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Are we in danger of becoming the faceless society? With masks now mandatory in Victoria and the only physical contact with people one permitted hour of exercise, the opportunity for facial recognition is rapidly becoming a distant memory.
While many Asian people are used to mask wearing – mainly to guard against the damaging effects of pollution in their own countries – for most Westerners it is a foreign concept.
But then, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in...
Sotheby’s New York is set to hold the first Aboriginal art auction outside Australia or Europe on Friday December 13 in the Big Apple when it offers modern and contemporary indigenous Australian art dating from the 1950s to the present day to art lovers.
Led by acknowledged Aboriginal art expert Tim Klingender, in 1997 the company began conducting stand alone Aboriginal art sales in Australia – a practice they continued until 2009 when Sotheby’s closed their...
It is not often that Melbourne antiquarian bookseller Peter Arnold holds an auction – but when he does it always has a major impact on collectors.
This forthcoming auction (the first in 18 months) is no exception with several historically important works to go under the hammer from 6.30pm Wednesday December 5 at St George’s Anglican Church Hall 296 Glenferrie Road, Malvern.
The most notable are the early accounts of Australian and Pacific voyages and travels from the 18th...
Lawsons on line auction of Hawthorn residents Ray Marginson AM and his late wife Betty (also AM) collection will close at 7pm Saturday December 2.
The auction features paintings, furniture, pottery, ceramics, glassware, copper items, sculptures, antique pistols and other collectables.
Betty Marginson (nee Reilly) (1923-2015) was a pioneer in many fields as a teacher, student and community activist, local councillor and advocate for citizens (especially female) rights.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Earlier today, after receiving advice from Aboriginal Victoria, we had no option but to withdraw all of the lots listed for sale in this Sunday’s auction (September 23) of the Blythman Collection.
We took this decision in consultation with the vendor and Aboriginal Victoria, an office within the Department of the Premier & Cabinet of the Victorian Government.
After an inspection of the 232 lots that were being...
Jewellery expert Caroline Tickner has been appointed head of the newly created valuations department within Leonard Joel.
The new department, which complements a broad range of categories within the auction house, will provide specialist and tailored solutions for all written valuations.
This adds to Leonard Joel’s ability to provide expert written opinions on market, probate, insurance, matrimonial, superannuation and cultural gifts matters for its clients.
Tickner is...
Equipment owners, contractors and dealers worldwide can now target thousands of potential customers in the Middle East, Africa, South East Asia and Australasia through the recent launch of Grays eCommerce Group online auction service www.graysmideastplant.com
This unique plant and equipment online marketplace was created last month by joining Australasia’s largest online auctioneer GraysOnline with experienced regional partners Glen Day...
Former National Gallery of Victoria deputy director Frances Lindsay has been appointed Mossgreen’s director of Australian art.
The appointment takes effect from March 1 and the aim of the newly created role is to grow and develop the company’s Australian art business in Australia and New Zealand across all of its art departments – auctions, galleries and private sales.
One of Australia’s most experienced art professionals, Lindsay has an extensive track record of strategic...
Mossgreen has taken over New Zealand’s Webb’s (Peter Webb Galleries Limited) effective from January 16 next year, subject to shareholder agreement of its NZX listed parent company Bethunes Investments Limited.
Webb’s will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Australian auction-house and gallery, which has successfully developed and grown its business to become the largest multi-discipline auction house in Australia...
Australian artist Hobie Porter is a keen nature lover and has a burning desire to illustrate how human beings interact with nature and the effect they have on the environment.
The 38-year-old, who lives among the subtropical rainforest of the Tweed Valley in northern New South Wales from which he derives much of his inspiration, is holding his first Mossgreen showing from Saturday November 29 to Saturday December 20 at 126-130 High Street, Armadale.
The...
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