leonard, issue 35, december-january 2015

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CoverThe Graham Geddes Antique Relocation Auction Session I Saturday 21 March at 11am Session II Sunday 22 March at 11am

1291AN IMPORTANT CHINESE WUCAI-GLAZED BALUSTER JARMING DYNASTY (1368 - 1644), JIAJING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1522 - 1566)$38,000 - 42,000

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CLassIC FuRnITuRe & objeCTs

sIngLe owneR CoLLeCTIons

Guy Cairnduff, Head of Classic Furniture & Objects

& Head of The Specialist Collector

Phone +61 (0) 3 8825 5611


jeweLLeRY

Robert Haigh, Manager, Senior Jewellery Specialist

Phone + 61 (0) 3 8825 5618


jeweLLeRY & PRe–owneD LuxuRY

John D’agata, National Head of Jewellery

& Sydney Office

Phone + 61 (0) 3 8825 5605


CReaTIVe DIReCToR

Monique Le Grand

Phone + 61 (0) 3 8825 5620


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Susan Saunders, Head of Finance & Administration

Phone + 61 (0) 3 8825 5603


CoLLeCTIbLes

Giles Moon, Consultant

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Sophie Ullin, Head of Art

Phone + 61 (0) 3 8825 5609


sYDneY sPeCIaLIsT

Robert Williams, Sydney

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VInTage InTeRIoRs & MoDeRn DesIgn

anna Grassham, Vintage Interiors Manager

& Modern Design Specialist

Phone + 61 (0) 3 8825 5614


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Chiara Curcio, Specialist, Classic Furniture

& Objects, Books and Manuscripts

Phone + 61 (0) 3 8825 5635


Leonard Joel offices will be closed from 23rd December and will

reopen 19th January 2015.

We wish all our valued clients and industry colleagues the compliments of the season.

Leonard Joel is a proud supporter

of Arts Project Australia

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DEcEmBEr - JAnuArY contEnts

aTTICUS & MILO REFURBISHMENT 2FOREWORD 3 NEWS 4CaLENDaR 5MODERN DESIGN 6WHaT IS a vaLUaTION REaLLY WORTH? 7FINE JEWELLERY & LUXURY 8FINE aRT 10CLaSSIC FURNITURE & OBJECTS 12THE GRaHaM GEDDES aNTIQUE RELOCaTION aUCTION 14aNTIQUITIES FROM THE PRIvaTE COLLECTION OF GRaHaM GEDDES 15SYDNEY 16THE MaRK LISSaUER COLLECTION 18DREWEaTTS & BLOOMSBURY 20THE WILCOX COLLECTION SYDNEY 222015 EvENTS 24vaULT 25

FROM vaLUaBLE SINGLE ITEMS TO ENTIRE COLLECTIONS

If you have a single item or collection you wish to sell, the Leonard Joel team of specialists can guide you through the entire valuation and auction process. We can provide you with experts across all collecting fi elds, no less than thirteen categories of auction to select from and the most expansive calendar of catalogue auctions in Australia. Leonard Joel specialists conduct insurance and market valuations for the entire spectrum of clients - private collectors, corporations, museums, fi duciaries and government entities are advised by our valuers and specialists on a daily basis.

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and events you can collect a copy from our South Yarra and Woollahra offi ces at

the start of every month. But don’t delay as copies run out quickly!

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Now at the ripe old age of 95 and fast

approaching our centenarian year, Leonard

Joel has deemed it a fitting moment to

redecorate our rooms at 333 Malvern Rd.

We have selected Caecilia Potter of award-

winning design practice Atticus & Milo

because she is well-known for her expertise

and passion for creating engaging spaces

within heritage buildings. We asked Caecilia

to give our clients some insight into our

interior refreshment project.

My view of LeoNARd is of a complex

personage who retains his 19th century

auction-house values whilst warmly

embracing 21st century technologies. He is

not driven by fads and fashions but by more

lasting qualities of beauty, craftsmanship,

individuality and provenance. He takes an

eclectic interest in the parallel worlds of

fine art, design, jewellery, luxury goods and

collectibles. Hence, when conceiving the

new reception areas I sought to express some

of that personality and also that of the neo-

Gothic Victorian heritage-listed architecture

- an 1873 competition winning design by

prominent Victorian architects Crouch and

Wilson.

It is a matter of record that Victoria led the

world in pioneering compulsory, free and

secular education for the masses. Many of

LeoNARd’s clients may already be aware

that the premises was the first school built

in the Prahran district as a direct response to

the 1872 education Act Victoria, enacted by

then Premier of Victoria, conservative James

Goodall Francis. By 1900, with an enrolment

of 2000, it claimed to be the largest in

Victoria. The architecture embodies the

Victorian values of stability, permanence,

respectability, romanticism, conservatism

and even godliness, epitomised by the bell

tower and soaring Gothic-inspired arches.

It struck me that at Leonard Joel, the team of

specialists are also motivated by a desire to

educate and learn. There is always something

exciting and new in every sale that piques

their interest. It is axiomatic that auctions are

treasure houses for eager collectors intent

on finding unique and personally resonant

objects. Thus, a sometimes painstaking,

highly educational process of research,

investigation, observation, appraisal,

selective divestment and acquisition finds it’s

natural home in this historic school house.

Victorian architecture was characteristically

decorative, artistic and extroverted,

embodying craftsmanship and upholding the

civilizing and socially uplifting qualities of

ornamentation and display. Commentators

such as Ruskin and practitioners like William

Morris took an intellectual approach to

questions of Taste, style, Colour, Harmony

and ornament. Interior colour compositions

were typically soft, muted tertiary tones with

judicious application of brighter highlights

and generous lashings of gold and brass

to enliven otherwise subdued schemes.

Many Australians will be familiar with the

polychromatic brickwork of the period and

the popular usage of black and white marbles

(signifying night and day, masculine and

feminine) as well as distinguishing patterns

such as herringbone and chevron.

Today Victorian interiors are commonly

perceived as heavy, ornate and over-

embellished. However, it has been a joy to

take inspiration from the spirit of the times

– I hope with a lighter touch!

Materials, finishes and fittings for the new

interiors will reference that noble history

and the illustrious records of the firm, but

with a contemporary flavour that reflects the

diverse interests and passions of LeoNARd’s

clientele. Keen-eyed observers may perhaps

spot the profiles of some important figures

from the past. With respect to furnishings,

art and accessories, over time we plan to

augment a few key pieces with special

auction finds. This will enrich and invigorate

the process and is, of course, authentically

‘Leonard’.

We don’t want to raise the curtain too early

as that would spoil the surprise. suffice to

say that, as Australia’s busiest auction house,

we can only close for a limited period this

January to allow construction works to

progress, and so we plan to unveil stage 1 in

March 2015. We have focussed these works

on improving our client experience from

arrival, through meeting spaces and onto the

cashier. Then we intend to roll out further

exciting stages to address our various display

and auction spaces, all with minimum

disruption to our valued clients.

We ask for your forbearance for any

inconvenience that may ensue and hope that

you will enjoy our metamorphosis as much

as we will.

[Caecilia Potter FdIA design director

Atticus & Milo]

aTTICus & MILo ReFuRbIsHMenT

GREAT ExPECTATIONS

2SUN & SEA LEONARD

As we approach the end of 2014 we celebrate

95 years in business and as Melbourne’s

oldest auctioneer we delight in handling

property from all walks of life and from all

over the world.

In Leonard Joel’s 90th year I had the

privilege of being invited back to manage and

regenerate this great firm and now five years

on I’m delighted to advise you that we are

very much a 21st century auction house with

a client focus; reflecting current tastes and

embracing new collecting habits.

In 2015 this commitment to enhancing our

client experience will continue with several

exciting new initiatives.

The refurbishment of ground floor areas of

our Melbourne rooms by celebrated design

house ATTICUs & MILo will take place

over the summer break and this redesign

will enhance client reception, lounge areas

and cashier arrangements and streamline the

client experience for every visitor to Leonard

Joel.

To compliment this building redesign we are

also embarking on a stage II redesign and

refinement of our website to provide clients

with an enhanced and simplified digital

experience across all devices. At Leonard

Joel we remain passionate about traditional

print (as evidenced by this publication) but

we are even more excited by the possibilities

that online platforms and forums can offer

our clients.

Finally, and perhaps most significantly, in

2015 we have secured an association with

London auctioneer dreweatts & Bloomsbury.

dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions is a “Top

5” UK auctioneer and parent company,

stanley Gibbons PLC, is the only UK stock-

exchange listed auctioneer and dealer

in collectibles. This association provides

Leonard Joel clients, whether buying

or selling, unprecedented access to new

markets, new buyers and with profound

expertise in coins and stamps, amongst other

categories.

We do hope you have enjoyed LeoNARd in

2014 and we look forward to welcoming you

back to our Melbourne and sydney rooms

in 2015 and may I take this opportunity, on

behalf of the entire Leonard Joel team, in

wishing you and your loved ones a happy and

healthy summer break.

95 years on

FoRewoRD

JOHN aLBRECHT

MANAGING DIRECTOR

& NATIONAL HEAD OF COLLECTIONS

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news

MY BOOKSHOP

Leonard Joel are delighted to announce the appointment of Katarina Ljahovic

to the new role of Client Liaison.

Facilitating a smooth client experience throughout the auction process is a

cornerstone of the Leonard Joel business model and the introduction of a Client

Liaison will enhance our client-focused services even further. Leonard Joel prides

itself on being a multi-category auction house and Katarina in this new role

will be the primary point of contact for clients with consignments in multiple

departments.

Katarina comes to us with a wealth of auction and client service experience,

having worked at Sotheby’s Canada prior to arriving on our shores.

In this new post at Leonard Joel, Katarina has been tasked with being the

fi rst port of call for our clients, whether buying or selling, and making your

transactions with Leonard Joel seamless and straight-forward.

The tragic death last year of local

interior designed Stuart Rattle robbed

Australia of one of its great design

talents and most charming characters.

We are lucky that his legacy lives

on in his work, his friends, and a

beautiful new book just published

by Lantern Books. Stuart Rattle’s

Musk Farm focuses on Rattle’s

magnifi cent property in Victoria’s

Central Highlands. His restoration of

an old abandoned schoolhouse and

its surrounding grounds became his

great passion. Rattle “structured his

working life so he could spend the

maximum amount of time there,’’

recalls friend and landscape designer

Paul Bangay in the Foreword. “Musk

Farm represented everything Stuart

believed in, both as a designer and

a human being; he created a house

and a garden that were exquisitely

crafted and detailed, supporting and

employing many highly specialised

craftsmen…”

This beautiful little hardback – with

photographs by Earl Carter and Simon

Griffi ths, and words by Annemarie

Kiely – features the rooms, furniture

and furnishing, antiques and

collectables, and the artwork that

Rattle treasured. Readers also have

a chance to explore the magnifi cent

Musk Farm gardens and learn more

about its creator’s planting methods

and landscape design ethos.

All proceeds from the book’s sales go

to the Friends of Wombat Hill Botanic

Gardens. We highly commend this

memento to a great friend and a

brilliant designer.

Stuart Rattle’s Musk Farm

Foreword by Paul Bangay

$39.99 (Lantern)

BY CORRIE PERKIN

MEET LEONARD JOEL’S CLIENT LIAISON

1 - 11 JaNUaRY, 2015MORNINGTON PENINSULa, vICTORIa

8TH aNNUaLPENINSULa SUMMER MUSIC FESTIvaL

World-class Music, Intimate Performances and Unique Iconic Peninsula

Locations best encapsulates the Peninsula Summer Music Festival.

In its 8th year, the festival has evolved into a major event on the Mornington

Peninsula calendar. It is recognised for imaginative programming that

assembles leading Australian and International artists, and celebrates the

Region’s fi ne wines, produce and beautiful scenery.

With a wonderful array of the fi nest classical, early chamber music, jazz,

cabaret and world music, this festival provides a chance for culture seekers,

music lovers, holiday makers, friends and families to get together for some

fantastic entertainment. Come and sample the best of the Mornington

Peninsula from January 01-11.

www.peninsulafestival.com.au

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Forthcoming Auctions

CaLenDaR

Auctions and viewing times are subject to change.

The vintage Interiors auction Every ThursdayFurniture & Interiors – 10am Jewellery & Wristwatches – 10.30am Art – 11.30am Books – 12pm Objects & Collectibles – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Petit Classic Furniture & Objects auction Thursday 18th December 2014 – 2pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Monthly Toy auction Thursday 5th February 2015 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Xue Mo Selected Works 2009 - 2014 Exhibition 18th – 27th February 2015 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Jewels & Objets D’art auction Including The Wilcox Collection Sunday 8th March 2015 – 1pm 39 Queen Street, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW

The Graham Geddes antiques Relocation auction Including antiquities from the private collection of Graham Geddes Session I Saturday 21st March 2015 – 11am Session II Sunday 22nd March 2015 – 11am 877 High Street, Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria

Fine Jewellery auction Monday 23rd March 2015 – 6pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Fine art auction Tuesday 24th March 2015 – 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Modern Design auction Thursday 23rd April 2015 – 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Pre Owned Luxury auction Thursday 14th May 2015 – 1pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

Classic Furniture & Objects auction Including The Mark Lissauer Collection Session I Saturday 30th May 2015 – 11am Session II Sunday 31st May 2015 – 11am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria

BID LIvE ONLINE

SYDNEYaUCTION

The final bronze sculptures by Adam Cullen

Closed for summer vacation20 December - 12 January

enquiries69 John Street, Leichhardt, NSW, 2040

69johnstreet.com | +61 2 7901 7072 | [email protected]

Consignments WelcomeArtists of particular interest include Hilda Rix Nicholas, Ethel Carrick Fox, Emanuel Phillips Fox and Cressida

Campbell

AMIE KINGSTON (1908-96)Engine Room II (painted on board the RMS Ormonde) 1937

oil on panel25.0 x 25.0 cm

AUGUSTUS GEDDESINSTINCT

EXHIBITION OPENS THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2014

- 914 HIGH ST ARMADALE -

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MoDeRn DesIgn

THE CURVES OF NIEMEYERIn 2012 Brazil lost one of its greatest public architects and designers, Oscar Niemeyer. But

with a life that spanned almost 105 years Niemeyer’s legacy and passion for curve over

line, for abstraction over realism found expression in more than 600 projects

and numerous design collaborations which included his vision and central role in the

creation of the modern capital of Brazil. Criticized by his peers for his monumentalism

he unashamedly pursued curvature and abstraction over what he considered to be the

formality and emptiness of line. This was his way of celebrating the ocean, the landscape

and space. The chaise lounge, lot 197, at Leonard Joel’s Modern Design auction on

Thursday evening, one of only three ever produced, was a rare Niemeyer design that we

had the privilege of exhibiting and selling at auction. Manufactured by Tendo Braziliera

in the 1970s the chair sold for $10,980 and set an Australian record for the designer at

auction. Anna Grassham for Modern Design commented “its elegant black finish, it’s

curvaceous look, yet eminently functional design, placed it as one of my favourites of

the auction and I’m just so thrilled that new collectors can enjoy and acquire design and,

really, history of this calibre”.

If you have designer furniture, no matter how new or old, that you wish to sell contact

Anna Grassham for a complimentary discussion and appraisal.

EnquiriesAnna GrasshamModern Design Specialist(03) 8825 [email protected]

Now coNsigNiNg MoDERN DEsigN FoR APRiL 2015

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wHaT Is a VaLuaTIon ReaLLY woRTH?

I came across this question recently and

it gives food for thought about how we as

valuers arrive at the value of an item.

My area is specifically jewellery and watches

but for any object coming through the doors

of Leonard Joel how do we assign a value?

The article where this question came from

further went on to explain “ [a valuations]

worth is entirely dependent on the

instructions that precede it, when those

instructions are given and the use that is

made of it when it is received.”

Critical is the word instruction and it is

vital that the owner and valuer establish the

purpose of the valuation. often the owner

does not know themselves what they are

wanting to achieve by having something

valued. The definition of auction/market

value, replacement value, probate or

matrimonal will render highly different

outcomes for all involved. explaining these

terms to the owner is vital. once the purpose

has been established the valuer can begin to

appraise within the correct context.

Written valuations must always have the

purpose written at the top to clarify how the

price has been derived. difficulty arises when

the owner of the valuation then seeks to use

this information for a different function.

Numerous clients who visit the Jewellery

department with jewellery they are wanting

to auction provide us with accompanying

paperwork in the form of an insurance

valuation. Many believe that this is the value

of their piece. The client has confused the

insurance value to the market value, not

realising they are very different purposes.

A good example of this is an edwardian

diamond flower bar brooch. It has lots of

little diamonds and is fine and delicate. An

auction value at the moment would not be

very high due to the lack of desirability of

Antique brooches. An auction value could be

suggested of $200. However it’s insurance

value will be hugely different as the valuer

must factor in that the piece was handmade

and to replicate this piece numerous hours

would be taken. The setting of numerous

small stones can also be time consuming and

costly. There is also sales tax and GsT to be

added as well. The same brooch for insurance

purposes could easily be $2000.

For any of you who enjoy watching the

Antiques Roadshow, consider next time

you are watching the type of value being

assigned. often the specialist doesn’t qualify

the context of the price they are providing.

everyone is gasping at a large figure but does

that mean the price is one that can be realised

the next day or month or year?

Remember valuations are a matter of

opinion. It is subjective and relies on the

valuer being aware of all the relevant facts at

the time of the valuation. For jewellery this

changes constantly due to the fluctuations in

the gold price and the exchange rate between

the U.s. and Australian dollar. What an item

is worth today will be different tomorrow.

Valuers are providing expert opinion, using

comparisons and comparable examples to

assist in deriving their price, or researching

to obtain the correct information.

so the answer to the question what is a

valuation worth lies in how the purpose is

defined between the valuer and the client

and therefore assists in accuracy for both

parties.

Caroline Tickner

BA (Hons), FGAA

Leonard Joel Jewellery Insurance Valuations

What is a valuation really Worth?

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FIne jeweLLeRY & LuxuRY

THE LURE OF THE KELLY

Now coNsigNiNg FoR MARcH FiNE JEwELLERY AUcTioN 2015

Forget Facebook, Instagram & Twitter; this story is better! The ‘Hermes Kelly‘, as we

know it today, started its new lease of life in Hollywood. Famous film costume designer

Edith Head purchased the Hermes accessory for Grace Kelly as part of her wardrobe for

the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film ‘To Catch A Thief’. Kelly, Grace that is, loved the bag so

much that she carried it everywhere. In 1956, the then pregnant Princess Grace, used

the bag to shield her baby bump from the ever present paparazzi. A photograph was

featured in Life magazine and an icon was born.

The Kelly started from humble beginnings. The original prototype had its origins around

1892 and was known as Haut à Courroies because of its high handle. This was a large

bag used for holding a saddle. It had a couple of facelifts in1923, it was simplified as a

handbag by designers Émile-Maurice Hermès and Ettore Bugatti, then in 1930 Hermès’s

son-in-law Robert Dumas redesigned it as a spacious travel bag called Sac à Dépêches.

It was this version that was eventually transformed into the Kelly Bag that we know today.

Leonard Joel has had the privilege of selling a number of these iconic bags in our

popular LUxURY auctions. Most recently this exotic 30cm black crocodile Hermes Kelly

sold for $14,640 including buyer’s premium.

Enquiries

Amanda Saini

Assistant, Pre-owned Luxury

(03) 8825 5645

[email protected]

It was impressive to say the least and it is not often that you get to handle a 100.42ct

Columbian emerald. Our cover piece, lot 165, a beautiful pear cut emerald was

secured for $64,660 IBP. The buyer, far too nervous to bid in the room on such a

rare piece, negotiated the sale by private treaty. Colour was certainly the flavour

of the day, with all of our Argyle pink diamonds selling for exceptional prices

including lot 343, a 0.89ct triangular fancy intense pink diamond, which hammered

for $61,000 IBP. Cocktail jewellery was king - lot 139, a multi-gem bomb ring, was

highly contested and sold for $2,440 IBP and the last lot in the auction, a massive

173.60ct citrine cocktail ring, concluded the auction at $1342 IBP. The gentlemen in

the audience were not left out either - our very collectable Rolex “Double Red Sea

Dweller” wristwatch generated a bidding war that stopped at $16,850 IBP and lot 174, a

gentleman’s 5.45ct Ceylon sapphire ring, was secured for $5,120 IBP. With Christmas in

the air buying continued well in to the week with numerous post-sales augmenting an

already successful evening auction.

Enquiries

John D’Agata

National Head of Jewellery

& Sydney Office

(03) 8825 5605 / 0408 355 339

[email protected]

FInE JeWellery

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FIne jeweLLeRY & LuxuRY

THE LURE OF THE KELLY

AN IMPRESSIVE AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND DRESS RING

SOLD FOR $10,370 IBP

A PAIR OF AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND EARRING

SOLD FOR $2,684 IBP

AN AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND PENDANT

SOLD FOR $6,100 IBP

AN AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND COCKTAIL RING

SOLD FOR $6,710 IBP

AN IMPRESSIVE AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND RING/BROOCH

SOLD FOR $14,640 IBP

AN ART DECO AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND BROOCHDRESS CLIP

SOLD FOR $2,196 IBP

“When I think of summer jewellery, I think of aquamarine.”

John D’Agata

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FInE art

Our final auction got off to a cracking start with Percy Lindsay’s Prospectors opening

proceedings. A cacophony of phones and internet bidding immediately revealed a

symphony of interest and desire culminating in a sale price of $6,100 IBP, four times its upper

estimate. James R. Jackson’s Sydney Harbour through Clifton Gardens (lot 6) also met a

chorus of bids and sold high at $14,030 IBP. Similarly William McInnes’ Cattle in Landscape

(lot 61) reached its top note at $9,150 IBP. In fact, traditional art overall was singing from

the same song sheet with solid results achieved for the majority, especially works that had

long been unseen or were hard to come by. Jesse Traill falls in to the latter category so

it was perhaps no surprise that collectors were willing to double presale-expectations to

$3,904 IBP for Wheat Stocks in Paddock 1915 (lot 107) belonging to the Estate of Beverly

Brown. The dreamy watercolours of Jesse Jewhurst Hilder from the same Estate were

also hotly pursued, tripling the low estimate in the case of Gathering Clouds - Dora Creek

(lot 106) and almost doubling it for The Artist Working (lot 129).

Portraiture, often described as an underrated genre, met with noticeable appreciation

spear headed by Sydney Seymour Lucas’ Portrait of Jessica Grant at $4,148 IBP. A great

result for a work by a British artist with a modest reputation.

European art came to the fore once more and this time it was art from the Gallic regions

of the Continent that reigned supreme with Bernard Buffet’s Nature Morte à la Cafetière

(lot 183, front cover) seizing the crown at $42,700 IBP. Lucien Adrion’s Regatta, France (lot

176) added to the ranks with a top estimate result of $24,400 IBP and Constantin Kluge’s

the Paris Opera (Flower Market) at $6,100 IBP entirely surpassed its quote. The Italians

were commendably represented by Telemaco Signorini (A Fiesole, lot 196) and the Dutch

by Rembrandt van Rijn’s Portrait etching at $6,100 IBP and $7,320 IBP respectively.

Enquiries Sophie Ullin, Head of Art

(03) 8825 5609 / 0413 912 307 / [email protected]

Now coNsigNiNg FoR MARcH FiNE ART AUcTioN 2015

JESSE JEWHURST HILDER (1881-1916) The Artist Working (a postcard)watercolour on postcard, 9 x 13.5cmSold for $4,148 IBP

ALBERT NAMATJIRA (1902-1959)Near Hermannsburgwatercolour, 26 x 36.5cmSold for $26,840 IBP

PERCY LINDSAY (1870-1952) Prospectorsoil on board, 15.5 x 24cmSold for $6,100 IBP

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REx DUPAIN (born 1954) Girl with Red Towel 2005100 x 100cmSold for $3,050 IBP

MARTINE EMDUR (born 1967)Deep Turquoise 2010 oil on linen152.5 x 229cmSold for $23,180 IBP

JAMES R. JACKSON (1882-1975) Sydney Harbour through Clifton Gardens

oil on canvas, 63 x 75cmSold for $14,030 IBP

PRO HART (1928-2006) Avalon Beach 1985oil on canvas, 70.5 x 75.5cmSold for $11,590 IBP

H. W. COTTON (1872-1931) Sunlight Harbour, Taylor Bay, Sydneywatercolour on paper laid on board, 28.5 x 33cmSold for $2,928 IBP

LUCIEN ADRION (French, 1889-1953) Regatta, Franceoil on canvas, 100 x 81cmSold for $24,400 IBP

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Now coNsigNiNg FoR cLAssic FURNiTURE & obJEcTs AUcTioN iN 2015

EnquiriesGuy CairnduffHead of Classic Furniture & Objects03 8825 [email protected]

ClassiC Furniture & oBJeCts

A LARGE AND ELABORATE STATIC MODEL OF THE BRIG-SLOOP, HM OBERON (1805)Sold for $7,800 IBP

A FINE QUALITY SHIP BUILDER’S HALF MODEL OF THE TRANSPORT

SHIP S.S GRACCHUSSold for $5,500 IBP

A LARGE BRASS SHIP’S COMPASS AND BINNACLESold for $1,200 IBP

A BRASS TELEGRAPH POINTER, MILNE BROS, SYDNEYSold for $1,100 IBP

“When I think of summer objects, I think beautiful model boats

& maritime instruments.” Guy Cairnduff

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PETIT CLASSIC FURNITURE & OBJECTS

THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER AT 2PM

312A RARE MOORCROFT FLAMBE WARATAH PATTERN VASE$10,000 - 15,000

234AN UNUSUAL EARLY 20TH CENTURY HARDWOOD BENCH OF MARITIME INTEREST$1,000 - 2,000 EUGENE VON GUERARD (1811-1901)

View of Mt Sturgeon and Mt Abrupt from the Crater of Bald Hill 1856, 1869also known as View from the Bald Hill a crater on Mr Marrs Station / Mt. Sturgeon, Victoria Ranges, Mt AbruptPrivate Collection, Northern Regional, VictoriaSold for $329,400 IBP

A BOx FRAMED WAx RELIEF PORTRAITPrivate Collection, Western District, VictoriaSold for $2,900 IBP

AFTER GIOVITA LOMBARDI (ITALIAN, 1837-1876) GOAT AND KIDPrivate Collection, Western District, VictoriaSold for $39,000 IBP

DISCOVERED IN REGIONAL VICTORIA,

SOLD BY LEONARD JOELDuring 2014, Leonard Joel specialists have travelled throughout Victoria bringing antique and fine art appraisal services to regional centres. For enquiries regarding obligation free appraisals for fine art, objects, antique furniture and jewellery in regional Victoria, contact:

Guy CairnduffHead of Classic Furniture & Objects03 8825 [email protected]

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THe gRaHaM geDDes anTIQues ReLoCaTIon auCTIon

liFe imitates art in the evolution oF an antiques empire: THE GRAHAM GEDDES ANTIQUES RELOCATION AUCTION, 21-22 MARCH 2015

1295A CHINESE DOUCAI ‘DUCK

AND LOTUS’ BOWLQING DYNASTY (1644 - 1911),

JIAQING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1796 - 1820)

$36,000 - 40,000

Lot 30AN EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY CHINOISERIE BLACK LACQUERED CABINET ON STAND$30,000 - 40,000

The physical and cultural landscape of Melbourne’s High Street, Armadale, will be

forever changed when the stock in trade of Graham Geddes Antiques is dispersed

over two sessions in a relocation auction in March 2015, owing to the redevelopment of

the property the business has occupied for over 40 years. Since 1972, 877 High Street

Armadale has been a focal point for local and international collectors of fine antiques, art

and antiquities. It has also been the scene of riotous parties and philosophical debates,

thanks to the gregarious – and at times mercurial - nature of larger-than-life proprietor,

Graham Geddes. During this time, the footprint of the business has grown to encompass

three palatial shop fronts with adjoining galleries and workshops, housing a vast inventory

which has become renowned as an encyclopaedic catalogue of styles, spanning Asian

and European antiquities through to early European and English furniture and objects.

Practical motivations aside, Geddes’ decision to part with his tightly held stock in trade is

as much a demonstration of the foresight which has driven one of the most diverse and

enduring large scale antiques business in Australia, as it is a reflection of the dynastic

machinations associated with many of the ancient artefacts held in his collection. His

eldest daughter, Lilly, will assume management of the statuary and antique hire divisions

of the business, with Graham focussing on dealing in high-end Asian works of art, enjoying

his personal collection and holding fundraising events. But whatever the future holds

for this enigmatic elder statesman of the Australian antiques industry, it is sure to be

embarked upon with the same passion and vigour which has been a hallmark of his life’s

work and will surely be something to behold.

Enquiries

Guy Cairnduff

Head of Classic Furniture & Objects

03 8825 5611

[email protected]

1291AN IMPORTANT CHINESE WUCAI-GLAZED BALUSTER JARMING DYNASTY (1368 - 1644), JIAJING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1522 - 1566)$38,000 - 42,000

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anTIQuITIes FRoM THe PRIVaTe CoLLeCTIon oF gRaHaM geDDes

ANTIQUITIES FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF GRAHAM GEDDESFor over fifty years, Graham Geddes has travelled the globe searching for the beautiful,

the obscure, and the sublime. Driven by a passion for history, objects, and the inexorable

thrill of acquisition, Geddes has created an enviable collection. Now, Leonard Joel is

offering Antiquities from the private collection of this true connoisseur, ranging in date

from the Paleolithic era to late antiquity, in origin from Mesopotamia to France, and in

form from arrow heads to exquisite amphorae. With these important antiquities, we are

offered a rare insight not only into the meaning of objects in the ancient world, but also

their contemporary significance.

Alongside their inherent aesthetic value, many of these items encapsulate key turning

points in ancient civilizations. Stylistic transition from the Archaic ‘frozen smile’ to the

impassive beauty that defined the Greek Classical era is glimpsed in a head of a woman.

The proud form of an azure blue glass alabastron evokes the profusion of Roman

production at the turn of the third century AD. Sadly, within a few years the socio-economic

crisis would threaten to bring the Empire to its knees.

Geddes’ collection of Apulian vases contributes to the showcase of this unmissable

antiquities auction, the Ancient Greek pottery. Reflecting decades of acquisition and

appreciation, these exquisite vessels are of breathtaking quality and significance. Upon

their surfaces maenads dance, the gods consult, and the Trojan War rages. Representing

for the Ancient Greeks the pillars of their culture, the later history of these objects has

in turn helped to shape Classics and Archaeology in Australia, and its international

reputation. Many of these pieces were selected in consultation with the late Prof. A.D.

Trendall. An authority on Greek vases produced in fifth and fourth century BC South Italian

colonies, Trendall was an exemplar of the innovation and energy of Australian Classics

and Archaeology. In continuing recognition of their importance, pieces from the Geddes

collection have been studied, exhibited, and published nationally and internationally.

Many of these works have been inaccessible to the public from the early 2000’s, and the

Geddes antiquities collection has never been shown in its entirety. The Leonard Joel

auction, Antiquities from the Private Collection of Graham Geddes, presents a not to

be missed opportunity to appreciate unique objects curated by Graham Geddes, one of

Australia’s greatest collectors.

Monique Webber for Leonard Joel

708AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE COLUMN KRATER, ATTRIBUTED TO THE SWING PAINTER, CIRCA 530 B.C.$110,000 - 130,000

709AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE NECK AMPHORA FROM THE CIRCLE OF ANTIMENES, CIRCA 520-510 B.C.$185,000 - 195,000

703AN APULIAN RED-FIGURE TREFOIL-LIPPED OENOCHOE ATTRIBUTED TO THE VARRESE PAINTER, CIRCA 360 B.C.$46,000 - 55,000

THE gRAHAM gEDDEs ANTiQUEs RELocATioN AUcTioN 21-22 MARcH 2015

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On a sweltering November day in Sydney

collectors enjoyed the calm and cool of

the recently refurbished Intercontinental

hotel in Double Bay to secure fine

jewellery, objects and Australian art at

the final 2014 auction for Leonard Joel

in Sydney. The front cover piece lot 232,

a figurative bronze and ivory group by

Demetre Chiparus, tended to typify the

connoisseurship evident amongst buyers

at the auction who seemed to focus on

beautifully executed and detailed objects.

The bronze and ivory was particularly

interesting because it incorporated no

less than four figures and instead of the

more typical single female performer it

depicted children at play. After bidding

from no less than three collectors the

figurative group sold for more than

double its estimate and realised $24,400

(IBP). Similarly, lot 197, a most complex

ivory okimono and conceived as a family

of mice scrambling over chestnuts and

beans, was indicative of the sort of

complex design and balance that seemed

to appeal to buyers at the Sydney Leonard

Joel auction. This rare piece by the work-

master Shin Ichi realised a staggering

$12,200 (IBP). Elaborate jewellery and

porcelain also sold well with lot 23, a

splendid multi-South Sea pearl and

diamond necklace selling for $9,760 (IBP)

and an intricately decorated 16th century

Chinese porcelain stationery holder, lot

165, also selling for $9,760 (IBP). Leonard

Joel was delighted to team up with 69

JOHN ST FINE ART SPECIALISTS, who

provided the auction with a beautifully

curated selection of fine Australian art.

Amongst the highlights was lot 295, an

increasingly rare oil painting by Margaret

Preston, that realised $59,780 (IBP).

Robert Williams, Specialist Objets D’Art

& Jewellery Sydney, is now accepting

consignments for our March 2015 auction.

For an obligation-free appraisal please

contact Robert on (02) 9362 9045 or email

[email protected].

CompleX ConCeptions Capture syDney

auDienCe

Now coNsigNiNg JEwELs & obJETs D’ART FoR sYDNEY AUcTioN MARcH 2015

A FINE CARVED AND STAINED JAPANESE IVORY LARGE OKIMONO SIGNED SHIN ICHI

Sold $12,200 IBP

MARGARET ROSE PRESTON (1875-1963) Gloxinia 1928oil on canvas45.5 x 35.5 cm

Sold $59,780 IBP

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My late father, a jeweller and goldsmith,

was a great one for interesting practical

insights on what “makes” a fine piece

of jewellery. Workmanship for example

could be determined often by the

simplest and oddest of tests – a gate-link

bracelet could be held on its side at one

end by the fingers and at right angles

to the ground. If it sagged it was either

very worn or if new and sagging, of poor

construction. I always remember this test.

Equally, the visibility and finish of hinges

on gold and silver boxes explained a lot

about the quality of manufacture – if one

couldn’t see the hinge or if it was very

hard to discern, this was the “hallmark” of

a gold and silversmith’s fine work. Lot 243,

an Art Deco silver cigar box by Cartier of

Paris and signed Cartier Paris with French

silver and makers marks was just such

an example of superb workmanship. It

was offered in our recent Jewels & Objet

D’Art auction in Sydney and spotted by

none other than Cartier’s great grandson

Alain Cartier. Alain was determined to

secure it for his private collection and

finally secured the rare piece of history

and design for $4,880 (IBP). It is now on its

way to Europe!

John Albrecht

Managing Director

JEWELLERY ROYALTY VISITS LEONARD JOEL, SYDNEY

A DUNHILL AQUARIUM TABLE LIGHTER, MID-20TH CENTURY

Sold $2,440 IBP

A PAIR OF CORAL AND DIAMOND EARRINGS

Sold $3,172 IBP

A PAIR OF MOTHER OF PEARL EARRINGS

Sold $854 IBP

CHINESE ExPORT SILVER MODEL OF A GUN BOAT, REALISTICALLY CRAFTED, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Sold $1,464 IBP

“When I think of summer objects, I think of carved coral, mother of pearl and strange marine interpretations.” Robert Williams

ART DECO SILVER CIGAR BOx BY CARTIER

Sold $4,880 IBP

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THe MaRK LIssaueR CoLLeCTIon

An unassuming and charming 92 year old man of many stories, sad and engaging,

Mark Lissauer has spent the last 40 years abroad months at a time studying exotic

cultures and rituals. Fluent in 7 languages and visitor to over 30 countries, it is

no surprise Mark is well known for his interesting and diverse collection of niche

ethnographic material. Acquiring his first tribal piece in 1948 during a business trip

to New Guinea, being a man of tradition and taste Mark held no prejudice over the

pieces he collected with the exception of having symbolic meaning or history. A man

of exceptional memory, Mark still recalls the origin and symbolism of each piece he

purchased, and although he never favoured any piece in his collection, he speaks

with sentiment regarding the symbolism of each item once holding it in his hands.

Mark through extensive research became well‐seasoned on the cultures and rituals

of the locals he visited, and his home of 65 years boasts a specialist library and

several rooms laced with various remnants from tribes and countries worldwide.

An avid field collector come trader, and no stranger to the customs department, Mark

has documented the acquisition of some 35,000 items, including the sale of several

thousand items to various private collections and museums worldwide, including

reputable institutions such as the Rockefeller Museum and the Musee National des

Arts d’Afrique et d’Oceanie, now a facet of the Louvre.

His collection offers something for the amateur and specialist alike, from a Burkhara

mens wedding crown to a rare New Zealand Maori patu.

Enquiries

Chiara Curcio

Specialist, Classic Furniture & Objects

(03) 8825 5635 / 0412 653 315

[email protected]

ETHNOGRAPHIC ECCENTRIC

MARK LISSAUER AT HOME

THE MARK LissAUER coLLEcTioN AUcTioN MAY 2015

18SUN & SEA LEONARD

THe MaRK LIssaueR CoLLeCTIon

THE MARK LISSAUER COLLECTIONAn Important Private Collection of Oceanic Art & Artefacts

A LARGE LAVENDER JADE CARVING$3,000 - 4,000

A FINE TIBETAN SILVER LIDDED CUP ON STAND$1,600 - 2,000

A FINELY WORKED TIBETAN GILDED GHAU AMULET$2,000 - 3,000

A BUKHARA MENS WEDDING CROWN$2,000 - 3,000

HAWAII BOWL$3,000 - 5,000

A PNG MASSIM CANOE SPLASH BOARD, CIRCA 1950$1,000 - $2,000

AN OLD IATMUL MWAI MASK , MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER NEW GUINEA, 20TH CENTURY$3,000 - 5,000

A NEW ZEALAND MAORI PATU, 19TH CENTURY$3,000 - 5,000

A NEW BRITAIN TOLAI CEREMONIAL DANCE AxE $1,200 - 1,800

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DReweaTTs & bLooMsbuRY

LEONaRD JOEL aND DREWEaTTS & BLOOMSBURY aUCTIONS aRE PLEaSED

TO aNNOUNCE aN aLLIaNCE BETWEEN THE TWO FIRMS.

The two auction houses will assist each other with the marketing and sale of select

auctions in categories that will benefit from exposure to their respective markets.

For Leonard Joel this provides clients with a meaningful extension in to the London

market place and for Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions an opportunity to extend

their marketing of select auctions in to the Australasian region.

With origins dating back to 1759 Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions is a “Top

5” UK auctioneer and parent company, Stanley Gibbons PLC, is the only UK

stock-exchange listed auctioneer and dealer in collectibles. Leonard Joel,

established in 1919, is Melbourne’s oldest auctioneer and Australia’s only

full-service auction house.

australian anD enGlish auCtioneers Form ALLIAnCE

JOHN aLBRECHT FOR LEONaRD JOEL:

“I immediately liked Stephan and George

and I think we connected over many

issues associated with our industry in

the 21st century. I was particularly taken

by the firms’ commitment to online

growth and their similar view to mine,

that bricks and mortar auction rooms are

still vitally important to the development

of successful long-term online strategy. This alliance will provide Leonard Joel sellers

better access to UK/European buyers, Leonard Joel buyers better and more secure

access to UK/European auctions and equally, Dreweatts & Bloomsbury seller’s better

access to Australasian buyers and Dreweatts & Bloomsbury buyers better and more

secure access to Australasian auctions. I think it is an elegant and interesting win-win”

STEPHaN LUDWIG FOR DREWEaTTS

& BLOOMSBURY aUCTIONS:

“We have long believed in carefully

selected alliances with firms that share our

service ethos and quality standards. The

advancement of technology continues to

shrink the collecting world and our global

client base will benefit from enhanced

access to local knowledge. This alliance

with Leonard Joel will provide Australasian

stamp and coin collectors with direct

access to our world class numismatic and

philatelic expertise.”

A friendly lunch meeting at Brown’s Hotel in London between Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ Stephan Ludwig (CEO) and George Bailey (Chairman) with John Albrecht of Leonard Joel (Australia), about the world of auctions has yielded a new alliance between the two firms.

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DReweaTTs & bLooMsbuRY

In 2015 both firms will be jointly marketing select auctions in the following ways:

Website & Digital promotions | Traditional catalogues | Live-bidding events

For further enquiries contact John Albrecht, Managing Director & Proprietor

+ 61 (0) 3 8825 5619 / [email protected]

WATCH THIS SPACE IN 2015

DREWEATTS & BLOOMSBURY AUCTION RESULTS

(part)Iain Macmillan (1936-2006)The Abbey Road SessionThe Complete Set, 8 August 1969

Sold for £180,000

A blue and white “Five Dragons” vase with Jiaqing seal mark.

Sold for £275,000

Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942) Vineyards, 1941

Sold for £45,000

An enamel and emerald ‘Serpenti’ bangle wristwatch by Bulgari, circa 1968.

Sold for £85,000

A sapphire and diamond dress ring by Jean Schlumberger.

Sold for £118,000

Baldwins Edward VIII, gold Proof Sovereign, 1937, bare head of king facing left,

HP initials below for engraver Thomas Humphrey Paget.

Sold for £516,000 May 2014

Stanley GibbonsGreat Britain: 1888 Watermark ThreeOrbs £1 brown-lilac lettered TD (SG 186)large part o.g.Well centred and with very fresh and finecolour, without doubt one of the finestknown examples of this extremely rarestamp.

Sold for £40,000,March 2014

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THE DR GEORGE WILCOx COLLECTION

Leonard Joel is honoured to announce

that we have been entrusted with the

sale of The Dr. George Wilcox Collec-

tion. The late doctor’s distinguished

connoisseurship of fine clocks, furniture,

silver and decorative arts brings to us a

refined collection, with distinctly English

flavours. A curatorial journey shared with

his wife Pam, when I asked her the ques-

tion, “was it just his collection, yours, or

collaborative?” She explained, “Oh yes,

it was totally collaborative, in so much

as George bought the antiques, and

I always said ‘George, you can’t afford

that!’”.

The furniture leads with an exceptional

George III Satinwood Bonheur Du Jour,

attributed to George Simson. A simi-

lar Bonheur Du Jour, also attributed to

George Simson, was sold anonymously

at Christie’s, London on the 7th of June

2007 for £13,200. The feature clock of

the Wilcox Collection is a fine late Geor-

gian musical automata clock by James

Smith.

The ceramics lead with a remarkable

find; a fine Barr Flight & Barr Worcester

porcelain shell-decorated marbled part

dessert service, made for the Gordon

family, by John Barker. The service is

referred to in The Dictionary of Worces-

ter Porcelain, Volume I, 1751-1851, John

Sandon, pages 180-181, colour plate

76 and page 204. John Sandon writes

“A remarkable Barr, Flight & Barr des-

sert service was made circa 1812 for the

Gordon family and was sold in Scotland

in 1980 by Phillips from the estate of a

descendant, the Honourable Mrs. Jock

Leith of Glenkindie Castle, Aberdeen-

shire. The centres of each piece were

painted with shells in the distinctive

hand which has been attributed to John

Barker. The marbled grounds were

reserved with the family crest within a

neoclassical gold border.”

The collection continues with an

enchanting selection of Dr Wall Worces-

ter, Derby, Minton and other European

porcelain manufacturers. It is com-

pleted by an eclectic collection of silver;

mostly sourced from the Silver Vaults in

London, spanning the entire Georgian

periods, George IV, William IV, Victorian

and Edwardian through to Elizabeth II.

Enquiries Robert Williams

(02) 9362 9045

[email protected]

THE DR gEoRgE wiLcoX coLLEcTioN sYDNEY AUcTioN 8 MARcH 2015

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THe wILCox CoLLeCTIon sYDneY

Doctor George Wilcox in England, searching for treasures, circa 1980

Dr George Wilcox (MBBS Syd) was

a well-loved and respected general

practitioner in Kogarah (Sydney) for 36

years. He practised medicine in the era

when GPs were on call 24 hrs a day and

performed their own obstetrics.... and

lived in a family home attached to their

surgeries.

He was an astute and discerning buyer

of antiques. His first foray into antiques

and fine arts was at a Lawsons auction.

He came home that day with a Percy

Lindsay painting and nine other items.

The collection had begun.

Over the next 35 years Dr Wilcox was a

recognised face at the Sydney auctions.

He also bought items from dealers

such as Bill Bradshaw, Ros Palmer,

Martyn Cook and Paul Kenny - just to

mention a few.

Very frequent trips to England were

meticulously planned around antique

fairs and special auctions. Collecting

beautiful objects was a passion.

However, these objects were not

always just for display. He loved to use

his beautiful silver and crystal for family

feasts when possible. His collection of

long case, bracket and carriage clocks

were always working beautifully and

midday would find up to 20 different

chimes pealing.

The collection is being sold now as

his widow, Pam, is moving to a smaller

home.

Dr. GeorGe WilCoX (1923 - 1984)

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2015 eVenTs

“My container has just arrived from my September buying

trip and as a result I will have a fabulous display.”

Included in the collection is a wonderful selection of antique

French provincial dining tables, side tables and other related

furniture. Vintage and antique pottery, glass, zinc ware, Vintage

French paintings and posters, provincial cheeseboards and

many more unique objects will be available for immediate sale.

VENUESorrento Masonic Lodge (Supper Room),

3385 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento.

DATESJanuary 3rd until January 17th 2015.

HOURS10am to 4pm every day

ENQUIRIES Andrew Wilson 0418 365 605

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ART COLLECTOR: SHANNON BENNETTShannon Bennett is infamous for his craftsmanship as both chef

and businessman. As such, it should be of little surprise that his

approach to collecting art carries the same rigour and tenacity

with which he steers his empire of world-class restaurants.

He is curious, demanding and trusts his judgment – a combination

of attributes that has enabled him to develop a strong network

within the art world and a dynamic collection that he spreads

between his restaurants and home.

By Pippa Milne

In 2000, having returned from several years in Europe, Melbourne

-born Shannon Bennett opened the fi rst incarnation of Vue de Monde

in a terrace house in Carlton. So began his lively exploration of

Australian culture as defi ned by food, and subsequently, a hearty

interest in art and artists.

In conversation, Bennett is both confi dent and curious about the

topic of discussion. He’s waiting for a fl ight and at one stage pauses

to check-in while still managing to fl it smoothly between recalling

the joy of noticing the image of a half-eaten lamb chop in a work

by Stieg Persson and his emphatic opinion about the importance

of having art where it can be appreciated. His collection includes

works by artists to whom he feels personally connected or indebted

(such as Tony Albert and Jeffrey Smart), through to artists that he

admires and champions for their social and conceptual signifi cance

(including Gordon Bennett and Joseph Kosuth).

Over the years, Bennett has cooked for and befriended a number

of Melbourne’s art world elite and such friendships have shaped

on his desire to collect art. Today, he has nine restaurants, including

Vue de Monde in the Rialto Towers, Café Vue at Heide, an extensive

art deco manor and estate in the Dandenongs, Burnham Beeches

and his latest, a Vietnamese restaurant in the heart of Melbourne’s

Botanic Gardens, Jardin Tan. Art adorns each of Bennett’s ventures,

demonstrating his confi dence in art’s capacity to change the

way that space is experienced, to alter emotions and narrate

social histories.

Read the full article in Issue 8 of Vault Magazine, Out Now.

NEW ART & CULTURE MAGAZINE

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