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AUSTRALASIA’S LEADING ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES MAGAZINE

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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

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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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