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A Day Exploring Sydney’s Cultural Heartbeat

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1001 Remarkable Objects

Category: Sydney

The decorative arts have always had a tremendous appeal for collectors, and perhaps the greatest collectors of all time have been the big museums that...

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The Sydney Opera House ʻDoughnuts’

Category: Sydney

We speak with the Sydney Opera House’s Heritage Manager, Laura Matarese, about the iconic building, the decommissioned acoustic reflectors...

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Slow Furniture: A Return to Mid-Century Craftsmanship

Category: Modern Design

Rebecca Stormont, our Modern Design specialist, chats to Great Dane Founding Director, Anton Assaad...

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The Art of Framing

Category: Leonard Joel News

A visit to the Louvre last year provided me with - and this will be no surprise to anyone – a visual overload...

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The Value of Provenance

Category: Jewels

Derived from the French word provenir, which translates as ‘to come from’, provenance refers to an object or artwork’s point of origin...

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Rolex v Tudor: Similar, but Different

Category: Timepieces

If it looks like a Rolex and ticks like a Rolex, how can it be a Tudor?...

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5 Favourites with Yvette Coppersmith

Category: Art

Yvette Coppersmith is a painter specialising in both portraiture and abstraction...

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Dorothy Braund

Category: Art

A recurring figure in our annual Women Artists auction is Melbourne painter and staunch modernist, Dorothy Braund...

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The Legacy of Jim Alexander (1936-2021)

Category: Art

Jim Alexander exhibited works by some of Australia’s most accomplished female artists and was responsible for reintroducing many of them...

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5 Favourites with Deborah Symond O’Neil

Category: Jewels

Ahead of our Important Jewels auction on 22 August, we welcomed Mode Sportif founder and taste maker Deborah Symond O'Neil back...

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