LEONARD, issue 33, October 2014

Issue THIRTYTHREE / OCTOBER 2014

MELBOURNE / SYDNEY

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Cover Classic Furniture & Objects Auction Sunday 26 October at 12pm Melbourne A. Testi (XIX-XX, Italian) Cleopatra Carrara marble, raised on a verde antico marble plinth, incised signatures A. Testi verso and Galerie P. Bazzanti, Florence, the figure 87 cm high; the plinth 100.5cm high $120,000 - $180,000

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Art

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VINTAGE interiors & MODERN DESIGN

BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS

JEWELLERY

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Anna Grassham, Vintage Interiors Manager

Chiara Curcio, Specialist, Classic Furniture

Robert Haigh, Manager & Jewellery Specialist

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WHERE CaN I FIND LEONaRD?

octoBEr contEnts FOREWORD

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NEWS

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CaLENDaR

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CLaSSIC FURNITURE & OBJECTS

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FINE JEWELLERY

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MODERN DESIGN

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aUSTRaLIaNa & THE PaCIFIC

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FINE aRT

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THE aSTUTE COLLECTORS SERIES

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LEONaRD JOEL - SYDNEY

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vINTaGE INTERIORS

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COLLECTIBLES

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Discovered in Sydney A Japanese bronze, gilt and ivory okimono, of a bare-footed, rickshaw driver pulling a bijin, Taisho period sold for $3,904 IBp.

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SPECIALIST PRINTS

Sp ecialist PR I N TS AUCTION THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER 11.30Am

HARRY ROSENGRAVE LAGUNTA-KA NUNNAH (THYFACENE), TASMANIAN TIGER LINOCUT 36/50 37 X 53CM $400 - 600

Enquiries Maggie Skelton Art Assistant 03 8825 5630 maggie.skelton@leonardjoel.com.au

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LES PUCES – From Louis gilt to Cardin design When the taxi dropped me off at Porte de vintage design I had ever experienced. Quite vein hope of reassuring myself that it was good design and manufacture even if it does Clignancourt I was confused and frustrated. I literally every period, category and medium indeed possible to cover every square inch stem from a factory and it seems to me too was sure I had made it clear to both concierge was represented by hundreds of stall holders of Les Puces. Aside from the completely that Australians are also slowly but surely and taxi driver that I wanted to be dropped off and larger dealers from the very small to the satisfying aesthetic and historical overload realising that an extraordinary light fitting to the Paris Flea Market. Instead, all I could expansive. If one was searching for a name so I experienced over those two days I was from the 1970s or an unidentified chair from see when I left the taxi was stand upon stand comprehensively inappropriate for what it excited to see the very obvious conversion the 1950s can and should have a collectable of t-shirt and sneaker sellers and fake ones to was describing this was a good example – the many of the traders were making from “Louis value if good design and manufacture are add insult to injury. With a sigh I thought I’d largest antiques market place in the world gilt” to “Cardin design”. Put another way, the present. better do some exploring in case everyone but described as a “flea market”!

market was very clearly beginning to express Despite the fact that modern retailers are

me had the drop off “right”. A few minutes of For lovers and collectors of anything “not the changing tastes of Parisians and tourists churning out light, weak and pale imitations walking the perimeter did nothing to ease my brand new” and indeed those with an eye alike – period and beautiful furnishings of many of these great designs I left Les frustration. But a minute after that I headed for modern design this market should be on were still plentiful but just as plentiful was Puces feeling buoyant about this new era of in behind the fake glamour and brand sellers your “bucket list”. I planned to spend half a European design from 1950 – 1990. And not collecting that I believe is right in the middle and very quickly what appeared to be on the day there, spent two, wanted to spend a week only was the “conversion” exciting to me but of finding a new harmony between the outside just another Victoria market quickly and probably could have happily camped on also the sheer volume of post-war design quality old and the quality new. became the most extraordinary indoor and site for a month while I obsessively covered that was available. Clearly the French have outdoor labyrinth of antique, period and every arcade, side lane and shopfront in the recognised the value (and resale value) of

John Albrecht MANAGING DIRECTOR & NATIONAL HEAD OF COLLECTIONS

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news

ClASSIC F UrNITUre | Ar T | JeWellerY

VAlUATION DAY BENDIGO 1 4 - 1 5 NO V e MBe r BY A ppO IN TMe N T

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To make an appointment contact vivien Truong, Administrator (03) 8825 5613 / vivien.truong@leonardjoel.com.au

NOW O pe N M O NDAY TO S ATUr DAY 1 0 AM TO 4 pM Enquiries Robert Williams (02) 9362 9045 / robert.williams@leonardjoel.com.au

MY BOOKSHOp

eUGeNe VON GUerArD (1811-1901) View of Mt Sturgeon and Mt Abrupt

BY COrr Ie p er KIN

from the Crater of Bald Hill 1856, 1869 also known as View from the Bald Hill a crater on Mr Marrs Station./ Mt. Sturgeon. Victoria Ranges. Mt Abrupt oil on academy board 29 x 45.5cm

Sold $329,400 IBP A GOlD MINerS BrOOCH

Sold $17,080 IBP

Art In Time: A World History of Styles and Movements

CANBerrA

Phaidon $89.95 The editors at Phaidon publishing house have developed a fine reputation for

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conceiving and producing big, beautiful resource books that present oftencomplex subject matter in a highly engaging format. Their latest work, Art In Time, covers 150 of the world’s most important and influential arts styles, schools

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and movements. From Western art traditions, to the ancient practices of China, Japan, India and the Middle East, to Africa, Latin America – and more.

This fascinating overview that starts with 21st Century and late 20th Century art, the influence of new technologies, and important movements such as the Young British Artists and contemporary Aboriginal art, and extends way back to the Classical Age of Third Century AD to the Fifth Century BC. In between, readers will enjoy art’s journey from Pop Art to Post-Impressionism, Realism to Rajasthani

A KUNZITe AND eMerAlD rING $1,200 - 1,800

painting.

“The intersections between the political, religious, economic and cultural timelines of disparate societies and art practices show that art is not created in a vacuum,’’ the book begins. “There is no right or wrong way to understand the

View Saturday 4 October 10am - 4pm The Crowne Plaza 1 Binara Street, Canberra

history of art, and the ever-shifting modes of constructing and deconstructing the discipline defy stagnation.’’

Art In Time is a must-buy for anyone who loves art, collects art, works with art, or

View and bid live online at leonardjoel.com.au

practises art. An ideal Christmas gift, it is a treasure to keep forever.

Enquiries Robert Haigh, Jewellery Manager & Specialist

Corrie Perkin is the owner of My Bookshop By Corrie Perkin,

(03) 8825 5618 / 0422 650 139

513 Malvern Road, hawksburn www.mybookshop.net.au

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Calendar

ABORIGINAL ART

Forthcoming Auctions

AU C T I ON T H U R S D AY 1 3 N O VEMB ER at 1 0 A M

The Vintage Interiors Auction Every Thursday Furniture & Interiors – 10am Jewellery & Wristwatches – 10.30am Art – 11.30am Books – 12pm Objects & Collectibles – 12pm

BID LIVE ONLINE

333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Canberra Fine Jewellery Auction Sunday 5th October 2014 – 1pm The Crowne Plaza 1 Binara Street, Canberra, NSW

Arts Project Australia Auction Sunday 5th October 2014 – 3pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

CANBERRA AUCTION

CHARITY AUCTION

Shanghai & The Orient Auction Thursday 16th October 2014 – 10am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Enquiries

RONNIE TJAMPITJINPA

Maggie Skelton, Art Assistant

Tingari

Astute Collector Series Modern & Contemporary Art Auction

(03) 8825 5630

acrylic on linen, 92 x 62cm

Thursday 16th October 2014 – 11.30am

maggie.skelton@leonardjoel.com.au

$1,200 - 2,200

333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Classic Furniture & Objects Auction Sunday 26th October 2014 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

ARTS PROJECT AUSTRALIA

Monthly Toy Auction Thursday 30th October 2014 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

4 0th AN N IV ER S A RY F U N D R AISING A U C T I O N S U N D AY 5 OCtober at 3 pm

Australian Pottery Auction Thursday 13th November 2014 – 10am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Aboriginal Art Auction Thursday 13th November 2014 – 10am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Specialist Print Auction Thursday 13th November 2014 – 11.30am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Modern Design Auction Thursday 13th November 2014 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Jewels & Objets D’Art Auction Sunday 23th November 2014 39 Queen Street, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW

SYDNEY AUCTION

Collectibles, Books & Ephemera Auction Thursday 20th November 2014 – 10am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Specialist Rug Auction Thursday 20th November 2014 – 2pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Auctions and viewing times are subject to change.

Leonard Joel is a proud supporter of Arts Project Australia

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CLASSIC FURNITURE & OBJECTS

Classic Furniture & Objects AUCTION S U N D AY 2 6 O ctob e r at 1 2 P M

AFTER GIOVITA LOMBARDI (1837-1876) GOAT AND KID Carrara marble; raised on a wrythen marble plinth, (losses and repairs) the statue 132cm high, including a 5cm high marble plate; the plinth 71cm high Provenance: acquired from the estate of Herbert Buchanan Shaw (1882-1957), ‘Kiama’, Western District, Victoria By descent, private collection, Western District, Victoria $15,000 - 20,000

Classic Furniture & Objects Auction Sunday 26 October 2014, 12pm

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Preview Wednesday 22nd October 9am-8pm Thursday 23rd October 10am-4pm Friday 24th October 10am-4pm Saturday 25th October 10am-5pm

Enquiries Guy Cairnduff Head of Classic Furniture & Objects (03) 8825 5611 / 0407 828 137 guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au

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CLASSIC FURNITURE & OBJECTS

LEona r d J o e l co l l e ctions

After Pierre Lapautre (1660-1744) Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius Escaping Troy patinated bronze $28,000 - 30,000

A MAHOGANY CASED TRIPLE FUSEE MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK, C1810 $10,000 - 15,000

The Norm Frost Collection of Clocks

A Single Owner Collection of Bronze and Marble Statuary, Art Deco Furniture and Objects

AFFORTUNATO GORY (GORI) (FRENCH, 1895-1925)

GIRL AND FAWN patinated bronze and ivorine, marble base, incised G. Gori to marble base 47 x 80cm $5,000 - 8,000

A rare Irish Kilarney marquetry inlaid davenport Circa 1860 $10,000 - 12,000

Selected Antiques and Objects from the Private Collection of an International Lady

A Single Owner Collection of Fine Porcelain Dolls, Antiques and Objects

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FINE JEWELLERY

A LATE VICTORIAN DIAMOND PENDANT

Sold $53,680 IBP

Streeter diamond pendant goes to private collector amidst stellar diamond results AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF DIAMOND STUD EARRINGS

Sold $65,880 IBP

“In just three lots more than a quarter of a million dollars in diamond jewellery changed hands so I’m thrilled with the buoyancy in high-end jewellery” commented John D’Agata, Head of Fine Jewellery at Leonard Joel. Undoubtedly the auction highlight was lot 193, the extremely rare octahedral diamond pendant designed by Streeter & Co. of London and commissioned in 1888. The rarely seen natural form, the pieces’ history and perhaps also the auspicious year of 1888 combined to generate a final price of $53,680 (IBP). Only two lots later lot 195, an impressive 5.20 carat diamond realised $146,400 (IBP). The theme of high-end diamond jewellery continued when a pair of classic diamond studs realised $65,880 (IBP). John D’Agata commented; “The combination of our Sydney office and our commitment to presenting the most important jewellery in the local market has worked beautifully and we are now transacting more jewellery items over $50,000 than any other local auction house. We are very proud of that!”. The 345 lot auction realised an impressive total of 815,000 (IBP)

AN IMPRESSIVE DIAMOND RING

Sold $146,400 IBP

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FINE JEWELLERY

AN EARLY OPEN FACED MUSICAL REPEATER POCKET WATCH

Sold $28,060 IBP

MUSIC TO THE EARS Take a very early open-faced pocket watch with exquisite enamel decoration and add to that a musical component and you quite literally have collectors champing at the bit. Lot 142 was just such a pocket watch and with a fair estimate of $4,000 it realised more than seven times that to finally sell to an international collector for $28,060 (IBP).

FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE VICTORIAN GOLD With so much press attention devoted to diamonds, precious white metals and lavish wristwatches, we take a step back and look back here on beautiful period jewellery, A LATE VICTORIAN SEED PEARL BANGLE

constructed between 1837-1901, that realised less than $2,000 at auction. As tastes

Sold $1,342 IBP

and investing opportunity.

change and wax and wane, Victorian gold jewellery represents an exceptional collecting

Now consigning Fine Jewellery for AUCTION Monday 1 December 2014 LEONARD

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MODERN DESIGN

MODERN DE A U C T I O N T H U R S D AY 1 3 N O V E M B ER

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ESIGN AT 6 . 3 0 P M

CURRENTLY CONSIGNING Enquiries Anna Grassham Modern Design Specialist & Vintage Interiors Manager (03) 8825 5614 / anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au

MICHAEL O’CONNELL (1898-1976) The Merchant of Venice circa 1948-50 from the Pageant series Wall hanging with hand painting and paste-resist dyes on rayon 177.0 x 271.0cm Designer’s mark l.r. ‘MAEL’ Provenance: The Artist Georges Gallery Klytie Pate OAM Reeder Fine Art Pty Ltd Purchased from Leonard Joel Auctions, Melbourne, 22 November 2010, Lot No 130 $10,000 - 15,000

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MODERN DESIGN

A Rare Emilio Pucci COLLECTION (1950s - 1970s)

Leonard Joel in conjunction with the Modern Design department is proud to present one of the most comprehensive Australian collections of vintage fashion by the renowned Italian designer, Emilio Pucci (1914-1992).

Covering key periods from the 1950s through to the 1970s, the collection includes iconic designs from the famous 1960s silk jersey psychedelic printed shift dresses, through to terry velvet beach capes, swimwear, bags, silk scarves, ties and other ephemera. Pucci was known as ‘The Prince of Prints’ - his designs were worn by high society figures and film stars from Elizabeth Taylor to the unforgettable Marilyn Monroe, who was actually buried in her favourite Pucci dress.

Pucci’s designs combined luxurious fabrics with extravagant, vibrantly coloured prints. It was the prints themselves that were most groundbreaking - his colour palettes, quirky patterns and bold designs were exceptional. Pucci’s use of silk stretch fabrics showed an intuitive understanding of the female form - subtle yet at the same time seductive and exciting. This rare assemblage has been lovingly

Modern Design including A Rare Emilio Pucci Collection Auction Thursday 13 November 2014, 6.30pm

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Preview Wednesday 5 November 2014 9am - 8pm Thursday 6 November 2014 10am - 4pm Friday 7 November 2014 10am - 4pm Saturday 8 November 2014 10am - 5pm

collected over the past 20 years by a single owner based in Melbourne. Highlights from the collection include a 1960s silk jersey printed pant-suit, reputed to have belonged to one of Cary Grant’s wives; air hostess uniforms for the American Braniff Airlines and an original letter from Pucci to one of his clients, signed in pen. The collection also features several outrageous capes and incredible silk jersey dresses, even some early labels from the ‘Emilio of Capri’ collection.

There is also a silk blouse of the same type worn by Samantha (Kim Cattrall) in an episode of Sex and the City, as well as unopened Vivara perfumes, still in their original silk Pucci covered boxes. The gentlemen won’t miss out either, with a selection men’s printed silk ties to choose from and a luxurious burnt orange velvet Ermenegildo Zegna designed blazer with Pucci printed lining.

This truly is a once in a lifetime vintage collection - items such as these will never be available at the same time again!

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Enquiries Anna Grassham Modern Design Specialist (03) 8825 5614 anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au

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Australiana & the Pacific

A pair of Kauri gum Maori busts, c 1900 $600 - 800

AUSTRALIANA & THE PACIFIC AUCTION Thursday 13 November at 10.30am

Will Dyson Three Ages of Soldiers lithograph $300 - 500

Australiana & The Pacific Auction Thursday 13 November 2014, 10.30am

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An Australian art and crafts book stand $300 - 500

Preview Wednesday 12 November 2014 9am - 8pm

Enquiries Chiara Curcio Specialist Classic Furniture & Objects, Books & Manuscripts (03) 8825 5635 chiara.curcio @leonardjoel.com.au

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FINE ART

55 DEAN BOWEN (born 1957) Aeroplane Boy 2004 bronze, ed. 4/6 91 x 248 x 35cm

ART Sold $23,790 IBP

© reproduced with the permission of VISCOPY Ltd

A number of auction records were set

fairly recent primary market price.

Broken Hill artists also fared well with Sam

standout being mid-century Vietnamese

amongst the diverse results for all periods

The desire for Mirka Mora continued

Byrnes’s early Open Cut-Broken Hill, lot

artist Pham Hau. His 1966 painting Mother

achieved at the September 16 Fine Art

unabated with her three pairs of 1980s

14 sold at its upper estimate for $7,320

and Child,lot 88, carrying a modest presale

Auction. Solid prices were set by Arthur

charcoal drawings achieving an elevated

whilst Pro Hart’s Flowerscape, lot 167,

estimate of $3000-5000 was vigorously

Boyd ‘s bijoux sized Nebuchadnezzar

hammer each time selling for $3,904,

trounced its quote selling for $10,370.

bid by international collectors eventually

Falling on Gold, lot 68, at $17,080 (IBP),

$4,392 and $6,710 respectively. Similarly

Notable

selling for $10,370.

William Dargie’s delightful oil Twilight

the appreciation for sculpture continued

Beckett’s ethereal Eternity, lot 78 which

Menton, lot 157, leapt above its quote

its rise with collectors realising the great

doubled its low estimate to fetch $15,250

fetching $4148 and in the contemporary

value of acquiring on the secondary

and f Norman Lindsay’s Illustration, lot 34

realm lot 4, Imants Tiller’s Nature Speaks

market Dean Bowen’s Aeroplane Boy , lot

which followed the same pattern selling

was firm at $12,200. Joining these ranks

55 for $23,790 and Greg Johns’ Horizon

for $5,856.

was lot 112, Shaun Gladwell’s Apology to

Figure, lot 53 for $8540, both of which

Works by European and Asian artists

Road Kill… which at $10,370 surpassed its

are auction records for the artists.

performed very well on the night with the

highlights

included

Clarice

Sophie Ullin, Head of Art

Now consigning FINE ART for AUCTION Tuesday 2 DECEMBER 2014 OCTOBER

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AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

148 JOHN GLOVER (1767-1849) Durham Cathedral, Misty Morning watercolour on paper 75 x 110cm

Sold $14,640 IBP

78 CLARICE BECKETT (1887-1935) Eternity oil on board 29 x 39.5cm

68 § ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999) Nebuchadnezzar Falling on Gold oil on board 19.5 x 24cm

14 SAM BYRNE (1883-1978) Open Cut - Broken Hill oil on board 60 x 75.5cm

Sold $15,250 IBP

Sold $17,080 IBP

Sold $7,320 IBP

© reproduced with the permission of VISCOPY Ltd

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ASTUTE COLLECTORS SERIES

ASTUTE COLLECTOR SERIES

NEW QUARTERLY ART AUCTION

ROBERT GRIEVE ABSTRACT, CATALONIAN THEME OIL ON CANVAS, 90 X 120 CM $1,000 - 1,500

M odern & C O N T E M P O R A RY A R T Astute Collectors Series Auction Thursday 16 October 2014, 11.30am

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Preview Wednesday 15 October 2014 9am - 8pm

Enquiries Maggie Skelton Art Assistant (03) 8825 5630 maggie.skelton@leonardjoel.com.au

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LEONARD JOEL SYDNEY

Jewels & ObjetS D’Art WANTED FOR 23 NOVEMBER SYDNEY AUCTION We are looking forward to the next Sydney Quarterly auction after the success of our Inaugural sale. The results of the auction solidifying Leonard Joels strength on both the national and international stage. With competitive bidding from home and overseas proving there is a strong demand for high end Jewels & Objets D’Art. Here are a few highlights from the last sale coveted by the discerning collector.

Now consigning single-owner collections and individual items.

ART DECO LOUIS VUITTON GENTLEMAN’S VALISE NECESSAIRE, FITTED WITH FRENCH SILVER VANITY SET Sold for $4,880 IBP

There has been a growing interest in ‘Gentleman’s Library’ accoutrements. This piece would of been well placed on the desk of an important industrialist looking to let whomever sat on the other side know exactly who was boss. In the advent of many successful Knight and battle television series’ we are seeing an increased interest in such pieces.

The ultimate late 19th century high-tech Gentleman’s accessory. This would of been owned by a seriously wealthy gentleman with a valet who would of kept each component well stocked. This is a wonderful reminder of a lost era and could still be used today by the Contemporary Dandy. The intrinsic value is maintained as all the components are made of sterling silver. As the global male grooming market expands so too does the interest in these luxury male grooming antiques.

A DUNHILL AQUARIUM TABLE LIGHTER, MID-20TH CENTURY Sold $3,660 IBP A ‘Mad Men’ essential and gracing the coffee tables of the cutting edge bachelor of the day, ready to charm and impress any smoking lady. These lighters were made by a 20th century artisan Ben Shillingford (1904-2000), whose unique skills in designing, carving and hand-painting the Perspex panels could never be equalled. Upon his retirement, the skills necessary to continue to manufacture the ‘Aquarium’ lighter could not be found, and production ceased.

The desirability has increased over the years and due to the limited production will continue on an upward projector I’m sure.

Enquiries Robert Williams Sydney Representative (02) 9362 9045 robert.williams@leonardjoel.com.au

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EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN SILVER AND IVORY FIGURE OF A KNIGHT BY WILHELM WEINRANCH AND FRITZ SCHMIDT Sold for $4,880 IBP

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JEAN EMILE PUIFORCAT 1897-1945, LARGE FRENCH SILVER BOX, PARIS CIRCA 1925 Sold for $19,520 IBP A rare and remarkable piece by the French silver smith and designer. Works by Puiforcat are held in the collections of the CooperHewitt, National Design Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

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VINTAGE INTERIORS

VINTAGE INTERIORS UPCOMING AUCTIONS ShANghai & The Orient

MONTHLY TOYS

Thursday 16 OCTober at 10am

Thursday 30 OCTOBER at 12Pm

CMC 1:18 SCALE MERCEDES - BENZ W165 1939 ‘DER GROSSE SIEGER VON TRIPOLS’ - THE BIG WINNER OF TRIPOLI’, CERTIFICATE MISSING (E-M BOX E-M) $60 - 120

A CHARMING ORIENTAL BLACK AND GOLD CARVED TEMPLE $2,000 - 4,000

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Enquiries Anna Grassham, Modern Design Specialist

Enquiries Tae Schmeisser, Collectibles Assistant

(03) 8825 5614 | anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au

03 8825 5625 | tae.schmeisser@leonardjoel.com.au

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VINTAGE INTERIORS

NOW CONSIGNING

SPECIALIST BOOKS Enquiries Chiara Curcio, Specialist Classic Furniture

A DIARY IN PICTURES: PEKING Album of Photographs Taken in Peking and Its Surroundings

By Alfons Mumm Between 1900 and 1902

& Objects and Books & Manuscripts (03) 8825 5635 | chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au

Sold for $8540 IBP

COLLECTIBLES, BOOKS & EPHEMERA

SPECIALIST RUGS

Thursday 20 november at 10am

Thursday 20 november at 2Pm

THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF O. HENRY IN 14 VOLUMES, DELUXE MEMORIAL EDITION, WITH ORIGINAL EXLIBRIS FOR CHARLES RUWOLT DESIGNED AND SIGNED BY NORMAN LINDSAY $500-700

(Detail) AZERBAIJAN, HALL RUNNER VILLAGE WEAVE FROM THE AZERBAIJAN PROVINCE. PERSIA 300 X 120cm

Enquiries Chiara Curcio, Specialist Classic Furniture

Enquiries Anna Grassham, Modern Design Specialist

& Objects and Books & Manuscripts

(03) 8825 5614 | anna.grassham@leonardjoel.com.au

Sold for $1,037 IBP

(03) 8825 5635 | chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au

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COLLECTIBLES

WANTED FOR AUCTION

COLLECTIBLES Auction thursd ay 4 D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 4

The Day The Earth Stood Still, 20th Century Fox, 1951, U.S. One sheet poster $6,000 - 8,000

Giles Moon, Consultant | 0439 493 038 | giles.moon@leonardjoel.com.au

OCTOBER

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NEW ART & CULTURE MAGAZINE

ELAD LASSRY:

THE LUBRICATED IMAGE Dealing in a currency of impossibly sharp, colour-saturated photographs, painted frames and sculptural “apertures”, Los Angeles-based artist Elad Lassry works to activate and make manifest the psychology, nervousness and ways of looking that enshroud the photographic medium.

By Dan Rule Elad Lassry’s frames of reference tend not to befit conventional discussions around photography. The Tel Aviv-born artist speaks of the “physicality of the picture”, of using sculptures and partitions as “apertures”. He muses on “reconfiguring” our understanding of the photograph as a representational medium, of re-imagining the photograph as a “more primary” language of “colour and texture and reflection and ratio”.

ISSUE 7 OUT NOW FIONA HALL NEW ART & CULTURE ISSUE 7 AUGUST 2014 FIONA CONNOR SARAH CONTOS HUBERT DUPRAT G-STAR LITTLEWHITEHEAD MELBOURNE’S ART FAIRS FIONA CONNOR SARAH CONTOS HUBERT DUPRAT

ELAD LASSRY

G-STAR ELAD LASSRY LITTLEWHITEHEAD MELBOURNE’S ART FAIRS

Veneer 26 June - 26 July, 2014 Fiona Hall AO Australian Pavilion, 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery 8 Soudan Lane Paddington NSW 2021 Sydney, Australia T: +61 2 9331 1919 www.roslynoxley9.com.au

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Fiona Hall Untitled (detail), 2014, aluminium, burnt books, 152 × 120 × 59.5cm

AUS $15.00 NZ $20.00

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FEATURING: ELAD LASSRY, FIONA CONNOR, LITTLEWHITEHEAD, SARAH CONTOS, SANGEETA SANDRASEGAR, G-STAR, JULIE ANNE QUAY, HUBERT DUPRAT, OSCAR KEY SUNG, SEAN BAILEY & MORE

Above: ELAD LASSRY Short Ribs, Eggs, 2012 c-print, painted frame 36.8 x 29.2 x 3.8 cm Above right: ELAD LASSRY Untitled (Mozzarella), 2014 c-print, walnut frame, tubing, carpet 63.5 x 38.1 x 3.81 cm

And for Lassry, who is speaking from his studio in LA, this is the precise point. The image is enmeshed in dualities. “A lot of my work is a proposal,” offers the 36-year-old in his quiet, measured cadence. “You could absolutely stand next to my work and say, ‘It’s a picture of a red hat’. But it’s also a picture of the colour red. My interest is really in creating a strategy in which the viewer starts to acknowledge the other qualities in the picture.”

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His pictures have long suggested as much. At once prosaic and highly unconventional, they exist within and without of the photographic read. They seduce via well-worn tropes and conventions – whether that of the stock photograph, product photograph or canned studio portrait from another era – only to veer off at the last minute, ensconced in an all-too-perfect sheen, an all-too-pervasive point of focus and an all-toosaturated colour logic. They proffer understanding, only to avoid comprehension.

Read the full article in Issue 7 of Vault magazine, Out Now.

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Fine Art Wanted for Sydney Auction

Leonard Joel Sydney in association with 69 JOHN ST is now welcoming fine art consignments for its November 23 Sydney auction.

If you have a single item or collection in Sydney that you are considering selling please contact: Robert Williams Leonard Joel Sydney Representative 02 9362 9045 robert.williams@leonardjoel.com.au Andrew Crawford 69 John St Fine Art Specialists 02 7901 7072 art@69johnstreet.com

Sold at our inaugural Sydney auction.

SIR OSWALD JOSEPH HORNBY BIRLEY R.P, R.O.I (1880-1954) ‘APACHE’ DANCER MISS BEATRICE COLLINS oil on canvas, 197 x 126cm Sold $7,320 IBP

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