Rare Rone mural on Melbourne townhouse could fetch $1.475m

The townhouse at 51A O’Connell Street, North Melbourne includes a Rone mural on the balcony. Melbourne street artist Rone might be about to see his most expensive piece of art ever sold as a townhouse with one of his murals on it’s balcony goes up for sale. Famous for his iconic street style, Tyrone Wright, known by his pseudonym Rone, is recognised for his large-scale portraits of women’s faces in old or empty buildings across Australia, the US, Japan, Spain and the UK. With a $1.375m-$1.475m price tag, the 51A O’Connell St, North Melbourne, has a two-bedroom, two-bathroom floorplan hidden in the former Allen’s Sweets factory. RELATED: ‘Groovy Beaumaris house with Asterix and Obelix mural, street art, waterfall for sale Frankston: Mythic murals add ‘incredible personality’ to house North Melbourne: Creative house that remained unlived in for a decade now up for sale Some of Rone’s most well known projects are ‘Empire’ at Burnham Beeches and ‘Time’ at Flinders Street Station. The three-level townhouse has a warehouse design that includes a mezzanine floor, cast concrete benchtops and a vaulted timber ceiling. Jellis Craig Inner North Partner and Senior Auctioneer Simon Shrimpton sa...