The circa-1920s mansion in Toorak was advertised with a $45.5m-$50m range.
A Toorak mansion listed with a $45.5m-$50m range has sold after more than 200 days on the market although mystery surrounds the new owner.
The circa-1920, seven-bedroom house set on a sprawling land parcel measuring more than 3000 sq m has changed hands for an undisclosed price.
Records show the home featuring a pool, nine bathrooms and a reception hall was originally listed for sale in September 2025, more than 210 days ago.
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The property was sold as the deceased estate of the late Zofia Kipen.
Ms Kipen’s husband Sam was brother to philanthropist, author and academic Israel Kipen, who co-founded Australia’s first Jewish day school, Mount Scopus Memorial College in Burwood.
The Kipens owned the grand residence for more than five decades.
The mansion was built in the Mediterranean Revival style, a seaside villa-like design aesthetic combining Italian and Spanish influences which became popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
Its main bedroom suite showcases a marble fireplace, dressing rooms and ensuite.
The home was held by the previous owners for more than 50 years.
The interiors included richly-coloured wallpaper, chandeliers and a granite fitted-kitchen with a butler’s pantry.
The listing describes the oval-shaped pool as reminiscent of Hollywood Hills’ style.
Melbourne Sotheby’s International Realty Antoinette Nido and Max Ruttner, who had the listing, declined to comment on the sale.
But a caveat was placed on the abode under the name of Patrick Quinlivan, on April 22.
However, this might not be the new owner’s name, as Mr Quinlivan could have purchased the house on behalf of someone else.
A person of the same name bought a Malvern mansion for $20.3m in 2023.
Ms Nido said that at the moment, Toorak’s market was showing strong demand at the top end for well-located property with large land holdings.
There’s multiple sitting and study areas, plus formal and informal living spaces, with views of the garden.
A games room sporting a built-in bar.
Melbourne Sotheby’s International Realty’s Antoinette Nido says Toorak’s market is showing strong demand at the top end for well-located properties set on large land parcels.
Along with Mr Ruttner, she oversaw the marketing campaign of a four-bedroom house at 5 Glover Court, Toorak, which sold for $12.4m in March.
Another of their listings, a four-bedroom house at 322 Walsh St, South Yarra, has a new owner who paid an undisclosed sum for the home that was advertised with a $10.5m-$11.5m range.
The Mediterranean Revival Toorak mansion is believed to have fetched the highest-ever price for a private Melbourne residence listed with a female agent.
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