June 2025

Menzies Art Brands

Primate sculptures feature in Australian online art auction

Fifty-seven-year-old leading Australian artist Lisa Roet is fascinated with the relationship between humans and primates, travelling to remote areas in Borneo to further her knowledge, and unashamedly uses the monkey as the muse for her sculpture creations.

Based in Melbourne, one of her ape sculptures is part of the famous McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery near the outer suburb of Frankston.

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Leski Auctions

$500,000 in gold coins highlight Australian coin and stamp auction

A valuable collection of gold coins estimated to be worth at least $500,000 is the major component of Melbourne-based Leski Auctions forthcoming Coins & Stamps sale from 10am Tuesday June 17.

The coins belong to a family whose father has passed away and the mother is about to be moved into a nursing home and need to be sold to help pay for her care.

Highlights of the collection include two complete collections of Perth Mint sovereigns struck between 1899 and 1911 (lots 41 and 42) in felt-lined timber cases – each estimated at $40,000-$50,000.

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