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Unveiling history: the process of decluttering “Inverleith”

In February 2020, during the onset of the COVID outbreak, Andrew and Jill Bosse embarked on the task of decluttering their family home, “Inverleith”, located in Warrnambool, Western Victoria. The property housed numerous sheds, prompting the family to sift through years of accumulated possessions. Their progress was impeded by both the pandemic but also the […]

Furnish your entire house for $1000: The hidden deceased estate bargains

This article was written by Tom Cowie and published in The Sunday Age on Sunday 29th October 2013. Please visit https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/furnish-your-entire-house-for-1000-the-hidden-deceased-estate-bargains-20231026-p5efba.html to view the original article. If you have moved house recently and decided to use it as an opportunity to declutter, you will have probably come to this realisation: it’s very hard to sell […]

Leica – Icons of Photography

Abbeys Auctions are pleased to present a wonderful collection of Cameras, online now for viewing and bidding. “Shooting with a Leica is like a long tender kiss, like firing an automatic pistol, like an hour on the analyst’s couch.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson. The camera that captured some of the most memorable images of the 20th […]

Introducing Melanie Fahey, our Jewellery Specialist

Abbeys Auctions has had a long association with fine jewellery and timepieces and have held many special auctions over the past 2 years in addition to pieces being placed in regular monthly Collectables & Classics and Weekly Estate auctions. We were thrilled to have Melanie Fahey join us in July as our Abbeys Auctions jewellery […]