28 Aug
Deutscher and Hackett
Large private Roy de Maistre collection to go under the hammer
One of Australia’s largest private collections of Roy de Maistre paintings will be offered for auction from 7pm Wednesday August 28 by Deutscher and Hackett at Sydney’s Cell Block Theatre, National Art School in Forbes Street, Darlinghurst.
Part of Glen Iris couple the late Ken and Joan Plomley collection of modernist art and comprising the first 36 lots in the auction, the paintings were assembled largely because of the former’s close connection with the de Mestre family through his great-uncle Etienne de Mestre, Roy’s father.
27 Aug
EJ Ainger
Auction fur coats to keep out winter chills
With winter still sending its icy blasts across Melbourne most days, warm fur coats and stoles are just the answer to keep out the wintry chills.
E.J. Ainger’s forthcoming auction, from 9.30am Tuesday August 27 at 433 Bridge Road Richmond, has a great range for women to choose from – along with several attractive leather coats.
The auction has plenty of oriental items for auction goers including jade, hand carved wood pieces and ceramics.
Unusual are two taxidermy ducks – while there also is hand crafted furniture, paintings and rugs.
26 Aug
Gibsons Auctions
Photographer's life work on display at Melbourne auction
English-born climber, explorer and photographer Alfred Gregory (1913-2010) undoubtedly received his first big break when in 1953 he was chosen as a climbing member of the British team, led by John Hunt, to scale Mount Everest.
The team reached 8500 metres in support of Sir Edmund Hillary-Norgay Tenzig’s historic first successful summit attempt.
25 Aug
Christian McCann Auctions
Russian Morozol clock among Melbourne auction treasures
A Russian Morozol enamel carriage clock (lot 86) is an outstanding example of the 18th and 19th century clocks to be auctioned from noon Sunday August 25 by Christian McCann Auctions at 429 Burnley Street, Richmond.
According to auctioneer Christian McCann this “Goodbye Burnley Street” auction part two will be the final sale at the premises the company has occupied since it was established in 2010.
“It will take a while to move to the new premises because we have three large on site house auctions in the next three months,” he said.
25 Aug
Kim's Auctions
Sterling silver among worthy auction pieces
Several quality sterling silver pieces are among items to be auctioned by Kim’s Auctions from 11am Sunday August at 1 Gardiner Road, Hawthorn.
One of the items is an 1833 William IV cup with cover (lot 312) – on display with an 1868 Charles Stuart Harris of London five piece Teniers style tea set and tray (lot 313) and a 1900 rose bowl by Mappin & Webb (lot 314).
Of great interest to auction goers no doubt will be lot 216 – a Scottish sterling silver freedom casket made in 1873 by the Glasgow firm of Muirhead & Arthur.
19 Aug
EJ Ainger
Collaborative auction for Melbourne jewellery lovers
Who would have thought that a man who cut his teeth as a child on the rugby field (including playing for Melbourne’s Scotch College, Victoria and as an Australian junior) then won a gridiron football scholarship to Arizona State College would end up as one of Australia’s leading jewellery experts.
13 Aug
EJ Ainger
Porcelain a feature at Ainger auction
A comprehensive range of porcelain and dinner settings are the highlight of E.J. Ainger’s forthcoming auction from 9.30am Tuesday August 13 at 433 Bridge Road, Richmond.
The auction also contains large concrete garden urns, lion heads and other garden furniture including an interesting wired sculptured shelf.
One of the more intriguing items is a six-panel Japanese screen featuring women in traditional Japanese costumes.
11 Aug
Leski Auctions
"Lost" Bradman bat turns up at Australian auction
Australia’s cricketing icon and batting legend Sir Donald Bradman still attracts an enormous amount of public attention – even though it is more than 70 years since he last competed at international level.
With a batting average of 99.94, he is regarded as the greatest batsmen to ever live and, although he died in February 2001, every time a cricketing item or piece of memorabilia he owned comes onto the market collector hearts appear to beat just a little faster.
05 Aug
Gibsons Auctions
Winter Auction Series on Gibson's first birthday
Gibson’s Auctions is marking its first anniversary in business with a two-day sale entitled The Winter Auction Series, which over three sessions from 1pm Monday August 5 and 11am Tuesday August 6 will offer a comprehensive 789-lot range of jewellery, antique furniture, porcelain, sculptures, clocks, art and other collectables.
To be held at 885-889 High Street Armadale, jewellery will be auctioned on the Monday and features items with estimates ranging from several hundreds of dollars to many thousands – well within the reach of most auction goers.
04 Aug
Christian McCann Auctions
Christian McCann Auctions on the move
After a decade at 426 Burnley Street, Richmond, Christian McCann Auctions is on the move to new and larger premises.
Before the shift, however, the auction house must sell all its existing vendor stock – a monumental task that has become a full-time preoccupation for managing director Christian McCann.
“Our ‘Goodbye Burnley Street’ auction will be from noon Sunday August 4,” he says. “However, there are so many items we cannot possibly achieve it in one sale so this auction will be part one and comprise more than 750 items.”
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