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Faces for the Afterlife: Funerary Masks from Ancient Egypt
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In Conversation with Ben Danks
Category: Indigenous Art
Wiebke Brix, Head of Art, speaks with Ben Danks, collector of Indigenous art and former assistant manager of Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd...
Timeless Elegance: The Legendary Jewels of Grace Kelly
Category: Jewels
Grace Kelly was the embodiment of elegance, a woman whose beauty and poise transcended both Hollywood and royalty...
Five Classic Gucci Bags to Invest In
Category: Luxury
Trends come and go, but these iconic styles have stood the test of time. ...
Brooching the Subject: The Renaissance of Artful Adornment
Category: Jewels
Long relegated to antique jewellery boxes and the lapels of eccentric relatives, the brooch has undergone a spectacular transformation...
In Print: Six Years of Standout Works and Stories
Category: Prints & Multiples
Leonard Joel is the only Australian auction house to present biannual auctions and live viewings dedicated exclusively to Prints & Multiples...
The Distortion of Proportion – an Exercise in Asymmetrical Watches
Category: Jewels
It is logical to assume that we associate symmetry with consistency, precision with accuracy, order with exactness, and where else do we demand and ex...
Why Rescuing Individual Animals Matters
Category: The 22nd Report
Conservation often focuses on survival of a species, and while this is important, it is underpinned by an indisputable fact: individual animals matter...
Marjorie Ho’s East & West Art
Category: Asian Art
When former Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, opened an art exhibition at East & West Art in 1988, the gallery was already well-established as...
Notes on Collecting and Hobbies
Category: Decorative Arts
After completing the podcast Presidential, in reverse order, I was fascinated to learn of George Washington’s concern and interest for how his surro...