There are some tough decisions for Porsche lovers at Shannons Melbourne Spring Auction on Monday (September 1): A very desirable 1989 Porsche 928 S4 Coupe; the iconic black and white Victorian number plate ‘928′; or ideally, both.
But while the carefully-maintained three-owner blue Porsche, with its 5.0 litre, 320HP (239kW) 32-valve V8 engine and four-speed automatic [...]

Bonhams & Goodman held a sale of exceptional Fine Jewellery on 25 August it was of the strongest jewellery sales held in Melbourne by the company to date.
The honour of the top lot of the sale went to Lot 70, an impressive 10.12 carat solitaire diamond ring, which sold for $120,000 including buyers premium. Other [...]

A portrait by Australian artist Russell Drysdale has sold for a record $1.89 million at Sotheby’s Important Australian Art sale.
The painting of Rocky McCormack, a farmer, from Riverina, was painted between 1962 and 1963.
The previous record for a Drysdale painting was set earlier this year at $1.68 million.

John Brack masterpiece, The Boucher Nude, 1957 headlines the important Deutscher and Hackett fine art auction to be held at their Melbourne premises on 27-28 August. Acclaimed as one of Brack’s most important works, it carries an estimate of $ 1,400,000 - $ 1,800,000.
he Boucher Nude, 1957 is one of the paintings from the famous [...]

Turners Auctions has reported a half-year profit of $812,000.
Turners chief executive Graham Roberts said the latest results were “very good” in tough times.
“The combination of rapidly declining consumer confidence, pressure on household incomes, fuel price increases and emission regulations has resulted in the second-hand car market being hit extremely hard in the first half of [...]

THURSDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 2008 at 12:00 Noon at 2 SECOND AVENUE MOORABBIN AIRPORT MENTONE, Vic
MAJOR TRANSPORT AUCTION SALE
4 PRIME MOVERS, 3-2007 TCA 45’ REFRIGERATED SEMI TRAILERS, 2007 TOPSTART 48’ DROP DECK C/SIDED SEMI TRAILER, 15 MOTOR & COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, 2 FURNITURE TRUCKS & 2 TRAILERS, 2005 KOMATSU GD555 GRADER
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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 [...]