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DEEP WINTER
DEEP WINTER
Daum, Nancy – Vase ‘Vigne Vierge’ II
An early glass cameo vase, the rose coloured ground overlaid with a pale green then acid-etched & wheel carved with a design of Virginia creeper. The ground finished with a ‘martelé’ / ‘hammered’ finish that is actually wheel cut and polished to create a dimpled effect. Signed ‘Daum, Nancy with the Croix de Lorraine in gilt enamel to the base. French, circa 1890. $3,945 UNE BELLE CHOSE BY CURIUM
Interior: Sarah Vanrenen via House & Garden UK
TALK
Thursday 31 July
2:00 PM
BRITISH ART CERAMICS: BY DESIGN AND EXAMPLE WITH DR ANDREW MONTANA
Focusing on The Johnston Collection’s Minton ceramic statue (1860) by Felix Summerly as a point of departure, this lecture highlights the importance of British ceramics in the design reform movement of the second half of the nineteenth century.
BOOK TICKETS – THE JOHNSTON COLLECTION
A fine Australian Portrait Miniature on Ivory, probably by Ada Whiting contained in an Australian made 18 carat gold and Old European Cut Diamond Frame of approximately 3.6 carats. Hallmarked for Larard Brothers of Melbourne. c. 1900. $7,900 SILVER SERVICE ANTIQUES
French Elm Servery Table or Side Table.
France c.1860.
Plank top table, pegged construction square tapered legs, fitted with large single end drawer and smaller side drawer. Original 19th century patination. L 160cm W 73cm H 76cm. $1,650 WOODSHED ANTIQUES
Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae…
BAUER, Ferdinand.
London: Ferdinand Bauer, 1813.
$275,000 HORDERN HOUSE
The Whitmont Collection, a treasure trove of significant original material, from a private Sydney library, tracing the early European history of Australia and the wider Pacific region. To view an introduction to the Collection read the blog here.
Visit them this week at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair, presented by ANZAAB, 31 Jul – 2 Aug 2025, Wilson Hall, the University of Melbourne.
Look for the trusted gold AAADA Logo at the various fairs around Australia that our Members exhibit at.
It ensures they:
~ Adhere to professional standards that protects the value of items purchased
~ Fully describe products
~ Adhere to the AAADA ‘Code of Practice’ which clearly outlines our responsibilities to customers
~ Maintain high ethical standards and comply with all Government and statutory requirements
You can find a list of Fairs via Antiques to Vintage Magazine – VIEW HERE
Along with the AAADA, the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers, ANZAAB, is a trusted Association.
Formed in 1977, ANZAAB is one of the 22 members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). It aims to make statements on matters concerning antiquarian bookselling, book collecting, and library policy, and to bring public and political questions relevant to the business, a point of view that might otherwise be ignored.
Both Associations are members of Confédération Internationale des Négociants en Œuvres d’Art (CINOA)
CINOA aims to protect, preserve and promote art and antiques through encouraging the international circulation of art and antiques for the trade, as well as for private and public collectors. CINOA actively campaigns on major issues affecting the sector, while working hard to promote high professional standards including the world-wide adoption of the CINOA Code of Ethics.
George I Mulberry Wood veneered Chest on Chest with Cross Banded Drawer Fronts, Oak Sides, Standing on Bracket Feet. Circa: 1725.
D 50cm H 170cm W 101cm $5,000 WESTBURY ANTIQUES
Interior: @beulahhouselaunceston, styling @bellebrightproject, photography @marniehawson
A George III sterling silver bright cut engraved teapot with original fruitwood handle, London 1788 by Hester Bateman. $2,450 ABBOTT’S ANTIQUES
Sunshine and Shadows 189
Streeton, Sir Arthur
1897
Oil on board
33.5 cm x 24 cm
$68,000
CHRISTOPHER DAY GALLERY
Interior: @casa_.munoz via @ad_magazine
Since the Asuka period (538–710), Chinese art, known in Japan as karamono, has shaped Japanese aesthetic sensibilities. Among its most captivating expressions is kosometsuke, blue and white porcelain crafted in Jingdezhen during the early 17th century for Japan’s tea culture.
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A fine & elegant pair of English Regency period mahogany carver chairs, with gilded brass inlay to the backs & midrails. The backs with finely figured inlaid panels of flame mahogany, with reeded arms supported by turned vases & ring turned legs to the front. In excellent original condition, with a wonderful patina. New fine linen upholstery. 84cm H x 54cm W x 54cm D. UK origin c1810. $2,200/pair WARWICK OAKMAN ANTIQUES
[SAINT JEROME, c.347-420]
A 10th-century manuscript fragment in Caroline (Carolingian) minuscule, with part of Jerome’s Preface to the Commentary on Matthew. $10,0005 DOUGLAS STEWART FINE BOOKS
Douglas is exhibiting at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair, Wilson Hall, the University of Melbourne 31 Jul – 2 Aug 2025.
Download their fair Catalogue here.
Ruby and Diamond Cluster Ring. 18ct rose gold and platinum cluster ring set to the centre with a round Burmese ruby of estimated weight 0.95ct, c.1910. $14,500 RUTHERFORD
Portrait: Net-A-Porter
SYDNEY RARE BOOK FAIR
EVENT
23 – 25 Oct 2025
Glasshouse, State Library of New South Wales.
FREE ENTRY
One of the major annual book fair of ANZAAB and one of only a few rare book fairs in the Southern hemisphere. Bringing together the world’s leading rare book experts and dealers, to showcase stunning collections of rare books, maps, and works on paper in Sydney.
Formed in 1977, ANZAAB is one of the 22 members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
BY THE WINDOW
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LAURAINE DIGGINS FINE ART
Adelaide Perry studied at the National Gallery school in Melbourne, where her teachers included Bernard Hall and Frederick McCubbin. Her award of the National Gallery of Victoria travelling scholarship in 1920 allowed her to study in Paris and London, where she was exposed to modernist techniques. In 1924, she exhibited two works at the Paris salon, including By the Window, showing a woman in profile playing a lute and framed by a window from behind. The subject and her blue dress, along with the historic instrument, all bring to mind artworks of the Renaissance and Baroque. There is a lovely fluidity to the painting with repetitive use of curved lines, in her hair, neck, arm and the lute itself….
Thistle Glass, England c.1712. An outstanding example of Queen Anne faceting, on a four-sided stem. $6,500 ETRURIA ANTIQUES GALLERY
Interior: @thomashamel via @admiddleeast
Painted cast iron Johnny Walker Striding figure.
English circa 1920. H 40 cm – very heavy. Some small paint chipping. $1,750 PENTIMENTO
Painted cast iron Johnny Walker Striding figure.
English circa 1920. H 40 cm – very heavy. Some small paint chipping. $1,750 PENTIMENTO
Interior: via Belle
George Eddy – Puffing Billy’s Last Trip to Ferntree Gully, 1958, Under Upwey Bridge.
George Eddy (Australian Born 1917)
Signed George Eddy 1958 – 1st Pull Print
Etching, Dark Brown Ink on Paper
W24cm H18cm
$380 WRIGHT GALLERY FINE ART
Indian 18ct gold heart shaped pendant richly decorated with granulation. A high cast dowry ornament 11.5gm, circa 1900. $4,000 ANNE SCHOFIELD ANTIQUES
John Banks (Aust., 1883–1945).
[Standing Female With Golden Hair]
c1920s. Oil on card, Initialled “J.B.” lower right, 21.2 x 11.7cm. Chips to edges.
Uncommon rendering of a full-length figure by Banks in his Impressionistic style.
Painter and illustrator, John Drummond Donald Banks was born in Millers Point, Sydney on 17 January 1883. $1,850JOSEF LEBOVIC GALLERY
Interior: casa_.munoz
Hobart Town
Albert Charles Cooke (1836 – 1902)
Rare c.19th detailed hand coloured engraved panorama of Hobart published in 1879. From the original edition of the Australasian Sketcher. $2,450 ANTIQUE PRINT MAP ROOM
Visit them this week at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair, presented by ANZAAB, 31 Jul – 2 Aug 2025, Wilson Hall, the University of Melbourne.
View their Fair Catalogue here.
Silver and Tortoiseshell Crescent-Shaped Jewellery Casket. Charles Boyton & Sons Ltd. London, 1913. $1,750 LAFITE FINE SILVER
TOUR
Friday 3 – Saturday 5 October, Camden, Taralga & Goulburn
REGIONAL RESTORATION
‘Regional Restoration’ offers a long weekend in regional NSW exploring the historic homesteads and buildings of some of our HHA Members.
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2025 AAADA CATALOGUE
This catalogue offers insightful articles, a directory of our members and service providers, along with a glimpse into the exceptional antiques and artworks found at the recent fair in Melbourne.
Happy Browsing.
TALK
Thursday, 9 October
SÈVRES IN THE KING’S PRIVATE APARTMENTS AT VERSAILLES.
This lecture focuses on how Sèvres porcelain was used as royal interior decoration in the King’s private apartments at Versailles.
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CERAMICS AND GLASS CIRCLE OF AUSTRALIA
TALK
Friday 22 Aug 2025, 2:00 PM, East Melbourne
DISGRACE AND DISTINCTION: CONVICT DANDIES IN COLONIAL AUSTRALIA WITH PROFESSOR CLARA TUITE
The figure of the dandy is often seen as a familiar symbol of early 19th-century London. But what happens when this figure is transplanted to colonial Australia?
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INTAGLIOS
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THE JOHNSTON COLLECTION
By Ken Barnes
Collectors will be aware of the huge contribution made to the ceramic arts by Josiah Wedgwood but may not have noticed that among the products of his company were some of the smallest and most exquisite items of pottery offered for sale in the past 250 years.
