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Issue TWeNTYFOuR / DECEMBER - FEBRUARY 2014
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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CoverThe Dinesh Parekh Collection of International Photographs Auction Sunday 15 December 2013, 2pm
Lot 144PHILIPPE HALSMAN (RUSSIAN, 1906-1979) Dali and Rhinoceros, 1950s silver gelatin print 32.5 x 25cm $800 - 1,200
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M A R G A R E T R I V E R
FOReWORD
JOHN ALBRECHt
MANAGiNG DiRECtOR LEONARD JOEL
The Bottom...
of the market for traditional and out of favour
categories has in my opinion been reached.
Just one example is the suite of aboriginal
art auctions that took place this year across
all auction houses – buyers were once again
paying six figure sums for artists. Another
was the renewed appetite for northern
European dark wood and elaborate furniture
that buyers have realised works well in
contemporary environments.
When Selling...
be sure that you do in fact want to sell. It
seems self evident but I still come across
situations when clients seem unresolved
about the selling decision after they have
committed items for sale. This manifests
itself with sellers asking to withdraw items,
wanting to change the selling price before
the auction and in rare instances wanting the
item sold but finding the very sale upsetting.
My thinking here is that an unrushed
conversation between auctioneer and client
can usually tease this issue out before hand
and resolve the concerns prior to the selling
process.
The Old...
will become new again. Very recently a dear
friend took me to an exceptionally cool
breakfast venue in Fitzroy – a converted red
brick warehouse of grand proportions that
was still cosy! I was thrilled to see old china
plates from various makers decorating the
walls in an eccentric fashion and my pleasure
from their reinterpretation of “nana plates”
was only heightened when my latte in a
glass was served on a randomly chosen old-
fashioned porcelain saucer.
The Collectorator...
is the new dominant buyer in the market place
once dominated by the traditional collector.
No longer interested in accumulating
hundreds of versions of the same category
nor interested in the “stuffy academics”
associated with traditional collecting, the
Collectorator is the new buyer that combines
sophisticated aesthetics with an eye for all
periods and all designs. Cramming a cabinet
full of antiques has been replaced with a
quest to discover nostalgia in the vintage. The
Collectorator treats his or her entire living
environment as an opportunity to showcase
visually fascinating and stimulating items
with utility and space in mind.
WHAT I LEARNT IN 2013ONE Of THE gREAT jOyS Of wORkINg IN AUSTRALIA’S ONLy gRAND STyLE AUCTION HOUSE, AND by THAT I MEAN ONE THAT
PASSIONATELy COvERS EvERy OLD AND EMERgINg CATEgORy, IS THAT SO MANy TRANSACTIONS ACROSS SO MANy CATEgORIES
wITH SO MANy PEOPLE THROwS UP A MyRIAD Of SITUATIONS THAT REvEAL SOMETHINg INTERESTINg OR CHALLENgINg AbOUT
THE AUCTION PROCESS. THIS yEAR wAS NO ExCEPTION AND SO I THOUgHT I’D SHARE wITH yOU SOME qUIRky AND SOME MORE
STRAIgHT fORwARD INSIgHTS IN TO wHAT I LIkE TO DESCRIbE AS THE ECONOMy Of bEAUTIfUL THINgS AND INTERESTINg PEOPLE.
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CONTeNTs
DECEMBER - FEBRUARY ContEnts
CALENDAR 3
NEwS 4
FiNE ARt RESULtS 6
tHE PRivAtE COLLECtiON
OF A GENtLEMAN RESULtS 8
SiNGLE OwNER COLLECtiON OF
CONtEMPORARY ARt 9
FiNE JEwELLERY RESULtS 10
PRE OwNED LUxURY RESULtS 11
twELvE iNtEREStiNG tHiNGS 12
tHE DiNESH PAREkH COLLECtiON 14
CLASSiC FURNitURE, OBJECtS &
COLLECtABLES RESULtS 16
ASiAN wORkS OF ARt 18
SiNGLE OwNER AUCtiON 19
MOviE POStERS 20
LEONARD JOEL SYDNEY 21
tHE ANtiqUE & iNtERiORS AUCtiON 22
vAULt 23
LEONARD JOEL & ivORY 24
ACCA 25
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A bOxED SET Of gEM STONE PINS INCLUDINg SAPPHIRE, RUby, gARNET ETC, ALL IN 9CT gOLD Sold $854 IbP
2 LEoNARDDEC - FEB
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2014 AUCtions
the Antique & interiors Auction Every thursdayFurniture & Interiors – 10am Jewellery & Wristwatches – 10.30am Art – 11.30am Books – 12pm Objects & Collectables – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South yarra, Melbourne, victoria
the Dinesh Parekh Collection of international Photographs Sunday 15th December 2013 – 2pm 333 Malvern Road, South yarra, Melbourne, victoria
A Single Owner Collection of Contemporary Art Thursday 19th December 2013 – 10am 333 Malvern Road, South yarra, Melbourne, victoria
the Antique & interiors Auction 2014 Thursday 23rd January 2014 – 10am 333 Malvern Road, South yarra, Melbourne, victoria
the Fine Jewellery Auction March 2014 333 Malvern Road, South yarra, Melbourne, victoria
the Fine Art Auction March 2014 333 Malvern Road, South yarra, Melbourne, victoria
Pre-Owned Luxury Auction March 2014 333 Malvern Road, South yarra, Melbourne, victoria
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Auctions and viewing times are subject to change.
Auction Sunday 15 December at 2pm
Lot 3PHILIPPE HALSMAN (RUSSIAN, 1906-1979) Dali’s Skull, 1952 silver gelatin print $700 - 900
THe DINeSH PAREKH ColleCTIoN of INTeRNATIoNAl PHoTogRAPHS
3 DEC - FEBLEoNARD
NeWs
The Specialist Print Auction is always a crowd favourite at Leonard Joel, the
November 2013 sale achieved over 75% by lot and 80% by value. Highlights
included a beautiful etching by Norman Lindsay which sold for $3,660 (IBP) and
an etching by Garry Shead titled Supper which achieved double its estimate,
selling for $3,416 (IBP).
For enquiries please contactNicole Salvo, Senior Art Specialist(03) 8825 [email protected]
3069ANORMAN LINDSAy (1879-1969)
Unmasked 1937 etching, engraving and stipple 11/40
35 x 30cmSold for $3,660 IbP
©reproduced with the permission of H, C and A glad
3096gARRy SHEAD (bORN 1942) Supper etching 5/40, 49 x 60.5cm Sold for $3,416 IbP© reproduced with the permission of vISCOPy Ltd
SPECiALiSt PRiNtS
The Danish Design sale on 21 November was the final Leonard Joel auction
at Collingwood for 2013. The sale included more than 100 lots of vintage
Scandanavian furniture consigned from Denmark as well as an eclectic
group of locally sourced pieces.
Highlights included a set of six Moller 71 rosewood chairs (lot 108) that
sold for $2,880 IBP against a pre-sale estimate of $2,600-3,600 and a
striking near life-size wooden sculpture of an elephant (lot 75) that sold for
$3,600 IBP against a pre-sale estimate of $3,000-5,000.
We are now accepting entries for the forthcoming Modern Design sale on
4 May, 2014.
tHE DANiSH DESiGN RESULtS
EnquiriesGiles MoonHead of Modern Design & Collectables(03) 8825 5635 / 0439 493 038 [email protected]
108SET Of SIx DANISH MOLLER 71 ROSEwOOD DININg CHAIRS
Sold for $3,660 IbP
108LARgE INDONESIAN HAND CRAfTED wOODEN ELEPHANT 165cm high Sold for $3,660 IbP
4 LEoNARDDEC - FEB
NeWs
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at Leonard Joel presents for sale one thousand vintage and period items every week
for sale. In Vogue Living Australia’s November/December edition writer Annemarie
Kiely interviews stylist Fiona Richardson and discovers that one of her favourite
hunting grounds is our South Yarra rooms every Wednesday.
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Arts Project Australia in association with
Leonard Joel will be holding a major art
fundraising auction on Monday 12 May
2014 at Leonard Joel.
This second fundraising art auction of
its kind in two years will include over 40
artworks from a number of major and
highly collectable Australian artists. All
monies raised will go directly to Arts
Project Australia to support the work of its
artists and the Northcote studio.
This is an opportunity to buy great
Australian contemporary art at very
reasonable prices and to support the artists
in this exceptional studio. There will be no
buyers premium and viewing will be one
week prior to the auction. A colour fully
illustrated catalogue will also be available
at the end of April 2014.
In 2011, Arts Project Australia and Leonard
Joel announced a four year partnership
that includes Leonard Joel publishing a
full colour art catalogue, the Leonard Joel
series, each year featuring Arts Project
Australia’s most established artists.
Tickets will be released closer to the
auction date.
Arts Project Australia is a centre of
excellence that supports artists with
intellectual disabilities, promoting their
work and advocating for inclusion within
contemporary art practice.
Leonard Joel was delighted to be part of the “To Life 2013” Fine Art Auction.
Sophie Ullin, Head of Fine Art at Leonard Joel and Managing Director John
Albrecht mixed with bidders and supporters as 60 works of art were offered
for auction. After enthusiastic bidding more than $86,000 was raised with all
proceeds from the auction going to the Jewish Holocaust Centre. One of the
more interesting moments was a bidding duel that began over lot 23, a work by
the Japanese artist Khoi Sui-Ho (born 20th Century), which realised more than
five times its original estimate to sell for $5200.
JEwiSH HOLOCAUSt CENtRE ARt AUCtiON SUCCESS
Leonard Joel is a proud supporter of Arts Project Australia
FUNDRAiSiNG ARt AUCtiON MONDAY 12 MAY 2014
5 DEC - FEBLEoNARD
FINe aRT ResulTs
154jOHN gOULD (1804-1881) Thylacinus Cynocephalus (Tasmanian Tiger) hand-coloured lithograph 28 x 56cm (sheet size) Sold for $12,200 IbP
22PENLEIgH bOyD (1890-1923) Shadowed River 1920 oil on canvas, 51 x 61cm Sold $14,640 IbP
57fRED CRESS (1938-2009) bystanders 1995 acrylic on canvas 182 x 152cm Sold $12,200 IbP
DeCeMBeR fINe ART ReSUlTS
116AHUgH SAwREy (1923-1999) Humping Up circa 1974 oil on canvas 74.5 x 99cm Sold $17,080 IbP
The growing appetite for contemporary art
in the secondary market was aptly illustrated
by the reception to the collection of Robert
and Jan Saxon. Lawrence Daws’ Seated
Nude was snapped up for $9,760, Fred Cress’
Bystanders fetched $12,200 and John Firth-
Smith’s Luck changed hands for $6,710.
The 1993 Archibald prize winner, Garry
Shead’s portrait of Tom Thompson was boldly
contested by a raft of bidders beyond its
quote to the tune of $15,860. Likewise Judy
Cassab’s Portrait of Charles Blackman also
proved popular selling for $12,200. In spite
of strong interest during during the viewing,
Rick Amor’s The Night perhaps required the
conducive conditions of daytime to find its
new home, selling post-auction.
Roy Lichtenstein, a pioneer from the nascent
stages of contemporary art was represented
with Huh?. It drew fast paced bidding and
came within a breath of top estimate at
$10,370 whilst bidding stretched Melinda
Harper’s Untitled to the upper reaches of its
quote at $9,150.
The popularity of the portraiture theme,
an evident focus and passion of the
Saxon collection, crossed over from the
contemporary into the European section
with Eyre Crow’s image of the 19th century
Thomas Carlyle looking at a wall of
miniatures scaling its estimate to sell for
$5,124. Also eclipsing pre-sale expectations
was Shepherding the Flock by James Pyne
at $3904 and Women by the Lake by Henry
John Yeend King was hammered at $6,500.
Solid results of $17,080 and $14,640 were
achieved for the evergreen Hugh Sawrey
and David Boyd, respectively and prints and
sculptures by Norman Lindsay continued to
provoke notable competitive interest.
The December sale achieved $695,552 incl
BP with 76% sold by lot (including post-
sales). Furthermore the single vendor
section, the Saxon Collection realised a
higher sale rate of 80% by lot, a very pleasing
result as we ring out 2013.
For enquiries please contactSophie Ullin, Head of Art(03) 8825 5608 / 0413 912 [email protected]
6 LEoNARDDEC - FEB
FINe aRT ResulTs
61jUDy CASSAb (bORN 1920) Portrait of Charles blackman 1994 mixed media on canvas 153 x 104cmSold $12,200 IbP © reproduced with the permission of vISCOPy Ltd
65gARRy SHEAD (bORN 1942) Tom Thompson 1993 oil on board 193 x 122cm Sold $15,860 IbP© reproduced with the permission of vISCOPy Ltd
ART
NoW CoNSIgNINg FINE ART & SCuLPTuRE FoR MARCH 2014
7 DEC - FEBLEoNARD
The pRIVaTe COlleCTION OF a GeNTleMaN ResulTs
5§ gEORgE bALDESSIN (1939-1978) Night Personages 1965 etching and aquatint 3/10, 30 x 44.5cmSold $2,684 IbP© reproduced with the permission of vISCOPy Ltd
19 § wILLIAM DObELL (1899-1970) bull fight 1959 oil on board, 18 x 23.5cm Sold $4,636 IbP© reproduced with the permission of vISCOPy Ltd
On Thursday 14th November, the art department ran a single vendor auction of art.
The Private Collection of a Gentleman proved to have something for everyone, with a
full room of lots of new faces and competitive bidding on the phones and online. The
auction achieved a sale rate of more than 77% by value and 72% by lot and strong
prices were realized across the board, with an 19th century Russian religious piece (lot
30) selling for $9,460, a large landscape by Ji Chen (lot 15) selling for $5,368 and a John
Clutterbuck sculpture (lot 41) selling for $2,928 against an estimate of $1,500-2,500.
This sale again highlights Leonard Joel’s ability at handling single vendor collections.
For enquiries please contactNicole Salvo, Senior Art Specialist(03) 8825 [email protected]
41 jOCk CLUTTERbUCk (bORN 1945) Small Lock 1970 cast aluminium on marble 22 x 46 x 15cm Sold $2,928 IbP
30RUSSIAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURy) The Dormition of Mary attended by Eleven Apostles, surmounted with an image of Christ holding the spirit of Mary Russian (Moscow) upper register of church iconostasis tempera on timber board 138.5 x 63cm Sold $9,760 IbP
SUCCESS FOR A PRivAtE COLLECtiON OF ARt
8 LEoNARDDEC - FEB
sINGle OWNeR COlleCTION OF CONTeMpORaRY aRT
SiNGLE OwNER COLLECtiON OF CONtEMPORARY ARt
35xUE MO (MONgOLIAN, bORN 1966) Dream 2002 oil on canvas, 79.5 x 79.5cm $4,000 - 6,000
14gUO jIAN (CHINESE, bORN 1962) Untitled 1999 acrylic on canvas, 120 x 137.5cm $5,000 - 7,000
4ANDREw wELLMAN (bORN 1966) whatever gets you Through the Night acrylic on canvas $1,800 - 2,800
In by a whisker before Christmas arrives is a Single Owner Collection of
Contemporary Art comprising a prominent selection of Australian and
International contemporary artists. Featured in the Thursday 19th December sale
are three vibrant works by the figurative expressionist painter Peter Stephenson,
a number of pieces by Dennis Ropar never before seen on the secondary market,
and six large scale pop art inspired works by Andrew Wellman. International
highlights include a work from the sharply satirical Chinese artist Guo Jian (lot 14)
and two works by renowned Mongolian artist Xue Mo (lots 26 and 35).
auCTIONThuRsDaY
19 DeCeMbeR aT 10aM
For enquiries please contactAnna HombschArt Assistant(03) 8825 [email protected]
Maggie SkeltonArt Assistant(03) 8825 [email protected]
20DENNIS ROPAR (bORN 1971) Pin-Up girl in yellow Dress oil on canvas 168 x 107cm $1,500 - 2,500
9 DEC - FEBLEoNARD
FINe JeWelleRY ResulTs
329A CHOPARD gRAN TOURISMO xL wRISTwATCHSold $3,660 IbP
oYSTeRS, DIAMONDS & PeARlS
NoW CoNSIgNINg jEWELLERY, WATCHES AND PRE oWNED LuxuRY FoR MARCH 2014
OYSTERS, DIAMONDS AND PEARLS
At our last Fine Jewellery auction for 2013
Christmas shopping combined with almost
400 lots of jewellery to create a spectacular
result. Rolex watches, diamond rivieres and
exceptionally fine South Sea pearls were
secured amidst sometimes frenzied bidding.
A classic graduated diamond riviere, lot
173 illustrated, realised the highest price
for the evening and was eventually sold for
$36,600 (IBP) and with almost 19 carats of
diamonds it will be sure to please its lucky
recipient! I once overheard a lady refer to
her truly massive strand of South Sea pearls
rather flippantly as her “koolmints”and just
such a strand presented at our auction in the
form of lot 181. Made up of 29 silver/white
pearls ranging in size from 14mm – 16.5mm
the necklace finally sold for $18,300 (IBP),
well above its low estimate of $12,000 or
put another way a mere $631 per pearl.
Gentlemen were also satisfied at the auction
with an impressive array of precious metal
wristwatches from renowned manufacturers.
Highest price went to a Rolex Oyster
Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona Wristwatch,
lot 319A, which more than doubled its low
estimate to sell for $9,760 (IBP). The big
and impressive was also balanced by some
truly pretty period jewellery. Lot 39 was one
such example; a beautiful pair of Victorian
diamond earrings set with old brilliant cut
diamonds amidst beautifully constructed
garland motifs. The pair had a low estimate
of $3,000 and more than tripled this to
realise $10,980 (IBP). There was a playful air
in the auction, perhaps because so close to
Christmas, which seemed to be best reflected
in one of the final items which was a Cartier
“Wig” ring, lot 365 illustrated. Created for
the Paris Nouvelle Vague collection in 1999
the ring was quite literally made up of tiny
gold balls, interconnected and articulated
to create movement – it finally sold for
$6,100 (IBP). In total the evening witnessed
the transaction of almost $750,000 of fine
jewellery and confirmed Leonard Joel’s
status as the leading specialist fine jewellery
auction house.
107A DIAMOND RINgSold $18,300 IbP
242A SOLITAIRE DIAMOND RINgSold $16,470 IbP
175AN IMPRESSIvE DIAMOND RINgSold $24,400 IbP
365A CARTIER wIg RINgSold $6,100 IbP
173A DIAMOND RIvIERE NECkLACESold $36,600 IbP
10 LEoNARDDEC - FEB
Lot 13$3,500
pRe-OWNeD luxuRY ResulTs
tHE CHRiStMAS JEwELLERY CAtALOGUE
lUXURY BAgSLeonard Joel boasts the only devoted
pre-owned luxury auction in Australia
and this emerging vintage category, so
popular in Europe and the United States,
is only going from strength to strength
in Melbourne. Leonard Joel now “makes
the market”, as they say, for the resale of
high value and collectable leather goods
and related accessories from all the great
luxury houses of the world. All items are
authenticated by John D’Agata’s team
and we pride ourselves on only handling
authentic items of the finest condition.
John D’Agata, Head of Fine Jewellery &
Pre-Owned Luxury: “The workmanship,
use of materials and design content of these
fashion items really does transcend their
utility which is why I am not surprised that
Australians are now receiving this category
as a new area for very legitimate collecting.
In many ways many of these items will
become “design moments in history”. This
afternoon [Thursday 5th December] alone
we offered almost 250 items and sold more
than $70,000 of luxury – there are Collins
Street boutiques that aren’t doing that!”
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Lot 42$36,600
Lot 52$6,000
Lot 49$460
On sale until wednesday 18 December
521A vINTAgE HANDbAg by gUCCISold $1,708 IbP
474A HANDbAg by CHANELSold $1,952 IbP
512A vINTAgE kELLy bAg by HERMESSold $4,880 IbP
11 DEC - FEBLEoNARD
TWelVe INTeResTING ThINGs
twELvE iNtEREStiNG tHiNGS wE SOLD iN 2013
AN ANTIqUE MARbLE bUST Of A wOMAN18TH CENTURy Sold $39,040 IbP
A bIRkIN HANDbAg by HERMES Sold $9,760 IbP
CHEONg SOO PIENg (SINgAPOREAN, 1917-1983) Two women 1969,mixed mediaSold $61,000 IbP
A gUbELIN wORLD TIME ZONE POCkET wATCHSold 9,150 IbP
LIN ONUS (1948-1996)frogs in ferns 1985acrylic on illustration board Sold $19,520 IbP
© reproduced with the permission of viscopy Ltd
A fINE LLOyDS PATRIOTIC fUND SwORD Of 50 POUND vALUE TO LIEUTENANT CHARLES MENZIES Of H.M.S. MINERvA / 1806* 91cm long Sold $91,500 IbP
12 LEoNARDDEC - FEB
TWelVe INTeResTING ThINGs
twELvE iNtEREStiNG tHiNGS wE SOLD iN 2013
AN INSIDE PAINTED gLASS SNUff bOTTLE wITH HARDSTONE STOPPER19TH / 20TH CENTURy / SIgNED Sold $7,930 IbP
vERy RARE MATCHbOx 1-75 SERIES 62C MERCURy COUgARSOLD $5,612 IbP
CASED AMbROTyPE Of CHAPMAN’S TASMANIAN STORESold $6,100 IbP
AN ALbUM Of AUSTRALIAN PENNyS INCLUDINg 1930 wITH bAD EDgE kNOCkS, 1925 AND 1946 Sold $12,200 IbP
A bLACk fULL SIZE STALLION LAMP, DESIgNED by fRONT SwEDEN fOR MOOOISold $7,930 IbP
PAIR Of jOE COLOMbO ELDA CHAIRSIN bLACk LEATHER, DESIgNED 1963 Sold $9,760 IbP
13 DEC - FEBLEoNARD
The DINesh paReKh COlleCTION
A PReVIeW of THe DINeSH PAREKH ColleCTIoN of INTeRNATIoNAl PHoTogRAPHS
105 RUDOLf EICkEMEyER jR. (AMERICAN, 1862-1932) The Mikado’s Pride, circa 1906 hand coloured silver gelatin postcard 8.5 x 13.5cm $800 - 1,200
112 ALfRED EISENSTAEDT (gERMAN, 1898-1995) On The farm, circa 1950s silver gelatin print 23.9 x 17.3cm $700 - 900
222 gjON MILI (ALbANIAN-AMERICAN, 1904-1984) Untitled (Pablo Picasso with Red Rose), circa 1949 colour photograph, 40 x 27cm $2,000 - 4,000
149 PHILIPPE HALSMAN (RUSSIAN, 1906-1979) Untitled from jump Series, circa 1950s silver gelatin print 34 x 26.5cm $400 - 600
182 ANDRE kERTESZ (HUNgARIAN, 1894-1985) Circus, budepest, 1920 silver gelatin print, 24 x 19cm $2,500 - 3,500
38 MARgARET bOURkE-wHITE (AMERICAN, 1904-1971) Accident on the beach, early 1950s silver gelatin print 23.5 x 18.7cm $1,500 - 2,500
the Dinesh Parekh Collection of international PhotographsSunday 15 December 2013, 2pm
PreviewWednesday 11 December 2013 9am - 8pm Thursday 12 December 2013 10am - 5pmFriday 13 December 2013 10am - 5pmSaturday 14 December 2013 10am - 5pm
EnquiriesGiles MoonHead of Modern Design & Collectables(03) 8825 5635 / 0439 493 [email protected]
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252 HERb RITTS (AMERICAN, 1952-2002) Male Nude with Thorns, joshua Tree, 1989 gelatin silver print, 38 x 43.5cm $5,000 - 7,000
41 bRASSAI (gyULA HALASZ) (HUNgARIAN-fRENCH, 1899-1984) Open gutter, 1933 silver gelatin print 19.5 x 14cm $1,000 - 1,500
327 bRETT wESTON (AMERICAN, 1911-1993) Trees in fog, 1973 silver gelatin print 32.7 x 25.9cm $2,500 - 4,500
1 STANkO AbADZIC (CROATIAN, bORN 1952) The day of important news, 2005 silver gelatin print 37 x 27cm $600 - 800
Leonard Joel is very excited to be entrusted with
the disposal of such a remarkable private collection.
The sale features more than 400 images by many of
the world’s best known photographers from the mid
19th century to the late 20th century. The breadth of
the collection is remarkable, covering all periods and
a wide range of subjects which will appeal to many
collecting tastes.
The earliest example in the auction is a rare 1840s
salt type print of Hungerford Suspension Bridge (lot
307) by William Henry Fox Talbot, the inventor and
photography pioneer who developed the calotype
print. From this early period of photography there
is also an impressive collection of early images of
historical buildings by French photographers Edouard
Baldus (lots 18-21), Henri le Secq (lots 202-204), Louis
de Clerq (lot 81) and Gustave le Gray (lots 200-201).
20th century photographers are equally well
represented. Among the highlights are a selection
of beautiful images taken mainly in Paris during the
1930s-1960s by Hungarian-French photographer
Brassai (lots 40-52) and French photographer Robert
Doisneau (lots 83-89). The sale also includes work
by more contemporary photographers from the last
30 years. Many of these are conservatively estimated
providing collectors with a great opportunity to
acquire affordable images.
I do hope you take the opportunity to view this
fascinating collection and look forward to seeing you
at the auction.
Contact Giles Moon
(03) 8825 5635 / 0439 493 038
Dr Dinesh Parekh
Dr Parekh has been collecting photographs for most
of his adult life. His interest in photography developed
as a teenager growing up in Rajhisthan, India and he
began collecting in earnest after qualifying as a doctor
in 1962. The first photographs he acquired were of 10
of the most beautiful women in the world including
examples by renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh.
His passion for collecting continued for more than
40 years over which time he has amassed more than
10,000 paintings, lithographs, chromolithographs,
albumen photographs and silver gelatin photographs
from 1840s-2000s.
PAREkH AttRACtS iNtERNAtiONAL COLLECtORS
auCTION 15 DeCeMbeR
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ONLiNE
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SINgle oWNeR ColleCTIoNS SHINe IN THe CLASSIC fURNITURe, oBjeCTS & ColleCTABleS AUCTIoN
ClassIC FuRNITuRe, ObJeCTs & COlleCTables ResulTs
NoW CoNSIgNINg CLASSIC FuRNITuRE, objECTS & CoLLECTAbLES FoR 2014
In Leonard Joel’s final bi-annual Classic Furniture, Objects
& Collectables Auction for 2013, two private single owner
collections were the source of many of the highlights from the
predominantly mixed-vendor offering.
Viewed in-situ at the impressive Hawthorn mansion and
former home of the vendor, ‘Norrac’, and sold by audio-visual
display at Leonard Joel, the John Anderson Brown Collection
featured a selection of early continental and British furnishings
and Asian ceramics of a quality seldom seen today in the one
location. Assiduously inspected over four days by an audience
of connoisseurs and respected dealers in the Australian
antiques industry as well as international clients, the collection
was dispersed to a standing-room only crowd at Leonard Joel’s
South Yarra salerooms. Highlights included an 18th century
Chinoiserie black lacquered and gilt cabinet on stand, which
realised $14,460 (IBP) and a large Aubusson woven allegorical
wall tapestry, which sold for $12,200 (IBP), contributing to a
total hammer price of $228,384 (IBP) against a low estimate of
$128,000.
A further subject of intense interest and competitive bidding
was a selection of items from the estate of the late Bruce
McBrien. Part of a well-known family steeped in Melbourne
social history, Bruce McBrien’s collection featured what was
surely one of the largest groups of antique Blackamoor
figures to have been seen in the Leonard Joel salerooms
for some time. An ever-popular collectable, the selection
of Blackamoors lived up to expectations on the day of the
auction, with a particularly fine example realising $2,928
(IBP). In total, the collection fetched $19,276 (IBP) against an
estimate of $13,000.
Entries are now being accepted for Leonard Joel’s May 2014
Classic Furniture, Objects and Collectables Auction.
EnquiriesGuy Cairnduff, Head of Classic Furniture & Objects(03) 8825 5611 / 0407 828 [email protected]
212COffEE SERvICE* MAkERS MARk ObSCURED, LONDON, CIRCA 1863Sold $5,856 IbP
85 A CHINESE SILvER ExPORT vASECIRCA 1900, POSSIbLy MARkED HUNg CHONg & CO, SHANgHAISold $2,928 (IbP)
335 gAbRIELLE ARgy ROUSSEAU (1885 - 1963) MEDAILLONS fLEURIS PATE DE vERRE gLASS vASE, CIRCA 1925Sold $9,760 (IbP)
414 A vICTORIAN MAHOgANy bOOkCASE, Of COMPACT PROPORTIONSSold $4,880 IbP
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ClassIC FuRNITuRe, ObJeCTs & COlleCTables ResulTs
90 AN 18TH CENTURy CHINOISERIE bLACk LACqUERED AND gILT CAbINET ON A LATER STAND Sold $14,640 IbP
20 A LARgE AUbUSSON wOvEN ALLEgORICAL wALL TAPESTRy DEPICTINg MOSES AND THE gOLDEN CALfSold $12,200 IbP
220 THE STERLINg SILvER gOvERNORS CUP RACINg PRESENTATION TROPHy gEORgE HEATH, LONDON, CIRCA 1904Sold $6,100 IbP
195 A vENETIAN OvERLAID gLASS vASE 19TH CENTURySold $4,880 IbP
20A RARE EARLy 19TH CENTURy POCkET TERRESTRIAL gLObE AND TRAvELLINg CASE MARkED ‘wEST. / bAZAAR / SOHO SqUARE / 1816’ Sold $3,416 IbP
39 AN ExHIbITION qUALITy gALLE CAMEO AND OPALESCENT gLASS vASE CIRCA 1920 Sold for $24,400 IbP
A SELECt COLLECtiON OF OBJECtS SPANNiNG CAtEGORiES iNCLUDiNG NAtURAL HiStORY COLLECtOR’S CLOCkS, GLASS & SiLvER wAS AUCtiONED ON tHURSDAY 5 DECEMBER 2013
35 A RENE LALIqUE bACCHANTES PATTERN gLASS vASE MODEL INTRODUCED 1927 Sold for $9,150 IbP
17 DEC - FEBLEoNARD
asIaN WORKs OF aRT
Traditional favourites and unusual quirks
proved to be the most popular items sought
after by collectors from our recent Asian
Works of Art collection offering within the
Classic Furniture, Objects & Collectables
auction sold on Sunday 27th October.
Comprising eighty three lots, with items
representing a broad range of creativity from
cultures including India, Cambodia, Burma,
Thailand, Malaysia, China , Korea and Japan.
Against a modest estimate of $800-1200, lot
306 proved yet again the strong appreciation
held for the Japanese Shibayama technique.
Petite in scale but heavily encrusted with
skilfully carved flowers in mother of pearl,
ivory and coral, the box sold finally to the
successful bidder for $3,172 IBP. Another
firm favourite with collectors of Chinese
porcelain, a Famille Verte garden stool, lot
272 also selling well above its estimate for
$2,684 IBP. A most satisfying result was
achieved for lot 269 A Chinese Rhinoceros
horn turned vase 19th/20th century selling
for $4,392 IBP. Due to strict regulations
controlling the sale and export of Rhinoceros
horn items, Leonard Joel was able to gain
formal approval for our vendors from The
Department of the Environment and offer
a number of worked horn items for auction
with noted export restrictions included
in our selling terms and conditions. Other
interesting sales results include lot 280, an
intriguing esoteric Chinese spirit figure,
carved and fashioned from naturally burled
timber selling for $3172.00 IBP, lot 259
Four Burmese Bronze Handles from
tattooing sticks circa 1850 selling for $877
IBP, lot 250 a Japanese gilt and ink drawing
mid Edo period selling for $1,002 IBP and lot
300 a Japanese / Korean elm and pear wood
tansu with iron fittings circa 1920 selling for
$1,098 IBP.
Liza Hallam
Specialist Asian Works of Art
ASiAN wORkS OF ARt
280 A CHINESE CARvED ROOT wOOD fIgURE TOgETHER wITH A CARvED MARbLE INSET STAND 19TH CENTURy AND LATERSold $3,172 IbP
269 A CHINESE RHINOCEROS HORN TURNED vASE*19TH / 20TH CENTURySOLD $4392 IbP
306 A jAPANESE SHIbAyAMA bOx AND COvER*MEIjI PERIOD, CIRCA 1900Sold $3,172 IbP
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EnquiriesGuy CairnduffThe Specialist Collector(03) 8825 5611 / 0407 828 [email protected]
SUCCESS AT 16 ST gEORgES RD, TOORAk
Leonard Joel is pleased to announce the successful dispersal of this significant single-owner house
contents at 16 St Georges Road, Toorak. For more than 90 years Leonard Joel has been associated with
all the important Melbourne dispersals and this auction was no exception. Over 400 lots were offered
with a 93% sale rate and 96% by value. One of the more striking lots that featured in this auction was an
impressive Empire style partners desk (illustrated) that realised $7,320 (IBP).
NoW CoNSIgNINg SINgLE oWNER CoLLECTIoNS FoR 2014
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MOVIe pOsTeRs
MOviE POStERS
352ROARINg TwENTIES
warner bros., 1939, title lobby cardSold $793 IbP
313 (Part)MUNSTER gO HOME Universal, 1966, Set of seven US lobby cards and an Australian daybill poster, also included a set of eight US lobby cards and black & white stills, The ghost & Mr. Chicken, Universal, 1966. Sold for $366 IbP
332ELvIS ON TOUR MgM, 1972, US one sheet poster, Elvis Presley. Sold for $195 IbP
357TO CATCH A THIEf Paramount, 1955, Australian daybill posterSold for $915 IbP
363DR wHO & THE DALEkS Regal, 1966, Australian daybill poster Sold $732 IbP
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OPENiNG NiGHtiN SYDNEYGuests at the offi cial opening of Leonard Joel’s Sydney Queen
Street offi ces enjoyed the elegant surroundings and congenial
company, while sipping on glasses of French champagne and
taking in highlights from the December Fine Art and Fine
Jewellery Sales.
The Sydney offi ce will reopen from
Tuesday 28 january. by Appointment Only.
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THe ANTIQUE & INTeRIoRS AUCTIoN
viNtAGE StYLiNG
MUCH MORE tHAN ONE tHOUSAND tRANSACtiONS 46 tiMES iN A YEAR
The Antique & Interiors Auction at Leonard Joel has opened its doors on a Wednesday for
more than 90 years and every time it does that no less than 1000 items from every period,
category and region are showcased and then offered for public auction the following day on
the Thursday. Well before high street shopping or the pop-up concept was conceived one
of the earliest forms of retailing was in fact the auction forum and for several centuries it still
retains its allure as a very transparent way to sell and an exhilarating way to buy. So why not
make our Wednesday viewing from 9-8pm every week your new decorating habit and enjoy
exploring rooms and displays brimming with vintage items, luxury, art and design. Below is
just a sample of what can be discovered on a Wednesday at Leonard Joel.
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leONaRD JOel aND IVORY
Let me be quite clear, I respectfully
acknowledge C.I.T.E.S and the international
laws governing the illegal slaughter and
trade in wildlife products worldwide. Full
stop end of statement. My own personal
opinions are deeply rooted within the
protection and preservation of all wild
creatures, endangered or otherwise and
their immediate environments. I find
taxidermy and animal parts refashioned
into objects of beauty for human enjoyment
highly distasteful. But it is not my place to
adjudicate on choice nor impose my ideals
onto another’s, whose desire it is to furnish
their home or office or themselves with
a Bengal tiger floor rug, a Greater kudu
shoulder wall mount, an Ocelot fur swagger
coat or perhaps a Hawksbill turtle shell
chain and locket. All of these antique items
some of which are now endangered have
passed through my hands at auction and no
doubt give great pleasure and satisfaction to
their new owners.
These clients do not question the ethics of
animal rights and nor should they if we are
to believe as I do that these items came to be
offered by vendors in good faith, obtained
in the passing of time and quite possibly
simply for their own original enjoyment
now reconsidered because of any number
of relocation, downsizing, financial or estate
issues. This is the reality of an auction house
and why items are offered for sale, fashion
and taste play a part sometimes too. Its what
makes the world go round in our second
hand land. I work at an auction house in the
decorative arts department, we deal with
antique objects and furniture originating
from times when the relationship between
man and beast was unchallenged. The animal
kingdom was accepted to be at the mercy of
man to provide nourishment, protection,
adornment. We’ve matured now, become
aware of endangered species and global
warming, thank you Sir David Attenborough.
We sign petitions to stop the domestic
stock live export trade, we make donations
to Greenpeace and we boycott brands
associated with man made environmental
disasters.
All great stuff but who really knows about
C.I.T.E.S or are aware of how difficult it
now may be for anyone to auction their dear
Grandfathers Anglo-Indian ivory inlaid
coromandel work box, or Vizagapatam as we
in the trade like to say. Sounds absurd does it
not, that these slivers of ivory meticulously
inlaid into a whole much greater than the
fine decoration it displays could result in a
permanent ban on its legal sale at auction.
And let me assure you I do mean auction, at
the time of this going to print I am unaware
of any implications pertaining to the sale of
the thousands of same objects now being
offered in the retail environment of antique
stores and fairs right around this country
today. Therein lies one of the inadequacies
of the law impacting on the auction house, to
clearly exemplify what the law is attempting
to control and how this will realistically
assist in ending illegal trade. Why is the
focus to impede the sale of such objects and
furniture squared directly at the auction
house when we know antique retailers have
long imported their own stock directly from
overseas to support a shrinking market
of antique items being offered at auction
in Australia. I apologise in advance to our
trusted trade clientele for my comments but
we are all in this together.
How can the law rationalise the sale of
objects that present themselves quite
literally with no precise details of origin.
Put simply these items are now becoming
the refugees of the thing world who carry
with them no proof of age, nationality or
transcript of legal passage and therefore
with no place to go. Requirements from the
Department of the Environment responsible
for upholding the international laws relating
to C.I.T.E.S within Australia include dateable
letters, wills , notes, receipts or photographs
to prove provenance in relation to the law
introduced in 1975 prohibiting illegal trade
in endangered species. By provenance the
Department specifically means the age of an
item, how and where it came into a vendors
possession, the time of entry into Australian
shores and also the species of the animal
product or products used in the creation of
an object. As specialists in our chosen field
we must determine from our professional
expertise the species, age and origin of an
object and draft up the required statutory
declarations signed and witnessed as a
custodial passport of sorts to be approved,
before sale at auction may be granted. It
is of interest to note a precise biological
classification within a taxonomic rank can
only be completed by a professional scientist
using expensive and intrusive procedures
to obtain enough raw sample to undergo
a chemical DNA analysis. To accurately
pinpoint the true age of an item radio-carbon
dating is the only known procedure to date.
Neither process has been undertaken for an
item going to auction at Leonard Joel.
I believe that the original legislation has
been drafted at a time when the auction
house was traditionally seen as a market
place unregulated and open for business
to anyone wanting to pass on and make a
tidy profit for goods not entirely legitimate.
Times have changed and I am part of a
professional and ethical team that takes
great pride in responsibility and research.
We at Leonard Joel regard fakes, forgeries
and contraband as non commercial valorem.
Clearly the law requires reassessment for
specific legislation regarding the antique for
sale in a modern world and I will welcome
a more collaborative relationship between
the Department of the Environment and
the antique industry as a whole in the not
too distant future. How many old letters
or stamped receipts or faded polaroids of
the whole family gathered at your cousins
house in Darwin on Christmas day 1962,
larking about in new togs in front of the
full body mounted adult Polar Bear draped
with tinsel do you have? Actually, you may
very well have such a photograph and now
through inheritance legally own said Ursus
maritimus and if you do then we would very
much like to talk to you about market value
because you’ll be well on your way to proving
provenance and we just might have a buyer
in mind. Merry Christmas to all creatures
great and small.
www.environment.gov.au/topics/
biodiversity/wildlife-trade/internationally-
endangered-plants-and-animals-cites
Liza Hallam
Specialist Asian Works of Art
THe WILD lIfe of AN AUCTIoN HoUSe
AN ART DECO STyLE PATINATED bRONZE fIgURE Of DIANA wITH AN IvORy bOw*SIgNED TO bASE NITCHE
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