Philips Auctions

Swarovski lovers can once again be wooed by Melbourne-based Philips Auctions forthcoming Fine and Decorative Arts sale which features the balance of a massive collection of the popular crystal pieces more than 8000 in number.

The collection is contained between lots 44 and 149 and includes various paradise bird figurines such as roller birds (lot 105), blue jays (lot 108), Gouldian finches (lot 106), humming birds (lot 109) and kingfishers (lot 110).

Sterling silver from the reign of King George II to Queen Elizabeth II is a highlight of Melbourne-based Philips Auctions online Fine and Decorative Arts auction which ends from 9.30am on Monday February 24 at 47 Glenferrie Road, Malvern.

A major lot amongst the items on offer is an 1850 Victorian sterling silver mounted ruby glass claret jug (lot 175), possibly made for the 1851 Great Exhibition, with a catalogue estimate of $15,000-$18,000.

In what could be the Christmas find of the year, superb pieces of Swarovski crystal, including magnificent renditions of Disney’s Mickey and Minnie Mouse (lots 278, 301 and 309), collected over many years are being auctioned online through Melbourne-based Philips Auctions finishing from 9.30am Monday December 9 at 47 Glenferrie Road, Malvern.

Part of Philips final Fine & Decorative Arts auction for 2024, the pieces on offer are listed from lots 218 to 318 and are to be sold with no reserve.

With Christmas only a couple of months away, shoppers are beginning to turn their attention to gifts for loved ones.

Melbourne-based Philips Auctions premium selection of antique and modern jewellery, being auctioned online and ending from 9.30am Monday October 28, could be the ideal solution for those looking for an extra special item.
Lot 1, a stunning black and white diamond leopard bangle by Leo Pizzo, certainly fits the bill with its $16,000-$22,000 catalogue estimate.

Melbourne interior decorator and landscaper the late Daryl Mills, who died late last year, was a popular figure among collectors.

Those who visited his business Demille Decorative Arts in High Street, Kew became used to seeing him in trademark white overalls tending to his largely art deco and 1950s and 1960s collection of fittings and furniture, and he was a great supporter of Melbourne’s auction houses.

Daryl’s artistic life began at 18 with landscaping that also incorporated an art gallery in Gardenvale.

Melbourne auction houses loved Har Siu and she was regarded fondly as one of their favourite customers.

As Philips Auctions director Tony Philips commented, “she collected pretty decorative items over many years – the crowning glory being a fine gilt bronze neoclassical mantel clock ‘a Cercles Tournant’ that she bought from Sothebys for $50,000.”

Har Siu died five years ago and her collection is now being auctioned through Philips Auctions from 3pm Sunday June 23 at 47 Glenferrie Road, Malvern - with all lots unreserved.

For fans of indigenous artist icon Emily Kame Kngwarreye (1909-1996), Melbourne-based Philips Auctions is offering three of her paintings (lots 230-232), all entitled My Country as part of its forthcoming timed online fine and decorative arts ending from 9.30am Monday May 13.

Although the paintings are nowhere near her normally very pricy works, they are still carrying individual catalogue estimates of $15,000-$20,000 and are a worthy addition to Aboriginal art collections.

International and Australian buyers are salivating over the largest collection of Japanese and Chinese artefacts ever seen in Australia.

To be auctioned online concluding from 8pm Wednesday April 10 by Melbourne-based Philips Auctions, the Coopers Collection is currently on view in the company’s rooms at 47 Glenferrie Road, Malvern East.

With more than 400 lots on offer, director Tony Philips says he already has more than 250 international bidders and more than 200 from Australia.

Art collectors can have a field day at Philips Auctions forthcoming Christmas sale that features a collection of limited-edition prints, etchings and lithographs by several of Australia’s best-known artists – assembled by an 89-year-old Melbourne collector keen to pass it on to fellow stalwarts.

The online decorative arts and jewellery auction, finishing from 9.30am Monday December 11 at 47 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, is a great opportunity to acquire a suitable Christmas present for family and friends.

Robert Reis was such a famous and knowledgeable London-based antiques dealer and collector that one of England’s oldest and largest auction houses Christie’s was keen to employ him – and he also trained many of the commentators on the well-known TV show Antiques Roadshow.

For 45 years with partner Gay Bowler, he spent much of his time travelling throughout Europe and the United States in the pursuit of his passion before moving to Australia in 2009.