Archive for: 2024

JOHN HAWKINS Col Burns of Burns Philp arranged the sending of a squadron of one hundred Light Horsemen to be quartered, fed, horsed, and trained at the British Army cavalry barracks at Aldershot, under the auspices of Lord Carrington, the Honorary Colonel of the Lancers and former governor of...

RUTHERFORD 18ct yellow gold necklace set with a cushion cut peridot of estimated weight 1.66ct set into a crimp setting (remade) fixed to a length of 18ct yellow gold chain which fastens with a bolt ring the necklace hallmarked for items made in Egypt of 18ct gold in 1919....

The Johnston Collection is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Australian Antique and Art Dealers Association (AAADA).  The Johnston Collection (TJC) is an award-winning house museum located in leafy East Melbourne at the historic 1860s townhouse, Fairhall. The museum holds a superb collection of English Georgian, Regency,...

Tira Lewis, Australian Antique & Art Dealers Association  Let’s first dissect these two ideas. Maximalism is the art of pairing bold colours, bright patterns, various woods, and patinas with silver, gold, and glass of every colour and style! If this sounds like visual overload, the trend may not be for...

J.B. HAWKINS ANTIQUES Between 1885 and 1905 Frank Hyams ran a watchmaking and jewellery business in Princess Street, Dunedin. When his first wife Elle Hallenstein died in 1895, he married her London-based cousin Hilda in 1897 and he moved to London in 1898. The Hallensteins founded a clothing, retail...