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Invitation to consign Important Jewels and Watches

22 February 2023

Consign now to our next auction of Important Jewels & Watches, that will take place in Sydney on 9 May 2023.

Smith & Singer ended the year on a spectacular note with the final auction of 2022 achieving outstanding results for vendors of Important Jewels & Watches, with 88% of lots selling by volume to realise an auction total of $2,144,150, over 129% by value.  Large diamonds, coloured gemstones and pieces by international and Australian jewellery houses, including Bulgari, Cartier, Canturi and Paspaley, performed exceptionally well.  A highlight was a spectacular 18ct white gold, black sapphire and diamond 'Stella' necklace, Stefano Canturi for Canturi, 2015 (sold for $162,500, pictured above).

Smith & Singer offer unique and unparalleled access to local and international collectors.  Contact our specialists now for a confidential appraisal.

You may also use our appraisal estimate form.

For more information, please contact: 

MELBOURNE 

Rebecca Sheahan 
Specialist, Jewels & Watches  
+61 (0)3 9508 9900
[email protected]

SYDNEY

Emma Finn  
Specialist, Jewels & Watches    
+61 (0)2 9302 2402  
[email protected]

Pictured above 

18ct white gold, black sapphire and diamond 'Stella' necklace, Stefano Canturi for Canturi, 2015
Set to the front with an articulated line of 13 cushion-shaped black sapphires each framed by halo of baguette and carré-cut diamonds connected by brilliant-cut diamonds, completed by a line of circular motifs set with brilliant-cut diamonds to a clasp accented by an oval pink tourmaline cabochon framed by brilliant-cut diamonds and baguette black sapphires, the black sapphires, diamonds and pink tourmaline together weighing 152.37, 31.81 and 5.22 carats respectively.
Estimate $80,000–120,000 
Sold for $162,500 on 7 December 2022

Invitation to consign Important Australian and International Art

21 February 2023

Consign now to our forthcoming auction of Important Australian & International Art.

In 2022, Smith & Singer achieved an outstanding result with the sale of Brett Whiteley's magnificent Vision of Bali 1976-1978 (estimate $800,000–1,200,000, sold for $1,125,000, pictured above).

Building on the resounding success of our auctions of fewer works of higher value that combined excellent sold rates and performances against estimates, our carefully curated May 2023 auction will include significant examples of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art.

To participate in this sale, please contact our highly experienced specialists for a confidential appraisal.

You may also use our appraisal estimate form

  

For more information, please contact:

Geoffrey Smith
Chairman
+61 (0)418 889 656 
[email protected]

Emily Walker 
Administrator, Art 
+61 (0)3 9508 9900 
[email protected]

Gary Singer
Chief Executive Officer & Director
+61 (0)418 337 788 
[email protected] 

David Mackay  
Gallery Manager, Sydney    
+61 (0)2 9302 2402 
[email protected]

 

Pictured above 

BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 
Vision of Bali 1976-1978 
oil on canvas 
91.5 x 91.5 cm  
Estimate $800,000–1,200,000 
Sold for $1,125,000 on 16 November 2022
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2023

Exhibition Continues – Sally Ross

10 February 2023

Sally Ross continues at Smith & Singer until Saturday 25 February 2023 at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne.

Ross has exhibited globally, with solo exhibitions in Australia, France and the United States of America – including long term representation in Paris and Los Angeles – and group shows and art fairs spanning Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico and Switzerland.

A four-time Archibald Prize finalist, her works are held in the Fondation Maeght, St-Paul de Vence, France; National Portrait Gallery, Canberra; Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne; Artbank, Melbourne; Macquarie University Collection, Sydney; along with private collections in Austria, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

The exhibition features 16 new works by the artist and is open to the public from 2-25 February 2023, Monday to Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne.

To enquire about the exhibition, please contact our specialists below.

   

EXPLORE FLIPBOOK CATALOGUE EXPLORE EXHIBITION ONLINE
  


For more information, please contact:

Geoffrey Smith
Chairman
+61 (0)418 889 656 
[email protected]


Emily Walker 
Administrator, Art
+61 (0)3 9508 9900
[email protected]

Gary Singer 
Chief Executive Officer & Director
+61 (0)418 337 788 
[email protected]


David Mackay  
Gallery Manager, Sydney  
+61 (0)2 9302 2402
[email protected] 

    
 
Pictured above

SALLY ROSS born 1969  
Tableland 2021-2022  
oil on board  
130 x 110 cm  
Price on application  
© Sally Ross. All Rights Reserved 2023

VIEW LOT

Invitation to consign Important Australian and International Art

7 February 2023

Consign now to our forthcoming auction of Important Australian & International Art.

In 2022, Smith & Singer achieved a world auction record for the artist with the sale of Albert Namatjira's stunning Waters of the Finke (1958) (estimate $40,000–60,000, sold for $250,000, pictured above).

Building on the resounding success of our auctions of fewer works of higher value that combined excellent sold rates and performances against estimates, our carefully curated May 2023 auction will include significant examples of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art.

To participate in this sale, please contact our highly experienced specialists for a confidential appraisal.

You may also use our appraisal estimate form

  

For more information, please contact:

Geoffrey Smith
Chairman
+61 (0)418 889 656 
[email protected]

Emily Walker 
Administrator, Art 
+61 (0)3 9508 9900 
[email protected]

Gary Singer
Chief Executive Officer & Director
+61 (0)418 337 788 
[email protected] 

David Mackay  
Gallery Manager, Sydney    
+61 (0)2 9302 2402 
[email protected]

 

Pictured above 

ALBERT NAMATJIRA 1902-1959 
Waters of the Finke (1958)
watercolour over pencil on paper
38 x 57 cm
Estimate $40,000–60,000
Sold for $250,000 on 16 November 2022
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
© Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency, 2023

Exhibition Now Open – Sally Ross

2 February 2023

Sally Ross will open on Thursday 2 February at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne.

Ross has exhibited globally, with solo exhibitions in Australia, France and the United States of America – including long term representation in Paris and Los Angeles – and group shows and art fairs spanning Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico and Switzerland.

A four-time Archibald Prize finalist, her works are held in the Fondation Maeght, St-Paul de Vence, France; National Portrait Gallery, Canberra; Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne; Artbank, Melbourne; Macquarie University Collection, Sydney; along with private collections in Austria, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

The exhibition will feature 16 new works by the artist and will be open to the public from 2-25 February 2023, Monday to Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne.

To enquire about the exhibition, please contact our specialists below.

   

EXPLORE FLIPBOOK CATALOGUE EXPLORE EXHIBITION ONLINE
  

For more information, please contact:

Geoffrey Smith
Chairman
+61 (0)418 889 656 
[email protected]  


Emily Walker 
Administrator, Art
+61 (0)3 9508 9900
[email protected]

Gary Singer 
Chief Executive Officer & Director
+61 (0)418 337 788 
[email protected]


David Mackay  
Gallery Manager, Sydney  
+61 (0)2 9302 2402
[email protected] 

    
 
Pictured above

SALLY ROSS born 1969  
Clearing 2022  
oil on board  
130 x 110 cm  
Price on application  
© Sally Ross. All Rights Reserved 2023

VIEW LOT

Forthcoming Exhibition Announcement – Sally Ross

1 February 2023

'I now find myself in the landscapes I wish to paint.  In a beautiful landscape, materialised, unimagined. Much of my work has been a distillation of picturesque images scrounged from old photographic books of far-off places I had never been to.  However, these new paintings are visions from places I have experienced - from the top of a rocky outcrop, a track in a rainforest, beside a verdant moat, overlooking the ocean from a remote coastline.’ (Sally Ross)

Smith & Singer are delighted to announce the forthcoming exhibition by renowned contemporary Australian painter Sally Ross.  The exhibition will feature 16 new works by the artist and will be open to the public from 2-25 February 2023, Monday to Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne.

Ross has exhibited globally, with solo exhibitions in Australia, France and the United States of America – including long term representation in Paris and Los Angeles – and group shows and art fairs spanning Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico and Switzerland.

A four-time Archibald Prize finalist, her works are held in the Fondation Maeght, St-Paul de Vence, France; National Portrait Gallery, Canberra; Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne; Artbank, Melbourne; Macquarie University Collection, Sydney; along with private collections in Austria, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

To enquire about the exhibition please contact our specialists below.

 

  EXPLORE EXHIBITION  

  

 

For more information, please contact:

Geoffrey Smith
Chairman
+61 (0)418 889 656 
[email protected]   


Emily Walker 
Administrator, Art
+61 (0)3 9508 9900
[email protected]

Gary Singer 
Chief Executive Officer & Director
+61 (0)418 337 788 
[email protected]


David Mackay 
Gallery Manager  
+61 (0)2 9302 2402
[email protected] 


Pictured above 

SALLY ROSS born 1969 
Vines 2022 
oil on board 
130 x 110 cm 
Price on application 
© Sally Ross. All Rights Reserved 2023

Auction Results – Important Jewels & Watches

8 December 2022

IMPORTANT JEWELS & WATCHES 

Smith & Singer ended the year on a spectacular note with the final auction of 2022 achieving outstanding results for vendors of Important Jewels & Watches, with 84% of lots selling by volume to realise an auction total of $2,103,914, over 127% by value.  Large diamonds, coloured gemstones and pieces by international jewellery houses like Bulgari and Cartier and Australian brands like Paspaley performed exceptionally well.

Pieces from the most magnificent and comprehensive collection of jewels by the renowned Australian jewellery designer Canturi ever to be offered at auction, including Property from Melissa Louise Caddick (Receivers Appointed), Sydney, were highly sought-after with fierce competition in the room, on the telephone and over the internet.  All 47 pieces by Canturi offered sold, with the Property from Melissa Louise Caddick (Receivers Appointed), Sydney realising over 175% by value above the reserve prices.

Among the notable results were this stunning diamond ring (lot 63, estimate $320,000–340,000, pictured above), which sold for $392,727, and this spectacular 18ct gold, diamond and aquamarine ‘Labyrinth’ bracelet, Canturi, 2016 (lot 155, estimate $15,000–25,000, pictured below) which sold for $55,227.

  

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18ct gold, diamond and aquamarine ‘Labyrinth’ bracelet, Canturi, 2016

Pictured top

Lot 63

Diamond ring
Estimate $320,000–340,000
Sold for $392,727

VIEW LOT

Pictured above

Lot 155

18ct gold, diamond and aquamarine ‘Labyrinth’ bracelet, Canturi, 2016
Estimate $15,000–25,000 
Sold for $55,227

VIEW LOT

Auction Results – Property from the Estate of the Late Murray Rose AM, Sydney

8 December 2022

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE MURRAY ROSE AM, SYDNEY 

Last night Smith & Singer’s final auction of 2022 began on a prestigious note, offering the four Olympic gold and four British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medals won by swimming legend Murray Rose AM, between 1956 and 1962.  The collection represented the most significant sale of Olympic gold medals to be offered publicly at auction in Australia and all four Olympic gold medals sold on the night alongside one of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games medals, realising 135% by value.  

Two of the Olympic medals sold were this Games of the XVI Olympiad gold medal, Melbourne 1956 (lot 2, estimate $60,000–80,000, pictured above), which sold for $147,273, and this Games of the XVII Olympiad gold medal, Rome 1960 (lot 4, estimate $60,000–80,000, pictured below) which sold for $98,182.

  

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The Games of the XVII Olympiad gold medal, Rome 1960

Pictured top

Lot 2

The Games of the XVI Olympiad gold medal, Melbourne 1956 
Estimate $60,00–80,000 
Sold for $147,273

VIEW LOT

Pictured above

Lot 4

The Games of the XVII Olympiad gold medal, Rome 1960
Estimate $60,00–80,000 
Sold for $98,182

VIEW LOT

Auction Tonight – Important Jewels & Watches

7 December 2022

IMPORTANT JEWELS & WATCHES 

The Sydney exhibition will continue until 2 pm this afternoon at Smith & Singer, 30 Queen Street, Woollahra.

The auction will commence at 6.30 pm tonight at the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia, 111 Queen Street, Woollahra.  Register to bid now.

Smith & Singer are honoured to present the most magnificent and comprehensive collection of jewels by Canturi ever to appear at auction, including Property from Melissa Louise Caddick (Receivers Appointed), Sydney. 

A highlight of the collection is this stunning 18ct white gold, black sapphire and diamond ‘Stella’ necklace by Stefano Canturi for Canturi 2015, featuring over 150 carats of exceptional Australian black sapphires framed by sparkling diamonds to evoke the night sky (lot 156, estimate $80,000–120,000, pictured above).  
 
AUCTION IN SYDNEY
7 DECEMBER 2022 l 6.30 PM
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA 
111 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
 

Auction Tonight – Property from the Estate of the Late Murray Rose AM, Sydney

7 December 2022

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE
MURRAY ROSE AM, SYDNEY 

The Sydney exhibition will continue until 2 pm this afternoon at Smith & Singer, 30 Queen Street, Woollahra.

The auction will commence at 6.00 pm tonight at the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia, 111 Queen Street, Woollahra.   Register to bid now.

Comprising a highly important collection of medals within the history and development of Australian sport, Smith & Singer are honoured to present, on behalf of the Rose Family, the four Olympic gold and four British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medals won by swimming legend Murray Rose AM, between 1956 and 1962.  The collection represents the most significant sale of Olympic gold medals to be offered publicly at auction in Australia.  

Of the four Olympic gold medals on offer, one is the medal awarded to Murray Rose for winning the 400m men’s freestyle swimming final race held on 31 August 1960 as part of the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome ( lot 4, estimate $60,000 – 80,000, pictured above left).  Of the four British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medals on offer, one is the medal awarded to Murray Rose for winning the 1650 yard men’s freestyle swimming final race held on 30 November 1962 as part of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth ( lot 8, estimate $30,000 – 40,000, pictured above right). 

 
AUCTION IN SYDNEY
7 DECEMBER 2022 l 6.00 PM
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA 
111 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
 

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