Buda is an authentic goldfields villa house and garden located in Castlemaine Central
Victoria. Named after Budapest by its Hungarian owner, Ernest Leviny, it was home to the creative
Leviny family for 118 years and houses their significant intact collection of furniture, art works and personal belongings. The Furniture History Society funded the restoration of the clocks at Buda.

The clock restorations have been completed, and this visit provides members with an opportunity to view a successful project.

There will also be an opportunity to visit the Castlemaine Art Gallery.

Lunch will be at Buda and there will be an opportunity to visit the Castlemaine Art Gallery in the afternoon.

If you decide to take the train to Castlemaine, transport will be arranged to Buda.

Cost: TO BE DETERMINED

RSVP to Rae: raeszuch@me.com or phone 93975894. Direct Deposit payment: Bendigo Bank
BSB 633 108 Account number 1455 83233  
Please ensure your payment is well identified and email John Rudolph, rudolph.johnp@gmail.com,
to confirm payment.

 This is an opportunity to share and find out more about a small piece of furniture. You can tell people what you know about the piece and seek additional information from members.

The restriction is that you need to be able to transport the furniture into the meeting room.

Cost: Members $20 Guests $25 including drinks & savouries. First meeting no charge.

RSVP to Rae: raeszuch@me.com or phone 93975894.

Direct Deposit payment: Bendigo Bank BSB 633 108 Account number 1455 83233  

Please ensure your payment is well identified and email John Rudolph, rudolph.johnp@gmail.com, to
confirm payment.

Waller House (circa 1922) was the home of Napier Waller - muralist, mosaicist and
stained glass artist – and his wife Christian – also a stained glass artist and muralist as well as a printmaker.  The Wallers created a superb Arts and Crafts home in Ivanhoe and this has been left
intact as a memorial.  Christian’s young niece Klytie Pate came to live in the house, going on to become one of Australia’s foremost studio potters of the twentieth century. 

Places are limited to 30 and bookings must be confirmed with payment by Wednesday 4 March.

The address will be provided once the booking has been confirmed with the National Trust.

Confirmation to Rae Szuch on email raeszuch@me.com or phone 9397 5894.

Payment of $22 per person. Electronic funds transfer: 
Account name:  Furniture History
Society Bendigo Bank BSB 633 108, A/c no. 1455 83233.

Please identify your payment and email John at rudolph.johnp@gmail.com.

Payment by cheque to Membership Secretary, FHS, 182 Cecil Street, Williamstown, 3016.

The Homestead is one of Victoria’s oldest, original existing houses, and was built on a large lease in the Port Phillip colony, Arthur’s Seat Run, comprising 33 square miles or 20,500 acres (8,296ha). The building was designed by Georgiana McCrae who was the illegitimate daughter of the 5th Duke of Gordon, a talented artist and dedicated diarist. The McCrae family were one of the first six pioneer families to establish properties on the Mornington Peninsula.

Cost: Members $20 Guests $25 including drinks & savouries. First meeting no charge.

RSVP to Rae: raeszuch@me.com or phone 93975894.

Direct Deposit payment:
Bendigo Bank BSB 633 108 Account number 1455 83233  

Please ensure your payment is well identified and email John Rudolph, rudolph.johnp@gmail.com, to confirm payment.

Wednesday 19 February 2020

6:30pm for 7:00pm

Venue Australian Gemmological Association, 380 Spencer Street, Melbourne

The Annual General Meeting will approve the accounts and elect a committee of management.

Relton and Bernadette had a fascinating trip to Europe including visiting a number of historic houses and museums. Relton will illustrate some of the highlights and entice members to travel to Yorkshire and learn about Chippendale furniture.

Cost $20 Confirmations to Rae Szuch on email raeszuch@me.com or phone 93975894

Wednesday 20 November 2019

5:30pm for 6:00 PM

The Johnston Collection is a multi award-winning and critically acclaimed museum. The museum has a superb collection of English Georgian, Regency, and Louis XV fine and decorative arts, and objet d’art .

All visitors must arrive via The Johnston Collection courtesy bus with pick-up at the Pullman Melbourne on the Park, 192 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne ten minutes before the start of the event.

Cost $35 The Johnston Collection requires the confirmation of numbers by 5 November. Confirmations to Rae Szuch on email raeszuch@me.com or phone 93975894

This is an opportunity to learn about contemporary Australian furniture design and manufacturing.

The Natural Room is working design studio utilizing reclaimed and recycled timber with a passion is to create environmentally responsible classic and contemporary furniture. More information can be found at http://www.thenaturalroom.com.au/

Cost $5 to cover expenses and to supplement the funds for research and the restoration of Australian furniture Confirmations to Rae Szuch on email raeszuch@me.com or phone 93975894.

·         Wednesday 18 September 2019 

 ·         6:30pm for 7:00pm

 Australian Gemmological Association, 380 Spencer Street, Melbourne

 Mary Ryllis Clark is the author of A tear in the glass: Nina Stanton's life journey through the fine and decorative arts.

 The book focuses on Nina Stanton’s 100 favourite objects in the Johnston collection. Nina selected objects that triggered memories of different times in her life, including antique furniture, clocks, paintings, silverware, glass and porcelain. Through them she tells her story which Mary shapes into an introduction to the fine and decorative arts.

 Mary is also the author of: Discovery Historic Victoria; In Trust, The First 40 Years of the National Trust in Victoria, The story of Rippon Lea; The story of Gulf Station; Loreto in Victoria.

 Cost $20 Confirmations to Rae Szuch on email raeszuch@me.com or phone 93975894

Saturday 17 August 2019

 10am to 1pm

This is an opportunity to see an exceptional collection of Australian furniture and decorative arts.

 As this is a visit to a private home it is restricted to FHS members and a maximum of 20 people. The address of the western suburbs home will be provided to members attending.

 Lunch will be booked at a local café where you will be able to purchase a meal and discuss the exceptional furniture.

 Registrations to Rae Szuch on email raeszuch@me.com or phone 93975894 will be initially based on a first registered basis. If numbers exceed places, people that have previously visited this collection will be requested to allow some that has not seen the collection to attend. A waiting list will be established for cancellations.

 Cost $20 Confirmations to Rae Szuch on email raeszuch@me.com or phone 93975894

The Furniture History Society, Victorian Branch, would like to contribute to funding the research, restoration or purchase of Australian furniture.

A Victorian regional gallery, museum, historic house or similar organisation may apply for a grant of up to $5,000 for researching, resorting or purchasing Australian furniture.  An individual who can demonstrate expertise in furniture research may apply for a research grant.

Further information and an application form and can be obtained from Tim Wilmot at twilmelb@hotmail.com or Rae Szuch at raeszuch@me.com.

·         Saturday 25 May 2019

·         1pm to 4pm

FHS members will meet at Villa Alba, 44 Walmer St, Kew

The Villa Alba Museum, overlooking the Yarra at Studley Park, is important to the state of Victoria for architectural, historic, social and aesthetic reasons. Its exceptional cultural significance is due to the unrivalled quality of the late Victorian hand painted decoration of its interiors. 

Andrew Dixon and Villa Alba volunteers will talk about Villa Alba and its furniture including Mrs Greenlaw's overmantle from W.H. Rocke's display at the Melbourne 1880-1881 International Exhibition.

Cost $20 Confirmations to Rae Szuch on email raeszuch@me.com or phone 93975894