The Leuralla Toy and Railway Museum was considered the most important collection of 20th century toys. Now the pieces are going to auction,but not all of them.
What drives the obsession to own a well-known person’s watch?
Demand for 1970s furniture and lighting design is rising,meaning prices paid for individual items have room to move higher.
The previous record sale for sports memorabilia was $US9.3 million for a jersey worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the “Hand of God” goal in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Vern McCallum’s collection of 25,000 photos documents the modern history of south-western Victoria,and includes rat trappers,runners and sawmill workers.
Before the 1980s,photography was the poor relation of other art. However,it’s now just as valuable as paintings and sculpture.
Tactile tapestries and rugs now command substantial prices,as people rediscover colourful interiors produced in the late 1960s and ’70s.
A Dutch masterpiece has survived hundreds of years of dust,dampness and bug attacks to become a highlight of the National Trust’s art collection.
A painting unearthed in the Blue Mountains and long thought to be a copy may be worth up to $5 million after art historians confirmed it was a 17th-century Dutch masterpiece.
From Bill Murray to Billie Eilish,there’s a reason why some celebrities are wearing a watch on each wrist.
Melbourne’s first ever Design Fair has opened,filling an Abbotsford warehouse with an extraordinary range of bold,beautiful and bizarre collectibles.