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June 21, 2013 / August 4, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
Robert Jacks’ very early and large scale work Possibly Happiness 1966, lot 64, sold well above reserve for $10,370 (IBP) as did the rather small work, lot 271A by the British artist Thomas Hamilton, that sold for $7,320 or more than six times it estimate. Sculpture also fared well with the almost life size bronze […]
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June 1, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
For enquiries regarding private marketing services for high value items Guy Cairnduff, P: 03 8825 5611 M: 0407 828 137 E: guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au
May 23, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
The diverse and exotic nature of the single-owner collections on offer was exemplified by the 53 lot collection of snuff bottles that had been accumulated by a Melbourne collector over the last 40 years. Lots 160 – 213 carried a combined low estimate of $22,000 and after intense bidding in the room and on the […]
Please contact Anna Hombsch or Bronwen Quill for any further information PH: 03 8825 5630 View Catalogue
May 20, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
Lot 54 AN ANTIQUE MARBLE BUST OF A WOMAN 18TH CENTURY Classically resolved, on a timber stand 24.5cm high (marble) Estimate $ 3,000-5,000 Sold for $ 39,000 IBP Lot 80 THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT GALLIPOLI D.S.O. GROUP OF SIX AND DIARY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT RANKINE 14 BN. A.I.F. Estimate $ 30,000-50,000 Sold for $ 36,600 […]
May 10, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
1. Lot 3089 ROGER KEMP (1908-1987) Sequence Eighteen 1976 etching ed. 25 signed and dated lower right titled and editoned lower left 50 x 101cm Estimate $ 2,000-4,000 Sold for $ 2,800 IBP 2. Lot 3012 FRED WILLIAMS (1927-1982) Somersault 1955-56 etching 12.5 x 17cm PROVENANCE Gifted to the artist Ian Armstrong Thence by descent […]
May 3, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
Lot 17 ANGUS O’CALLAGHAN (BORN 1922) Coffee Lounge archival print on rag paper 1/15 signed lower left editioned lower right 60 x 60cm Estimate $ 800-1,200 Sold for $ 2,440 IBP Lot 25 ANGUS O’CALLAGHAN (BORN 1922) The Block Arcade archival print on rag paper 1/15 signed lower left editioned lower right 60 x 60cm […]
May 1, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
Looking through the viewfinder with Angus it is hard to believe that we are only just now discovering this unique documenter of Melbourne in the sixties. I had the rare and exciting opportunity to sit down and speak with Angus and ask what had inspired his documentation and why had we not had the privilege […]
April 24, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
Lot 86 IMPRESSIVE FRENCH LARGE SCALE CIJ 9/31 A BATTERY OPERATED TINPLATE CIMENT CONTAINER LORRY (VG BOX P) 40CM LONG Estimate $ 340-440 Sold for $ 850 IBP Lot 10 RARE MECCANO AUTOMOBILE CONSTRUCTOR SET 1, SPANISH ISSUE, BLUE, CREAM AND RED PARTS STRUNG (REPLACED) TO YELLOW INNER CARD WITH INSTRUCTION PAMPHLET, SOME WEAR TO […]
April 22, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
Lot 6 A PAIR OF WINGBACKED CHAIRS UPHOLSTERED IN HIDE Estimate $ 2,400-3,200 Sold for $ 3,170 Lot 475 A SET OF TEN HIGH BACKED DINING CHAIRS UPHOLSTERED IN CALICO Estimate $ 1,000-1,500 Sold for $ 3,170 IBP Lot 193 A PAIR OF WALNUT FRAMED LOUIS XVI STYLE TUB CHAIRS UPHOLSTERED IN SUZANI CLOTH Estimate […]
April 18, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
Lot 200 A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914-18 SIGNED BY FIELD MARSHALL LORD ALLENBY AND TWO OTHERS volume VII ‘…Sinai And Palestine’ by H.S. Gullett, published by Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1923, red cloth, flyleaf signed in black ink ‘Allenby F.M., H.S. Gillett, 20.3.27’ and ‘Harry Chauvel 19.4.28’, […]
April 11, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
For all enquires please contact Anna Hombsch or Bronwen Quill t: 03 8825 5630 e: Anna Hombsch or Bronwen Quill View Catalogue
April 4, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
March 20, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
“The chairs were available for people to acquire following the inauguration,” Moon says. “Pre- sumably that’s what Menzies did.” Most valuable of the auction lots is a sword given to the prime minister in the 1950s by a relative who recently bought it at auction in London. The sword had been presented to a British […]
March 19, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
Lot 236 JOHN PIPER (BRITISH, 1903-1992) Maen Bras (in Snowdon) gouache and ink signed ‘John Piper’ lower left titled verso bears Buchholz Gallery, New York exhibition label with cat. no. ‘9839’ verso bears San Francisco Museum of Art Exhibition label verso bears California Palace of the Legion of Honor exhibition label verso 55.5 x 65.5cm […]
Born and educated in China, Cheong moved to Singapore in 1945 and toured throughout Southeast Asia and Europe. Inspired by his extensive travel, Soo Pieng Cheong incorporated both Western abstract and traditional Chinese ink and oil painting techniques to represent scenes from Southeast Asia, hence the term Nanyang (directly translated to ‘South-Seas’) art. In 1952 […]
March 14, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
Guests at the event will make a valuable contribution to continuing the outstanding exhibition program for our not-for-profit gallery and studio that promotes artists with intellectual disabilities. This one-off ‘dining with art’ experience is generously supported by Merricote as well as local traders 3sidedsquare, Carlei Wines, Melbourne Community Farmers Market, Third Drawer Down, Fowlers Flowers, […]
When embarking on a corporate partnership push, a common place for many arts organisations to start looking is with larger, high profile corporations and businesses. The ‘big four’ banks, major airlines, postal delivery services and international car manufacturers are common targets, often receiving thousands of proposals and pitches from different arts, sports and community organisations […]
March 12, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
For more information please contact Sophie Ullin t: 03 8825 5609 e: sophie.ullin@leonardjoel.com.au
Lot 537 AN ALEX STEINBACH EBONY BABY GRAND PIANO, MARKED IMPERIAL GERMAN SCALE, SAMICK 2008. Estimate $ 6,000-12,000 Sold for $ 19,500 IBP Lot 458 MATTHEW CHEYNE, “RUMOUR 2009”, OIL ON LINEN, SIGNED, 150 CM X 200 CM Estimate $ 4,000-6,000 Sold for $ 19,500 IBP Lot 455 BRETT WHITELEY, “THE DIVIDED UNITY”, SCREENPRINT 13/70, […]
March 6, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
February 22, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
For further information please contact: Guy Cairnduff Head of Classic Objects, Furniture and Design t : 03 8825 5611 e Guy Cairnduff
February 15, 2013 / August 26, 2015 by Blanka Nemeth
Lot 196 DEPARTMENT STORE DOUBLE SIDED WOOD DIRECTION SIGN ‘HALL STANDS’ AND ‘LINOLEUMS’ 183CM LONG Estimate $ 300-400 Sold for $ 1,300 IBP Lot 136 GREEN CANVAS ADVERTISING BANNER ‘MACERELLA CONTINENTAL BUTCHER 386996’ FROM SYDNEY ROAD BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1970; COOPERS STOUT CANVAS; AND AN EASEL, LARGEST BANNER 130CM HIGH X 217CM WIDE (3) Estimate $ […]
For all enquiries please contact Anna Hombsch or Bronwen Quill t: 03 8825 5630 e: anna.hombsch@ leonardjoel.com.au
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