Sotheby’s is a name synonymous with Fine Art, European& Asian Arts and Design and highly collectable Jewellery.Clearly Melbourne is fortunate to have Sotheby’sAuction house as a gem in Melbourne’s CBD.ED:GS:Important Jewels - Sotheby's MelbourneAs a Director and CEO of Sotheby’s Australia your vision forSotheby’s would seem to be rapidly expanding as youmove towards the opening of your purpose builtauction house in Exhibition St. At the beginningof your career could you have envisaged thejourney that has taken you to this position ofeminence in the fine art world?Gary Singer Director and CEOof Sotheby’s AustraliaI am a qualified lawyer who has a passion forart and design. My partner, Geoffrey Smith, wasformerly the Curator of Australian Art at the National Gallery of Victoriafor 16 years and is an authority on a number of major Australian artists,including Howard Arkley, Charles Blackman, Russell Drysdale, JamesGleeson, Arthur Streeton and Albert Tucker. We are very excited thatwe own and operate the Sotheby’s brand in Australia.ED: Sotheby’s new auction house in Exhibition Street must surely be amilestone in your career. Are you able to put a time frame on your movefrom ANZAC House to these new premises in Exhibition Street?GS: We have bought premises at 41 Exhibition Street and we will be movingto those purpose built gallery spaces at the end of the year from ourcurrent address at 4 Collins Street, Melbourne. We are very excited tohave relocated Sotheby’s Australia into the Paris end of Collins Street andit is now accessible to all visitors toMelbourneED: Can you tell me something of whatSotheby’s new and existing clientsmight expect in the forthcomingJewellery Auction, September 3 atANZAC House at 4 Collins Street.I understand that this particularlyfine LADY’S 18CT PINK GOLD ANDDIAMOND ‘SERPENTI’ WRISTWATCH,BULGARI, CIRCA 2010 will be part of Bulgari Ladies Wristwatch 2010Philip Ayers to Exhibit at 101<strong>The</strong> upcoming Photographic Landscape Exhibition of internationallyrenowned Photographer Philip Ayers will be a highlight in the 101Arts Calendar in the month of August 2013 in the Foyer of 101 CollinsStreet – not to be missed.Philip Ayres was born in Cohuna and educated in Melbourneduring the1960’s. He was mentored in oil painting by Australianartists, Desmond Norman and Ronald Miller. At 18 Philip wasaccepted to study under the mentorship of the great photographicmaster Athol Shmith. Through his art and photography Philip pushedthe boundaries of expression and embarked on a quest to understandthe mind itself.Living for many years as a Buddhistmonk ‘Visuddhacara’, in the dense rainforestsof Asia, he developed a greatrespect and love for the pristine wilderness,and saw the spirituality that can befound in these remote areas. From 1992to 2008 he held the position of Directorof Studies at the ICPP International Collegeof Creative Arts, Australia’s largestGS:the auction. It will surely be a delight for intending collectors to be ableto experience the tactile qualities inherent in such fine workmanshipand have the opportunity to try on the many pieces that make up this 3September Auction collection?GS Sotheby’s Australia prides itself on curating special auctions withonly the finest examples of jewellery, art and furniture being offered.It is not about price but about exceptional quality. We select onlythe very best items for inclusion in our auctions. Our Septemberjewellery sale will be no exception and contains many piecesby celebrated jewellers and high quality gem stones all ataffordable prices.ED: Many fledgling collectors may be some whatintimidated by the auction itself and yet it is a well establishedand finely tuned process designed to make the selection and bidding anexciting and rewarding experience. What advice would you give to a firsttime collector looking to choose an enduring piece of jewellery for theirpersonal collection or as a memorable gift?We welcome new clients all the time to the very exciting experience ofauctions. Our staff are highly regarded specialists in their fields. <strong>The</strong>yare always happy to assist with advice about intending purchases and toexplain the significance and importance and quality of all items in thesale. Our staff will guide you through the auction process which is funand exciting and results in the purchase of an exceptional quality itemat an affordable price. Once you have purchased at auction you will notwant to purchase any other way!ANZAC House<strong>The</strong> Important Jewels Auction will commenceat 6 pm on Tuesday 3 September 2013<strong>The</strong> exhibition is open to the public from30 August – 2 September, at ANZAC House,Level 4, 4 Collins Street. Melbourne.To purchase items at auction you will needto register to bid with Sotheby’s Australia,ANZAC House, 4 Collins StreetMELBOURNE.Tel: +61 (0)3 9509 2900enquiries@sothebysaustralia.com.auphotographic college with campuses in Melbourne, Sydney, Indiaand the USA. With a career spanning more than 40 years, this awardwinning photograper has continued to produce and exhibit outstandingfine art landscape photographs for collectors around the world.On exhibition at his ‘Nissarana Galleries’, 5 Hastings St NoosaHeads, Qld, and website you will find some of Phillips splendid photographywww.nissaranagalleries.comEmail: phil@nissaranagalleries.comMobile: 0417 767 776Photo Phillip AyersAkurra Adnya Dreaming6 <strong>The</strong> 101 Quarterly
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