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WINTER FINDS
WINTER FINDS
Leopoldine Mimovich (Austrian/Australian 1920-2019)
Mother and Child. Signed L. Mimovich. Circa 1950
Bronze on wooden plinth.
Sculpture Size: H11.5 cm W7.5 cm.
Size with Plinth: H13 cm W 9.5 cm.
$1,500
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WRIGHT GALLERY FINE ART
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An eighteenth-century Italian tortoiseshell snuff box, inset with gold rococo pique work, depicting shells and scrolls. Apparently unmarked. Italy, almost certainly Naples, c.1750. $4,800 Read more
LAFITE FINE SILVER
FREDERICK LEIST 1878 – 1945
The Bridge 1913
oil on canvas
71.5 x 91.5 cm
signed lower right
$40,000 More information
LAURAINE DIGGINS FINE ART
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Good Teeth, Good Health. 1954. Colour lithograph, signed “Peter Bennett” and dated in image lower right, 51.5 x 63.6cm. Repaired pinholes and minor missing portions to edges, and old folds. Linen-backed. $990 Read more
JOSEF LEBOVIC GALLERY
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THE WAIT PAYS OFF
Being members of the Australiana Society since 2019 has been an unexpected addition to our busy retirement years….
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An extraordinary pair of relics from Cook’s voyages, with a distinguished museum exhibition history.
Watercolour on paper, 247 x 227 mm, in an early gilded wood and gesso frame, inscribed verso Midshipman Hardy [sic] of Ct. Cook’s Ship Discovery 1779.
Snuff box made of bone inlaid with tortoiseshell, 26 x 89 x 39 mm; British, 1770s, with manuscript label pasted inside the lid inscribed Snuff box which belonged to Midshipman Hardy [sic] of Captain Cook’s ship Discovery 1779. Sydney 1884. (Note that the inscriptions on the portrait frame and box lid are in the same hand). $48,000 Read more
DOUGLAS STEWART FINE BOOKS
Exhibiting at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair, Presented by ANZAAB 29 Jul – 1 Aug, Wilson Hall, University of Melbourne. FREE ENTRY
Now in its 57th edition, it is one of only a few rare book fairs in the Southern Hemisphere, bringing together the finest antiquarian dealers from across Australia, New Zealand and the world. A gathering of buyers, sellers and lovers of books not to be missed.
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India Extrema XXIIII Nova Tabula. Important map of Asia published 1545 by Sebastian Munster. This woodcut map is one of the earliest published maps depicting the asian continent with information being derived from Portuguese sources. $2,750 Read More
Also exhibiting at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair, Presented by ANZAAB
9ct yellow gold pinwheel brooch/pendant with a claw set round amethyst to the centre and six additonal amethysts to the end of the sprays, seed pearls set to the swirls,Taylor & Sharp
Australia, c.1910
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RUTHERFORD JEWELLERY
French Louis XIVth style carved wooden & gilded fauteuil (armchairs), c.1870. Newly upholstered. H 116cm W 67cm D 72cm $1,5 Read more
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Established in 1947, The Rug Experts offers professional rug cleaning and maintenance services built on generations of expertise. Based in Sydney, they service customers throughout NSW and across Australia, with pickup and drop-off available from your premises. Pictured: 19th century Turkish Kayseri Yahyali rug from Hereke, Central Anatolia. More information
THE RUG EXPERTS
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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
Members of Confédération Internationale des Négociants en Œuvres d’Art (CINOA)
Johann Loetz Witwe – ‘Creta Papillon’ Dimpled Vase. Bohemian, circa 1900. H23cm D15.25cm. $2,595 Read more
UNE BELLE CHOSE BY CURIUM
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LATEST AAADA CATALOGUE
The catalogue for the AAADA Melbourne Fair offers insightful articles, a directory of our members and service providers, along with a glimpse into the exceptional antiques and artworks that were available at the fair
You can view it here
MAN & HIS TOOLS
A HISTORY OF HAND TOOLS
By Gil Rogers
412 pages and more than 1,700 photographs of 1,000s of tools in hard back. Learn more
A fine 19th Century Italian marble figure group depicting Psyche being revived by Cupid’s kiss, c.1860 signed by Pietro Barzanti, Florence after the original by Antonio Canova in 1787 now located at the Louvre in Paris and mounted on it’s original green marble pedestal with revolving top. H186cm W 80cm. $14,500 See more
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