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George III mahogany press on chest c.1780. 2 door, 4 drawer with solid mahogany panels, dental moulding to the upper with an ogee scroll. Oak linings and bracket feet with original swan neck handles. $4,250. VALENTINE’S ANTIQUE GALLERY
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Keepsake in the form of a needlework sampler bookmark, commemorating the birth of John Evans at Round Mountain, near Rylstone, Central West New South Wales, on 17 June 1878. EVANS, Jane (attributed). $150 DOUGLAS STEWART FINE BOOKS
Douglas is exhibiting at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair, Wilson Hall, the University of Melbourne 31 Jul – 2 Aug 2025.
Interior: Kit Kemp Design Studio
An excellent example of an early Australian-themed Christmas card, this card was most likely printed by Gibbs, Shallard & Co., one of the best publishers in Sydney. Colour lithograph, inscribed with Christmas greetings in ink verso, 10.8 x 18.7cm, c.1882.
“The practice of exchanging Christmas-themed greeting cards first became popular during the mid-nineteenth century. Christmas cards available in Australia, however, portrayed only English and European scenes. On 26 February 1881, Sydney stationer John Sands advertised an art competition offering prizes for original Christmas card designs showcasing ‘Australian subjects.’ Seven hundred (700) designs were submitted and displayed at the Art Gallery of NSW in May, with 24 designs placed into production and ready for sale by early December.” Ref: Dictionary of Sydney; Margot Riley, State Library of NSW. $1,850 JOSEF LEBOVIC GALLERY
MELBOURNE RARE BOOK FAIR
The Melbourne Rare Book Fair returns, 31 July – 2 Aug2025, to Wilson Hall, the University of Melbourne. It is the major annual book fair of ANZAAB and one of only a few rare book fairs in the Southern hemisphere.
Now in its 55th Edition, the Melbourne Rare Book Fair will again feature rare and wonderful books, manuscripts, ephemera, prints (and much more) from the best rare book and antiquarian dealers across Australia and New Zealand and from overseas.
FREE ENTRY
Antique Australian gold rush earringsfeaturing textured leaves and a central flower motif in a tear drop shape centrally set with a green paste, c.1870. $3,500 RUTHERFORD
Portrait: Net-A-Porter
Suite of Russian Reproduction Pieces of The Kremlin Service for Nicholas I
This remarkable polychrome decorated dessert service comprises 22 plates and four comports, c.1930. $7,400 THE ANTIQUE GUILD
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THE JOHNSTON COLLECTION CELEBRATES 35 YEARS
The Johnston Collection is delighted to continue their partnership with the Australian Antique and Art Dealers Association (AAADA).
‘Our love of antiques, collecting, and sharing those enthusiasms with others, have always been cornerstones of The Johnston Collection’, said CEO Dr Louise Voll Box. ‘Reinterpreting historical objects for contemporary audiences is now more important than ever. We’re looking forward to another 35 years – and beyond – of inspiring visitors, transporting them from ‘the everyday’ into a unique environment’.
Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet – Symbolist Bust
A beautiful Symbolist ceramic bust of a young woman with braided hair and veil. The veil decorated in a pearlised / lustered blue glaze. Edited by Marcel Guillard for Edmond Etling et Cie after an original bronze by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet.
Stamped on base with Editions Etling, Marcel Guillard, Collinet (sic) and ‘France’.
Original paper label for Editions Etling, Paris to lower back.
French, Circa 1920. $2,795. UNE BELLE CHOSE BY CURIUM
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Fine 19th century French Second Empire writing table, the leather writing surface above a pair of adjustable writing slides supported on a frieze enclosing five drawers with mahogany drawer linings embellished with gilded bronze allegorical mounts above eight turned tapering legs joined by turned stretchers. Circa 1890. $23,500 WALLROCKS ANTIQUES
An Early Colonial Australian Fold-Over Card Table attributed to the Sydney master cabinetmaker Lawrence Butler (act. 1802-1820), Butler advertises in 1815 that he has for sale (… patent dining tables on pillars, on the newest construction, dressing and shaving boxes with glasses, card tables an elegant cabinet and escritoire,…) This table is of superb quality and “high style” It features blackwood cross-banding to the top and the skirt has a panel of blackwood. Huon pine inlay is used extensively including the top, skirt, platform & the legs which terminate with brass castors, NSW origin, 19th century patina, c.1815. (74.5 x 92 x 45.5). $65,000. SIMPSON’S ANTIQUES
Interior: Douglas Mackie in House & Garden UK
2025 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.
Arts and Crafts 15 ct gold pendant necklace set with veined turquoise. English, c.1910. $7,500 ANNE SCHOFIELD ANTIQUES
HOLLYWOOD REGENCY STYLE: FURNITURE, DÉCOR & DOMESTIC INTERIORS
By Charles French
So, get your diamond-encrusted smartphones out, Paris Hilton approved shades on, and those soft tops down on your convertible roadsters as we travel, metaphorically speaking, through the palm tree lined boulevards of La La Land!
Jacopo Tintoretto (Italian 1518-1594) Attributed
Figure Study. Verso Drapery, Feet and Horse Leg.
Circa 1568
Black chalk on heavy-laid paper.
Framed Size: Height 26.5 cm x Width 31.5 cm x Depth 2.5 cm.
Sheet Size: Height 11.3 cm x Width 14 cm. $28,000 WRIGHT GALLERY FINE ART
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