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Chinese furniture talk at Raglan gallery

Come along to Raglan Gallery in Cooma for toasty Tuesday talks. The gallery is hosting a short series on specialist topics and this year I have been invited to start it off. Other speakers in August are celebrity baker Anneke Manning and archaeologist Anne White.

Topic: The art and craft of Chinese furniture

When: Tuesday 31 July 11.30am

Tickets: $30 that includes a light lunch

Address: 9-11 Lambie St Cooma

Contacts: Sue Jardine 6454 6210 jardine@curryflat.com.au

or Elaine Lawson 6454 6307 elaine.lawson@bigpond.com

Talk to Sue or Elaine about series tickets.

New website

The new website is up and we’re happy to see the increased interest through…

New additions.

We are pleased to offer some fresh additions to moorabool.com.

As a subscriber, you have first look at our recent finds – and first chance to buy.

This week, a selection of Japanese scroll paintings, some Arts & Crafts metalwork, Victorian porcelain, and various other interesting & useful items….

Enjoy!

Paul Rosenberg, Alard Pett & all @ Moorabool Antiques

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‘Arts & Crafts’ is the term we use to describe the design movement of the later Victorian age, where craftsmanship came to mean more than just decoration and simplicity was sough for, not hidden. The excesses of the ‘High Victorian’ style…

By Hugh Batters

Little known but fascinating pieces of Australian colonial history will be unearthed at the Antiques Fair Sydney in August. Extraordinary examples of 19^th century gold jewellery from the most exquisitely intricate to the, well, positively ordinary’.

Australia’s gold rush created instant wealth for the lucky few but even in the 1800s money didn’t necessarily buy taste. Like modern rap artists with their ‘bling’, ostentatious displays of riches were very much a part of Victorian society and those who rose from rags to riches almost instantly. By 1853 the…

SAM LEACH @ MOD, UniSA

Sam Leach has always had a special interest in science and it has influenced his art and the visual images he creates throughout his award-winning career. He is currently completing a residency at MOD., the new cutting-edge futuristic museum at UniSA which has been established to inspire young adults about science, technology and creativity.

During his residency Sam has been examining what happens at the intersection between art and science by making works that respond to aspects of MOD. exhibits and associated programming.

The current exhibition is well worth a visit and has a base in Sam’s work with…

From Coast to Escarpment, Spirit Worlds of Maningrida

11th July – 7th August

Curated to coincide with the exhibition John Mawurndjul: I am the old and the new (Museum of Contemporary Art and the Art Gallery of South Australia), Michael Reid Sydney and Maningrida Arts & Culture are pleased to present this exhibition, From Coast to Escarpment, Spirit Worlds of Maningrida.

We invite you to enter the spirit realm of West Arnhem-land. Through the contemporary practice of leading Maningrida artists these spirit beings are alive. Some friendly, some mischievous and others malevolent, they are divined from the djang of five language groups across…

Job Vacancy – Bookshop Assistant

Douglas Stewart Fine Books is seeking a Bookshop Assistant to help with the day-to-day running of our business. Main responsibilities would include processing of orders, customer service, and general administrative duties.

In this role you will engage with rare books and cultural objects working in our small, passionate team. Our business is always changing, so we are looking for someone adaptable, inquisitive, and enthusiastic. Training will be provided, and we are looking for a fast learner who’s not afraid to tackle any challenge.

This will be a flexible, part-time position, ideal for a tertiary student. If you’re…

French Antiques & Pearls from French Polynesia

French Art Nouveau Diamond Plaque Ring

Gold Filigree Necklet

The Ceramic Collectors Society

Invites you to attend the lecture by Dr. Matthew Martin

“COBALT CARGOES – Asian Cobalt Decorated Ceramics  and Their Early European Imitators”

On Monday 27^th August 2018, at 7.45 for 8 pm

At the Roseville Uniting Church Hall, 7 Lord Street, Roseville.

Dr. Matthew Martin is Curator at the National Gallery of Victoria in the Department of International Decorative Arts and Antiquities.   He has published papers on many topics in the decorative arts and lectures nationally and internationally in this area.  He has also curated and…