Antiques in the Mist
Category: Brisbane
What is it about doctors and lawyers? Time and again, I find there’s a connection between these professions and a deep, often highly intellectual...
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Nora Heysen: A Pioneer in Art and Life
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Threads of Victory: The History and Heritage of Racing Colours
Category: Decorative Arts
Before television broadcasts brought every stride into sharp focus, there was only one reliable way to tell one horse from another during a race: the ...
Cartier: The Family that Built a Jewellery Empire
Category: Jewels
What do a pearl necklace, an Indian maharaja, and a pioneering aviator have in common? At first glance, very little...
Living Large: The Return of the Big Bag
Category: Luxury
The big bag – the bottomless, black hole kind of big bag – has never been more back than it is this year...
Watch Weird Wave: Gilbert Albert Shakes Up Classic Watch Design
Category: Timepieces
By the mid-20th century, it was becoming increasingly apparent that things were starting to get more and more ‘out there’...
Pinned for Purpose: The Brooch as a Personal Statement
Category: Jewels
Once in a time when dress etiquette was governed by convention, the brooch was seen as the quiet final addition...
Colour in 19th Century Interior Design: Inspiring Designers and the Masses
Category: Decorative Arts
Urbanisation during the middle decades of the 19th century, together with the rise of an affluent and wealthy middle class...
Nora Heysen: A Pioneer in Art and Life
Category: Art
As we are approaching our annual Women Artists auction, I wanted to use this opportunity to write about a significant female trailblazer of Australian...
In Conversation with Monica Curro: The Intersection of Art and Music
Category: In Conversation
Monica Curro is a distinguished violinist with a rich career in the performing arts...
Beyond the Landscape: How Dorrit Black and Grace Crowley Helped Introduce Modernist Ideas to Australia
Category: Prints & Multiples
One of the great pleasures of collecting is discovery. Sometimes it is the discovery of an artist. More rarely, it is the discovery of a story...