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Clarendon House, Evandale, Tasmania — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:727
Sale Title:Clarendon House, Evandale, TasmaniaLots with images:473
Auction Location:HobartPrices available:440
Date:15-Apr-2012
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Bridge of Wanganui plus three other 19th century engravings
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Carte de la terre van-Diemen 24 x 36 cm
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C. H Percival, Australia (1891-1940), the Endeavour April 28/29 1770 watercolour signed upper left 37 x 27 cm. Provenance: lady Massy-Greene, NSW
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An early cedar writing table, Australian, first half of the 19th century with inlaid key escutcheons 75 cm high, 110 cm wide, 63 cm deep. Provenance: private Collection Hobart Tasmania
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A good cedar circular supper table, Australian, circa 1850 72 cm high, 50 cm wide. Provenance: private collection Hobart Tasmania
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Australia and Islands adjacent S hall paper size 19 x 24 cm
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Van Dieman’s Land by Orr & Smith Drawn by J Dower paper size 29 x 22 cm
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Asia engraved for Walkers new Atlas paper size 23 x 20 cm
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Des Iles Furneaux 1802 paper size 24.5 x 18 cm
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An unusual cedar armchair with solid back, Australian, 19th century.101 cm high, 58 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Hobart Tasmania
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A cedar Trafalgar armchair, Australian, mid 19th century 84 cm high, 58 cm wide, 47 cm deep. Provenance: Private Collection Hobart Tasmania
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Oceanique Par P. Lapie 1809 hand-coloured covers an area from Japan to Pitcairn Island and includes Australia and New Zealand 28.5 x 22 cm (Tooley 841)
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Nuova Zelanda Di D’Urville 1835 paper size 32 x 22 cm
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Terres Antarctique paper size 14 x 14 cm
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Artist Unknown, Derwent Valley, Tasmania oil on board, framed and a de Sainson view of Hobart Town
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Artist unknown, circa 1900 album of pencil sketches, twelve of New South Wales, nine of Tasmania, one of flora size of sheet 17.7 x 25.7 cm original hardboard cover. Provenance: Believed to be ex Ramsay’s sale Christies 5.3.77
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A cedar leather top writing table, Australian, mid 19th century 76 cm high, 127 cm wide, 80 cm deep. Provenance: private Collection, Hobart, Tasmania
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A cedar circular supper table, Australian, 19th century 78 cm high, 122 cm diameter. Provenance: private collection Hobart Tasmania
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A huon pine butter churn and two butter pats 32 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with a ship, by repute by Martin Tromp 12 cm long
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An erotic scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Coming Into Port' 13 cm long
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A cedar and huon pine child’s cot, Australian, 19th century 97 cm high, 156 cm wide, 92 cm deep. Provenance: private collection Hobart Tasmania
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An early cedar washstand with brass lion mask handles, Australian, mid 19th century 80 cm high, 61 cm wide, 40 cm diameter. Provenance: private collection Hobart Tasmania
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A cedar wing armchair, Australian, circa 1840 113 cm high, 64 cm wide, 70 cm deep. Provenance: Private Collection, Hobart, Tasmania
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A Billy tea enamel advertising sign.42 x 58 cm
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A rustic weathered cedar verandah seat, Australian, 19th century 89 cm high, 172 cm wide, 58 cm deep. Provenance: private collection Hobart Tasmania
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A rare colonial cedar cradle, circa 1830 58 cm high, 102 cm long
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John Barr Clarke Hoyte, New Zealand (1835-1913) Estuary scene monochrome watercolour signed lower left inscribed R bright collection to verso 24 x 34 cm. Provenance: lady Massy-Greene, NSW
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A. Spofforth ‘Sundown - on the Nepean after flood’ watercolour signed and titled old paper label to verso 25 x 35 cm together with a coloured lithograph of bridge Street, Sydney in 1825. Provenance: lady Massy-Greene, NSW
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A Gallipoli campaign personal letter on a cigarette packet, dated 24 May 1915 relating to a temporary armistice with the Turks, and personal messages to his sister, with a war chest 1917 stamp
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Australian furniture pictorial History and Dictionary 1788-1938 Fahy. Kevin and Simpson. Andrew, casuarina press number 134/2000 with case
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Harold Brocklebank Herbert, Australia (1892-1945) Sydney Harbour watercolour signed and dated 1929 lower right 25 x 31 cm
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Albert Ernest Newbury, Australia (1891-1941) Smoke in the hills oil on board signed lower left 29 x 38 cm
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Patricia Giles, Australia (1932-) Seaford beach watercolour signed lower left 33 x 39 cm
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George Courtney Benson, Australia (1886-1960) landscape with buildings watercolour signed lower left 25 x 33 cm
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A cedar two-tier washstand, Australian, mid 19th century 90 cm high, 49 cm wide, 40 cm deep. Provenance: Private Collection Hobart Tasmania
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An early cedar rectangular side table, Australian, 19th century 72 cm high, 84 cm wide, 48 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Collection Hobart Tasmania
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Two cedar dining chairs, Australian, circa 1835 and 1845 89 cm and 88 cm high
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Mabel Madeline Hookey, Australia (1871-1953), the field of Rokeby oil on board 28 x 45 cm Exhibited Society of Women Painters, Royal Art Society Galleries Sydney, 1912. Provenance: This painting was at Rokeby house, Rokeby, Hobart TAS, which was the family home of the artist. It was built by George Stokell in 1830, who was Mabel Hookey’s grandfather. Painting has been handed down through the family since then.
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A pair of Australian cedar dining chairs, circa 1850 88 cm high, 46 cm wide
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The ‘Ballochmyle’ water filter, circa 1830 a rare colonial Georgian water filter drip stone, made of sandstone and wrought iron framework in superb original condition with reservoir at base.
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Attributed to a H Forward (1863-1930) pastoral scene, new Town, Tasmania oil on board 25 x 31.5 cm. Provenance: bill Penfold, author of the book new Town history attributes this painting to being of Pitt farm. Forward was in Tasmania from 1899 onwards until he left for overseas in 1901.
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Leonard Hugh long, Australia (1911-), after the storm, Cox’s Bight TAS oil on board signed lower right 45 x 55 cm
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A good four-tier cedar whatnot, Australian, circa 1860. 145 cm high, 45 cm wide, 45 cm deep. Provenance: private Collection, Hobart Tasmania
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A very unusual cedar bobbin turned armchair, Australian, circa 1870 104 cm high, 60 cm wide, 58 cm deep. Provenance: private collection Hobart Tasmania
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A set of two-tier cedar open shelves, Australian, 19th century 56 cm high, 92 cm wide, 16 cm deep
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A rustic country house bench, first half of the 19th century 47 cm high, 102 cm long, 22 cm deep
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A very large cedar towel rail, Australian, 19th century 98 cm high, 91 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A cedar two-drawer dressing table, Australian, 19th century 88 cm high, 95 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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European school, artist unknown river scene with boats at moonlight 17.5 x 18 cm
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A musk wood framed silhouette, Tasmanian, 19th century with framer’s label to verso 22 x 20 cm
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A large pine two section dresser, French, 19th century 90 cm high, 400 cm long, 51 cm deep
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A finely carved ivory plaque of the Judgement of Solomon, 18th/19th century attributed to George Henry Peck (arrived Hobart 1833) 5.2 x 4.7 cm, in ebonised frame, frame size 15.5 x 18 cm
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Four poker work and lacquer pieces, Australian, circa 1930, comprising bowl 30 cm diameter, vase 31 cm high, small vase 11 cm high and box, 17 x 12 cm
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Two Australian poker-work vases, Australian, circa 1930 23 and 31 cm high
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An early colonial cedar and pine high chair, Australian, 19th century 91 cm high, 37 cm wide
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A scrimshaw whale’s tooth, 19th century decorated with ships and flora 16 cm high
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A cedar miners seat, Australian, mid 19th century 79 cm high, 166 cm wide, 57 cm deep. Provenance: Private collection, Hobart, Tasmania
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A large pine dresser with rack, probably Australian, 19th century 205 cm high, 184 cm wide, 61 cm deep
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A late Victorian cedar dressing table, Australian, circa 1890 approximately 200 cm high, 168 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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A provincial kauri pine dresser, Australian, circa 1890 205 cm high, 138 cm wide, 69 cm deep
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An Australian cedar door, 19th century 198 x 92 cm
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An Australian red painted fire surround, first half of the 19th century 127 x 151 cm, interior dimensions 100 x 89.5 cm
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A Sydney Harbour bridge commemorative jug 13 cm high
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A rare Australian koala pottery candlestick, signed T Lowan, dated 1933 13 cm high
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An unusual tin glazed earthenware toby jug in the form of Tasman 27 cm high
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A Blackall & Sons dentists sign, hunter valley, New South Wales, Australian, 19th century 70 cm high, 48 cm wide
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A colonial cedar and rose mahogany work table, Australian, circa 1840 77 cm high, 54 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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A cedar stool, Australian, circa 1860 46 cm high, 42 cm wide, 33 cm deep. Provenance: lady Massy-Greene, NSW
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A large and finely carved white marble bath with classical female masks. 63 cm high, 170 cm long
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A pair of white marble sphinx with classical female heads. 60 cm high, 99 cm long
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A pair of large and impressive carved white marble lions on stone pedestals, French, 18th/19th century lions 110 cm high, pedestals 108 cm high, 66 cm square
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A Baroque style large three-tier copper water fountain approximately 178 cm high, 83 cm wide
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A pair of dove grey marble and white marble circular sculpture pedestals. 117 cm high, 30 cm diameter
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A bronze sculpture of a classical maiden playing pan-pipes 160 cm high
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A pair of black painted cast iron classical urns on pedestals 155 cm high, bases 46 cm square
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A classical carved stone figure of a Roman god. 101 cm high
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A classical carved stone figure of an athelete 85 cm high
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A cast-iron eagle on square pedestal approximately 200 cm high, pedestal 47 cm square
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A large and impressive green-painted cast iron fountain with cupid finial, approximately 238 cm high, 82 cm diameter
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A black painted cast-iron three-tier fountain approximately 215 cm high, 116 cm wide
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A pair of very impressive black painted cast-iron urns approximately 260 cm high, 85 cm wide
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A carved stone fountain surround with bearded mask fountain head 146 cm high, 212 cm wide
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A carved stone fountain surround with bearded mask fountain head 148 cm high, 200 cm wide
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An impressive carved stone garden seat 148 cm high, 295 cm wide, 66 cm deep
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A very impressive stone octagonal water well and cistern approximately 220 cm high, approximately 240 cm wide
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A carved marble circular urn on pedestal. 136 cm high, 100 cm diameter
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A pair of carved stone urns with flambeau finials, approximately 113 cm high, on black painted cast metal pedestals 81 cm high, 40 cm square
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A pair of carved stone winged animal cornucopia urns approximately 98 cm high, 115 cm long
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A pair of impressive carved stone urns with caryatid monopodia supports 155 cm high, 95 cm diameter
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A pair of large stone obelisks 184 cm high, bases. 45 cm square
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A bronze garden figure of a figure emerging from the sea blowing a horn, on carved stone base.175 cm high, base 80 cm square
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A pair of carved stone winged gargoyles 66 cm high, 90 cm wide
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A classical stone figure of a lion 56 cm high, 72 cm long
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A pair of cast iron neo-classical circular urns 73 cm high
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A pair of verdigris finish dolphin-form garden urns.103 cm high, 73 cm diameter, 80 cm square base
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A red painted cast iron Royal coat-of-arms. 80 cm high, 113 cm wide
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A large iron and ancient ship’s anchor 115 cm high, 190 cm long
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A large twin handled cast iron urn on pedestal approximately 210 cm high, 69 cm square base
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A large faux marble sculpture pedestal 107 cm high, 41 cm diameter
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