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.
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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 said the mural was commissioned in the early 2000s when the building was transformed from a lolly factory to residence.
“The mural adds a lovely addition to what is a great space and gives it a point of difference, particularly since Rone has become a household name,” Mr Shrimpton said.
“This is the real deal especially with it’s historical significance previously being apart of the Allan’s lolly factory.”
The property includes an open-air deck with a BBQ, EV charger in the garage as well as skyline views and is only minutes away from the Queen Victoria Market, CBD and Melbourne University.
“51A O’Connell Street has what is akin to a traditional New York roof garden,” Mr Shrimpton said.
The list of Rone’s highest selling works to date includes Untitled (Jane Doe), a mixed media paper on canvas piece that went for almost $30,000 in 2023.
It is not the only house that has gone up for sale after having work done on it by a street artist, in another instance artist Bailer was commissioned to paint on multiple walls inside a four story Bayside property.
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Originally published as Rare Rone mural on Melbourne townhouse could fetch $1.475m
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