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CoverFine Art AuctionTuesday 19 March 2013 at 6:30pm

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ForeworD

Antique, period, vintage, second-hand, pre-

owned, reproduction, in the style of; these

are just some of the descriptors used by

our industry and collectors to pin-point the

age, ownership or style of an object or work

of art. As I enjoy regularly walking retail

and antique shopping strips and looking

at the latest window display I am taken by

just how blurred the line has truly become

between what is old and what is new. Gift

shops, stationery shops and interior design

shops regularly showcase fascinating items

that on their face look old but are perfectly

new. Once upon a time, perhaps at least

until the advent of the American post-war

consumer/collector, it was clear what was

old (or antique) and what wasn’t. In simple

terms the various antique associations of the

world deemed something “antique” if it was

100 years of age and not antique if it was any

younger. For many of the twentieth century’s

decades this was a useful delineation to

assist people with determining what might

be considered to be “more collectable” and

therefore more valuable – the idea being

that something that was old was usually rare

and more special (greater craftsmanship)

than something that was “made yesterday”.

My American experience is also interesting

because on every one of my trips to the USA I

have consistently noticed that their use of the

word “antique” is more about style than age.

There it seems they are generally less fixated

on how old something is and more about

how it looks - which gets to my point, I think!

As the definitions about what is collectable

have become more blurred so to have the

distinctions between what is old, what is new

and everything in between. In this age when

potentially everything is collectable (a very

democratic notion indeed) seasoned and

new collectors alike should be wondering

how this will impact their approach to

collecting and I think it will be affected in

several different ways. Firstly, I think young

collectors and decorators of things need to

understand that if they are looking simply

for a look, then they need to know that this

will often not be underpinned by either

quality of manufacture or rarity of producer;

the traits that often assist the future value of

an item. Secondly, if they want more than a

look then they need to seek out those items

that also represent scarcity of supply (rarity),

longevity of appeal (a hard thing to predict)

and quality and complexity of manufacture.

With these additional filters the young

collector will go a long way toward becoming

a discerning collector. Finally, I think there

is a need for active and younger collectors

alike to decipher the current post-war and

design-focused offering and separate the

truly decorative from the modern item of

substance. I write these tips but I profess

to still be “working out” the direction of

collecting in the 21st century. Very recently I

was shown the most extraordinary collection

of industrial glass vessels and parts; no

longer available in Australia and probably

impossible to source internationally unless

you were a government body. A decade or two

ago no one would have conceived of these

items as “collectable” or as “old” or as “rare”

but I find myself becoming slowly convinced

that these objects too will permanently form

part of the accepted collecting lexicon. In

2013 new collectors find themselves faced

with an unrestricted spectrum of collecting

opportunities that seems to say “everything

is collectable if enough people want it to be”.

I think new collectors need to be aware that

good design, wonderful craftsmanship and

“good buying” can now be found throughout

the periods (not just the currently cool

ones) and that maybe the ultimately most

personally satisfying “look” and “surround”

is the one where every period, from antique

to contemporary, has been incorporated in to

a kind of grand eclecticism.

EVERYTHING NEW IS OLD AGAIN JoHN ALBRECHT, MANAGING DIRECToR LEoNARD JoEL

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CoNTeNTs

MARCH Contents

CALENDAR 3

NEWS 4

FINE ART 6

FINE JEWELLERy 8

ANDANTE 10

THE MURRAy WALKER RESULTS 12

Soo PIENG CHEoNG 13

A BoUTIqUE SINGLE oWNER ESTATE 14

MR JoEL BARLoW CoLLECTIoN 16

THE WEEKLy 18

PHoToGRAPHIC EXHIBITIoN 19

MoDERN DESIGN 20

CLASSIC FURNITURE & oBJECTS 21

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Fine Art Auction Tuesday 19 March at 6:30pm

147PETER BLIZZARD (1940-2010) Untitled steel with concrete base 222cm (height including base) $3,000 - 5,000

INTERSTATEAUCTIoN

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3003MICHAEL LEUNIG (BORN 1944)Simply Thislithograph 76/85 $400 - 600

3008ROBERT JACKS (BORN 1943)

Cello 2002screenprint 10/20

$600 - 800

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is a familiar face at Leonard Joel and brings 25 years of international auction indus-

try experience to this category. He commented ‘Over the last two years we have

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AUCTIoN 21 MARCH AT 12PM

MoNTHLy Toy SALE

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ArtIncluding important Australian and international art Photography and Sculpture

Classic Furniture and objectsIncluding modern design and single-owner collections

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MoNTHLy INTERIoRS

A VINTAGE FAIRGROUND GIRAFFESold for $ 1,159 IBP

A DANISH OLIVE LEATHER WINGBACK ARMCHAIRSold for $ 793 IBP

Leonard Joel auctioned their first Monthly

Interiors Auction on February 7, a concept

designed to offer what is fashionable and

popular in art and furnishings amongst

Melbournians. The auction was met with

resounding approval with eager buyers

queuing at the door, and positive feed-

back on internet design blogs. With lively

in-room bidding, an abundance of absen-

tee bids and a high sale rate of 90%, prices

achieved well above estimates keeping

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highlights included a Danish sofa selling

for $2600, a Vintage Railway Clock selling

for $700, and a quirky Vintage Fairground

Giraffe selling for $950.

Leonard Joel are currently curating

March’s Monthly Interiors Auction, if you

have an item of interest please contact

Eoghan Doherty on 03 8825 5632 or email

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15§ HAZEL DOONEY (BORN 1978) Study for Big Pin Up: Miss July 2010-2011 gouache on 100% cotton cold-pressed paper 47.5 x 23.5cm $1,800 - 2,500

55RICK AMOR (BORN 1948)The Sisters 1990oil on linen69.5 x 90cm$28,000 - 32,000

6CALLUM MORTON (BORN 1965)

New Canaan, Connecticut 2001from the series ‘Local +/or General’

digital print, from an edition of 30 76 x 150cm

$4,000 - 6,000

Fine Art AuctionTuesday 19 March 2013 at 6:30pm

Viewing Wednesday 13th March 2013 10am - 8pm Thursday 14th March 2013 10am - 4pm Friday 15th March 2013 10am - 4pm

Saturday 16th March 2013 10am - 5pm Sunday 17th March 2013 10am - 5pm Monday 18th March 2013 10am - 4pm

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ART90JOHN BRACK (1920-1999) Reaching 1973 conte on paper 25 x 17.5cm $15,000 - 20,000

48DAVID BROMLEY (BORN 1960) A painted cube depicting various scenes acrylic on canvas on board 39 x 59 x 59cm $800-1,200

49DAVID BROMLEY (BORN 1960) A painted cube depicting various scenes including butterflies and children acrylic on canvas on board 59 x 59 x 59cm $1,000-2,000

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FINe Jewellery

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proud to offer a wide variety of Fine

Jewellery including designer, Antique and

contemporary pieces, as well as an extensive

range of wristwatches including Rolex,

Cartier, Bvlgari and Jaeger LeCoultre.

This auction also features a single owner

collection of luxurious gems from a private

estate. Pre-Owned Luxury moves to the

new timeslot of 1pm Thursday 28 March.

Viewing times as advertized. Printed

catalogues available on request.

84AUTOMOBILE BROOCH$1,000 - $1,500

256SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND PENDANT BY DE GRISOGONO $10,000 - $$15,000

Fine Jewellery AuctionTuesday 26 March 2013 at 6.30pm at Leonard Joel Saleroom

Sydney ViewingQueen Street Gallery28 Queen Street WoollahraFriday 15 March, 2013 10am-4pmSaturday 16 March, 2013 10am-4pmSunday 17 March, 2013 10am-4pm

Melbourne ViewingSaturday 23rd March 2013 10am - 5pm Sunday 24th March 2013 10am - 5pm Monday 25th March 2013 10am - 5pm

EnquiriesJohn D’Agata, Head of Jewellery(03) 8825 5605 / 0408 355 339john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au

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FINe Jewellery

133DIAMOND & PEARL PENDANT NECKLACE$40,000 - $50,000

205TAHITIAN PEARL AND DIAMOND PENDANT$2,200 - $2,800

204TAHITIAN PEARL AND DIAMOND EARRINGS$2,600 - $3,000

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IN syDNey

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ANDANTE

Fine art auction tuesday 19 March 2013 at 6.30PM

Bernard Hall in his studio in 1930 where Andante hangs to the right of the artist.Photograph taken by Pegg Clarke, courtesy of the University of Melbourne.

Bernard Hall in his National Gallery studio circa 1986 showing an engraving/photograph of Andante hanging beside his deskPhotographer unknown, Courtesy of the University of Melbourne

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Installation shot of Exhibition of Paintings by the Late Bernard Hall, Athenaeum Galleries, Melbourne, 27 May- 8 June 1935, where Andante is on display on the back wallPhotographer unknown, Courtesy of Private Collection, Melbourne

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LINDSAy BERNARD HALL (1859-1935)

Andante circa 1887-1888

oil on canvas

signed ‘B. Hall’ lower left

30.5 x 69cm

PROVENANCE

Purchased in 1890 from the artist by

Elsinore Mary Shuter (who later became

the artist’s wife)

Remained in Bernard Hall’s collection until

he died

Private collection, Melbourne

EXHIBITED

Royal Institute of Oil Painters, London

1888

Royal Art Society of New South Wales,

Sydney 1906, no. 73

Exhibition of Paintings by the Late Bernard

Hall, Athenaeum Galleries, Melbourne, 27

May- 8 June 1935, no. 35, 30gns, referred

to as Andante (original sketch)

Exhibition of Paintings and Antiques: The

Works and Collection of the late Bernard

Hall, Esq., Illawara, Melbourne, 2-13 June

1936, no. 45, 15gns, referred to as Andante

Sketch

LITERATURE

‘Institute of Painters in Oil Colours’,

The Graphic, London, 10 November 1888,

p. 491

The Times, London, 3 November 1888,

page number missing*

The Globe, London, 5 November 1888,

page number missing*

Probably The London Magazine, London,

9th February 1889, page number missing*

‘Royal Art Society: A Strong Exhibition’,

The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney,

25 August, 1906, p. 13

* References sourced from Bernard Hall

Papers, National Gallery of Australia,

Canberra

RELATED WORK

Andante, oil on canvas, 62 x 138cm,

Sotheby’s Australia, Fine Australian

Paintings, Melbourne, 30/04/1995,

lot no. 50

OTHER NOTES

Leonard Joel is grateful to Gwen Rankin,

whose biography of Bernard Hall will be

released in May 2013, for her assistance in

cataloguing and researching this work.

$8,000-12,000

English-born Lindsay Bernard Hall came to

Australia in 1892 following his appointment

as the Director of the National Gallery

of Victoria and Head of the Art School.

Through the Felton Bequest, Hall was

responsible for important purchases of

art which are amongst the great treasures

of the NGV today, such as Pissarro’s

Boulevard Montmartre and Rembrandt’s

Two Philosophers.

Painted while Hall was still living in

London and working as a black and

white artist for the illustrated press,

Andante depicts an Arcadian scene with

a nude nymph classically reclined under

a tree playing the double pipe. When

exhibited at the Institute of Painters in

Oil Colours in London in 1888, it was

praised for its beauty of form and accurate

draughtsmanship with one critic noting ‘to

say that it is far and away the best nude in

the exhibition is to give a meagre idea of

its merit’. i

Photographs of the artist’s Melbourne

studios from 1906 and 1930 show Andante

proudly displayed in the background,

suggesting that Hall treasured this early

work. As noted by Gwen Rankin, Hall

produced later versions of at least seven

or eight early paintings, most painted

originally in England and remaining in

the artist’s possession, and Andante is

one such example. ii In a larger scale

version of the work painted in the 1920s,

Hall captures the same graceful nymph

at the foot of a tree, however with this

later work he has added figures to the

clearing in the landscape in the upper

left corner. In justifying this practice to a

disgruntled purchaser of the painting The

Quest, Hall explains ‘you are mistaken in

thinking I am acting entirely contrary to

the etiquette of the artist’s profession in

repeating myself occasionally in this way....

there is absolutely nothing to prevent an

artist doing this- varying or bettering his

results- I suppose I have done so in about

half [a] doz[en] cases out of my own many

pictures’. iii

i The Times, The Globe and probably The London Magazine, sourced

from Bernard Hall Papers, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

ii Correspondence with Gwen Rankin, 8 February 2013

iii Bernard Hall, Draft Letter, recipient unknown, 8 October 1919, Bernard

Hall Papers, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

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The Murray walker resulTs

THE MURRAy WALKER CoLLECTIoNRESULTS

Lot 179JOHN BRACK (1920-1999)Junior Latin American 1969lithograph28 x 42.5cmSold for $ 6,700 IBP

Lot 196DEPARTMENT STORE DOUBLE SIDED WOOD DIRECTION SIGN ‘HALL STANDS’ AND ‘LINOLEUMS’ 183CM LONGSold for $ 1,300 IBP

Discerning collectors of Australian history

gathered in the Leonard room for the

Murray Walker Sale on 14 February. For

more than half a century well known artist,

collector and social historian Murray Walker

formed one of the finest private collections

of Australian depression furniture, objects,

art, ceramics and ephemera. Unsurprisingly,

there was spirited bidding from institutional,

private and trade buyers with many lots

exceeding their pre-sale estimates.

The top price of the day was achieved by

lot 179, a John Brack lithograph ‘Junior

Latin American’ 1969 which sold for $6,700

(IBP) against an estimate of $1,800-2,500.

The pick of the furniture was a stunning

set of garden furniture constructed entirely

from horseshoes that realised $4,390

(IBP) against an estimate of $3,000-4,000.

Another highlight was a magnificent ‘Hall/

Linoleums’department store sign lot 196

that realised $1,300 against an estimate of

$200-300.

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soo pIeNG CheoNG

243241

242

Soo PIENg CHEoNGOne of the leaders of Singaporean modern

art, Soo Pieng Cheong has influenced a

generation of artists, both through his own

practice and over twenty years of teaching at

the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Cheong

holds the honour of his famous work,

Drying Salted Fish 1978, being featured on

the Singaporean fifty dollar note. Women

with elongated limbs and almond shaped

eyes are distinctive characteristics of his

work and are common to Drying Salted Fish

and Two Women (lot 241).

Born and educated in China, Cheong moved

to Singapore in 1945 and toured throughout

Southeast Asia and Europe. Inspired by

his extensive travel, Soo Pieng Cheong

incorporated both Western abstract and

traditional Chinese ink and oil painting

techniques to represent scenes from

Southeast Asia, hence the term Nanyang

(directly translated to ‘South-Seas’) art. In

1952 he and three other Singaporean based

Chinese artists travelled to Bali. This trip

was crucial to Soo Pieng Cheong’s practice

and to the development of Singaporean

art. Following this trip and throughout

his career Cheong would return to the

representation of the remote villages he

saw in Bali. In the two village scenes offered

(lots 242 & 243) we see the convergence of

Western and Chinese art traditions with the

use of abstract gestures in ink, a medium

central to Chinese scroll painting. Lot 243

works within the confines of the traditional

Chinese ink colour scheme to present

geometric houses in a landscape while lot

242 subverts the traditional use of black ink

by including vibrant colour to portray an

ideallic, fertile land.

Lesser known are Soo Pieng Cheong’s

late 1960s and early 1970s works in which

the artist used found objects and metal to

produce relief works (see lot 241). These

relief works, which are rarely seen on the

auction market, feature a unique use of

metal, hessian and tile. The figures here

are represented in a domestic scene and

feature the relaxed elegance common to his

representation of Southeast Asian women.

As Singaporean art historian T.K. Sabapathy

notes, the artist ‘did not con¬fine him¬self to

the medium of paint¬ing; he also pro¬duced

sculp¬tures and sought to extend the

para¬met¬ers of paint¬ing, par-tic¬u¬larly

in rela¬tion to sur¬face and mater¬ial

prop¬er¬ties, space, form, tex¬tures,

figure-ground rela¬tion-ships, imagery

and narrative’.i His innovative talents are

evident in the three works offered in this

auction, which have remained in a private

collection for over four decades.

i T.K. Sabapathy, National Art Gallery, Singapore,

http://nationalartgallery.sg/exhibition-events/csp/the-

exhibition/highlights, accessed 22/2/13

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A BOutIquE SINGlE-oWNER ESTATE RESUlTS

a bouTIQue sINGle owNer esTaTe

By anton assaad

Categories both new and traditional were

well represented in Leonard Joel’s first single

owner auction for the year, when a boutique

single owner collection was offered in an

evening auction on Tuesday 5th February.

Viewed in-situ at the late vendor’s Armadale

property and dispersed to a packed saleroom

at Leonard Joel’s South Yarra premises,

the collection included pre-owned luxury

goods, traditional decorative arts, silver and

furniture and collector’s cars, offered the

type of variety auctioneers dream of.

A veritable gold mine of designer accessories

and furs discovered in a wardrobe prompted

heated competition amongst bidders,

with only a few lots failing to find a home.

Highlights included a Louis Vuitton Evasion

monogrammed sports bag, which sold for

$850 (IBP) and a full-length black and brown

panelled mink coat, which realised $1,100

(IBP).

The recent surge in silver prices was

reflected in the results realised for the fine

quality offering of English sterling silver in

the collection, with an outstanding silver

and crystal centrepiece by Walter and John

Barnard leading the results with a hammer

price of $10,300 (IBP), closely followed by

an extensive Victorian Queen’s pattern silver

flatware service which realised $8,500 (IBP).

While the category of collector’s cars is

commonly known for being plagued by ‘tyre

kicking’ browsers, two bidders showed no

such reserve in Tuesday night’s auction when

a beautifully presented 1999 S-Type Jaguar

sedan was competed to a hammer price of

$14,600 (IBP), rounding out a thoroughly

enjoyable evening and contributing to a total

hammer price of $164,700 (IBP) and 89%

clearance by lot.

Selected jewellery from the collection will

be offered as a single owner component

of Leonard Joel’s March Fine Jewellery

Auction. For enquiries about an appraisal

of your single owner collection or important

individual item contact:

Guy Cairnduff

The Specialist Collector, Head of Department

guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au / 0407

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210A FINE QUALITY VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER AND CRYSTAL CENTRE PIECE MAKER’S MARK WALTER AND JOHN BARNARD, LONDON CIRCA 1878SOLD FOR $10,370 IBP

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a bouTIQue sINGle owNer esTaTe

198A LOUIS XVI STYLE BERGERE AND OTTOMAN WITH FAUX ZEBRA STRIPE UPHOLSTERYSOLD FOR $3,904 IBP

214A BURR WALNUT CANTEEN CONTAINING A COMPREHENSIVE STERLING SILVER QUEENS PATTERN FLATWARE SERVICE FOR EIGHTEEN19TH CENTURY AND LATERSOLD FOR $8,540 IBP

177A VICTORIAN FOUR PIECE STERLING SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE, MAKER’S MARK WH LONDON 1841 - 1843SOLD FOR $3,904 IBP

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The Mr Joel barlow ColleCTIoN

THE MR JoEl BARloWCOLLECtIONUNDER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE, QLD

190A BANG & OLUFSEN ‘BEOVISION 4 85” BLACK TELEVISION, 2052 X 1244 X 122MM, TOTAL WEIGHT 144KG, COMPRISING SCREEN BEOVISION 4 85”, REMOTE CONTROL BEO 6 TOUCH SCREEN, FRONT SPEAKER BEOLAB 3 WALL MOUNTED AND CENTRE SPEAKER BEOLAB 7.6 WALL MOUNTED$25,000 - 35,000

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The Mr Joel barlow ColleCTIoN

The Mr Joel Barlow CollectionSunday 10 March 2013 at 9am

Auction & Viewing at Antique & Fineart Auctions, 29 Logan Road, Woolloongabba, queensland

Thursday 7 March 2013 10am – 5pmFriday 8 March 2013 10am – 5pmSaturday 9 March 2013 10am – 5pm

EnquiriesJohn D’Agata, Head of Auction0408 355 339john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au

QlDauCTIoN

10 MarCh aT 9aM

416A BLACK FULL SIZE STALLION LAMP, DESIGNED BY FRONT SWEDEN FOR MOOOI. $3,000 - 5,000

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The weekly

THE WEEklY

VIEWINGEvery Wednesday from 9am to 8pm literally thousands of private clients and members of

the antique and arts trade have made visiting Leonard Joel one of their weekly rituals. All

items offered for sale can be viewed on this day and we have expert specialists available

to answer any questions you might have. The auction can also be viewed on our fully

illustrated website from 10am Wednesday morning.

AUCTIoNEvery Thursday beginning at 10am Leonard Joel auctions the most fascinating and

expansive array of objects, art, design and interior furniture in the country – it is no

exaggeration to state that after 90 years our weekly auction has become a Melbourne

institution that in so many ways retains the original character and atmosphere of a 19th

century auction room.

GABRIEL NAMATJIRAGHOST GUMWATERCOLOURSOLD FOR $1430 IBP

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phoToGraphIC exhIbITIoN

Artist, illustrator, designer and photogra-

pher Eamon Donnelly is exhibiting a collec-

tion of colourful and wonderfully nostalgic

photographic prints of Melbourne Milk

Bar’s titled “Shop here for value and friendly

service” at Carbon Black Gallery, 188 High

Street Prahran until March 10th. Donnelly

has been photographing Milkbars for the

past 5 years as a photographic record of the

shops that are decayed, closed, barely sur-

viving and fading away within Melbourne

and it’s surrounds. These images form an

archive of the memories we all have of those

hot and sticky summer afternoon’s when you

rode your BMX up the melting bitumen to

the corner shop, punched your way through

the plastic fly door strips and demanded an

ice cream in exchange for your 40 cents in 1

and 2 cent coins.

“Long before the Americanised 24 hour

‘convenience’ stores and before the ‘Big

Two’ overhauled how we buy our milk and

bread with petrol, on nearly every third cor-

ner of the Australian suburbs lived the Milk

Bar. The independent one stop shop with

everything you needed to live day to day. In

this constant changing world, the Milkbar

represents an idealised image of the Aus-

tralia we used to know, the faded signage

and empty corner shops still dotted around

our cities remind us of a simpler time, a time

when you knew your fellow shopkeeper by

first name.”

His devotion to documenting the fading

suburban icon has also seen him self pub-

lished a photographic book on the Austral-

ian Milk Bar titled Milkbar: A Photographic

Archive Vol 1. released in October 2012.

The book has since been acquired by the

State Library of Victoria and the Melbourne

Museum Library for thier collections and he

is currently writing and photographing Aus-

tralia’s first and foremost coffee table book

on the Australian Milk Bar.

http://carbonblackgallery.com.au/

http://eamondonnelly.com/

http://www.islandcontinent.com.au/

“SHoP HERE FoR VALUE AND FRIENDLy SERVICE”

Carbon black Gallery 21st Feb – 10 March188 high street, prahran

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MoDerN DesIGN

auction thursday 7 March at 6.30PM

MoDERN DESIGN

The Modern Design AuctionThursday 7 March 2013, 6.30pm

PreviewSaturday 2 March 2013 10am – 4pmSunday 3 March 2013 10am – 4pmWednesday 6 March 2013 9am – 8pm

EnquiriesEoghan Doherty, Weekly Furniture Manager(03) 8825 5632eoghan.doherty@leonardjoel.com.au

42WALTER DORWIN TEAGUE (1883-1960) A SPARTON BLUEBIRD WITH BASE United States, c.1936 tinted mirror, chrome, wood 36.5dia cm $ 4,500 - 5,500

21A CHAISE LONGUE Norway, c.1980 leather, steel, wood 180l cm $2,000 - 2,500

The first of Leonard Joel’s bi-annual Modern Design Auctions will take place

on Thursday 7th March at 6.30pm. The auction will host a vast array of

International and Australian art and design including furniture, decorative

objects and electrical items.

Many items of great importance to Australian Design History will be on offer,

such as a Walter Burley-Griffin chair designed in 1916, a desk designed by

Grant Featherston for the Brighton Municipal Offices in 1959, and Clement

Meadmore chairs. Other names rarely seen at auction but equally as impor-

tant are Australian Designers George Korody, Paul Kafka, Fred Ward and

Deborah Halpern.

International design highlights include furniture and lighting from Joe

Colombo, a pair of Ernest Race Springbok chairs, a Bruno Gambone Vase, a

collection of Venini glass and a Spartan 506 Bluebird Art Deco Radio.

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ClassIC FurNITure & obJeCTs

CLassIC fURNITURE & oBJECTS

Auction Tuesday 21 May 2013Melbourne

Now Consigning

European and Australian Furniture; Porcelain; Silver; Clocks; Australian

Decorative Arts; Asian Works of Art; Single Owner Collections

Entries must close Friday 5 April 2013

Specialist enquiries contact Guy Cairnduff on 03 8825 5611

entRies invited CLASSIC FURNITURE & oBJECTS

A CHINESE RED LACQUER AND CARVED SIX PANEL SCREEN

20TH CENTURY$5,000 - 8,000

Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894-1973)God UnknownMarble, ebonised wood$20,000 - 30,000

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