Christian McCann Auctions

Boulle furniture leads the procession at Christian McCann Auctions

Furnishings from the historic Essendon mansion Rosebank will be part of Christian McCann Auctions forthcoming sale from noon on Sunday June 14 at 426 Burnley Street, Richmond.

Originally built in 1892 by Melbourne pioneer entrepreneur Thomas Napier, the mansion – complete with iron lacework return verandahs, balconies and sweeping central staircase – is a well-known local landmark and was a convent for many years before being recently restored to its former glory.

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EJ Ainger

Mahogany servery and wine sarcophagus on offer at Aingers

A large Victorian mahogany servery and a Regency wine sarcophagus are two of the highlights of E.J. Ainger’s forthcoming weekly sale from 9.30am Tuesday June 2 at 433 Bridge Road, Richmond.

The auction – essentially estate furnishings, collectables and iron furniture – contains antique French and English furniture and a good selection of Carlton Ware and oriental items.

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Mossgreen

Mossgreen holds its most valuable art auction

Mossgreen will hold its highest ever value auction when works in its Fine Australian & International Art sale go under the hammer from 6.30pm Tuesday June 2 at 926-930 High Street, Armadale.

With a mid-estimate of more than $4 million, the auction features works from several important private collections including one of Australia’s greatest entrepreneurs Ian Gowrie-Smith who, as a passionate art collector, has been particularly fascinated by Brett Whiteley.

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Leonard Joel

Unique Asian and Oceanic collection goes under the hammer

More than 850 lots of oceanic and Asian works of art belonging to 92-year-old Mark Lissauer will go under the hammer from 11am Sunday May 31 at Leonard Joel 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra.

Lissauer has dedicated almost his entire adult life to collecting and researching niche ethnographic material – reflected in this magnificent and unusual collection, regarded in Australia as one of a kind.

A veteran traveller of more than 40 countries – and fluent in five languages – he acquired his first tribal artefact in 1948 while on a business trip to New Guinea.

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Fine Arts Auctions

Aviator and collector who took East Timorese plight to heart

A single engine Navion Rangemaster that, stuffed with hospital equipment, in 2000 flew an emergency aid mission to Dili in East Timor after the retreating Indonesian Army had stripped and ransacked homes and hospitals will be auctioned from 11am Sunday May 31 by auctioneer Phil Caldwell as part of a much bigger diverse and eccentric collection at 239 Wickham Road, Moorabbin.

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Blackburn Auctioneers

American Civil War militaria for auction buffs

A massive array of militaria including muskets and carbines from the American Civil War will be a major feature of Blackburn Auctioneers two-day sale from 10am on Saturday May 30 and Sunday May 31 at Unit 5, 66 Railway Road, Blackburn.

Large and small cannon are some of the more intriguing American Civil War items along with swords, bayonets and an 1860s surgeon’s medical box originally belonging to S. Clay Brown, a surgeon with the 18th Independent Regiment.

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Leonard Joel

Single owner industrial models collection ushers in new auction era

A single owner collection of industrial models and scientific instruments – part of Leonard Joel’s May Classic Furniture and Objects auction – signals an emerging category within the auction world.

With the auction to be held from 11am Saturday May 30 at 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, the single owner collection is a reflection of mankind’s industrial and social past.

Several intriguing working models are part of the collection – including a museum quality model of an English Beam engine from the 1940s.

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Youngs

Pocket knives and Michelin man a rare double for auction collectors

Unusual antique pocketknives join early 20th century Michelin man memorabilia as major attractions for auction goers at Young’s Auctions latest weekly sale from 9.30am Friday May 29 at 229 Camberwell Road, East Hawthorn.

Belonging to one collection, horn handles on the knives come in interesting shapes – including that of a key, lady’s boot, fish and axe handle.

The Michelin man memorabilia is notable for several renditions of the famous mascot in various materials including frosted glass.

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EJ Ainger

Nicholas Dattner furniture a rare auction opportunity

A Nichols Dattner seven-piece kitchen setting is a major highlight of E.J. Aingers latest weekly sale from 9.30am Tuesday May 26 at 433 Bridge Road, Richmond.

Long known for furniture made from Australian timber, in 2008 Dattner hung up his mitre after 25 years in business.

The auction also features two Australian cedar D-end dining tables and a nine-piece circular reproduction mahogany dining suite.

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Steve Graham Auctioneer

Historic mansions house wonderful auction treasures

 Items from historic Alton – the Mount Macedon estate established in the 1870s by Sir George Verdon (at various times Victoria’s treasurer and Agent General) and subsequently owned by Judge Hood and Aspro co-founder George Nicholas before being purchased in 1997 by mining executive Eduard Eshuys and his wife Marjorie – will be auctioned from 10am Sunday May 24 at another historic mountain mansion “Nandi”, 680 Mount Macedon Road by auctioneer Steve Graham.

Alton is famous for its magnificent gardens and is regarded as one of the genuinely exquisite Victorian hill estates.

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