visit a lady in Essendon who had

a garage full of “things”. I was excited;

probably more because I could escape the

arduous work of setting up our large weekly

auction of the time. When I arrived she

did not take me to her home but rather her

garage-shed on a large sprawling property.

As we walked she told me that her husband,

a chemist, was long gone and that it was very

much his space and that she never really

concerned herself with it – I was fascinated!

She unlocked the door and it revealed a well

stocked shed of “things” as she promised.

We first found the remnants of her wedding

cake in a tin container – she laughed and I

was curious. She explained to a young boy

that “in those days” they kept the leftovers

as a memory. It was my first first-hand social

history lesson and I was intrigued. But there

was more than just the cake. Her husband

had clearly been one of those organised

men where every object had its place. He

had well packed in their mechanical tin

robots from the 1950s and also beautiful

hand painted chemist vessels from most

likely his own chemist. The inventory went

on and on and it was made all the more

interesting because the contents had been

locked up out of sight and out of mind for

at least 40 years. If the Melbourne Museum

had got their first they would have had a

field day as it truly was a Melbourne time

capsule albeit an unintended one. Lucky

for me and the auction house I worked for

that the widow did not care for the contents

and wanted a spring clean – we obliged! The

contents were duly removed and we set up

the contents at our then Inkerman Street

salerooms and catalogued every last little

bit right down to the old flour sieves. We

advertised the collection as “The Contents

of a Shed” and little did I know at the time

but it was probably my first single-owner

sale. The media came, the widow came to

be filmed (and loved it) and the buyers came

in droves to acquire “things” from a time

gone by and we realised the staggering sum

of about $50,000 for the contents. I’m not

sure whether any of the institutions were

buying at that auction but I hope so. In 2013

the single-owner sale has taken on much

more grand connotations but whether it is

the contents of a shed or a mansion I find

that the delight comes not so much from

the value but more from the intricacies, the

personality and history of the collection.

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CONTeNTs

JULY Contents

CALeNDAr 3

NeWS 4

FINe ArT & PhoToGrAPhIC reSULTS 6

CoNTeMPorArY ArT 7

MoDerN + TrADITIoNAL 8

The YoUNG CoLLeCTIoN 12

JohN ForD PATerSoN 14

SPeCIALIST PrINTS 15

FINe JeWeLLerY 16

CLASSIC FUrNITUre, oBJeCTS &

CoLLeCTABLeS 18

MoDerN DeSIGN 19

The ANTIqUe & INTerIorS AUCTIoN 20

CoNSIGNING FINe ArT 21

GeT LeoNArD ALL The TIMe

SUBSCrIBe

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any auction house of its kind in Australia, Leonard is

the simplest way to remain abreast of all forthcoming

auctions, important sales results, events and auction

news. With expert contributors from all fields of col-

lecting Leonard will be an indispensable tool for both

the seasoned auction-goer and the new collector alike.

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FroM SINGLe ITeMS To CoLLeCTIoNSIf you have a single item or collection you

wish to sell, the Leonard Joel team of spe-

cialists can guide you through the entire val-

uation and auction process. We can provide

you with experts across all collecting fields,

no less than thirteen categories of auction to

select from and the most expansive calendar

of catalogue auctions in Australia. Leon-

ard Joel specialists conduct insurance and

market valuations for the entire spectrum

of clients - private collectors, corporations,

museums, fiduciaries and government enti-

ties are advised by our valuers and special-

ists on a daily basis.

TAILoreD TrUST AND eSTATe SerVICeSLeonard Joel has a long and distinguished

history of assisting both trust companies and

executors with the dispersal of important

collections. We provide fiduciaries (lawyers,

trust officers, accountants and executors)

with a complete suite of services to manage

accurately and successfully the dispersal

of large and small estates. Our services are

specially designed to aid in the appraisal

and dispersal of fine art, antiques, jewel-

lery, objet d’art, collectables, books & manu-

scripts and general household contents.

ThINkINg of SEllINg?

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 DeSIGN

SINGLe oWNer CoLLeCTIoNS

CoLLeCTABLe ToYS AND SPorTING MeMorABILIA

MILITArIA

BookS AND MANUSCrIPTS

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

195VINTAGE DECORATIVE FRENCH WOODEN OIL CRATE ‘HUILES RENAULT’, 50CM HIGH X 63CM WIDE X 39CM DEEP $600 - 800

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ForthComing AUCtions

The Antique & Interiors Auction every ThursdayFurniture & 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 October 2013 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.

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

215DAVID LARWILL (1956-2011) Figures oil on paper, 180 x 68cm (irregular) $8,000 - 12,000

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News

DAVIDA ALLEN, PLAYING, SCULPTURE Sold for $4,880 IBP

PRO HART, STUDY FOR POLO MATCH (PATTERSONS HEEBUNG POLO CLUB)

OIL ON CANVAS, 20 X 25CM Sold for $1,159 IBP

roYAL ChILDreN hoSPITAL AUCTIoN INWeekLY 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.

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

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

robert haigh

03 8825 5618 / 0449 143 538

[email protected]

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

ArtIncluding important Australian and international art Photography and Sculpture

Classic Furniture and objectsIncluding modern design and single-owner collections

CollectablesIncluding toys, sporting memorabilia and militaria

AlWAYS CoNSIgNINg

News

enquiriesPlease contact Giles Moon

03 8825 5635 / [email protected]

STEINWAY MODEL B GRAND PIANO

SoLD BY PrIVATe TreATY AT LeoNArD JoeL

AuCTION 25 JuLy AT 12pMVIeW & BID

oNLINe

For enquiries regarding private marketing services for high value items, contact:

Guy Cairnduff

(03) 8825 5611 / 0407 828 137

[email protected]

MICHEL AROUTCHEFF LIMITED EDITION GIL JOURDAN LIBELLULE S’EVADE PEUGEOT 202, EDITION 0863/666

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

MoNThLY ToYS

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fINe ART & phOTOGRAphIC ResuLTs

ART eNTRIes INVITeD

AuCTIONsepTeMbeR

2013

ROBERT JACKS (BORN 1943)Possibly Happiness 1966oil on canvasSold $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 canvasSold 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 baseSold for $6,710 IBP

XUE MO (MONGOLIAN, BORN 1966)Red 2011oil on linenSold for $3,904 IBP

now consigning for september fine art auction

The fascinating and often contradictory

patterns in collecting taste were ever present

at our recent Fine Art & Photographic

Auction as both the old and new sold well

to discerning collectors. Traditional and

importantly fresh works by Sydney Long

(55), Vida Lahey (6), Hilda Rix Nicholas

(50), Jess Traill (124) and Adelaide Perry

(126) all sold well above their estimates to

confirm the ongoing academic and aesthetic

appeal of traditional paintings that hit the

mark for collectors seeking to fill “that gap

in the collection”, whether they be private

or public buyers. But the appetite for the

contemporary was also in play with a dozen

or so very interesting results. Robert Jacks’

very early and large scale work Possibly

Happiness 1966, lot 64, sold well above

reserve for $10,370 (IBP) as did the rather

small work, lot 271A by the British artist

Thomas Hamilton, that sold for $7,320 or

more than six times it estimate. Sculpture

also fared well with the almost life size

bronze in two parts by Brett Harrison Allen,

lot 71, selling for $6710 (IBP). However

one of the more interesting moments in

the auction was when three works by the

German/American artist Josef Albers

were offered for sale. The three screen

prints, lot 269-271, were all conservatively

estimated and realised a combined total of

$7,808 (IBP). The geometrically designed

abstract works in pale yellow, gray and

white tones hit a chord with contemporary

collectors and were snapped up by phone-

bidders on the night. The auction realised

in excess of $650,000 (IBP) with a very

strong sale rate of 77% by lot and 86%

by value. Leonard Joel invites you to sell

with us both traditional and contemporary

works of art for our forthcoming fine art,

graphics and photography auctions.

For enquiries please contact senior

art specialist Nicole Salvo on

03 8825 5624

[email protected]

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MODeRN + TRADITIONALold And new curAted by dAVid bromley For leonArd Joel

AuCTION suNDAy 7 JuLy

AT 11AMAuction & Viewing

on Site At 12 Smith Street, collingwood,

VictoriA

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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

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

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.

24TWO CHAIPONE KONSTANTINGRCIC METAL AND CONCRETE SWIVEL CHAIRS, BOTH 81CM $300 - 400

382DAVID BROMLEY (BORN 1960) Belinda acrylic on canvas, 183 x 153cm $8,000 - 12,000

Modern + Tradition AuctionSunday 7 July 2013, 11am

Preview & Auction Location12 Smith Street, Collingwood

PreviewWednesday 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 enquiriesGiles MoonHead of Modern Design & Collectables(03) 8825 5635 / 0439 493 038 [email protected]

Art enquiriesNicole SalvoAssistant Head of Art(03) 8825 5624 / 0413 912 [email protected]

63SHIP’S LIGHT, SWIVEL MOUNTED ON METAL STAND 210CM HIGH $2,000 - 3,000

335FOUR ALUMINIUM GLOVE MOULDS, ALL 33.5CM LONG $200 - 400

277DAVID BROMLEY (BORN 1960) Steel Wheels painted steel 83 x 53 x 35cm (including base) $1,000 - 1,500

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BehIND The SCeNeSDESIGNER?STYLIST?COLLECTOR?FURNITURE LOVER?ART AFICIONADO?THIS IS THE AUCTION FOR YOU

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BehIND The SCeNeSBromley Wegner

LichTensTein Paterson

Streeton HENSON

Feint Dickerson

C o l o M B 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

151ARTHUR STREETON (1867-1943) Roses, Golden Emblem 1934 oil on canvas, 59 x 49cm $28,000 - 38,000

122RUPERT BUNNY (1864-1947) Vintners’ Cottages at Vendres oil on canvas, 53 x 63cm $18,000 - 25,000

114ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999) Black Swans near Shoalhaven circa 1979 oil on board, 22 x 15.5cm $15,000 - 20,000

119SYDNEY LONG (1871-1955) Summer Pastoral watercolour, 28 x 28cm $4,000 - 6,000






The VerY PerSoNAL CoLLeCTIoN oF The LATe rIChArD A. YoUNG, ProPrIeTor AND FoUNDer oF koALA koACheS, qUeeNSLAND

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111JOHN RIGBY (BORN 1922) Fields oil on canvas, 82 x 82cm $1,000 - 1,500

110RAY CROOKE (BORN 1922)

Islander Arranging Red Hibiscus oil on canvas, 59.5 x 74.5cm

$10,000 - 15,000

116DAVID MCKAY HARRISON (BORN 1941) Torso bronze 28/100, 41cm (height) $800 - 1,200

131ROBERT DICKERSON (BORN 1924) Hiricho oil and gold leaf on board, 39.5 x 29.5cm $6,000 - 8,000

When I first met one of Richard’s

nine children, I was taken by how

fondly he seemed to be remembered by his

family and how important it was to them

that his special art collection be dealt with

in a manner that befitted their love and

esteem for him. So often as an auctioneer

collections are absent a “back story” but

when they do present like in this case it

gives the collection and its viewing so

much more meaning and a rich history that

threads it.

The first thing one notices about the

collection is its unpretentiousness – Richard

clearly loved art, found special meaning in

subject matter and selected works based

on how he responded to them rather than

what cache they might have held – so many

of the paintings reminded him of moments

in his well travelled and quintessentially

Australian journey. A simple example of

this was the pleasure he derived from the

modern impressionist Rick Everingham

who so competently renders figurative

scenes with a softness and beauty. This

love of impressionism is also evident in the

French period Rupert Bunny he acquired

in his later years which to me confirmed

his confidence in ensuring his collection

ranged between new and old artists with

subject matter and quality always driving

the selection process rather than the

collecting of a “signature” to impress.

Within the collection are also four works

by Robert Dickerson and two particularly

striking works with gold leaf ground that

appear less often these days at auction. I

would imagine that Richard would have

enjoyed the structure and certainty of these

works; something that Dickerson always

delivered.

As one moves through the collection the

pleasure in observing such an eclectic mix

of artists continues and just when you

believe you have a traditional landscape

collection you are surprised to discover a

beautiful Norman Lindsay pencil drawing,

a striking Ray Crooke and a very fine Albert

Namatjira watercolour. It is clear that

Richard’s collecting took him far and wide

and it was not uncommon for him to visit

the southern state salerooms when he left

his home state of Queensland to find a work

of art that reminded him of a childhood

moment, a period in his hard working life or

an area he spent time in as a young boy. He

would delight in bringing his family up to

speed on his latest addition to the collection

and why it grabbed him. Indeed there was

something of the traveller in Richard who

without doubt lived one of those great

mid-century Australian stories – big family,

hard working, lots of moving around and a

commitment to always appreciate the small

mercies and to pursue every opportunity

that a rapidly growing Australia presented

to those with enthusiasm, a good mind and

a fierce work ethic.

Reading the family stories presented to me

revealed just how much Richard was part of

an emergent Australia and how in so many

ways he lived the Australian 20th century

and how much travelling he experienced

as a youngster and as an adult. Working in

the dairy sector from a young age, avoiding

the polio epidemic of 1936 and taking on

multiple supplementary jobs as so many

did. Never knocking back an opportunity

when it presented itself were hallmarks of

Richard’s life.

This work ethic that imbued his life

found its moment when he founded Koala

Koaches bus services in Queensland more

than half a century ago and it is clear that

this family run business was respected

and extremely well run with “no corners

cut”. As it grew and evolved it reflected the

burgeoning and changing population trends

of Queensland in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.

Richard, Koala Koaches and his extensive

family had become in every sense part of a

successful Queensland with a lot of warmth

and local community concern thrown in!

Now back to the collection. Amongst the

finer period paintings, not to mention the

dramatic Arthur Streeton Roses, Golden

Emblem, lies what we call “a jewel of a

work” by the Heidelberg School artist John

Ford Paterson. If one of the paintings in the

collection must be described as monumental

this would be the one and it depicts the

often rendered scene of Rickett’s Point along

outer Melbourne’s coastline. The classic

sway of the ti-trees, the ocean and the park-

like foreground mark it as classic early 20th

century Australian impressionist subject

matter and I wondered why this painting

in this collection? It seemed like the special

one and for no clear reason. Then I read

further through the family history that

revealed that this was where Richard as

a child would enjoy family picnics and as

it happened the love of his life did too, his

wife of 59 years Louise.

I never met Richard but it makes perfect

sense to me that his major acquisition

was something that brought him back to

childhood memories in a fashion he could

link to his dear wife. This is when the

collection becomes individualised and very

personal for the auctioneer and it is a rare

privilege now to be entrusted with the story

and the collection.

JohN ALBreChT

MANAGING DIreCTor LeoNArD JoeL

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JohN Ford PATERSoN

JOhN fORD pATeRsON

130JOHN FORD PATERSON (1851-1912) Rickett’s Point, Victoria 1908 oil on canvas, 67.5 x 140.5cm $60,000 - 80,000

John Ford Paterson, a passionate promoter of

Australian art that captured the spirit of the

bush, was born and trained in Scotland. Here

he became influenced by the now famous

group of Scottish plein-air impressionists,

the ‘Glasgow Boys’, who rejected pictorial

realism for more decorative forms which

were beautiful in colour and tone. Paterson

settled in Melbourne in 1884 and became

a member of the ‘breakaway’ Australian

Artists’ Association in 1886 (which included

Frederick McCubbin, Arthur Streeton and

Tom Roberts), and later became president of

the Victorian Artists’ Society.

Rickett’s Point, on Port Phillip Bay, was

one of the favourite painting grounds of

the Australian impressionists in the 1880s,

and illustrates Paterson’s dedication to

depicting the beauty of nature. With a

poetic sensibility, the colourful picnickers

punctuate this sunlit landscape where

the distant water sparkles. The overall

composition is framed by gently swaying

ti-trees with their decorative ‘art nouveau’

silhouettes.[i] In this landscape, which is a

symphony of colour and tone, we see what

Paterson endeavoured to represent, ‘a kind

o’ suggestiveness, a hint, a kind o’ promise o’

something evanescent’[ii].

This painting formed part of the seminal

exhibition Golden Summers: Heidelberg and

Beyond at the National Gallery of Victoria

and is recognised as one of the artist’s most

important works.

[i] Clark, J. and Whitelaw, B., Golden Summers:

Heidleberg and Beyond, National Gallery of Victoria and

ICCA, Sydney, 1985, p.191

[ii] Art in Australia, no. 7, 1917, p.46






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speCIALIsT pRINTs

SPeCIALIST PrINTS

now consigning for the 8 august speciaList print auction

MIRKA MORA (BORN 1928)Figures In A Park 2001limited edition print 85/10035 x 55cm$400 - 600

ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999)Flame Trees, Cockatoos and Pulpit Rock 1998collagraph 19/70, 78 x 67cm$1,200 - 1,600

CHARLES BLACKMAN (BORN 1928)The Girl with Dark Plaitslithograph 1/75, 81 x 64cm$600 - 800

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fINe JeweLLeRy

foCUS oN BANglES AT ThE FINE JEWEllERY AUCTIoN

now consigning for september fine JeweLLery auction

It would be too easy to rattle off the top

ten, inevitably, diamond results that

always dominate the sales in fine jewellery

auctions – there is no doubt that they’re a

girl’s best friend and they are timeless! But

this time we’ll focus on something a little

different and that is the bangle or that item

of jewellery that is fixed in its construction

rather than loosely connected like a

bracelet. My late father, the jeweller Kurt

Albrecht, once taught me that if one opened

a hinged bangle and held it on right angles

and both the hinge and bangle did not sag

that this was the first sign of a quality bangle

– one of my first little jewellery lessons. An

Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry (American

spelling!) by Harold Newman, in my opinion

the best short reference book on jewellery

every produced (get a copy!), notes that

the bangle (like so many simply designed

items of jewellery) found its origins

literally thousands of years ago and in its

simplest “single-piece carved form” lent

itself beautifully to the materials of glass,

coral, amber, jade and the various precious

metals of gold and silver. The hinged bangle

was the natural technical extension of the

earliest bangles and often their exquisite

construction is a delight to observe. I don’t

believe either that it is a coincidence that

in early Australia, commissions and sales

for the finest, more valuable bangles were

few and far between and the quality of their

construction was superb. Put simply, this

was clearly a time (Victorian/Edwardian

Australia) when jewellers were not rushed

but the expectations were high. This culture

of high quality craftsmanship is evident in

lot 43 from our auction. This beautifully

constructed piece, complete with no less

than three fixed but separated gold lines,

polished or concealed hinges and safety

catch is in every aspect a precision piece

of jewellery. With its hallmark “D. Bros” it

is the tell tale sign that it is an Australian

version of an English classic. Not surprising

that it realised almost $5500 IBP. The bangle

is also an interesting piece of design because

by its very nature it often demands simplicity

of design. It is after all often a simple thin or

delicate design that can only take so much

embellishment. This is not to say that the

Victorians (that period of jewellers) didn’t

give it their best shot at extravagance but

so often the bangle brings design back

to basics. In my opinion this is why the

appetite for antique and period bangles

has not waned as they still work with the

modern look. Another less valuable but no

less lavish example is lot 49, the Australian

seed pearl and opal bangle. And fast-forward

to a “lavish modern” look with lot 84 and

you will see how impactful diamonds,

pave, white gold and fine construction can

look. This piece realised $6710 IBP and

represented exceptionally good buying. And

then there are those pieces that defy exact

description. Take for instance lot 132, a

delicate pearl and diamond piece that could

have easily snuck its way on to The Great

Gatsby set and never got noticed, that has

the form of a bangle but the flexibility of a

bracelet. Decorated with a floral diamond

clasp this “little bit of Gatsby” realised the

modest sum of just under $1600 (IBP) – a

piece that could be worn with confidence

at any cocktail event. So the next time you

are shopping or searching for a bangle slow

yourself down and reflect on its design, its

history and its craftsmanship.

16 LeonardJULY

fINe JeweLLeRy

AN ANTIQUE AUSTRALIAN DIAMOND BANGLESold for $5,490 IBP

AN ANTIQUE OPAL AND SEED PEARL BANGLESold for $793 IBP

A DIAMOND BANGLESold for $6,710 IBP

A CULTURED PEARL AND DIAMOND BANGLESold for $1,586 IBP

17 JULYLeonard

CLASSICfURNITUREoBJECTS &CollECTABlES

CLAssIC fuRNITuRe, ObJeCTs & COLLeCTAbLes

Auction october 2013Melbourne

Now Consigning

Australian and International Modern Design; European and Australian

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 / [email protected]

Giles Moon, Head of Modern Design & Collectables

03 8825 5635 / 0439 493 038 / [email protected]

entries invited CLASSIC FUrNITUre oBJeCTS & CoLLeCTABLeS

A GRAND TOUR ARCHITECTURAL MODEL OF THE BATTISTERO PISA CIRCA 1890Sold for $3,600 (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)

AN IMPRESSIVE VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER SEVEN LIGHT CANDELABRA APPLIED WITH MUSICAL TROPHIES MAKER’S MARK STEPHEN SMITH / LONDON / CIRCA 1875Sold for $9,700 (IBP)

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MODeRN DesIGN

now consigning for the august modern design auction

MoDerNDeSIGN

enquiriesPlease contact Giles Moon 03 8825 5635 / [email protected]

MURANO, A GREEN GLASS BOWL

A FIGURE OF EIGHT FLOOR LAMP, c. 1950s

FRED WARD, A CONSOLE TABLE

ELLIS, A POTTERY DUCK

A CERAMIC VASE

19 JULYLeonard

The weekLy

ThE ANTIQUE & INTERIoRS AUCTIoN

A SINGLE OWNER AUCTION FEATURING ANTIqUE FURNITURE, OBJECTS AND ARTWORkS

AuCTION 4 AuGusT AT 12pMCATALoGUe

oNLINe SooN

Furniture Enquiries

Anna Grassham

03 8825 5614

[email protected]

Object Enquiries

Chiara Curcio

03 8825 5604

[email protected]

The SToCk IN TrADe oF BrIGhToN ANTIqUeS

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CONsIGNING fINe ART

now consigning for the september fine art auction

fINe ARTwANTeD

A PREVIEW of SEPTEMBER fINE

ART AUCTIoN

For enquiries please contact senior art specialist Nicole Salvo on

03 8825 [email protected]

BLAMIRE YOUNG (1862-1935)The Woodcutters

watercolour67 x 100cm

CARLYLE JACKSON (1891-1940)Masts and Spiresoil on canvas59.5 x 74.5cm

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