Why Panerai?
Category: Timepieces
The Panerai wristwatch has always struck me as an impressive piece of horological machinery....
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Designing with Soul: The Art of Reimagined Vintage
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The Jewels of Kilimanjaro
Category: Jewels
As far as precious gemstones are concerned, tanzanite is a relatively recent discovery....
8-Bit Invasions
Category: Art
Anonymous urban artist Invader’s tile mosaics in the shape of 8-bit video game characters...
Geoffrey Hatty: A Life in Design & Decorative Arts
Category: Decorative Arts
Geoffrey Hatty is widely regarded as one of Melbourne’s most influential 20th century decorative arts dealers....
A Greville Street Memory
Category: Leonard Joel News
Celebrating collections means much more to us than simply their beautiful presentation...
The Laidlaw Suite by Robert Prenzel in Context
Category: Decorative Arts
Leonard Joel is honoured to offer the Laidlaw bedroom suite by Robert Prenzel (1866–1941) in our August Decorative Arts auction...
What is moissanite?
Category: Jewels
What is a moissanite? Is that a diamond? These are two common questions asked in the Leonard Joel Jewellery Salon...
An album of rare Japanese woodblock prints sells for $93,750
Category: Asian Art
Our Sydney specialists were thrilled to consign an album of vibrantly coloured woodblock prints by Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige...
The Smugglers’ Trail: Uncovering the History of an 18thC British Painting
Category: Art
George Morland’s (British, 1763-1804) Jack at the Capstan is a painting which tells two tales...
Making Waves: The Symbolism of Water in Art
Category: Art
Water can hold a number of different meanings, especially when included in art. In certain circumstances it may allude to purity and cleansing...