16 Apr
Gibsons Auctions
Renewed interest in neoclassical artist an Australian auction bonus
Melbourne-based Gibson’s Auctions has sparked collector interest in classical art with a painting entitled Egyptian Street Scene (lot 47) by Italian neoclassical painter Fabio Fabbi (1861-1946) – recognised as the last of the Orientalists.
With a catalogue estimate of $30,000-$50,000, the painting is a highlight of Gibson’s first Australian & International art auction for 2023 from 12pm Sunday April 16 at 885-889 High Street, Armadale.
03 Apr
Philips Auctions
Famous Melbourne horse racing cup a strong auction enticement
When the five-year-old mare Saxony won the 1949 Williamstown Cup, owner Frank Coppin was over the moon.
The last of the four cups run during Melbourne’s Spring Carnival – the others being the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and Moonee Valley Cup – Frank knew that his horse was in exalted company.
Saxony had already forged an enviable reputation – becoming the first horse to win the mile-long Toorak Handicap, first run in 1881, twice (1948 and 1949).
02 Apr
Christian McCann Auctions
Melbourne Victorian mansion venue for decorative arts auction
Another magnificent Victorian mansion – this time the one christened “Chevy Chase” after a ballad about a 14th century battle Scottish and English forces – is the venue for a joint Christian McCann-John Ainger decorative arts auction from 11am Sunday April 2.
The mansion, at 201-205 Were Street, Brighton was sold in October last year for a rumoured approximately $13 million and has been the home for the past 43 years of Darren and Jennifer Overend.
30 Mar
Leski Auctions
Art and wine a Holocaust survivor's auction legacy
Holocaust survivors are undoubtedly tough – and to show just how resilient, Polish Jew Martin Sachs lived to the ripe old age of 95 after becoming one of only 500 survivors from the horrors of the World War II German Mauthausen Labour Camp.
Only 20 when he was liberated in May 1945 by United States forces after losing both his father and mother in Belzec and Stutthof concentration camps during the war, Martin migrated in 1948 to Australia where he became a successful builder and developer.
29 Mar
Menzies Art Brands
Jeffrey Smart sets tone in Australian art auction
Several Jeffrey Smart (1921-2013) paintings feature among works by Australia’s top artists in what undoubted drawcards for Menzies forthcoming art auction from 6.30pm Wednesday March 29 at 1 Darling Street, South Yarra.
The highest estimate work is Bus by the Tiber 1977-78 (lot 18), an oil on canvas that first appeared in 1980 in Rudy Komon Art Gallery in Sydney and carries a $600,000-$700,000 catalogue estimate.
29 Mar
Menzies Art Brands
Jeffrey Smart sets tone in Australian art auction
Several Jeffrey Smart (1921-2013) paintings feature among works by Australia’s top artists in what are undoubted drawcards for Menzies forthcoming art auction from 6.30pm Wednesday March 29 at 1 Darling Street, South Yarra.
The highest estimate work is Bus by the Tiber 1977-78 (lot 18), an oil on canvas that first appeared in 1980 in Rudy Komon Art Gallery in Sydney and carries a $600,000-$700,000 catalogue estimate.
22 Mar
Deutscher and Hackett
Australian indigenous art attracts strong auction interest
The ability of artists like 70-year-old John Mawurndjul to transform Kuningku bark painting – pioneering a new interpretation of clan sites and inspiring the next generation of bark painters – could be one of the reasons for the strong international and local interest in Australian indigenous art as more collectors become aware of the genre.
19 Mar
Fine Arts Auctions
Charles Blackman painting "gem" hits Melbourne auction scene
An unusual painting by Charles Blackman (lot 34) of one of his favourite subjects, Alice in Wonderland – entitled Face and Illusion – Alice 1966 – will be front and centre when Melbourne auctioneer Phil Caldwell begins his online two-part auction from 11am Sunday March 19 at 36A Hartnett Drive, Seaford.
“This is unusual because it is one of his early paintings of Alice – dating from 1966,” Phil explained.
The first part of the sale is devoted to important Australian investment art – assembled from long held collections and estates.
19 Mar
Christian McCann Auctions
Museum quality Sevres vase finds its way to Melbourne auction
Melbourne auctioneer Christian McCann is positive that a 19th century museum quality Sevres vase on a matching base (lot 16), totalling 2.4 metres high, will end up overseas following his forthcoming art and antiques auction from 12pm Sunday March 19 at 7 Harper Street, Abbotsford.
“It’s more suited to the Palace of Versailles than an Abbotsford auction room,” he said. “I’ll be very surprised if it remains in Australia.”
18 Mar
Leski Auctions
Famous Australian golfer linked to auction religious icons
Golfing champions couldn’t be further from mind when considering religious icons and artefacts coming up for auction – but in the case of Melbourne-based Leski Auctions two-day decorative arts and collectables sale from 10am Saturday and Sunday February 18 and 19, the two are inextricably linked.
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