LEONARD, issue 52, September 2016

ISSUE 52 SEPTEMBER 2016

Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects MELBOURNE

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About Us Leonard Joel can truly claim to have the broadest range of category specialists of any auction house in Australia.

From identification and valuation of single items through to the dispersal of major private and corporate collections, Leonard Joel brings an unrivaled specialist expertise to every buying or selling transaction.

Our Team

Our Offices

John Albrecht

John D Agata

Managing Director

National Head of Jewellery

& Head of Collections

03 8825 5605 | 0408 355 339

03 8825 5619

john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au

Melbourne 333 Malvern Rd, Sth Yarra, VIC 3141 03 9826 4333

john.albrecht@leonardjoel.com.au

Sydney 39 Queen St, Woollahra, NSW 2025

Sophie Ullin

Guy Cairnduff

Anna Grassham

Head of Art

National Head of

Specialist, Modern Design

Senior Jewellery Specialist & Resident Gemmologist

03 8825 5609 | 0413 912 307

Classic Furniture & Objects

03 8825 5637 | 0415 076 480

sophie.ullin@leonardjoel.com.au

03 8825 5611 | 0407 828 137

anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au

02 9362 9045

& Diamond Technologist ISSUE 52 SEPTEMBER 2016

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Robert Haigh

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Introducing Will Shaw Leonard Joel are delighted to announce the appointment of Will Shaw as our representative for South Australia. A native of Adelaide, Will’s local knowledge of the South Australian market combined with his experience in the Classic Furniture & Objects department at Leonard Joel’s Melbourne office, make him an

Robert Williams

Millie McMahon

Will Shaw

National Head of Single-Owner

Specialist, Art, Sydney

Leonard Joel Representative,

Collections & Sydney Office

02 9362 9045

South Australia

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will.shaw@leonardjoel.com.au

ideal candidate to advise our South Australian clients on the appraisal and dispersal of their important

Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects MELBOURNE

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Issue 52 Cover Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects A SILVER HORIZONTAL SUNDIAL-COMPASS. MICHAEL BUTTERFIELD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY $4,400 - 6,600

individual items and collections.

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Marketing Team Katarina Ljahovic Manager, Marketing & Communications 03 8825 5620 katarina.ljahovic@leonardjoel.com.au

Maria Rossi Designer / Finished Artist

Rick Merrie

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Maggie Skelton

Ryan Parle

Maxine Winning

Bethany Mc Gougan

Specialist, Art

Manager, Interiors Furniture

Manager, Object, Books & Collectables

Manager & Specialist, Collectables

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03 8825 5614

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03 8825 5625

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Senior Photographer

Adam Obradovic Photographer

Forthcoming Auctions Collectables Thursday 22nd September 2016 – 2pm MELBOURNE

Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects Sunday 16th October 2016 – 11am MELBOURNE & SYDNEY

Specialist Prints & Photography Thursday 27th October 2016 – 11.30am MELBOURNE

The Photographic Collection of Dr Dinesh Parekh Tuesday 8th November 2016 MELBOURNE

Modern Design Thursday 10th November 2016 – 6.30pm MELBOURNE

Luxury Saturday 26th November 2016 – 1pm MELBOURNE

Jewels Monday 28th November 2016 – 6pm MELBOURNE

Fine Art Tuesday 29th November 2016 – 6.30pm MELBOURNE

Interiors & Jewellery Auction Every Thursday Furniture & Interiors – 10am Jewellery & Wristwatches – 10.30am Art Salon – 11.30am Objects & Collectables – 12pm MELBOURNE

Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects A SCHNEIDER CLEAR GLASS MODEL OF A CORMORANT $300 - 500

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A JAPANESE SUZURIBAKO EDO PERIOD (1603-1868), EARLY 19TH CENTURY $5,000 - 8,000

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CLASSIC FUSION

Next month Guy Cairnduff and Robert a real-time online auction to bind the Sydney office will be open on auction digital collecting across both Melbourne Williams, National Heads of Classic entire event together. Catalogues, both day to field last minute telephone and and Sydney and an exciting new chapter Furniture & Objects and Single-owner print and digital, will clearly identify absentee bids. With more than 800 in the nationalisation of the largest Collections respectively, embark on the whether an item can be physically viewed lots encompassing single treasures and decorative arts department in Australia. most ambitious auction event for their either in Melbourne or Sydney while the beautiful category in recent memory.

single-owner

offerings

this

entire auction will be available online for auction event promises to be one of

Put simply , they will merge place, time both viewing and bidding. Specialists the largest decorative arts offerings in and space for the next Classic Furniture & will be on hand in both our South Yarra decades.

Objects auction with dual state viewings, and Queen Street rooms to answer all Sunday October 16th promises to be an in-room auction in Melbourne and collector and decorator queries and our a fascinating fusion of traditional and

JOHN ALBRECHT, MANAGING DIRECTOR LEONARD JOEL

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Barassi Museum Dream Now a Reality!

Signing the sale of the Ron Barassi Collection

JOHN ALBRECHT FOR LEONARD JOEL:

RON BARASSI:

PAUL LITTLE AO:

“The most memorable collection I believe I will ever

“I was born with football in my blood and I’ve had

“Ron is a great friend for whom I care and respect

manage in my lifetime has concluded with a dream

the pleasure of lifelong involvement with the game

immensely and his unique, more than half century

only a very tiny handful of collectors ever realise and

that I love – the clubs, the players and the fans far

long, sporting and public legacy is something I wanted

that is their treasures, both personal and historic,

and wide. My collecting has been both very personal

to secure forever. Over the years I’ve been conscious

forming a public display for all to enjoy. Paul Little has

and interesting through this journey. I can’t speak

of Ron’s clear vision for this historically significant

made that dream a reality now for the Barassi family

highly enough of the care and professionalism of

collection; a vision I share and we both believe this

and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have negotiated

the Leonard Joel team in turning my collecting

collection must stay intact and be placed on public

this deal between Paul and Ron. It is not just a win-

into a collection. I’m thrilled and honoured that my

display for all the football loving public to enjoy.

win, it is a win-win-win! While the purchase price

good friend, Paul Little, has so generously seen fit to

must remain confidential I’m proud to advise on

keep my collection together for public display. This

In discussions with the AFL, they have offered to

behalf of Leonard Joel that it is unquestionably the

happening in my lifetime is amazing and humbling.”

assist in finding an appropriate home for this highly

most valuable football sporting collection ever sold

significant collection. Should the AFL acquire Etihad

in Australia. The buyer is thrilled, Ron Barassi is so

Stadium, it is possible a suitable location could be

pleased the collection will remain intact and the third

found at this home of Melbourne football to place

dimension is the icing on the cake; permanent public

the collection on permanent display. The Melbourne

display celebrating the history of football and his key

Football Club via its Chairman Glen Bartlett have also

involvement in the development of the game. As an

offered to assist with the collection which is of special

auctioneer I love an auction but I felt all along that this

and obvious significance to them.

collection must stay together for public benefit and Can I also highlight the professional cooperation

we achieved that result.”

from Leonard Joel and John Albrecht in particular in assisting all parties to navigate this delicate contribution.”

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Col Hutchinson & Mike Sheahan in discussion

FOOTBALL IN WORDS with Mike Sheahan & Col Hutchinson

“I’m proud to advise on behalf of Leonard Joel that it is unquestionably the most valuable football sporting collection ever sold in Australia.”

JOHN ALBRECHT

Rosemary Long (Manager, Ron Barassi), Ron Barassi and Cherryl Barassi

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Now Consigning

JEWELS 28 NOVEMBER 2016

AN IMPORTANT DIAMOND COCKTAIL BROOCH AND EARRINGS

BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

Sold $52,080 IBP

Enquiries Robert Haigh Senior Jewellery Specialist & Resident Gemmologist & Diamond Technologist 03 8825 5618 | 0439 493 038 robert.haigh@leonardjoel.com.au

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Van Cleef and Arpels steals the show Van Cleef and Arpels stole the show at the September 5 Spring Jewels auction at Leonard Joel. With anticipation a crowded room waited patiently for the cover lot 170, an important diamond cocktail brooch and earrings by Van Cleef and Arpels, to be auctioned. We had much interest in these rare designer jewels both nationally and internationally, it was obvious that this lot would be highly contested. Two spirited overseas bidders fought it out and this stunning set was sold for a staggering $52,080 IBP. Quality big ticket items dominated the night, including lot 244, a 17.21ct non heat treated sapphire and diamond cluster ring which sold for $35,960 IBP, showing a resurgence in investment in coloured gemstones. Emeralds, which are always popular, lot 100, a pair of Columbian emerald and diamond earrings and lot 102, an emerald and diamond ring, also sold well at $23,560 IBP and $18,600 IBP respectively. One of the quirkiest buys of the evening was lot 169, a large sapphire, ruby and diamond insect brooch, brought $8,060 A PANERAI TITANIUM CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH

Sold $6,820 IBP

IBP. The gentlemen were not neglected at the auction with an extremely fine selections of wristwatches. Also of note was lot 155, a Panerai titanium chronograph wristwatch that met its high estimate selling for $6,820 IBP. We are now consigning for our November Jewels auction. It is the last major fine jewellery auction for the year and promises to be an exciting one. Should you have fine jewellery items to consign, entries close on Friday 7 October.

AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND, SAPPHIRE AND RUBY INSECT BROOCH

Sold $8,060 IBP

A SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING

Sold $35,960 IBP

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Enquiries John D’Agata National Head of Jewellery 03 8825 5605 | 0408 355 339 john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au

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FINE ART 29 NOVEMBER 2016

PATRICIA PICCININI (born 1965) Cyclepups: Firestarter 2005 fibreglass, automotive paint, leather and stainless steel 40 x 110 x 50cm

Sold $29,760 IBP

Enquiries Sophie Ullin, Head of Art 03 8825 5609 | 0413 912 307 sophie.ullin@leonardjoel.com.au

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Rising demand for contemporary art The September Fine Art produced some exceptional and exciting results across a wonderfully diverse range of works and the night’s end total of over $900,000 IBP was very strong. The auction clearly and excitedly illustrated the rising demand for contemporary art along with the very solid market for quality international works and modern Australian works across the price spectrum.

Contemporary art was certainly a star category of the night, with Jan Nelson’s important painting, Walking in Tall Grass (Viktor) 2005, achieving a record for the artist, selling for $16,740 IBP; an unsurprising result given the work’s wonderful provenance and exhibition history and the current focus on the artist, who is included in ACCA’s Painting. More Painting exhibition, (on view until 25 September). Patricia Piccinini’s Cyclepups: Firestarter 2005 was also a standout at $29,760 IBP, one of the highest prices set for her sculptural works.

Demand for quality contemporary Aboriginal art is alive, with Tommy Watson’s COLIN CHRISTIAN (British, born 1964) Solaris Head 2007 fibreglass 95 x 70 x 23cm

Sold $12,400 IBP

Kapi Pitjani 2005 achieving a solid result of $24,800 IBP, George Tjungurrayi’s Untitled 2006 selling for $6,820 IBP and Owen Yalandja’s Yawk Yawk 2007, a lovely example, reaching $4,712 IBP. Representing the international contemporary scene was British artist Colin Christian’s captivating Solaris Head 2007, which was hammered for $12,400 IBP. International works from the modern and traditional categories also performed strongly; bidders emerged from all across the globe to compete for two works by the celebrated and beloved modern Indian painter Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar. His Untitled oil painting, which beautifully demonstrates his French education and how Gauguin influenced his visual interpretation of Indian life, achieved $24,800 IBP, against an estimate of $4,000-6,000.

An enchanting work by British illustrator Edmund Dulac also inspired some competitive bidding, the Australian buyers going up against the international collectors, with Echo and Narcissus ultimately selling for $13,020 IBP. Jean-Baptiste Armand Guillaumin’s picturesque Paysage de l’Île de France c.1885 hammered down for an impressive $21,080 IBP and the trio of Bruno Zach bronzes’ popularity during the viewing translated to bidding, with Kicking Girl selling for $6,820 IBP. There were some highlight results across the board for Australian twentieth

ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999) Shoalhaven Landscape oil on canvas 120 x 150.5cm

Sold $74,401 IBP

century artists; at the top end we had Arthur Boyd’s Shoalhaven Landscape, which sold for a solid $74,401 IBP, while at the other end of the scale, Australia’s renewed love affair with Mirka Mora continued with her delightful gouache work, Figure and Bird 1990, more than tripling the low end at $3,472 IBP. Percy Lindsay’s House by the Harbour was one of the sale’s little gems, selling for $5,294 IBP, while Lindsay Bernard Hall led results for the traditional works, with an elegant portrait titled The Enchantress reaching $15,125 IBP and an outdoor scene of Corowa, NSW from 1896 proved popular, finishing at $8,990 IBP. The results certainly indicate that there is active art appetite for the quality, the curious and the newly discovered, by both Australian and international artists. We are currently consigning for our November Fine Art auction, please contact us for an obligation-free appraisal.

Millie McMahon

KATTINGERI KRISHNA HEBBAR (Indian, 1911-1996) Untitled oil on canvas-board 46.5 x 59cm

Melbourne Enquiries Olivia Fuller, Art Specialist 03 8825 5624 olivia.fuller@leonardjoel.com.au

Sydney Enquiries Millie McMahon, Art Specialist 02 9362 9045 millie.mcmahon@leonardjoel.com.au

Sold $24,800 IBP

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Auction

ASIAN ART, CLASSIC FURNITURE & OBJECTS 16 OCTOBER AT 11AM, MELBOURNE

A CHINOISERIE RED LACQUERED SIDE CABINET ON A GILTWOOD STAND, 20TH CENTURY A Private Melbourne Single Owner Collection of Fine Art, Antique Furniture and Objects $6,000 - 8,000

Melbourne Auction Sunday 16 October 2016 at 11am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra 3141

Melbourne & Sydney Viewing Wednesday 12 October 9am-8pm Thursday 13 October 10am-4pm Friday 14 October 10am-4pm Saturday 15 October 10am-5pm

Sydney Enquiries Robert Williams National Head of Single-Owner Collections & Sydney Office 02 9362 9045 | 0403 142 106 robert.williams@leonardjoel.com.au

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Melbourne Enquiries Guy Cairnduff National Head of Classic Furniture & Objects 03 8825 5611 | 0407 828 137 guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au

Focus on Australian Applied Arts Australian carved furniture from the collections of two significant families from Melbourne’s arts and business communities will feature prominently in the Australian Applied Arts category of the Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects auction in October.

A wardrobe and a linen press adorned with Australian floral and faunal motifs by the JOHN KENDRICK BLOGG (1851-1936) A CARVED BLACKWOOD MUSIC CABINET OF MELBOURNE INTEREST SIGNED AND DATED 1908 Commissioned for Alured Kelly (1876-1974), past president of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (1927-1929 and 1939-1940) $5,000 - 8,000

Melbourne-based artisan carver, Robert Prenzel (1866-1941), will be offered on behalf of descendants of agriculturalists and art collectors, Anne and Douglas Cairns. Familiars of artists Arthur Boyd and Sidney Nolan, the Cairns’ Mornington Peninsula apple orchard had been both a place of respite and inspiration for Boyd during the 1950s.

This association with the

Melbourne artistic community continued a history of patronage stemming from Anne’s lineage with the colonial pastoralist Black family, of Victoria’s Western District: Steuart Black was responsible for one of Robert Prenzel’s best known commissions, the staircase of Glenormiston homestead, near Terang, Victoria. The two works will be offered on behalf of two of Anne and Douglas Cairns’ descendants, each having been bequeathed one of the pieces following Anne’s passing in 2014.

Also to feature in the October auction is an example of carved furniture by a contemporary of Robert Prenzel, John Kendrick Blogg (18511936). This early work by Blogg, a music cabinet, is executed in the Gothic Renaissance style, with richly carved acanthus leaf panels encircling the monogram of Alured Kelly (1876-1964), for whom the cabinet was commissioned in 1909.

By this time, Alured Kelly had already seen more than his fair share of adventure, serving as a Lieutenant with the Australian forces in the Boer War and later as a member of the French Red Cross. Returning to Melbourne, Alured’s esteem in the business community, through his success in textile manufacturing, led him to be twice elected President of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, from 1927-1929 and from 1939-1940, and to serve as a member of bodies representing manufacturing interests in the state.

Alured Kelly’s music cabinet, carved by John Kendrick Blogg, will be offered outside of the Kelly family for the first time since 1909 in Leonard Joel’s Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects auction on October 16th.

ROBERT PRENZEL (1866–1941) A HARDWOOD LINEN PRESS, STAMPED, CIRCA 1910-1930 $10,000 - 15,000

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Melbourne Enquiries Guy Cairnduff National Head of Classic Furniture & Objects 03 8825 5611 | 0407 828 137 guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au

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ASIAN ART, CLASSIC FURNITURE & OBJECTS Featuring the Ross Fyfe Smith Collection

ERIK LANGKER (1898-1982) Through the Trees oil on canvas-board. 37 x 45cm $400 - 600

Sydney’s coastline and harbours are a strong

focus on Sydney’s most loved and appreciated

theme is showcased by a ‘collection within a

theme of the collection of Ross Fyfe Smith

natural feature is fitting, as we join with

collection’ of lovely paintings, each of which

(1923-2015), a highlight of the October Asian

Melbourne and proudly launch this new national

reflect the beauty, energy and life of Sydney’s

Art, Classic Furniture & Objects Auction. This

auction format across the two major cities. The

coast and waterways across time and space.

Lots with this sign will be on view in our Sydney office

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A cultured & broad selection Madeline & Ross Fyfe Smith were an integral part of Sydney’s antique and decorative arts landscape.

Highly respected in their field, Ross continued to have a strong presence in the industry in Sydney after his beloved wife’s passing in 1993. In 2004 Ross retired to Logan-Brae, the home he built in the 1960s in Sydney’s Bayview from sandstone quarried on-site. In this stunning home Ross kept some of his most prized possession, a cultured and broad selection of traditional categories including fine porcelain, furniture and glass.

Leonard Joel Sydney is pleased to present this beautiful collection of rarities in the forthcoming Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects National Auction spanning both Sydney & Melbourne.

A FINE PAIR OF FRENCH 18TH CENTURY GREEN GLAZED SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN CLASSICAL ALLEGORICAL FIGURES, SIGNED CHANTILLY $1,500 - 2,500

Enquiries Robert Williams National Head of Single-Owner Collections & Sydney Office A GROUP OF SIX ENGLISH 19TH CENTURY IMARI WARE, MASON’S IRONSTONE DUBLIN, HIGGIN BOTHAM THOMAS & CO AND RIDGEWAYS $300 - 600

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ASIAN ART, CLASSIC FURNITURE & OBJECTS One of the largest private collections of Worcester & Doulton in Australia

A ROYAL WORCESTER POT POURRI VASE LINER AND COVER BY, ‘SHEEP’ BY HARRY DAVIS, 1919 $4,000 - 6,000

An exquisite collection which reflects

is to be one of the many highlights in the

October 16th. Sourced from one of the

is proud to present these exceptional

the dynamic history of First Period

forthcoming Asian Art, Classic Furniture

largest private collections of Worcester

pieces as part of the Sydney offering in

Worcester & Royal Worcester Ceramics

& Objects auction to be held on

& Doulton in Australia, Leonard Joel

Woollahra.

Enquiries Robert Williams National Head of Single-Owner Collections & Sydney Office 02 9362 9045 | 0403 142 106 robert.williams@leonardjoel.com.au

Lots with this sign will be on view in our Sydney office

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Sporting Memorabilia Highlights FEATURING THE GILBERT ‘BERT’ ROY TAYLOR COLLECTION OF VFL MEMORABILIA To seasoned AFL football historians and novice collectors alike, few images can be more evocative than the Big V uniform of the Victorian state football team. Long before Winston Churchill coined the phrase ‘V for victory’ in a typically emboldening wartime oration, the Big V uniform had already been serving a similar purpose for the Victorian Football Association – and later the Victorian Football League - since 1879, as the emblem emblazoned on the Victorian state football team jersey. Today, the striking white Big V monogram is remarkably photogenic in the black and white images of the early Australian football era, instantly calling to mind the values of state pride, elite competition and personal

A 1921 FOURTH AUSTRALASIAN FOOTBALL CARNIVAL VICTORIAN TEAM PHOTOGRAPH Including players Gilbert ‘Bert’ Roy Taylor (Fitzroy), Roy Cazaly (South Melbourne), and Horrie Clover (Carlton), together with Charles Brownlow seated in the front row $800 - 1,200

and group achievement that were central tenets of the early era of Australian football and which remain central to the sport to this day.

On Sunday 16th October, the Victorian Team photograph from the 1921 Fourth Australasian Football Carnival will be presented by Leonard Joel as part of the Gilbert ‘Bert’ Roy Taylor (1900-1980) Collection of VFL Memorabilia.

During a career spanning from 1919 to 1927 and traversing the East and West coasts of Australia, Taylor played for Fitzroy (1919 to 1922), served as coach for Geelong in 1923, before moving to Western Australia to play for West Perth from 1924 to 1925 and twice played in a state representative team – firstly for Victoria 1921, then for Western Australia in 1924. His time as a player for Fitzroy was during a golden era for the team: later to be amalgamated with the Brisbane Bears and reborn as the Brisbane Lions, Taylor played in Fitzroy’s 1922 premiership team, and

A 1922 FITZROY FOOTBALL CLUB VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP TEAM PHOTOGRAPH $800 - 1,200

was awarded judged Best and Fairest Afield in a game which took Fitzroy’s tally of premiership wins to seven - two more than Collingwood and Carlton as the dominant sides in the game at that time.

Taylor returned to Victoria to serve as coach for the Geelong A VFA team from 1926 to 1927.

Other highlights from the Gilbert ‘Roy’ Taylor Collection of VFL Memorabilia include a Fitzroy Football Club 1922 Victorian Football League Premiership team photograph, Bert Taylor’s 15ct gold Fitzroy Football Club 1920 Season Most Improved Player medallion, a 1924 Western Australia Carnival Football Team photograph and other associated sporting medallions.

GILBERT ‘BERT’ TAYLOR’S FITZROY FOOTBALL CLUB 1920 SEASON ‘MOST IMPROVED PLAYER’ GOLD MEDALLION $1,000 - 2,000

Enquiries Guy Cairnduff National Head of Collectables 03 8825 5611 | 0407 828 137 guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au

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Lalique Allure The allure of French crystal and glass has captivated the western world for centuries, more significantly in the 19th century, with works created by prominent artists and manufacturers such as Emilie Galle, Daum Nancy & Rene Lalique.

Although Galle and Daum are forever popular with their iconic art nouveau cameo glass creations, it is the works by Lalique that have held the test of time moving into the 21st century. The ever evolving couture brand has

Fred and Anna Agar

always been associated with luxury and prestige with an extensive dossier including designing the interiors of the Normandie Luxury liner in 1935 & collaborations with artists such as Yves Klein in 2011 & Elton John in 2015.

It is no surprise that connoisseur couple Fred and Anne Marie Agar were captivated by the brand and started collecting pieces on their travels abroad. From London to Hong Kong and home in Melbourne the couple secretly selected pieces of the glass for each other for birthdays, and anniversary celebrations: Lalique soon became

A LALIQUE FROSTED ZELIA PANTHER FIGURINE $1,000 - 1,500

the iconic gift in the Agar family. The collection of some thirty pieces was proudly displayed throughout their home, and widely admired by friends and visitors.

Leonard Joel is pleased to be offering the anthology of Fred and Anne Marie’s life in glass in our biannual Asian Art, Classic Furniture and Objects auction on October 16th 2016.

Amongst the collection are rarer pieces of Lalique such as the sculptural Tour de France commerative

centrepiece

almost

certainly

purchased in France during the annual event, and a lovely pair of Reverie pattern bookends, for the classic Lalique collector. The main collection however is comprised of animals, which I imagine would have been easily accommodated in Fred and Anne Marie’s suitcases while travelling; part of the Agar menagerie include the iconic Zelia panther, a model of a dragon, and a lion car

A PAIR OF LALIQUE ‘REVERIE’ PATTERN BOOKENDS $2,000 - 3,000

mascot.

Enquiries Chiara Curcio Classic Furniture & Objects Specialist 03 8825 5635 chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au

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A LALIQUE FROSTED GLASS TOUR DE FRANCE COMMEMORATIVE CENTREPIECE $3,000 - 4,000

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Auction

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION OF DR DINESH PAREKH 8 NOVEMBER 2016

STANKO ABADZIC (Croatian, born 1952) Kiss (Prague) 2000 silver gelatin print 26.5 x 36.2cm Estimate on Request

Enquiries Sophie Ullin 03 8825 5609 sophie.ullin@leonardjoel.com.au

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Now Consigning

MODERN DESIGN 10 NOVEMBER 2016

PAOLO PIVA ALANDA SOFA FOR B&B ITALIA

Enquiries Anna Grassham

Specialist, Modern Design 03 8825 5637 | 0415 076 480 anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au

S O U RC I NG I N T E R N AT I O N AL A N D LO C A L D E S I G N E R P I E C E S

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Slave to the Rhythm The 1980’s was a time of innovative change and development, an era of multinational corporations, advertising, wealth and glamour.

A radical shift was also taking place in furniture ETTORE SOTTSASS (1917-2007) A TAHITI LAMP, designed 1981

Sold $1,464 IBP

design, the emergence of postmodernism artists like Ettore Sottsass began breaking down the foundations of traditional design models.

The direction allowed freedom to eliminate functionality, replacing it with playfulness, colour and conceptual configuration.

Sottsass

became

leader

of

the

Memphis

movement, an association made up of young designers with the prinicipal intention of rejecting traditional form. A striking departure from the understated designs that had ruled for decades.

Memphis furniture famous for lack of acute angles, sideways constructions and outrageous shapes. Complimented by its extreme colour palettes, all almost venturing beyond the limits of acceptability.

Italy was at the forefront of trendsetting 1980s furniture, lighting, ceramic and glass. Designers like Mario Bellini, Vico Magistretti, Antonio AN ITALIAN COFFEE TABLE

Citterio and Paolo Nova have all played a part in

Sold $1,220 IBP

world wide designing aesthetics.

Stay tuned for this upcoming November Modern Design auction. A collection of furniture and objects that explore this resurgence of colour and design. Proving the 1980s shift has taken place, and is already in full force.

Anna Grassham, Modern Design Specialist Title by Grace Jones; Biggest selling hit 1986

A B&B ITALIA LE STELLE SOFA SETTING

Sold $3,904 IBP

ETTORE SOTTSASS MIMOSA OCCASIONAL TABLE FOR MEMPHIS MILANO, designed 1983

Sold $2,684 IBP

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Melbourne Enquiries Anna Grasshamn Specialist, Modern Design 03 8825 5637 | 0415 076 480 anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au

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Now Consigning in Melbourne & Sydney

SPECIALIST PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHY 27 OCTOBER 2016 Entries Close 7 October

JOHN WOLSELEY (BORN 1938) Botanists Camp-Tropical Night lithograph 24/60 , 73 x 93cm

Melbourne Enquiries

Sydney Enquiries

Maggie Skelton, Art Specialist 03 8825 5630 maggie.skelton@leonardjoel.com.au

Millie McMahon, Art Specialist 02 9362 9045 millie.mcmahon@leonardjoel.com.au

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Sold $2,728 IBP

SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992) First Class Marksman colour screenprint 37/75, 48 x 64cm Sold $2,728 IBP

SYDNEY BALL (born 1933) Canto No. 3 screenprint 14/22

BRENT HARRIS (born 1956) Otherness 1992 screenprint A/P, 37 x 30cm

Sold $1,178 IBP

Sold $930 IBP

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View Wednesday, Buy Thursday, Collect forever FIND LEONARD IN MELBOURNE AT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS

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Jewellery of the Art Deco Art Deco continues to be one of the most collectable periods in vintage jewellery. This is largely due to the rarity of early Art Deco pieces as a great number of jewels were broken up after the Wall Street crash of 1929 in New York.

Art Deco style exhibits the opulence of gemstones with designs unknown in the previous decade.

After the depression as consumer confidence returned, Art Deco jewellery became larger and bolder.

Typically bold geometric forms and curved silhouettes were juxtaposed with straight and square lines. The period also saw the introduction of modern materials, with plastics (bakelite) and aluminum being used for the first time in AN ART DECO DIAMOND BRACELET IN PLATINUM WITH CENTRAL TRANSITIONAL BRILLIANT CUT DIAMIOND WEIGHING 1.50CTS $15,000 - 18,000

jewellery. Platinum was the most typical metal associated with this peroid.

The gemstones in Art Deco pieces were bold with striking colour contrasts. Diamonds played against black onyx and bright green emeralds were common. The way these gems were cut also influenced the particular style of the jewellery.

The flat baguette cuts of diamonds and onyx, the smooth cabochon cut of emeralds and sapphires and the transition from old European cut diamonds to the more modern round brilliant cut diamonds are iconic symbols of the Art Deco period of jewellery design.

Our

next

quarterly

jewels

auction

on

Monday 29 November at 6pm will present a strong offering of rare and desirable Art Deco jewellery. A personal favorite is an exquisite Australian

emerald

and

diamond

brooch

mounted in platinum, by Melbourne based jeweller G H Palfrey. Palfrey produced this work of beauty in around 1925. Pieces by this jeweller rarely come onto the market and we are expecting it to be strongly contested by both AN AUSTRALIAN ART DECO EMERALD AND DIAMOND BROOCH IN PLATINUM AND 18CT WHITE GOLD BY PALFREY $6,000 - 8,000

collectors of Art Deco and Australian jewellery.

If have a piece you would consider consigning to the November collection please contact our qualified jewellery team for a market appraisal.

Enquiries Robert Haigh Senior Jewellery Specialist & Resident Gemmologist & Diamond Technologist 03 8825 5618 | 0439 493 038 robert.haigh@leonardjoel.com.au

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Don Drive, Saw and Broom, 1982 Anne Noble, Ruby’s Room #23, 2002 Destiny Deacon, Arrears Windows, Balcony Busters Window Gazing, 2009 Patricia Piccinini, Restless (from the Series SO2), 2000 Ross T Smith, Hemi Tuwharerangi Paraha (Hokianga), 1998 Photo: Daniel Aulsebrook

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Left to Right Standing Rae-ann Sinclair and Nigel Williams Wall Darryn George, Joseph of Arimathea, 2004 Ronnie van Hout, Dave, from to love and be loved in return, 2014 Jeffrey Harris, Jillian and Two Cousins, 1973 Photo: Daniel Aulsebrook

ART COLLECTOR: RAE-ANN SINCLAIR & NIGEL WILLIAMS Melbourne couple Rae-ann Sinclair and Nigel Williams have cultivated a collecting approach that’s committed to the trajectories of Australian and New Zealand artists and interested in the way art can shape wider social and cultural conversations.

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ISSUE 15 AUGUST 2016 FIONA CLARK EMILY FERRETTI ZAHA HADID CINDY SHERMAN TIM SILVER RENEE SO LORENZO VITTURI

When Rae-ann Sinclair greets me at the door to her and her husband Nigel Williams’s Melbourne apartment, it is immediately evident that the art inside is larger than life and covers a lot of ground – both physically and figuratively. Commanding immediate attention in the lounge room is one of Michael Parekowhai’s Kapa Haka sculptures. Stepping back from it, I notice that the walls of each room are lined with large-scale paintings and photographs, and other large sculpture works by the likes of Ronnie van Hout and Penny Byrne take up residence around each corner.

Sinclair and Williams have amassed an impressive art collection since their first purchase, made within a year of leaving university, in 1984. They warn me that what I can see in their Melbourne apartment is not really a fair representation of their whole collection, being home to some of the larger works in their eclectic, yet focused, collection.

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As they walk and talk me through their apartment and collection, I get a sense of their passion and commitment to the arts, not only as collectors but as supporters and patrons too, especially of young and emerging Australian and New Zealand artists.

WHAT’S YOUR APPROACH OR PHILOSOPHY TO COLLECTING ART? RS & NW: Effectively we’re hoarders rather than collectors. It’s a bit of an addiction, really. If there is a pattern, then it’s that we buy things that move us. We love knowing an artist’s history and we love to know the story behind things.

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A typical Saturday for us is exploring art galleries and viewing exhibitions. So it’s not like we follow particular artists or particular galleries, but if what we see moves us, then that is what we will buy. And although we’ve got quite a few works here by dead artists we generally tend to support living artists.

We don’t buy international art – it’s all Australian or New Zealand art. It’s much harder to follow the career or progression of an international artist. We’re not saying that you can’t, but for us… we’re a bit obsessive, so we prefer to narrow the scope to be able to go deeper.

HOW DO YOU DECIDE ON A POTENTIAL PURCHASE? DO YOU HAVE TO NEGOTIATE DIFFERENT TASTES, OR DO YOU GENERALLY AGREE ON THE SAME THINGS? RS: Nigel and I really love history. Social commentary is really strong in our collection. Let’s just say that the art we buy is not wallpaper. We don’t buy art to match anything – it’s not decoration. We buy impractical things. We like art that is hard work. The tough works have longevity. The nice works are easy, and you tend to get bored of them.

As for the process, we convince each other – though Nigel thinks I’m easier to convince! But in the end I think we jointly agree on everything. So much so that if the house was burning down, we would be in agreement on what we’d grab to save.

HAVE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT YOUR EARLY ACQUISITIONS REMAINED THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE YEARS? DOES HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THE WORKS CHANGE WITH TIME? We bought our first work within a year of leaving university, and we still have that work – a John Drawbridge etching – at our holiday house. Have our feelings changed? I think you just see things in different contexts. We can see where were at in life when we look at the works we’ve bought in the past, and you can reflect on your past. It’s a sort of timeline.

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