This sale was held on Saturday 1 June 2024. See the results.
An extraordinary set of four Rococo silver sweetmeat or epergne baskets — a rare survival of a complete set. Richly decorated with pierced openwork panels, applied cast ornament, and chased foliate scrollwork, these baskets embody the exuberant spirit of the Rococo period at its finest.
A rarely seen Dutch landscape, of Veere, Holland, painted by Dutch-born artist J.H. Scheltema. Best known for his scenes of the Australian bush, this work was painted on a return trip in 1898-99.
A remarkable artefact from Australia’s WWII period with Royal Connections…. goes under the hammer 13th September.
Moorabool’s December Auction -a preview of items in sale.
Pop Culture, 1905 Style — Fab Females of the Edwardian Stage Before Instagram, before cinema’s golden age, before television — there was the cabinet portrait photograph. Edwardian theatre stars were the celebrities of their age: photographed, sold as postcards and cabinet cards, collected and displayed in drawing rooms across the English-speaking world. These signed portraits…
A fresh-to-early still-life by Hilda Rix Nicholas is genuinely exciting. The timing is perfect, with the Art Gallery of NSW’s current exhibition, ‘Dangerously Modern’ featuring multiple examples of her work. This gem of a painting will be sold on Saturday 6th December.
Two Sterling Silver mustard spoons made several decades apart tell an interesting story – they were both made for the Cannon family, the earlier by William Chawner II, the second several decades by his widow Mary. Sale is 6th December, on Invaluable.