BCOMM, (J),(CS). MSTA (Int. Arts | Lit)

Preferred area of interest/expertise:
19th C. Louis XIV and Louis XVI style
Ancient Greek and Egyptian antiquities
Fossils and rare specimens

"It is not enough to know your craft, you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us, imagination is worth far more." - Édouard Manet.
Scholar of the arts, literature and history, Talitha distinguished herself in all the national and international universities she attended. She has been awarded college academic scholarships in the Arts in Canada and in Greek Language in Australia, both of which she is extremely grateful for receiving and attending.
She continued her professional path working under the guidance of several of Perth’s leading entrepreneurs whilst also learning constantly through her family’s building and design company.
Numerous design and heritage restoration projects, including her favoured estate restoration (where Galeries Talitha Marco previously resided); Claremont Congregational Church (C.1906), and Claremont Congregational Hall (C.1896) have been undertaken by Talitha. She has also worked on commercial event, furnishing and design projects in Perth, Western Australia, such as; The former Print Hall, Broadway Faire, Frasers, Lupo Lab and The Belgian Beer Cafe. Talitha relies on an ethos to preserve and perpetuate history through research, implementation and education. She finds it imperative to help others in need, whilst also indulging herself with her love for antiquities and design. Talitha plans to continue her PHD studies in the arts in the near future.

Preferred area of interest/expertise:
European Upholstery Design, (in particular curtaining)
Rococo style furnishings
French gilt furniture design (post 19th C.)

‘Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live,’ Gianni Versace.
Gayebriella (Gaye), started business in the creative industries at a very young age. Opening her own salons and design business in Subiaco, Western Australia, she decided to end her businesses on a high note in order to enjoy being a full time mother to her two children. During her motherhood as the children grew, Gaye began to assist in the Marco family businesses including their building and design company, utilising her creative and decisive eye in the area of interior design and furnishings.
In 2012, when Talitha-Anastasia (her second born child), opened her first gallery, Gaye had the opportunity to spend more time ‘on the floor’, assisting clientele with their design and furnishing requirements. She greatly enjoys meeting with clientele and fulfilling their greatest expectations of design. The addition of the Galeries Talitha Marco new Custom Design and Concierge Service, has kept Gaye extremely busy researching and designing furniture and interiors.

Preferred areas of interest/expertise:
Fine French antique furnishings
Classic Australian cars
Antique Architectural Pieces

“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” – Plato.
Well known throughout Australia and the UK for his former Investment Company, Chris Marco has been an avid collector of antiques and collectables his whole life. After his parents moved to Australia to a small country town, a young Chris started collecting coins, stamps and literature for future investments, all items significantly increasing in value as time progressed. Chris accompanies the family on the majority of purchasing trips and merchant meetings, and acts as an experienced business advisor within the family. He has a keen eye for value in antiquities that only an experienced eye can determine, and holds the record for ‘Australia’s most expensive Australian Classic Muscle Car Collection Ever Sold’, through utilising his expert knowledge of sourcing and purchasing rarities others walk past.
Chris also has a penchant for fine French furnishings and Antique architectural pieces, and has a great deal of knowledge in an items structural integrity and composition. He has developed multiple residential and commercial properties in Perth since he was young and worked with his fathers building company. His father; Alecois; a European immigrant instilled an unrivalled work ethic in Chris, which he has passed on to all his family members. He is our specialist in procuring items, that most would think as lost as Atlantis.

Past areas of interest/expertise:
European cultural history
European hand-craftsmanship
Fine Czechoslovakian crystal and ceramics

"Don't divorce your wife: bring her a dozen roses; the shock will kill her, and you can use the roses for the funeral," Evan Esar.
The former matriarch and ‘Chairman’ of Galeries Talitha Marco, Mary Marco, foresaw what started as a little shop in the back of an Italian restaurant, to what it is today, a multigenerational family business. Mary came to Australia on a Greek passport from a small village called Neret in Agean Macedonia/ Northern Greece (since C.1912). She was a survivor of the Greek Civil War and came to Australia to meet with her husband and provide a safe life for her family. Mary spoke 9+ European languages and favoured the culture of Prague in the Czech Republic. She was a voice of reason when their family started Galeries Talitha Marco over a decade ago, and gave faith to the family of the businesses opportunity to grow in Australia and perpetuate the importance of European culture and antiques. She worked tirelessly throughout her life and like her son, Chris, she invested in furniture, collectables and properties. Until old age, she owned her own small business whilst also helping guide Galeries Talitha Marco.
Mary was an avid collector of fine Czech crystal and ceramics, and passed down a lot of knowledge to Talitha. She bought Talitha’s first Czechoslovakian Oil Painting for her in Australia whilst trying to show Talitha how to ‘bargain,’ (quite humorously), with merchants. Her love of gardens has flowed through Galeries Talitha Marco, and they continue to remain one of the only antique and furniture Galleries in Australia to exhibit original and modern European styled garden decor and furniture.