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 on Toorak Road South Yarra, 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 Sotheby's, Christies and Australian auction houses both locally and internationally, Mossgreen Auctions director Paul Sumner is available to advise and personally manage the sale of your collection.

We offer realistic selling terms and personalised marketing attention that ensures the very best results.

Antiques often fetch higher prices and attract more public interest when kept together as a collection and especially when the viewing and auction is held on site. Whilst the entire event cannot always be held at an owners property it is important to explore the options first as it can have a great effect on the results.
Mossgreen Auctions has handled over 20 major single-owner collections to date including:

The Ray Mitchell and Julian Sterling auction in February 2007 where the sale total was an Australian record for any antiques auction at 4.4 million against a pre-sale estimated total of 2.1 million. Many individual Australian auction records were set for Asian Art at this auction.

The Golden Crust Bakery Collection in July 2006 for Peta and Edward Clark, which also doubled the owner’s expectations

“An Important Collection of Australian and International Art” in February 2006, Sydney, where we generated approximately $1.2 million in sales for an almost total clearance rate by value and the closing stock in trade of Graham Cornall Antiques of Melbourne which we marketed as “The Modern Collector” where we generated approximately 1 million dollars in sales at about 100% sold by value.

Mossgreen Auctions has conducted about 12 single owner auctions to date focusing on Australian art and antiques with an average sold rate in excess of 90% well above the accepted averages in the field.

If you are looking to sell a collection prior to breaking up the collection elsewhere, consult Mossgreen Auction first.

Mossgreen also holds two multi vendor Australian art auctions per year and one Asian art auction per year. These auctions offer superbly presented catalogues and imaginative marketing with the same personalised approach that is the company’s signature.

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