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Sydney art collector and businessman dies aged 79 – Sydney Morning Herald
John Schaeffer was known for buying, selling and collecting some of the most valuable artwork to enter Australia, including a number of pre-Raphaelite pieces.
Former Christie’s Australia chairman and managing director Roger McIlroy, who had sold much of Mr Schaeffer’s artworks including the contents of his historic mansion Rona in Bellevue Hill, described him as a “passionate collector”.
“He was also incredibly generous as a patron, even at times when he probably shouldn’t have been, given his various financial issues,” Mr McIlroy said. “John was passionate about art and passionate about sharing it, he wasn’t interested in the money, he was intereste…
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