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The Green Jewel, for Love and Prosperity
Category: Jewels
Emeralds have long been coveted for their breathtaking natural beauty and prized for their rarity...
40 Years Ago
Category: Leonard Joel News
In 1990 I was a young auction store person at Leonard Joel (I prefer the English expression “porter”, but I will keep this real!) with an interest...
What is Virtual Luxury?
Category: Luxury
It’s hard to believe that it has been over a year since our first Virtual Luxury auction in March 2020...
Striking Gold: Australian Jewellery of the 1850s
Category: Jewels
The “gold fever” that gripped Australia in the 1850s spread like wildfire, overturning the political and social systems as it...
Modern Australian Women
Category: Art
Australian women artists in the early 20th Century were pivotal in the shaping of Modernism as we know it today...
Designer Spotlight: Lea Stein
Category: Jewels
Lea Stein’s costume jewellery, although of a definite distinctive style, often transcends the varying tastes of differing demographics...
Opal – Nature’s Kaleidoscope
Category: Jewels
Opals have a history and lore as colourful as the play-of-colour phenomena they exhibit...
In Conversation with Tom Gerrard
Category: In Conversation
Melbournians will no doubt recognise Tom Gerrard’s iconic characters, who can be spotted throughout the city’s streets...
Banksy’s ‘Get Out While You Can”
Category: Prints & Multiples
Often referred to as one of the most controversial street artists in the world, Banksy is now on every avid contemporary art collector’s radar...