Welcome to my July 2026 newsletter.

Wow! Where is the year going? Another busy month has just gone by, with the launch of my new Maria Callas talk which has gone down a treat. Also a couple of Cartier talks, including a wonderful day this last week at The Lyceum Club where ASA held their annual NGV Winter Series day. There were such interesting speakers including Susannah Fullerton OAM who most of you know I work with closely.

A dear client sent a fascinating post recently about an extraordinary 250 year old stone set gold box. It was part of the Maurice Templesman collection that has recently been sold by Sotheby’s. I was able to find the YouTube video which tells you much more about this truly amazing piece...

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