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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A Day Exploring Sydney’s Cultural Heartbeat
Latest Stories
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...
The Smugglers’ Trail: Uncovering the History of an 18thC British Painting
Category: Art
George Morland’s (British, 1763-1804) Jack at the Capstan is a painting which tells two tales...
Making Waves: The Symbolism of Water in Art
Category: Art
Water can hold a number of different meanings, especially when included in art. In certain circumstances it may allude to purity and cleansing...
Artist Spotlight: Clarice Beckett
Category: Art
Before adopting Tonalism, Beckett graduated from the National Gallery School, studying under L. Bernard Hall...
Artist Spotlight: David Larwill
Category: Art
As a deeply intuitive artist, David Larwill has drawn on an array of cultural influences including Indigenous art...
Koalas on the endangered list—what it means for their future
Category: The 22nd Report
The up-listing of east coast koalas from Vulnerable to Endangered this March is something IFAW...
In Conversation with Aileen Brown
Category: In Conversation
This issue, we chat to renowned printmaker Aileen Brown, whose bold, colourful works you may have seen come up at our auctions....
Welcoming John Brans, Leonard Joel’s Western Australia Representative Specialist
Category: Perth
We are so pleased to announce the expansion of our national representative network to Western Australia with the appointment of third generation antiq...
“Square-cut or pear-shaped these rocks don’t lose their shape…”
Category: Brisbane
When Marilyn Monroe declared that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend”, she knew what she was talking about....