SYNOPSIS MAGAZINE

While modern interior design typically focuses on clean lines and simplicity, antiques add character and personality to a contemporary...

A greater public awareness about the impact of humans on the natural world has lead to an increased environmental consciousness and,...

Lot #004 in our Antiques & Estates auction is this limited edition set of Laurel and Hardy bookends from Royal Doulton. As I was...

Recently consigned for our Antiques & Estates auction is this piece of 'trench art' - a WWI Australian 'Souvenir of the Somme' brass...

The Ashes and ashtrays - it’s got to have been a match made in pun heaven. That might be your first thought too when you see this...

In late October and early November 2022 our director and auctioneer Hannah Clayton Atkin took an 'Antiques Road Trip' to the UK, visiting...

Swan Deverell Auctioneers is delighted to be a finalist in the Central Coast Local Business Awards. We're very proud to be part of the...

Artist George Rayner Hoff (1894 - 1937) was a believer in vitalism, the idea that living things are not merely biological mechanics but...

This wonderful vintage costume brooch depicts the Crown of St Stephen, also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary. The Holy Crown of Hungary...

A number of our upcoming auctions include pieces from the collection of William (1880 - 1948) and Lorna Crowle (1898 - 1985). William...

Swan Deverell have joined up to the Coasties Card initiative from the team behind the successful Coasties Magazine. For a small annual...

As well as her antiques background, our director and auctioneer Hannah Clayton Atkin was previously the Development Manager of the...

Thank you to Richard Brewster for featuring our upcoming Director's Selection in the Australian Auction Review. Auctioneer Hannah Clayton...

Wouldn’t you like a little piece of a love story in your home? Gillie and Marc’s artworks tell two love stories: one of their love for...

What is a table centrepiece designed to be if not something to be remarked upon? Nothing will start your dinner party conversation off...

We’ve all been there. We’ve gotten in our own way, and now we feel stuck. It’s like the hoarding monster has taken up permanent residence...

The Australian art auction market has ended 2021 on an unexpected high. Despite a slow start to the year, with the pandemic locking down...

Caroline Hartley, former Sotheby’s porcelain specialist, captured it perfectly when she compared downsizing possessions to ‘staging an...

Artnet have released the Global Chinese Art Auction Market Report for 2020. As reported by Senior Market Editor Eileen Kinsella, it...

Born in Paris in 1755, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was the daughter of Jeanne (née Maissin), a hairdresser, and portraitist Louis...