Blouin ArtInfo
Property from the collection of the Late James Woodward and the Late William W.W. (Bill) Hughes will be auctioned by Sotheby’s Australia on August 8.
Smith & Singer In the News
Old timers tick on in brace of pocket watch auctions
1 August 2018Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
An array of vintage pocket watches is about to hit the Melbourne market – a relatively rare offering of several hundred examples that is likely to attract great collector interest. And judging by the attention given to some of the lots at a Sydney preview it could attract a number of new buyers. After all, who would have thought a meticulously worked gold, gem-set or enamelled pocket watch by an eminent 19th century maker could be found for less than $1000?
Warhol and a mystery moon flask top Sotheby's sale
25 July 2018Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
Sotheby's July auction in Melbourne promised an array of Asian, Australian and European arts and design, but it was a Chinese piece – a curious wooden "moon" flask extensively carved in a naturalistic manner – that topped the sale with a sky-high $87,840.
Retailer's prized glass collection on sale
4 July 2018Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
An extensive collection of Galle and Daum Nancy glass owned by a wealthy Sydney retailing family comes on the market this month in a sale believed to be the largest offering of these wares in Australia.
Sydney's best hotels
3 July 2018Gourmet Traveller
Whether it's breathtaking views you're after or five-star amenities, there's a Sydney hotel for you. Here are the city's premier addresses, as seen in the 2018 Gourmet Traveller Australian Hotel Guide.
The Australian | Ashleigh Wilson
In 1959, an energetic young painter decided it was time to make a change. Brett Whiteley hated “art being governed by the logic of businessmen”, so he quit his job at a Sydney advertising company to focus on his own work.
Blouin ArtInfo
Six major paintings by Brett Whiteley will be auctioned by Sotheby’s Australia as a part of Important Australian & New Zealand Art on May 16, 2018, with a combined estimate of $2.9 million to $3.6 million.
Crowe's Divorce auction
24 February 20187 News
Russell Crowe is set to part with some of his most prized possessions. [video news bulletin]
Russell Crowe auctions off movie memorabilia for divorce
24 February 2018Daily Mail | Ben Hill
A chariot from Gladiator, a violin from Master and Commander and a $100,000 diamond ring: Russell Crowe is to sell prized possessions worth $3.6MILLION at auction as part of his divorce
Russell Crowe divorce auction tipped to collect up to $3.6m
24 February 2018The Daily Telegraph | Matthew Benns
OSCAR winner Russell Crowe is having a multimillion-dollar auction of his most prized possessions, with a catalogue listing called “The Art of Divorce”.
The sale at Sotheby’s will feature items from his most famous movies — including a chariot from Gladiator — as well as watches, Australian art, and jewellery belonging to ex-wife Danielle Spencer.