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CoverClassic Furniture, Objects & Design Auction Sunday 19 May 2013
Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894-1973)God UnknownMarble, ebonised wood$20,000 - 30,000(See page 17)
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M A R G A R E T R I V E R
foRewoRD
I have been using this expression a lot this
year and it’s not because I believe the change
is a 2012 phenomena. Rather, I think the
nature of the direction of collecting this
year seems to me so much more pronounced
and probably only magnified by the surge in
online retail activity in the midst of strange
economic times. And profound is not too
stronger word for what auctioneers, deal-
ers in the traditional and collectors of the
traditional are experiencing when it comes
to this international economy for antiques
and collectables that for the best part of two
centuries has enjoyed a thriving collecting
community, a complimentary retail trade and
a myriad of auction houses that have always
enjoyed the spoils of this dynamic between
dealer and collector. But now things have
changed and I believe forever.
The waning appetite for “old things” seems
to have all of a sudden become more pro-
nounced and when they (buyers) do want
something old it is more about its look and
its capacity to enhance a look rather than
its particular rarity, materials or historical
context – if it possesses those qualities then
great but it is clearly not the core concern
for the new collector. The rusted bicycle for
instance is not just utility to discard anymore;
it is now something that might be now more
visually interesting than a traditional col-
lectable or antique. For the best part of the
1990s Victorian furniture was the metaphor
for this change in habit but it seems to have
extended further than just a loss of appetite
for “over-decorated mahogany and balloon
back designs”. The creep of collector malaise
is extending forward in time also, beyond the
Victorian period and in to any aesthetic that
is either romantic or classical - it is known
as the post-war aesthetic and it would be fair
to say that it represents the opportunity for
a new generation of traders and auctioneers
to “own and define” for future collecting
generations.
This phenomena played out in one of our
weekly auctions this year when we sold an
old metal climbing frame that one would find
in a children’s park and that once upon a time
would have only found its way to the scrap
metal yard. Instead it realised hundreds of
dollars and represented further proof of
how ultimately the eclectic buyer and now
the very influential decorator will ultimately
determine where taste and appetite are head-
ing. The post-war phenomena can be found
in other interesting items and categories.
Our sale earlier in the year of the Andy Mac
street art collection confirmed the interest in
very urban, very immediate and contempo-
rary imagery. Taken to its extreme this new
movement of collecting now recognises that
even a beautiful Bang & Olufsen Hi-Fi system
from the 1970s, more than just electrics and
wood, is worth cherishing as a relic of an era,
regardless of how recent that era is!
Despite this shift in attention to the post-
war period I think there really is room for a
resurgence in collecting across the ages but it
needs to take a very different form and needs
to be completely reinvented. The traditional
Australian form of collecting “a lot of some-
thing and lining it all up in cabinets” was as
much to do with the collector as it was to do
with the dealer supplying it and I think this
genre of collecting is dead in the water. Aus-
tralians have always struggled a little with
the idea of an eclectic style and it is probably
to do with the relative youth of our collect-
ing history when compared to Europe and
the UK. The marrying of the Georgian, the
antique, the Victorian, the contemporary,
the silly object, the old toy and the discarded
metal window frame can be done beauti-
fully and it is this new playful, unpretentious
and very personal look that I think the more
adventurous collectors and dealers are gen-
erating successfully and to a new audience
that is genuinely responding to it. Why? I
think because it is without the intellectual
snobbery that has imbued so much of collect-
ing discourse and because it is an “inclusive”
type of collecting – it allows you to collect the
silly object, the old frame or the metal instru-
ment simply because you engage with it and
not because you “should” be collecting it.
Just recently, at the auction of the contents
of David Bromley’s Chapel Street studio
this new approach proved well and truly its
arrival as the new collecting modus oper-
andi. David’s studio reflected exactly what
the public is now after and that is a very
sincere and comprehendible assemblage of
design, furnishings, art and objects from so
many periods and regions. The bidding and
interest levels for every piece, that had its
own special place within the collection, was
nothing short of breathtaking and marked for
me anyway a new and more exciting path for
the collector, the dealer and the auctioneer.
2012 - A PRoFoUND CHANGE IN TASTEJoHN ALBRECHT, MANAGING DIRECToR LEoNARD JoEL
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CoNTeNTs
DECEMBER - JANUARY CoNtENts
CALENDAR 3
NEWS 4
PERTH JEWELLERY RESULTS 6
THE SPECIALIST CoLLECToR 7
FINE ART PREVIEW 8
DAVID BRoMLEY RESULTS 10
JEWELLERY PREVIEW 12
PRE-oWNED LUxURY PREVIEW 13
CoLLECTABLES PREVIEW 14
CLASSIC FURNITURE, oBJECTS
AND DESIGN RESULTS 16
CLASSIC FURNITURE, oBJECTS
AND DESIGN 17
THE CHRISTMAS AUCTIoN 18
MoDERN DESIGN 19
2013 AUCTIoN CALENDAR 20
THE WEEKLY 21
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REMAINING WoRKS FRoM THE AUSTRALIAN ART INVESTMENT TRUST CoLLECTIoNUnder instructions from the deed administrators of the trustee of The Australian Art Investment trust a further 30 works of art will be offered at The Fine Art Auction Sunday 9 December at 2pm (Lots 134 - 163)
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134GEoRGE RAFToPoULoS (BoRN 1972) Montagne - Kununurra 2002 oil on canvas (triptych) 180 x 360cm (total) $4,000-6,000
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BRoMLEY FANS LoCKED oUT“If proof were needed that artist David Bromley has broad appeal, it was
found in Melbourne on Sunday. Held on site at Bromley’s former Melbourne
studio in Chapel Street, South Yarra, Leonard Joel’s sale of the contents of the
artist’s studio grossed $805,250 – well above its $472,650 to $720,400 pre-sale
estimate – and $982,000, including buyer’s premium.
“His following is breathtaking,” says Leonard Joel managing director John
Albrecht, who sees the sale’s success as a key moment in Joel’s rejuvenation.
“We had to lock out buyers at the door at 11.15am, unfortunately, because the
entire three floors were at capacity.”
The eclectic 601-lot sale ranged from artworks by Bromley and other
contemporary artists to sculptures, ornaments, furniture, and bric-a-brac. In all,
588 lots, or 98 per cent of items, found new homes, with many of the buyers
new to Joels.
The vast majority of items were priced at less than $10,000, many less than
$3000, and it was here that a lot of the wildly better than expected prices were
achieved.
The highest price was paid for a work by Bromley, a large bronze sculpture
called Celebration. It was hammered down for $45,000, under its $50,000 to
$60,000 estimate.
Bromley, 52, has moved to Byron Bay. He is also looking to onsell the leasehold
to the studio, which is in the old Dan Murphy building.”
Katrina Strickland, Deputy Editor, Australian Financial Review Magazine,
Thursday 22 November 2012, p.17
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MoNTHLY ToYS
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More than 180 lots were offered, including photographs, race books,
badges and objects associated with Phar Lap, Carbine, Peter Pan,
Ajax and many other Australian champion racehorses. A crowded
saleroom with competition from internet and absentee bidders en-
sured that 80% of the sale was sold by volume. The highlight of the
day was lot 183, (illustrated) Four Phar Lap Horse-shoes consigned
by the family of David Davis, the owner of Phar Lap that sold for
$31,200 against an estimate of $15,000 - 20,000.
TINPLATE DISNEY FERRIS WHEEL, CLOCKWORK MECHANISM WITH PERMANANT KEY, COLOURFUL LITHOGRAPHY THROUGHOUT, UNBOXED, 42CM X 32CM (VG-E) Sold for $336 (IBP)
ROBERT DICKERSON (BORN 1924) Roses 2000 hand coloured lithograph 21/50 Sold for $800
SPECIALIST PRINTS AUCTIoN
PHAR LAP WINS AGAIN
1. LOT 3012ARCHIBALD BERTRAM WEBB (1887-1944)The Fisherman, Nocturnewoodcut 29/50Sold for $2,200
2. LOT 3043JUAN DAVILA (BORN 1946)Pre-Modern Self-Portrait 1988screenprint 30/30Sold for $1,600
3. LOT 3098SONIA DELAUNAY (FRENCH, 1885-1979)Abstractlithograph E/ASold for $1,250
4. LOT 3151GARRY SHEAD (BORN 1942)Annunciationetching 41/75Sold for $1,250
5. LOT 3004GARRY SHEAD (BORN 1942)The Wavecollograph 44/80Sold for $1,500
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peRTH JewelleRy ResulTs
A SAMORODOK CIGA-RETTE CASE BY CARTIER Sold for $6,100 (IBP)
A TOURMALINE AND DIAMOND BRACELET Sold for $12,810 (IBP)
A ROLEX GTM-MASTER OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE WRISTWATCH Sold for $5,490 (IBP)
A VeRY PERTH WelCoMeOn Sunday November 25th Leonard
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in Claremont, Perth. Greenhill Galler-
ies and a warm spring day provided a
terrific setting for an offering of almost
250 pieces of jewellery and luxury.
The highlight of the auction was the
sale of lot 150, a splendid Tourmaline
and Diamond bracelet, that realised
$12,810 (IBP). Robert Haigh of Leonard
Joel took the entire auction and the
crowd enjoyed his insights in to key
pieces throughout the auction. While
clients “shopped” for precious jewels
they were able to sample fine wines
that were graciously supplied by our
event partner Fermoy Estate from the
Margaret River.
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MODERNDESIGN
A SINGLE OWNER COLLECTION
AUCTION SUNDAY 20 MAY 2012 AT 2PM MELBOURNE
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UNDER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE DEED ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TRUSTEE OF THE AUSTRALIAN ART INVESTMENT TRUST
KAZARIWAREHOUSEAUCTION
A single owner collection
SUNDAY 19 AUGUST 2012 AT 12pm
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The Clendinnen CollectionFeaturing fine English and Continental Furniture, Clocks, Scientific Instruments, Decorative Arts and Paintings
Sunday 25 September 2011 Melbourne
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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
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AUCTION CATALOGUE VOLUME 5 ISSUE 19
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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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The Graham Geddes Warehouse AuctionSunday 24 July at 12pm, Melbourne
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THE DAVID BROMLEY
CHAPEL STREET STUDIO COLLECTION
SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012
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THE ANDY MAC COLLECTION
AUCTION SUNDAY 6 MAY 2012 MELBOURNE
Street and Fine Art from Citylights Projects 1992-2012
THe speCIalIsT ColleCToR
The SPeCiAliST ColleCToR
For an obligation free market appraisal contact
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SPECIALISTS IN MARKETING SINGLE-oWNER AND HoUSE CoNTENTS CoLLECTIoNS
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The Sunday Fine Art AuctionSunday 9 December 2012, 2pm
PreviewWednesday 5 December 2012 9am – 8pmThursday 6 December 2012 10am – 4pm
Friday 7 December 2012 10am – 4pmSaturday 8 December 2012 10am – 5pm
EnquiriesJohn Albrecht, Head of Art(03) 8825 [email protected]
229JoSEPH FLoCH (AUSTRIAN/AMERICAN, 1895-1977) Interior with Two Figures oil on canvas, 34.5 x 54.5cm $9,000 - 12,000
215JoAN MIRo (SPANISH, 1893-1983) Femme Oiseau Etoile 1979 watercolour, china ink and pencil on paper, 105 x 69.5cm $ 70,000 - 90,000
15GRAEME DRENDEL (BoRN 1953) Good Bookkeeping 1997 oil on canvas, 130 x 130cm $ 5,500 - 6,500
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DeCeMBeR ART PReVieW
93FRED CRESS (1938-2009) Contact 2002 acrylic on canvas, 137 x 168cm $22,000 - 26,000
57GUY BoYD (1923-1988) Kneeling Woman bronze 54 x 18.5 x 31cm $5,000 - 7,000
56CHARLES BILLICH (BoRN 1934) Dancers bronze on marble base 44 x 70 x 11cm $2,000 - 4,000
127LEoNARD FRENCH (BoRN 1928) The Grand Performance 1957 enamel on board, 101 x 181cm $20,000 - 30,000
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A VeRY DAViD BROMLEY AUCTion
DaVID bRoMley ResulTs
KEY SINGLE-OWNER RESULTS
$982,000 (IBP) in sales
Sales by value of 171%
Sales by lot of 98%
World record price for David Bromley’s
sculpture Celebration
When Leonard Joel announced several
weeks ago via its digital media channels that
it would be selling the third and final part
of David Bromley’s private collection Face
book, Twitter and leading art and design
blogs were literally abuzz. It was about then
that we should have known that this auction
would be different at every level. Additional
reporting from The Age, The Australian and a
Channel 31 art series documentary on David
before the auction meant that collectors and
decorators from all over the country and the
world were talking about the auction.
“It was probably during our Saturday pre-
viewing that I realised this auction would
be different. We had more than a thousand
people viewing that day; unheard of numbers
by auction standards! Auction day proved
what I suspected. The doors opened at 10am
for the auction and within an hour we had
to close the doors because the triple story
Victorian studio could literally hold no more!
Online bidding was at record levels, prices
were regularly tripling and quadrupling
estimates and the room was packed with a
record number of first time buyers. It was an
auctioneer’s dream auction and I have David
to thank for that” John Albrecht, Managing
Director at Leonard Joel
David’s Chapel Street Studio Collection
comprised just over 600 lots of art,
furnishings, objects, items of design and
utility plus all the items one would expect in
a busy artist’s studio right down to colourful
palettes used by David. Consistent and
enthusiastic room bidding meant that the
auction ran well in to the evening and during
the nine hour auction some very interesting
results were generated. The highlight was
undoubtedly the sale of the monumental
bronze sculpture by David Bromley titled
Celebration which was made up of seven
life size children holding hands in various
moments of running and skipping. The
outdoor piece sold for $54,900 (IBP) to a
local collector and set a new world record
for a work by the artist. Bidding duels were
rampant even for some of the more unusual
items. A large vintage French “HOTEL” sign
that David loved sold for six times its low
estimate to sell for $9,760 IBP. Of the 600 lots
offered only 9 had not found buyers and the
auction realised a staggering $982,000 (IBP)
from an original low estimate of $470,000.
Nicole Salvo, Assistant Head of Art for
Leonard Joel, commented after the auction:
“This single-owner auction was literally
lapped up by not just collectors but passionate
private decorators of all ages. Why? I think
it’s because David has a unique sensibility
and aesthetic that makes sense to the
onlooker. Everything in the collection was
very personal to David and everything had
its “spot” – when people were viewing the
collection they also knew immediately what
to do with the piece and where to place it in
their own home or dwelling. I think in this
way the auction represented a more relaxed
buying environment than one normally gets
in the very formulaic, traditional auction
setting”.
Leonard Joel is now seeking single-owner
collections for its 2013 auction calendar.
For enquiries contact
John Albrecht
Head of Corporate & Private Collections
03/) 8825 5619
By anton assaad
A LARGE FRENCH CAST IRON INDUSTRIAL HOTEL SIGN Sold for $9,760 (IBP)
DAVID BROMLEY (BORN 1960) A painted cube depicting childhood scenes
Sold for $2,928 (IBP)
DAVID BROMLEY (BORN 1960) Celebration monumental cast bronze sculpture, 150 x 440cm (total) Sold for $54,900 (IBP)
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DaVID bRoMley ResulTs
DAVID BROMLEY (BORN 1960)Moon Shadowsmixed media on canvasSold for $19,520 (IBP)
ZHONG CHEN (BORN 1969)Untitled 2009oil on canvas, 122 x 167cmSold for $12,200 (IBP)
A PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS WITH STITCHED UPHOLSTERY BY DAVID BROMLEYSold for $4,392 (IBP)
DAVID BROMLEY (BORN 1960) Celebration cast bronze 190cm (height) Sold for $12,200 (IBP)
DAVID BROMLEY (BORN 1960) Long board with nude and skull motif fibreglass 260cm (height) Sold for $5,246 (IBP)
TWO EXHIBITION BANNERS FEATURING IMAGES BY BILL HENSON280 x 254cm (total)Sold for $6,100 (IBP)
AN OVERSIZED HAND-PAINTED LIGHTSHADE BY DAVID BROMLEY120cm (height)Sold for $3,904 (IBP)
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JewelleRy pReVIew
JeWelleRY PReVieW
Fine Jewellery AuctionSunday 2 December 2012, 12pm
PreviewWednesday 28 November 2012 9am – 8pmThursday 29 November 2012 10am – 4pm
Friday 30 November 2012 10am – 4pmSaturday 1 December 2012 10am to 5pm
EnquiriesJohn D’Agata, Head of Jewellery(03) 8825 5605 / 0408 [email protected]
111A MULTI-STRAND CULTURED PEARL AND DIAMOND BRACELET $3,500 - 4,500
184A GOLD CARTIER BAIGNOIRE WRISTWATCH $1,000 - 1,500
253A PAIR OF GOLD EARRINGS BY CARTIER $1,200 - 1,800
183A PAIR OF SOUTH SEA PEARL EARRINGS BY PASPALEY $650 - 850
1A GOLD ALBERTINA $600 - 800
4AN ANTIQUE CAMEO BROOCH $1,000 - 1,500
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now consigning jewellery, watches and Pre owned luxury For March 2013
pRe-owNeD luxuRy pReVIew
PRe-oWneD lUXURY
561A KELLY BAG BY HERMES $20,000 - 25,000
A GENTLEMAN’S CoLLECTIoN
376AN ANTIQUE PORTRAIT MINIATURE ON PORCELAIN, SIGNED $2,000 - 4,000
409A PAIR OF GOLD CUFFLINKS $200 - 300
356FOUR ANTIQUE WAX SEALS $300 - 500
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The Collectables AuctionSunday 16 December 2012, 12pm
PreviewWednesday 12 December 2012 9am – 8pmThursday 13 December 2012 10am – 4pm
Friday 14 December 2012 10am – 4pmSaturday 15 December 2012 10am – 5pm
EnquiriesGiles MoonHead of Collectables(03) 8825 5635 / 0439 493 [email protected]
THE ToNY RAFTY oAM CoLLECTIoN
GILES MooN PREVIEWS THE CHRISTMAS CoLLECTABLE SALE oN SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER
Tony Raft’s career as an artist spanned
more than 70 years, beginning in 1932
with caricatures published in the Bulletin.
During WW2, he served as a War artist/
correspondent in New Guinea, Borneo
and Singapore. From 1946 to 1980 he
worked as a Creative Artist for various
publications and then became a Freelance
Creative Artist until 2001. In 1990 Tony
was awarded the Order of Australia for
services to media in the field of caricature.
During his career Rafty had the
opportunity to meet and draw numerous
entertainers, sports stars and politicians.
More than 2,000 subjects autographed
their caricature for him. Leonard Joel
will be offering 38 autographed examples
from the Rafty Collection on 16 December.
The highlight is a caricature of the
Beatles that the Fab Four signed for
Tony in 1964, estimate $8,000-12,000.
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THE MURRAY WALKER CoLLECTIoN – A UNIqUE SINGLE-oWNER AUCTIoNLeonard Joel have secured the entire studio
and home contents of the well known
Australian artist, collector and social
historian Murray Walker. Known to many
within the art and museum communities
for his detailed and ranging knowledge
of early Australian history Murray has
now decided, in his own words, “that it
is time to share the collection”. Murray
has been collecting for half a century and
the collection of objects, art, ephemera,
memorabilia and bush furniture presents
an eclectic and very personal survey of
Murray’s collecting taste. As a writer and
cultural anthropologist Murray can truly
lay claim to have “travelled the world” and
immersed himself in so many cultures –
in this sense the collection is very much a
“world collection”. The auction is set for
mid February 2013 and further details will
be provided on our website shortly.
For enquiries contact
Giles Moon, Head of Collectables
(03) 8825 5635 / 0439 493 038
THE RICHARD SIMPKIN CoLLECTIoNRichard Simpkin was 16 years old
when he met INXS for the first time in
1989. For the next two decades Richard
photographed hundreds of celebrities
across the globe. These encounters
and the stories behind them were
chronicled in ‘Richard & Famous 20
years of meeting & snapping the stars’,
published by New Holland, 2007.
Over the years, Richard met many movie
stars and obtained their autographs on
Australian daybill movie posters. The
collection is believed to be the biggest
of its kind in the world, with more than
200 classics including Tom Cruise (Top
Gun), Robert DeNiro (Taxi Driver),
John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
(Grease), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky),
Sean Connery (The Untouchables) and
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman
(Shawshank Redemption).
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ClassIC fuRNITuRe, obJeCTs & DesIGN ResulTs
CLAssiC fURniTURe oBJeCTS & DeSign
AN ASSEMBLED SET OF EIGHT WINDSOR CHAIRSSold for $7,900 (IBP)
IB KOFORD-LARSEN (BORN 1921)A ROSEWOOD SIDEBOARDSold August 2011 for $13,200 (IBP)
A STERLING SILVER TANKARDMAKER’S MARK WILLIAM FLEM-ING, LONDON, CIRCA 1699Sold for $6,700 (IBP)
AN ART NOUVEAU STERLING SILVER AND SILVER GILT COFFEE POaT MOUNTED WITH BAROQUE PEARLS AND JADEMAKER’S MARK TIFFANY & CO, CIRCA 1900Sold for $15,800 (IBP)
A LARGE BENGAL TIGER SKIN RUGLABELLED FOR VAN INGEN AND VAN INGEN, MYSORESold for $17,080 (IBP)
noVeMBer results
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ClassIC fuRNITuRe, obJeCTs & DesIGN
Leafing through one of a raft of photograph
albums belonging to the late Merrit Ruddock
(1913-1988), striking images of exotic loca-
tions visited during a colourful career as a
broadcaster, industrialist and member of the
United States diplomatic corps call to mind
a by-gone era of travel, when the world was
seen from the deck of a ship and it was noth-
ing out of the ordinary for an ambassador to
have his car transported with him to a far-
flung posting.
While the identities of many of the people
and exotic locations pictured in the photo-
graphs are now lost with the passage of time,
Ruddock’s legacy remains in the collection
of antique furniture and objects he assem-
bled with his wife, Signe, which will be dis-
persed by Leonard Joel’s Specialist Collector
department in May 2013.
Housed in a purpose built room in the palatial
Mount Macedon residence shared by Signe
and Merrit in the last years of his life, the col-
lection ranges from 19th century British and
European furniture through to marble and
bronze statuary. Notable amongst the statues
in the collection is a bust in Carrara marble
entitled, ‘God Unknown,’ by the Lithuanian-
born American sculptor, Boris Lovet-Lorski
(1894-1973), dating from 1929. Executed in
the high-Art Deco style, the statue depicts
the stylised visage of a male, his head down-
cast and was a centrepiece of the Ruddocks’
collection.
The Ruddock collection is typical of the cur-
rent thirst amongst collectors for the per-
sonal context behind their purchases. Prove-
nance has always been important, but a good
back story about how the collection came
about can place it in a whole new – and more
appealing – light. Over the past three years,
the Leonard Joel Specialist Collector depart-
ment has helped clients realise sales by vol-
ume of up to 90% in the sale and marketing
of single owner and in many cases, single
category collections. Whether the collection
is sold as a dedicated section of a mixed cat-
egory auction, or a dedicated single-owner
sale either in-situ at the client’s property or
at Leonard Joel’s primary South Yarra sale-
rooms, The Specialist Collector department
can offer tailored marketing packages and
access to one of the most diverse and active
specialist client databases in Australia.
To arrange an obligation free appraisal of
your important collection or individual item,
contact:
Guy Cairnduff
Head of the Specialist Collector
(03) 8825 5611
0407 828 137
DIPLoMACY AND INTRIGUE IN THE MT MACEDoN
Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894-1973)God UnknownMarble, ebonised wood$20,000 -30,000
Ivo Barbaresi (1915-1996)Bronze portrait bust of Merrit Kirk Ruddock$2,000 - 3,000
now consigning classic Furniture, oBjects & design For 2013
17 DEC - JANleonard
THe CHRIsTMas auCTIoN
TheChRiSTMASAUCTion
On Tuesday evening December 18th at 6.30pm and just seven shopping days before Christmas, Leonard Joel will conduct its second devoted Christmas auction that aims to showcase select items from each of our departments and special collections tailored to the collecting habits of “Christmas shoppers”. This auction will offer a carefully selected range of jewellery, objects, art, collectables and furniture. Please join us at the auction and enjoy fine wines from our event partner Fermoy Estate, Margaret River and help us make our Christmas auction part of your December shopping habit.
TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER
AT 6.30PM
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MoDeRN DesIGN
MoDERN DESIGNNoW CoNSIGNING AUSTRALIAN & INTERNATIoNAL PoST WAR FURNITURE, oBJECTS AND ITEMS oF UTILITY FoR MoNTHLY AND SEASoNAL AUCTIoNS IN 2013.
AUCTIoN THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER AT 1PM
EnquiriesEoghan Doherty, Manager Weekly Furniture(03) 8825 [email protected]
MoNTHLY MoDERN
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2013 auCTIoN CaleNDaR
2013 AUCTIoNCALENDAR2013 Weekly Auctions Begin 17th January 2013 – 10am
The Murray Walker Collection A unique Single-owner Auction Mid February 2013 – Date & Venue to be announced
Modern Design Auction Sunday 3rd March 2013 – 12pm
The Sunday Fine Art Auction Sunday 17th March 2013 – 2pm
Fine Jewellery & Pre-owned Luxury Sunday 24th March 2013 – 12pm
Collectables Auction Sunday 14th April 2013 – 12pm
Classic Furniture, objects & Design Auction Sunday 19th May 2013 – 12pm
The Sunday Fine Art & Photographic Auction Sunday 2nd June 2013 – 2pm
Fine Jewellery & Pre-owned Luxury Auction Sunday 23rd June 2013 – 12pm
Collectables Auction Sunday 21st July 2013 – 12pm
Modern Design Auction Sunday 11th August 2013 – 12pm
The Sunday Fine Art & Aboriginal Art Auction Sunday 25th August 2013 – 2pm
Fine Jewellery & Pre-owned Luxury Auction Sunday 15th September 2013 – 12pm
Classic Furniture, objects & Design Auction Sunday 20th October 2013 – 12pm
The Sunday Fine Art Auction Sunday 24th November 2013 – 12pm
Collectables Auction Sunday 1st December 2013 – 12pm
Fine Jewellery & Pre-owned Luxury Auction Sunday 8th December 2013 – 12pm
Auctions and viewing times are subject to change.
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eCleCTiC SPlenDoUR
EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH FLOCKED PAPIER MACHE BULLDOGSold for $1,098 (IBP)
21 DEC - JANleonard
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