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A Day Exploring Sydney’s Cultural Heartbeat

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Game, Set, Match! A History of the Tennis Bracelet

Category: Jewels

As the sun blazes down upon centre court, a thundering roar erupts from the crowd....

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Le Goût Rothschild

Category: Decorative Arts

The name Rothschild is one that immediately suggests wealth, opulence, and luxury....

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Why Panerai?

Category: Timepieces

The Panerai wristwatch has always struck me as an impressive piece of horological machinery....

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The Jewels of Kilimanjaro

Category: Jewels

As far as precious gemstones are concerned, tanzanite is a relatively recent discovery....

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8-Bit Invasions

Category: Art

Anonymous urban artist Invader’s tile mosaics in the shape of 8-bit video game characters...

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Geoffrey Hatty: A Life in Design & Decorative Arts

Category: Decorative Arts

Geoffrey Hatty is widely regarded as one of Melbourne’s most influential 20th century decorative arts dealers....

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A Greville Street Memory

Category: Leonard Joel News

Celebrating collections means much more to us than simply their beautiful presentation...

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The Laidlaw Suite by Robert Prenzel in Context

Category: Decorative Arts

Leonard Joel is honoured to offer the Laidlaw bedroom suite by Robert Prenzel (1866–1941) in our August Decorative Arts auction...

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What is moissanite?

Category: Jewels

What is a moissanite? Is that a diamond? These are two common questions asked in the Leonard Joel Jewellery Salon...

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An album of rare Japanese woodblock prints sells for $93,750

Category: Asian Art

Our Sydney specialists were thrilled to consign an album of vibrantly coloured woodblock prints by Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige...

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