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Unearthing neglected Australian
ART WARESAn introduction to the art of
SILVERSMITHINGA craft that is as modern as it is ancient
From jewellery to restoration
GIFT IDEAS FOR ALL SEASONSCatering to all ages, generations and interests
HOLIDAY TRAVELSThemed for the collector and family
HOW TOMake a visit to a fair child friendly
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AUSTRALASIA’S LEADING ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES MAGAZINE
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WINT R A D E R
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In this editionAUSTRALIANA FEATUREAustralian art potters discovered
12 Amy Harvey from Western Australia
Dr Dorothy Erickson
36 Victoria’s Gwen Watson
Robin Kelly
BUILDING YOURKNOWLEDGE BASE80 The cassone – a marriage or wedding chest
HOLIDAY SPECIAL20 How to visit a fair with children
Heather Zubek
52 Gift ideas for the holiday season and more
INSIGHTS ONPRECIOUS METALS 16 Rebuilding the Lakes Cup
Dennis De Muth
42 From the UK: Jacqueline Mina’s jewellery
Amanda Stücklin
64 Investing in Australian military memorabilia
Peter Lane
NEW COLLECTINGTHEMES32 Board games as a fun collectable
Rob Ditessa
74 Lacquer ware from Russia
Melody Amsel-Arieli
TRAVEL FEATURE 6 New Orleans through the eyes of an
expert dealer
Roy Williams
58 For the family
South Australia’s National Railway Museum
Moana Colmer
68 Explore Vietnam’s art deco heritage
Dr Margaret D McNiven
REGULAR FEATURES46 Online magazines
47 Conundrum
49 Collectables fairs
50 Collectables subscription
85 Out & about
88 Bulletin board
95 Advertising rates
96 Advertisers’ Index
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New OrleansRoy Williams
N ew Orleans looks
precisely like the
Brisbane I grew up in
during the 60s and 70s. Old
Brisbane was a gracious, rambling
colonial city, all 19th century iron
lace strangled by bougainvillea.
That city has long since been
demolished and transformed into a
Dallas, Texas clone. One of the
reasons I love New Orleans is that
it allows me to go back to a very
much idealised version of my
childhood home town.
It certainly looks absolutelynothing like Paris! Nevertheless,residents of French colonial NewOrleans shock me every time I amthere by asking, ‘Doesn’t NewOrleans look just like Paris?’
While the two cities could not bemore different physically, spirituallythey are indeed sisters. Here aretwo cities where life is viewed as anart. Gastronomy is not generally agreat passion in the US, butLouisiana is a food oasis, rich withCreole and Cajun culture. NewOrleans gave us the cocktail, praisebe! There is also an appreciation offaded elegance – worn luxury –
As the Australian dollar rises
now is the time for a trip to
the USA. If planning to go down
south, our feature article by
noted antiques dealer Roy
Williams on historic New
Orleans is an invaluable guide
timeless and historic a city of nostalgic remembrances
Travel Feature
1 Oak Alley Plantation is the one used in many films, fromGone With the Wind to Interview with the Vampire
2 Royal Street, New Orleans
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Dennis De Muth
The Lakes Cup, once a
prized and valued silver
trophy, was in a sorry state
when rescued. Only the large silver
base complete with inscriptions
survived, its large cup/bowl and
wooden plinth were missing.
Nothing else pertaining to the
trophy was found so it is conjecture
that the bowl would also originally
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The restitution of anabandoned trophy
Sporting history reclaimed
WJ Sanders was
presented with a
formidable task: the
rebuilding of what
was once a prized
golfing trophy that
had come to be
dumped in a golf
club’s basement
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Board Games
Rob Ditessa
S ome collectors are
keen to keep their board
games in pristine
condition, but the only reason
Tommy adds a game to his
collection is that he wants the
enjoyment of using it. Before
coming to the realisation that he
was a ‘collector,’ Tommy says his
wife suspected it as she watched
her precious storage space in their
home slowly disappear under an
ever-increasing number of games.
‘Once you start doing little thingslike plastic bagging your pieces,laminating rules and other papercomponents and even getting extrabits to replace the plainer things ina game, then you start to see youare in deeper than you think,’ hetells Collectables.
As an enthusiast computer andconsole games player, he had quitea collection, but slowly began toremember what fun it was playingwith board games as a child, asopposed to the solitary experienceof console games.
Coincidentally, he met someone
Celebrated comedian Tommy Dean describes his
collecting board games as a passionate pastime
geared towards having fun
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Gwen Watson (1916–1994)
A remarkable Australian ceramicist ROBIN KELLY
THE MAKINGS OF AN ARTIST
Gwen Gidney was born andraised in the rural Gippsland. In aninterview printed in The Argus (3 Nov 1950) Gwen recalled the firsttime she handled clay. In 1937,while convalescing after an illness,her mother brought home clayunearthed from a landslide atKoonwarra. She ‘shaped it into afish … and has been modelling withclay ever since.’
A NATURAL TALENT
By 1940, married and now Gwen
Watson, with a young family, she
was unable to attend pottery
classes. Living in rural Victoria,
Gwen sourced information and
pottery techniques from books and
learned by trial and error. As related in
the Argus feature, her implements
were her hands, darning needles and
a hair pin. The pieces modelled in the
kitchen, and then fired in the electric
kiln in her bedroom.
Art ware is highly
sought after so
when an artist
whose work until
recently has
slipped under the
radar comes to the
public eye, the
excitement amongst
researchers, dealers
and collectors
is palpable
Robin Kelly and her collection of Gwen Watson ceramics
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of a consummate artist-goldsmith
Through the eyes
Amanda Stücklin
Exploring the ideas and
processes of an artisan
enhances the
understanding and appreciation of
their work. Historically, Jacqueline’s
designs may remind the observer
of the tenets of Art Nouveau – the
natural world metamorphosed into
fluid forms – yet her jewellery
designs speak of the artist and are
representative of her times.
FROM CONCEPT TO FORM
Jacqueline rarely sketches an
idea in advance and works directly
with the metal, letting it ‘speak to
her,’ before creating the final
design. Constantly experimenting
and exploring ways of combining
gold and platinum to bring out their
qualities, her jewellery is about
Jacqueline Mina is regarded as one of the United
Kingdom’s leading artist goldsmiths, with an
international reputation for her technical
brilliance and unorthodox approach to
traditional goldsmithing techniques
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A review of a recent Brisbane
auction reveals that investing
in Australian military
memorabilia while continuing
to be affordable, is achieving
stronger prices
Auction Review
Followingthe
trendsFor Collectors of Numismatics
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Peter Lane
Some thousand lots went
under the hammer at an
auction recently held in
Brisbane. On offer were seldom
seen historical pieces that were
snapped up by astute collectors at
estimate or above. Australian war
medals attracted the more
financially well-heeled collector.
Prices were around expectation.
The war medal section highlight
was a group of six WWI and WWIImedals that included an AustralianFlying Corps WWI Military Crosswon during the taking of Jerusalem.Although passed in, the group soldimmediately after the auction for arespectable $45,000 includingbuyer’s premium.
Poignant reminders of lives lost, afamily group of WWI medals, with aMilitary Medal won at Messines,were awarded to brothers both killedin action on the Western Front. The
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