A bottle of 1951 Penfolds Grange wine sold for A$54,000 at auction house Langton’s in Melbourne last night, a record for a standard size bottle of Australian wine.

“It’s an extraordinary price for a significant wine,” said Stewart Langton, managing director of the auction house. “The 1951 vintage is seen by some observers as wine’s equivalent to powered flight,’” because it marked the beginning of the modern Australian wine industry, he said.

2009 Redcliffe Standardbred Yearling Sale co-ordinators have set 5 April 2009 for the second Redcliffe Yearling Sale, held at the Redcliffe Paceway, with Daren Ebert & Co Auctioneers and Agents conducting the sale.

Life will be easier for cancer sufferers in Victoria’s Western District following the sale of a rare Rolls-Royce at Shannons Melbourne Spring Auction on September 1.

The beautiful Porcelain White 1973 Rolls-Royce Corniche 2-Door Saloon with its maroon leather and cherry red carpets was the much-loved vehicle of well-known theatre consultant and pioneering lighting designer, Denis Irving, who died at his home in Terang in March this year after a long illness.

The Corniche fulfilled Mr Irving’s lifelong ambition to own a Rolls-Royce - something he ultimately realised after selling his Strand Electric business - but sadly he only managed to drive the car a few times before his health deteriorated.

Because of the joy it brought him in the final months of his life and in appreciation of the care he received during his illness from the Cancer Department of the St John of God Hospital in Warrnambool, all proceeds from the sale of the Rolls-Royce will go to the Hospital’s Day Chemotherapy Unit, where they will be used for the purchase of a number of new treatment chairs for day patients.

Auction info www.shannons.com.au

Bonhams & Goodman Fine Jewellery Auction, to be conducted in the Melbourne rooms on Monday 25 August at 6pm, will be on view in Sydney this weekend - Friday 15, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 August from 10am to 5pm daily at 7 Anderson Street, Double Bay.

Sale highlights include fine antique jewellery; a gem quality South Sea pearl necklace; a modern diamond necklace set with 14 brilliant cut diamonds totalling 16.12 ct; fine quality contemporary emerald, ruby, sapphire and diamond jewellery; and wristwatches including a Jaeger Le Coultre “Reverso”, and a Gentleman’s Omega Co-Axial.

Auction Info www.bonhamsandgoodman.com.au

On Sunday 17 August at 11am, an auction of Antiques & Interiors will be conducted in the Bay East rooms, Waterloo. The auction of over 1000 lots includes English, European & Provincial Furniture & Decorative Arts from the 18th to 20th Century Design from of a number of deceased estates and private collections.

Highlights include:

Excellent George III secretaire bookcase, a pair of George IV sideboards, an excellent selection of Georgian, Victorian & Provincial dining tables & sets of dining chairs. Highlights also include Chinoisserie lacquer and good 18th & 19th century painted furniture, Grant Featherstone, Kartelli, Pierre Paulin and Charles Eames Chairs, Art Deco Sofas & Armchairs, as well as chandeliers and a fine collection of Vienna painted bronzes.
Extraordinary English & European Porcelain - including a Collection of Majolica featuring Surreal Crustacia & Exotic Fruits, Art Deco Goldscheider, Lenci, Clarice Cliff, Royal Worcester, Royal Doulton, extensive dinner services - Rosenthal. Glass includes Waterford, Baccarat, Lalique, Venini, and Murano as well as English & European 19th & 20th century silver.
Deco Cutlery Services, sets of dinner plates, WMF, Orientalia including Chinese & Japanese porcelain, jade & ivory
Originally catering to the antiques trade, the Antiques & Interiors auctions have become popular with decorators and stylists, collectors and connoisseurs, as well as those just wishing to find the perfect piece for their home.

From antique Chinese jade to Australian design classics, Italian art glass to French provincial armoires, English crystal chandeliers to fine Persian rugs, our auctions cater to a wide range of tastes and budgets.

On Monday, 18 August at 11am, a good selection of books and prints will be on offer. Included in the 460 lots are numerous books on New Guinea, the Pacific, Australiana, Books on Books, Decorative Arts Reference, Documents, and Maps & Prints.

AUCTION SALE THURSDAY 14th AUGUST 2008 at 11:00 am at 2 SECOND AVENUE MOORABBIN AIRPORT MENTONE, Vic. AUSTRALIA

On View Day Prior 8.30am – 4.00pm

MODERN EXECUTIVE FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT
EXECUTIVE & TYPIST CHAIRS, VISITORS CHAIRS, WHITEBOARDS, WORKSTATIONS, WALL UNITS, PHOTOCOPIERS, NEC XEN BU64 TELEPHONE SYSTEM (AS NEW), COMPUTERS, FILING CABINETS, DESKS, 3 PLASMA & LCD WIDESCREENS UNITS, CCTV SYSTEM, NIGHTCLUB LIGHTING, CHUBB 2dr COMBINATION FIREPROOF CABINET, ETC

LARGE RANGE NEW FLAT PACK FURNITURE, NEW SINKS ETC.

GENERAL MACHINERY (MUST BE SOLD)
CHINESE 100t HYD. PRESS, FEISS FR16 DE-BURRING MACHINE, SANKO HYD. POWER PACK, 2 RELION SEAM WELDERS, EMS FLEXIPRESS VERTICAL PRESS, YODER STRAIGHTENING ROLLS, YODER STRIP CUTTING MACHINE, 2 HEINE 203A & 202A PRESSES, HEINE 168H 2.4mtr FOLDER, SPARTON 20t NC TURRET PUNCH, GOETZ 15t PRESS, DETREX PARTS SOLVENT CLEANING LINE, WALLBANK 25t PRESS, HEINE 36B 3’ GUILLOTINE, BLISS MANDREL DECOILER, HECKERT FV400-1 & VERNIER UNIVERSAL MILLING MACHINES, HANKOOK PROTEC 480×1000mm LATHE, 2 HUMPRIS & DATE COIL DEREELERS STRAIGHTENERS, FLOOR CRANE, HEINE 3’ MOT. GILLOTINE, HEINE 15t PRESS, HEINE 3’ FOLDER, MARBLE SURFACE PLATE, NORMAN BUTT WELDER, AVERY HARDNESS TESTER, 3 DEMAG HOISTS, SIMONS BOILER, PALLETS ASSORTED TOOLS ETC. 1 TONNE DIGITAL SCALE, MINIMAX U31 COMBINATION WOODWORKING MACHINE 3ph (THICHNESSER/BUZZER/RIPSAW/BORER), JY-30SP SPINDLE MOULDER, HITECH SUPERTRIM 1650B EDGE BANDER, 2 CUSHION COVERING MACHINES, POLIVAC LP GAS COMMERCIAL FLOOR POLISHER
MUGEN SEIKI 4 COLOUR CNC PAD PRINTER (NEW) & PALLET INK
RANGE NEW SSANGYONG VEHICLE SPARES
LASER PRO MERCURY ENGRAVING MACHINE

CATERING EQUIPMENT
COOKON 6 BURNER GAS COOKTOP, RATIONAL CD6 COMBI-DAMPFER COMMERCIAL OVEN, S/S TRAY TROLLIES, S/S MOBILE PLATE WARMERS, HOBART H600T 60lt DOUGH MIXER, MERCHANDISING FRIDGE, LARGE QUANTITY HOBART DIHWASHER TRAYS, CARDIOMAX TREADMILL & VERSA CLIMBER STAIR CLIMBING EXERCISE MACHINES, 2 CHILD COTS, STACKING CHAIRS, ICE BLUE S/S REFRIG. 3 DOOR MOBILE CABINET, SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM MACHINE,

VEHICLES AT 12 NOON
2006 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER PRADO GXL MANUAL DIESEL 4WD WAGON, 2006 HOLDEN SS THUNDER V8 UTILITY (EXC. COND.), 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ALTISE 4 CYL. SEDAN, 2004 FORD FALCON FUTURA SEDAN, 2004 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT SOFTOP 4WD WAGON, 2003 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA V6 4 DOOR WAGON, 2004 HOLDEN COMMODORE SV6 DUAL FUEL SEDAN, 2001 FORD FALCON FORTE SEDAN, 1994 BMW 318is COUPE, 1999 FORD FALCON FUTURA SEDAN, 1999 HOLDEN BERLINA SEDAN, 2001 HOLDEN SS V8 SEDAN, 2002 KIA PREGIO DIESEL VAN, PLUS MORE
INDECO HP2500 HYD EXCAVATOR ROCK BREAKER CHISEL ATTACHMENT
COMPAC 1500KG FORKLIFT

2005 IVECO STRALIS 550hp 6×4 PRIME MOVER (ENGINE U/S)
2004 STERLING LT9500 6×4 PRIME MOVER
2004 IVECO EUROTECH CURSOR 4100 ELECTRONIC SERIES 2
4×2 PRIME MOVER
2007 TOPSTART 48’ TRI AXLE CURTAIN SIDED SEMI TRAILER,
2 MITSUBISHI & INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE VANS
BLUESTONE TRI-AXLE 18cm FURNITURE PIG TRAILER
BLUESTONE TANDEM AXLE 13cm FURNITURE PIG TRAILER

2005 KOMATSU GD555-3A DIESEL GRADER with 3.6mtr BLADE & REAR RIPPERS (5250hrs)

Auction info www.taylorsauctions.com.au

Tuesday 26 August at 6.45pm at Level 1/540 Malvern Road Prahran VIC 3181

A Melbourne collection of iconic Australian paintings is set to be one of the highlights of the coming winter auction season. Retired veteran Melbourne dealer Julian Sterling and his wife Miriam have consigned their celebrated private collection of six major pictures to the August 26 Fine Art sale at Bonhams & Goodman. The collection includes John Russell’s Belle Ile en Mer, one of this country’s most famous impressionist paintings.

The Sterling collection is the subject of a special stand alone catalogue to compliment the 83 lot catalogue of numerous major traditional, modern and contemporary icons of Australian art, many of which are offered for the first time by deceased estates and private collectors. Highlights of the Australian Fine art sale includes Frederick McCubbin’s 1890 masterpiece of the Heidelberg School, Summer Morning, Kew, a suite of four rare Melbourne beach scenes from the 1940s by Sidney Nolan, estimated at $200,000-300,000 each, and Arthur Boyd’s haunting 1960 painting, Bride in the Moonlight, estimated at $400,000-600,000.

Auction info www.bonhamsandgoodman.com.au