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Designing with Soul: The Art of Reimagined Vintage
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Dot Dot Dot…
Category: Luxury
You may have noticed the striking, coloured polka dots splattered across Louis Vuitton's Speedy bags, and wondered, who was responsible for these arre...
How to… Appreciate the Curation of an Art Exhibition with Rodney James
Category: Art Expert Series
Rodney James is an art consultant, valuer, curator, and author with extensive expertise in 19th and 20th-century Australian art...
Five Things We’ve Learnt in Five Years Since Black Summer
Category: The 22nd Report
In December 2019 the sky went black in many parts of Australia...
Make a Splash in Aquamarine
Category: Jewels
Aquamarines are a gemstone as blue as the ocean’s depths. Their name derives from the Latin words ‘aqua’ (water) and ‘mare’ (sea)...
‘Lion Ébouriffé’ by Van Cleef & Arpels: An Endearing Legacy
Category: Jewels
I have always found the Van Cleef & Arpels ‘Lion Ébouriffé’ brooches whimsical, charming and extremely charismatic...
15 Years, 15 Extraordinary Lots
Category: Leonard Joel News
15 memorable lots and moments that have stuck with me over the years....
The Universal Language of Art
Category: Art
In Australia, our artistic engagement often gravitates towards Western art traditions, with a predominant focus on European Old Masters and contempora...
The Tiaras of Queen Mary of Denmark
Category: Jewels
Queen Mary of Denmark, originally born Mary Donaldson in Tasmania, Australia...
Everything to Know About Picasso Ceramics
Category: Decorative Arts
In the summer of 1946, Pablo Picasso visited a small town in the south of France called Vallauris...