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Lawsons Auctioneers Curated auctions linking buyers and sellers of art, design & estate goods across generations.

Lawsons is Australia’s most resonant & trusted auction house, connecting sellers and buyers through the curated exchange of art, design, lifestyle and estate goods. Founded in Sydney in 1884, we blend heritage and theatre with forward-thinking innovation, offering a digital-first platform that reaches across Australia and into the world. From downsizers and estate holders to collectors, decorators and first-time bidders, Lawsons is where value is honored, stories are continued, and every transaction is handled with care.

She wrote of a sunburnt country. She grew up here, in the harbourside garden of Dunara, Point Piper.Dorothea Mackellar’s...
16/10/2026

She wrote of a sunburnt country. She grew up here, in the harbourside garden of Dunara, Point Piper.

Dorothea Mackellar’s family home is now opening its doors one last way: 232 lots of furniture, art and curiosities from the house, from Georgian chests to a barrister’s shadow box, wig and quill included.

Dunara - A Point Piper Home Contents

Closing Sunday 18 October, 7.00PM

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15/10/2026

What is this strange figure wandering through Arthur Boyd’s imagination?

Boyd turned to biblical stories not to illustrate scripture, but to explore vulnerability, isolation and the human condition. In the Book of Daniel, a faithful servant is cast into a den of lions and survives the night unharmed. Where artists like Rubens painted it as a dramatic test of faith, Boyd offers something quieter.

His spectral white lion is a visionary presence rather than a predator. Daniel appears fragile yet unthreatened, and the emphasis falls not on physical survival but on inner conviction. The result is a small, haunting meditation on fear, resilience and grace.

Lot 504 | Arthur Boyd (1920–1999), Daniel in the Lion’s Den, oil on composition board, 20 x 24.5 cm, frame 23 x 27 x 4 cm

Fine Art · Live auction Monday 19 October, 7.00PM

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13/10/2026

Built to last. Pressed steel, red vinyl, and a kinked leg that lets them stack straight up. Ten seats in the footprint of one, just in time for Christmas.

Lot 1092. Sebel Stak-a-bye mid-century set of 10 chairs by Harry Sebel (82 x 52 x 45cm)

Furniture & Interiors · Live auction Thursday 15 October, 10.00AM

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12/10/2026

Part II of the John Flett Collection is now live.

Peter discusses factory marks, decoration style and even the sound a piece makes. These are the details porcelain collectors learn over time.

Online auction closing Tuesday 20 October, 6.00PM

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A selection from the private collection of John Boyle, Queensland. 159 works by Australian artists including Sybil Curti...
11/10/2026

A selection from the private collection of John Boyle, Queensland. 159 works by Australian artists including Sybil Curtis, Tom Gleghorn, Maria Kozic and Victor Majzner, from the 1960s to today.

Fine Art: The John Boyle Collection, QLD | Auction closes Tuesday 13 October, 7.00PM

Full catalogue via the link in bio

Eight works from our Contemporary Art sale. 100 lots of fine and decorative arts, from seascapes and streetscapes to abs...
09/10/2026

Eight works from our Contemporary Art sale. 100 lots of fine and decorative arts, from seascapes and streetscapes to abstraction.

Lot 5003. JON PLAPP ‘Tinying Time’ 1989
Lot 5001. PAUL RYAN ‘Portrait of a Cloud’ 2023
Lot 5002. EVAN SALMON ‘Mansion Street’ 2007
Lot 5004. JOANNA LAMB ‘Art Gallery Interior 2’ 2008
Lot 5012. RHYS LEE ‘Snake 12’ 2006
Lot 5019. KATHRIN LONGHURST ‘The Promise’ 2006
Lot 5020. CHRISTIAN CHAPMAN ‘Ascension’
Lot 5062. EVGENY BRIMMERBERG ‘The Last Symphony of Beethoven’ 2009

Contemporary Art | Auction closes Monday 12 October, 7.00PM

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08/10/2026

Some numbers only come around once.

NSW Heritage Plate 166 is from the tightly held 100 series and is offered publicly for the first time since 1910. Plates like this rarely change hands, and this one comes with a remarkable Penfold family provenance.

Bidding closes Wednesday 14 October, 6:30PM. Don't miss your chance.

Lawsons – HERITAGE since 1884

Official Auctioneers to Transport for NSW

Thursday at Lawsons.Furniture & Interiors runs live from 10.00AM. Objects closes at 1.00PM, then Jewellery & Watches at ...
07/10/2026

Thursday at Lawsons.

Furniture & Interiors runs live from 10.00AM. Objects closes at 1.00PM, then Jewellery & Watches at 3.30PM.

We're open from 8.00AM for viewings. Drop in for a look before the sales, or stay for the live auction here in Leichhardt.

Full catalogues via the link in bio.

Only 27 ever issued.NSW Heritage motorcycle plates have been released just twice since the original six — in 1989 and 20...
06/10/2026

Only 27 ever issued.

NSW Heritage motorcycle plates have been released just twice since the original six — in 1989 and 2007. NSW 45 and NSW 47 are now offered together.

Closes Wednesday 7 October, 6.30PM

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06/10/2026

A bit of a mystery this week.

Early 1900s, NSW government padlocks, bench seat height. Our best guess? Workers' lockers - a place to stash your things (and your sandwich).

Lot 1059: Large pine multi-compartment storage chest (47 x 200 x 47cm)

Furniture & Interiors · Live auction Thursday 8 October, 10.00AM

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Leichhardt, NSW
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