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AUSTRALASIA’S LEADING ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES MAGAZINE
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ISSN 1445-8160
Aust $9.95 NZ $13.95
T R A D E R
94TH EDITION
FUN & FANTASYPaste jewellery for an age
GEN Y COLLECTABLESthe revolution
SPECIALCERAMICS FEATUREPopular taste in the 1950s and 60s
LOOKING FOR SOMETHINGDIFFERENT TO COLLECT?Have you considered computers?
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Feature articles
6 KISS memorabilia rocks
John Harrison
18 A bicycle collection
Dr Paul Farren
22 Enamelling from ancient to modern uses
Amanda Stucklin
52 Computers become collectable at age 60
Rob Ditessa
Ceramics feature
Three potters from Melbourne
38 Kitten pottery from Ellis Ceramics
Veronica Moriarty
56 Classic Art Ware of John B Knight
Dorothy Johnston
76 Pottery by Gundars Lusis
Ross A Waterman
Heritage 44 Pocket watches inscribed with history
Damian Madden
62 Ancient mosaics in Israel
Melody Amsel-Arieli
Numismatics feature
34 British medals of the Victorian era
Peter Lane
Fashion feature
12 Paste jewellery: timeless and affordable
Travel feature
68 Bangkok for collectors and connoisseurs
Dr Margaret D McNiven
84 out & about
Regular features
47 Conundrum
49 Collectables fairs
50 How to subscribe
86 Bulletin board
88 Collectors’ bookshelf
94 Advertising rates
96 Advertisers’ Index
WINT R A D E R
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conundrumenter our prize draw
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Pop ManiaWith the possible exception of Elvis Presley and the Beatles,
no other musical act has been as heavily merchandised or
collected as the hard rock supergroup KISS.
Kiss And Sell...
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John Harrison
T he band known as
KISS emerged from theconcrete boroughs of New
York in 1973, their mercurial riseand slavish following due to clevermarketing, as well as the obligatorytunes that appealed to middleAmerica. KISS combined heavyglam-tinged rock ’n roll with astrong visuals. The band hid theiridentities under kabuki clown make-up and strutted onstage inelaborate costumes and eight-inchplatform heels. Their explosive,highly theatrical stage show quicklysaw the band establish a huge livefollowing across the United States.
Although sluggish at first, theband went on to achieve recordsales after the release of thegroundbreaking double live album,KISS Alive! in 1975. By 1977, thanksto continuous touring with anincreasingly extravagant live showand hit albums such as Destroyer,Rock & Roll Over and Love Gun aGallup poll conducted that yearnamed Kiss as the most popularmusical group amongst Americanteenagers, many of whom loved the
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Paste jewellery is not arecent development,
with origins dating backto antiquity when craftsmendiscovered that glass could providea fine substitute for the colour,brilliance and splendour ofexpensive gemstones. Romanwriters, describing the passion ofrich men and women for goldjewellery set with emeralds andpearls imported from the East,remarked that those who could notafford genuine gems sought thesame effect.
PERCEPTIONS OF STATUS
Similarly in the Middle Ages,when wealth was also expressed bythe possession of valuable gold andjewellery, there was a demand forsubstitutes met by the glass makersof Bohemia, Venice and Paris.Glass even appears in thecollections of Elizabeth I, MaryQueen of Scots, Queen Anne (wife
BijouxLes
Paste Jewellery
1 Necklace, pyrites, country ofmanufacture unknown, 19th century. Arrow brooch, jet,French, 19th century. Clip earrings,jet and silver, French, 19th century,originally buttons. Courtesy JamesAlfredson, Melbourne
2 Blue parure, blue paste, close set in gold,English, early 19th century, brooch w. 32 mm,necklace l: 460 mm. The pair of bracelets,necklace with Greek cross pendant, top anddrop earrings and open brooch/buckle arein their original fitted case. Courtesy S.J. Phillips Ltd, London
The quality, excellent design, colour, range and charm of
these pieces highlight their timelessness and in Australia
they are still affordable and relatively accessible
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A Personal Journey
Cycles of HistoryPaul Farren
As a collector of antique
bicycles in Australia I amone of only a small group.
My collection is concentrated on thetime when the pace of change andinnovation was at its height – the lastthree decades of the 19th century.
The history of the bicycle inAustralia is very much tied up withthe wealth of the late 1800s.This wealth came from gold mining,with Ballarat being the majorgold producer.
The first bike races were held atthe Melbourne Cricket Ground in1869. These races featured‘boneshakers’ but were met bygeneral disappointment from thecrowd because they were used tohorse racing and theseboneshakers were so slow!
A boneshaker orvelocipede has twowooden wheels of similar
size and dates from around 1860.
Collecting in Victoria
Victoria had one of the
very first bicycle clubs in
the world. This means that
there is a good possibility
of finding early bicycles
in Victoria before
resorting to the Internet,
international auctions and
overseas collectors.
DRAWN TO COLLECTING
I come from a family of collectors,but none collected bicycles. Myfamily lived in the UK and I wasraised in South Wales. As a youth Ienjoyed bicycling around the leafylanes and at the age of 12purchased a 1935 Sun tandem
Although concentrating on
only three decades, the
Farren bicycle collection
covers a significant time in
Australian history
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