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Australian 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?

Australian 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.

Australian 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 2018

Gourmet 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.

Crowe's Divorce auction

24 February 2018

7 News

Russell Crowe is set to part with some of his most prized possessions. [video news bulletin]

Daily 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

The 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.

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