GA027 - The Winter Auction Series

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Erwin Aladar Rado (1914-1988)
Order of Australia Medal (AM)
Awarded to Erwin Aladar Rado (founder
of the Melbourne Film Festival) in
January 1976 for service to the film
industry.
Born in Budapest in1914, with
photographic ambitions, Rado arrived
in Australia in 1939 and established
a photographic studio in Camberwell.
In 1950 he joined the Melbourne Film
Society, serving as secretary and a
member of the organising committee
of the Melbourne Film Festival. Rado
was appointed AM in 1976 for his
uncompromising drive in shaping the
Melbourne Film Festival and was an
icon of Melbourne’s cultural life. After
25 years as festival director, he retired
in 1983, since serving on a number
of boards, including Film Victoria. The
Erwin Rado Theatre at the offices of the
Melbourne International Film Festival
and the Film Victoria Erwin Rado Award
for best Australian short film are named
in his honour.
$1,000–1,200
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A VINTAGE GOLD MESH BRACELET
Fancy chevron designed mesh links;
18ct gold. Weight 41.2g.
$2,000–3,000
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AN ANCHOR LINK GOLD BRACELET
Featuring anchor links closing to a
lobster clasp; 18ct gold. Weight 5.3g.
Length 19.5g.
$200–300
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