Billionaire Sam Gance and of Real Housewives of Melbourne star Janet Roach auctioning off art
Sam Gance and his partner Janet Roach are selling some of their most extravagant possessions.
The billionaire boss of the pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse and the reality star hold a luxury garage sale worth millions worth of furniture, artwork and antiques.
Among the 182 items on offer is a 19th-century Renaissance Revival Ormolu chandelier with a starting bid of $3,200.
“There’s a fantastic chandelier, but it just needs candles. (Gance) paid something ridiculous for it,” Roach said The Herald Sun on Sunday.
Also up for grabs is an antique shoulder-mounted deer with gazelle horns valued at $2000-$3000.
Sam Gance and Janet Roach are selling some of their most extravagant possessions. The billionaire boss of the pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse and the reality star hold a luxury garage sale worth millions worth of furniture, artwork and antiques. Both pictured
A few hand-painted Cizhou ships from the early 1700s are for sale with an estimate of $2000-$3000 and a minimum bid of $1500.
The pair’s Pietra Dura Top Wrought Iron Center Table is also valued at around $3,000 with a starting bid of $1,900.
Roach tells The Herald Sun that the sale consists largely of “art we couldn’t fit in the house.” It wasn’t the right size.’
Gance and Roach have been upgraded in 2021 to a $43 million mega-mansion in the posh suburb’s prestigious Lansell Road.
The sale set a new record for the most expensive home ever sold at auction in Australia.
Among the 182 items on offer is a 19th-century Renaissance Revival Ormolu chandelier with a starting bid of $3,200. “There’s a fantastic chandelier, but it just needs candles. (Gance) paid something ridiculous for it,” Roach told The Herald Sun on Sunday
Also up for grabs is an antique shoulder-mounted deer with gazelle horns valued at $2000-$3000
A pair of hand-painted Cizhou ships from the early 1700s are for sale with an estimate of $2000-$3000 and a minimum bid of $1500
The pair’s Pietra Dura Top Wrought Iron Center Table is also valued at around $3,000 with a starting bid of $1,900
As a result, he is now selling the contents of his previous home on nearby Struen Street, which he paid $3.6 million for in 1990 and has been renting for $12,500 a week for the past two years.
Everything in the treasure room, including European furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries and contemporary works of art, will go under the hammer.
Melbourne auction house Gibson’s is handling the sale – scheduled for early May – with CEO Jennifer Gibson describing the collection as “prestige.”
“Gibson’s is proud to be entrusted with items from this prestigious collection, collected over the last 35 years of Sam and his family’s life in this fabulous property,” she told Daily Mail Australia.
Gance and Roach have been upgraded in 2021 to a $43 million mega-mansion in the posh suburb’s prestigious Lansell Road
‘The collection shows someone with exceptional taste and includes very impressive examples of 17th and 18th century English and European furniture, antiques, as well as contemporary works of art.
‘We expect competitive bids in the room on the evening of the auction and look forward to a successful sale.’
In 2022, the estimated net worth of My Chemist Group owners, Jack and Sam Gance, was $1.57 billion.
The company is also part-owned by fellow wealthy lister Mario Verrocchi and family.
As a result, he is now selling the contents of his previous home on nearby Struen Street, which he paid $3.6 million for in 1990 and has been renting out for the past two years at $12,500 a week.
Known for offering cosmetic, health and other goods at a discounted rate, Chemist Warehouse has enjoyed an increase in annual sales that nearly doubled during the pandemic.
Despite the current cost-of-living crisis, the chemical giant managed to bring in a gross profit of more than $1.07 billion in 2021 with total sales of more than $3.07 billion.
Set in a 3330 square meter garden by leading designer Paul Bangay, the house features a cinema room, outdoor recreation center and entertainment areas.
In the same year, Sam and Janet bought their new five-bedroom town house on Lansell Road in a private auction against another bidder.
Janet has been a staple of Real Housewives since the show premiered in 2014