The Langham Sydney makeover
1 August 2014Gourmet Traveller
Making a five-star hotel feel like home is the challenge under way at The Langham Sydney - though four months and $30 million is a fine start.
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Jeffrey Smart work reveals a Road less travelled
29 July 2014The Australian | Michaela Boland
A JEFFREY Smart “mystery painting” has surfaced in Sydney after having been owned by the same family since it was bought from South Yarra Gallery in Melbourne 42 years ago.
ALEXANDER KOESTER (1864-1932), Ans Ufer (Enten)
28 July 2014
Chinese antiques lead Sotheby's Australia July sale
25 July 2014Blouin ArtInfo | Nicholas Forrest
Sotheby’s Australia has brought together an eclectic range of desirable art and objects for their July 29 Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design auction in Melbourne.
Famous duck painting Sotheby's auction highlight
25 July 2014Australian Auction Review | Richard Brewster
Sotheby’s Australia forthcoming Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design Melbourne auction will highlight the painting Ans Ufer (Enten) by German artist Alexander Koester, famous for his painting of ducks.
Japanese Swords, Ttanto, Tsuba, Menpo and Kabuto
25 July 2014
Ducks get top billing among arts, design, weaponry
24 July 2014Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
Bristling weaponry, paintings and fine Asian furniture will be on show at Sotheby’s Australia in Melbourne from July 24, prior to going under the hammer on Tuesday, July 29.
The 1886 South Australian Coursing Club Waterloo Cup
10 July 2014Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
Last week’s sale of the Tom Roberts’s portrait Miss Minna Simpson at an auction record for the artist of close to $1 million could signal a reawakened interest in Australia’s Heidelberg School artists as well as highlighting what may well be a shift in sentiment towards more traditional paintings.
No Cuts to Art Prices at Sotheby’s
15 May 2014Australian Art Sales Digest | David Hulme & Brigitte Banziger
A large number of the 101 lots at Sotheby’s on budget day bore low estimates, promising a cut to prices. The venue of choice, the aptly named Treasury Lounge at the Intercontinental Hotel in Sydney’s CBD, raised the hopes of many to bag some bargain art on the night. International auctioneer Martin Gallon was in fine form and brimming with confidence, and in the end did not deliver any cuts at all: with 113.5% sold by value and 71.3 % sold by volume, the evening brought a total of $5,569,910 IBP.