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Silver from a Melbourne founder
15 October 2018Presented to Captain William Lonsdale (1799-1864) in 1842 by the people of Melbourne in recognition of his services to the founding colony, the Lonsdale Silver Presentation has remained in his descendants’ care for 176 years.

The dust settles: a special report on the Australian auction scene
15 October 2018After almost a decade of flatlining annual sales and the collapse of Mossgreen, Australia’s auctioneers are vocal about the improving market.

Scenes from Lewis Carroll classic decorate 1870s envelopes on offer in Melbourne
03 September 2018Eight envelopes from the 1870s, each decorated with a scene from Lewis Carroll’s famous book Alice in Wonderland are to be offered at Abacus Auctions’ December 1 sale of stamps, postal history and picture postcards.

New premises in Melbourne for Sotheby’s Australia
13 August 2018Sotheby’s Australia has moved to new premises in the ‘Paris End’ of Melbourne.

Cricketers bowl up at Aussie sale
13 August 2018The strong suit in the extensive cricket section of Abacus Auctions’ (18% buyer’s premium) Sporting Memorabilia sale in Melbourne on July 22 proved to be a collection of early 20th century autographed real photo postcards of test cricketers that were offered individually.

Ceramics and glass collection leads inaugural sale at new Australian auction house Gibson's
08 August 2018The collection of a man described as “a passionate supporter of the decorative arts” will feature in the inaugural sale at a new Melbourne saleroom.

Trio of firms rises from ashes of Mossgreen
02 July 2018Australia gains three new auction houses as specialists go it alone in Melbourne

Australian cricket team postcard in bat at new Melbourne saleroom
02 July 2018Newly formed Australian firm Abacus Auctions holds its second sale on July 22, devoted to coins and banknotes plus a selection of collectables and sporting memorabilia.

Mueller European art glass collection comes up at Australian sale
02 July 2018Having successfully dispersed the collection of Lalique glass formed by Hans and Gertrud Mueller in March this year, Sotheby’s Australia is now selling the couple’s collection of other European Art Glass.

Collection of Australian clockmaker expert Ken Hose offered at Leonard Joel auction
11 June 2018Ken Hose, who has published three books on Australian clockmakers, has been fascinated by clocks and their mechanics since he was a teenager.
Mossgreen ‘won’t be the last’ until trust accounts compulsory
14 May 2018The Auctioneers and Valuers Association (AVAA), a trade body representing Australian auction houses, has called for client accounts to become a compulsory legal requirement in the country.

BDO report hits out at Mossgreen management
30 April 2018The administrator BDO’s report into the collapse of Mossgreen has recommended that the Australian auction house’s former management be investigated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over possible criminal activities.

Mossgreen consignors free to collect goods without facing charges from administrator BDO
25 April 2018The administrator to collapsed Australian auction house Mossgreen has lost a court case over fees which means goods can be returned to their rightful owners without fees being due.

John Schaeffer sale in Sydney
23 April 2018When John Schaeffer visited the pre-Raphaelite exhibition at the Tate Gallery in 1984 it changed the course of his art enthusiasm.

Administrators ‘wrong to charge Mossgreen consignors for returns’
16 April 2018Consignors to collapsed Australian auction house Mossgreen will not have to pay fees to have items returned, a Sydney court has ruled.

Sotheby’s offers Schaeffer collection in Sydney auction
13 April 2018Sotheby’s Australia will auction what it calls “the most significant collection of historical international art” offered in the country later this month.

Court orders Mossgreen to return lots to owners
09 April 2018The administrator of collapsed Australian auction house Mossgreen has been ordered to return thousands of lots after Federal Court ruled it did not have the right to charge clients fees to collect their own goods.

Russell Crowe’s exuberant divorce auction led by Australian art and film memorabilia
09 April 2018Australian art starred at Russell Crowe’s ‘divorce auction’, which took place with much fanfare and festivity at Sotheby’s Australia on Saturday.

Auctioneer Richard Madley to represent Sydney firm as UK agent
09 April 2018Richard Madley, a former director of Dreweatts, has been appointed UK agent for Sydney firm Shapiro Auctioneers, to source objects with an Australian background or provenance to be sold Down Under.

Mossgreen consignors to appear at court hearing in Sydney over collection fees
23 March 2018A large number of Mossgreen consignors are rapidly preparing their case to challenge the collection fees being charged by the administrators of the collapsed Australian auction house.

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