03 May
Glenelg Auctions
Museum contents auction for iconic tourism identity
Never one to pass up a business opportunity, at age 60 the late Nancy Leeson decided to turn the family property, known as “The Poplars” in Bolwarra, into a successful tourism venture.
Born in 1911, she left Portland aged nine only to return in 1953 when her father retired and bought The Poplars that her uncle Charles Keiller and his family had lived in several years earlier.
Working the property as an orchardist, Nancy helped care for her disabled sister and ailing mother.
02 May
Youngs
Rings, watches and brooches auction highlights
Diamond rings, Rolex watches and antique Victorian brooches will be among the highlights of Young’s Auctions latest sale from 9.30pm Friday May 2 at 229 Camberwell Road, East Hawthorn.
The Rolex watches – one a man’s gold and stainless steel version and the other a lady’s nine carat gold case example – join the Chinese ivory carvings on offer as popular auction items.
There is a collection of silver one and two ounce coins and consecutively numbered $1, $2 and $5 notes to whet collector appetites.
01 May
Leonard Joel
Collectible toys for auction
A comprehensive collection of die cast and tin plate toys will be auctioned from noon Thursday May 1 at Leonard Joel 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra.
The collection includes highly collectible German Marklin trains and a rare Matchbox Leyland four-tonne van.
Other highlights include Gerry Gee and Geraldine Gee ventriloquist dolls.
30 Apr
Deutscher and Hackett
Modern artists works to interest auction enthusiasts
Deutscher and Hackett will offer works by some of Australia’s best-known modern and contemporary artists at its fine art auction from 7pm Wednesday at 105 Commercial Road, South Yarra.
Some of the more highly valued paintings include Grace Cossington Smith’s Yellow Drapes 1954 – once owned by fellow still life artist Adrian Feint.
Another is John Brack’s Pears 1957, a fascinating still life that illustrates his intellectual curiosity for the genre.
29 Apr
EJ Ainger
Luxurious French style provincial furniture auction drawcard
Luxurious French style provincial lounge and dining room furniture will be among E.J. Ainger’s auction attractions from 9.30am Tuesday April 29 at 433 Bridge Road, Richmond.
The auction contains antique French, English and Australian furniture from throughout Melbourne including homes in Eden Park and Toorak.
Auction goers should also be keen on the gilded mirrors, genuine Persian and Turkish rugs, paintings and coloured prints – along with a good range of porcelain, silver, crystal and coloured glassware.
19 Apr
Glenelg Auctions
Historic Bendigo pub owner items to attract auction goers
The estate of Karen Esposito, whose grandfather David Sterry in 1857 established the iconic Gold Mines Hotel in Bendigo, will be among 1900 lots to be auctioned from 11am Saturday April 19 and Sunday April 20 by Glenelg Auctions at 37 East Street, Daylesford.
Born in 1832 in Suffolk, England, David Sterry became a sailor and his adventurous spirit led him to seek gold in Australia.
In 1853, he arrived in Bendigo and three years later formed Luftsmann, Sterry and Company to begin quartz reefing on the rich Victoria Reef.
15 Apr
Sothebys Australia
Lost colonial medal an auction find
A silver medal presented in 1806 by the third Governor of New South Wales, Philip Gidley King, to Te Pahi, the first influential Maori leader to visit the fledgling colony, has recently been rediscovered after being lost for about 200 years.
It is one of Australia’s and new Zealand’s earliest and most significant colonial artefacts and will be a highlight of Sotheby’s Australia forthcoming Fine Asia, Australian & European Arts & Design auction from 6pm on Tuesday April 15 at the Intercontinental Sydney, 117 Macquarie Street, Sydney.
15 Apr
EJ Ainger
Weekly auctions return after successful special sale
Consignments from estates and private homes have built up at E.J. Ainger’s storage warehouse because the company has not held its regular weekly auction for four weeks due to the highly successful special sale of April 6.
The next weekly sale will be from 9.30am Tuesday April 15 at 433 Bridge Road, Richmond and will feature 19th century and 20th century English, French, Australian, Egyptian and decorative furnishings.
13 Apr
Steve Graham Auctioneer
Milliner's equipment goes to auction
It is not often auction goers have the opportunity to see the workings of a milliner up close.
However, from 10am Saturday April 13 auctioneer Steve Graham will auction hat blocks and other hat making equipment and supplies belonging to well-known Mornington Peninsula milliner Jackie Newman, who is retiring from business after more than 30 years supplying hats for such major events as Caulfield and Flemington’s Fashions on the Field.
13 Apr
Mossgreen
Spy cameras auction to bring sleuths out of woodwork
While most people associate miniature cameras with the likes of fictional British spy James Bond or the KGB and CIA, United States-born but Australian-based adventurer Willie Feinberg had just as practical a reason for their use.
They were small, light and sophisticated – ideal for his penchant for travelling the world and recording its many faces.
Born in 1935, Willie grew up in South Bronx – the only white kid in an all-black school in the bleak pre- World War II years of industrial America.
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