About Mossgreen Auctions

Mossgreen Auctions specialises in Single Owner Auctions for collections covering fine art and antiques. Services include auctions held in our stylish multi-level building at 310 Toorak Road South Yarra, to on-site auctions at the owner’s property or staged events in hired premises tailored to suit the collection.

With nearly 25 years auction experience with International and Australian auction houses, Mossgreen Auctions director Paul Sumner is available to advise and personally manage the sale of your collection.

We offer realistic vendor terms and personalised and imaginative marketing strategies that ensure the very best results.

Auction statistics prove that collections often fetch much higher prices when kept together as a collection.

Mossgreen Auctions has handled many of the most significant Single-Owner collections in recent years including:

The Collection of Clifford Hocking, Melbourne
The Robert Doble Collection, Melbourne
The Graeme and Judi Hannan Collection, St Kilda Victoria
The Late Sir David Hay Collection, Toorak, Victoria
The Contents of Bona Vista, South Yarra, Victoria
The Peter Hollick Collection, Albert Park Victoria
The Ivan Holland Collection, Double Bay Sydney
The late Barbara and Richard Seddon Collection, South Yarra Victoria
The Contents of Dunraven, Toorak, Victoria
The Contents of Meigunyah, Toorak Victoria
Richard Woolcott of Canberra, ACT
The Georgie Swift Collection, Sydney
The Estate of Marcia Resch, Sydney
The Roy Ryan Collection, Tamworth, New South Wales
The Estate of Olga and Len Nettlefold, Hobart Tasmania
The Ian and Sue Bernadt Collection, Perth WA

Mossgreen held the auction of the Mitchell/Sterling collection in Sydney in 2007 which fetched $4.5 million against a pre-sale estimate of approximately $2 million and set record prices that are still standing for Chinese art sold in this country.

The Company sold John Olsen's 'Love in the Kitchen'- 1969 for $1.09 million AUD which is the record for any living Australian artist sold at auction and this record still stands.

On 23 October 2011, Mossgreen will sell the collection of well known arts writer and impresario Leo Schofield, at the majestic setting of Dysart House, a glorious sandstone mansion built Circa 1830 in Kempton, Tasmania.

And on November 7 this year Mossgreen will sell the collection of one of Australia's greatest philanthropists and art world identities, the Late Ann Lewis A.O and the auction will be held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Mossgreen Auctions has averaged in excess of 90% sold by lot and well over 120% by value, averaged out over all of its single owner auctions. These statistics are well beyond the accepted market averages of 70-80% for other auctions.

If you are looking to sell a collection,then prior to breaking up the collection elsewhere, consult the name you can trust- Mossgreen Auctions.

Mossgreen also holds important multi-vendor Australian art auctions twice per year, in Autumn and Spring. These Auction encompass Australian Art, Asian Art, Antiques, Decorative Arts, Jewellery, and Early Aboriginal and Oceanic Arts. These auctions also often include smaller Single Owner Collections within them, and offer superbly presented and fully researched catalogues coupled with imaginative marketing and the same personalised approach that is the Company’s signature.

Business Hours

Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm

Weekends as advertised

Mossgreen & Staff

Full details of our specialists and staff.

Career

Mossgreen requires casual employees for many of our gallery exhibitions, single owner auctions and twice annual Australian Art and Asian Art Auctions to assist with the following: packing and unpacking items for exhibition/ auction, portering and assisting at exhibitions, viewings and auctions. We are looking for people who have not only an interest in the commercial arts industry, but are also well presented, have excellent communication skills and work well as part of a team.

Please apply via email, sending your full CV and a cover letter to cv@mossgreen.com.au