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The Berry Collection Day 1 — Young's Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Young's Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:303
Sale Title:The Berry Collection Day 1Lots with images:303
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:277
Date:24-Aug-2008
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Australian brass bell engraved with 'V.A.C.U.' on the body, with oak handle. 33 cm
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Studded dog collar with the inscription, 'Dog Nelson, W. Higginbotham, 122 Swanston St.' William Higginbotham owned and operated a hairdresser and tobacconist from this address in 1879
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'Leeming's Boot Stores' collection of promotional items, including a bisque figured boot, postcards, vesta, wallet, railways timetable, three antique bowls and two plates (11)
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Coles Book Arcade, a collection of promotional items including three antique plates, two postcards and a metal egg
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'Thomas Webb & Sons' porcelain wall plate/calendar. The central scene showing the name, address & a scene of Webb's wares. 15 cm
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Australian glass advertising paperweights, including 'Sandersons', 'Ezy Walkin', 'Mayer Meltzer and Jackson' and others (7)
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English glass advertising paperweights, includes 'Manders Varnishes', 'Pritchett & Gold' etc.
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Assorted souvenir glass paperweights Australian & European scenes. 11 items
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Antique advertising whisky dispenser, with etched and gilded lettering, 'Fine Old Sanderson's Scotch', complete with lid and metal tap. 70 cm
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Glass advertising whisky barrel etched with 'Sandeman & Sons Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotch Whisky, Established 1760', with a cover and a metal tap
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Georgian needlepoint sampler Decorated with finely worked lettering, prayer, bird & floral decorations. Dated 'Glasgow, 1813' 43 tall x 26 cm wide
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Victorian needlework sampler, embroidered with butterflies and floral garlands, signed 'Emma Jennings, April 1843'
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Victorian needlework sampler Embroidered with alphabet & prayers. Signed 'Mary Jane Jennings, Derby May, 1853'. 31 cm x 31 cm
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Black silk clutch purse, decorated with silver and marcasite oak leaves and jade acorns, by Leo Milter of Paris
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European beaded bag with a silk cord handle, a neo-classical style silver clasp and a multi-coloured beadwork scene showing a woman washing clothes in a river
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Antique Australian silk and lace coverlet Fine green silk ground worked with Australian wild flowers, wattle garlands, holly & berries. Monogrammed and dated on corner panel 'E.H. 1890' 220 x 170 cm
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Silk and lace coverlet with a fine burgundy silk ground worked with Australian wild flowers and wattle garlands, lace patches woven with wool and metallic threads, and monogrammed and dated on the corner panel 'E.H. 1900'
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Dame Nellie Melba's silk parasol With attached label of provenance. 'Presented it to her fellow Australian artist, Armes Beaumont (1842 - 1913) Australia's leading operatic tenor of the Melbourne Princess Theatre fame. Mr Beaumont gave it to his niece Mrs. Elsie Stewart the founder of the Melbourne Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Mrs. Stewart was the stage pianiste of Stanley Brookes- she gave the parasol to Mr Brookes. Mr. Beaumont said homesick Italian miners used to wrap small lumps of gold & diamond rings…
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Vintage evening gown 1920's black sequined tulle evening gown with fine slip lining.
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Hand worked lace jug cover with a shell bead fringe, Kingsford-Smith's 'roplane and the title 'Southern Cross'
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Needlework oval plaque of a parrot amongst flowers, mounted on a cedar board
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Hand worked koala tea cosy with a blue silk interior lining
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Victorian ladies companion sewing kit containing an assortment of silver and ivory sewing tools, housed in a tooled leather case.
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Novelty pin cushion Edwardian brass pin-cushion in the form of a pig.
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Miniature fire tool set Including tongs, brushes and pokers, a three legged stand with a barley twist column, and candle holders on the top
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Victorian sterling silver rattle and whistle with a coral handle and a maker's stamp for 'Lv & R'
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Silver cigarette case with the Australian Coat Of Arms and an enamelled Pakistan emblem on the front and engraved with maps and cities of Pakistan on the back
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Pipe carved in the form of an Hussar on a rearing charger, the cap carved with a prancing horse, with a wooden stem and its original case, made by 'Wiln. Grunhut Junior, in Prag'
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Meerschaum figured pipe with a carved bowl in the form of a Negro woman, an amber mouthpiece and its original leather case
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Antique pipe A jade bowl set with erotic Stanhope & amber mouthpiece. 12 cm
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Collection of smoking paraphernalia, including advertising vestas, cigarette packets, boxed Bryant & May matches etc
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Collection of olde worlde advertising items Including Australian Weavers Co. (Collingwood) sewing chest, sheet soap, wax vestas, pocket knife etc.
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Silver plated Australiana photo frame 4 overlapping boomerangs, each adorned with Australian animals & aboriginal. (Note the ruby eye in the kookaburra.) 26 cm tall
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Unusual hand carved antique nut Decorated with angels, horses, lion, flowers & cameo female portrait. 14 cm tall
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New Zealand jade and silver mounted letter opener, the handle carved with Maori decoration, late 19th century. 26 cm
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Two 20th century hair combs, the larger one displaying an intricate open worked carved Asian Willow scene
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Silver plated miniature table mirror with a lion's mask and figured portico top
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Two English sterling silver photo frames, one heart shaped and the other oval, both with ornate pierced scroll work, masks and cherubs, both hallmarked 'JR/SJ' (Judah Rosenthal and Samuel Jacobs & Co., London 1888.) 18 cm and 15.5 cm
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Victorian walnut sewing box Original lift out purple silk lined tray interior & padded lid. Containing an assortment of old sewing threads, part samplers etc. 15 x 30 x 21 cm
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'Victorian Savings Bank' nickel plated money box with swing handle, (no key), and a 1937 'Royal Victorian Institute For The Blind' presentation lighthouse
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Gilman & Co. tin tea caddy in its original export packaging box with paper labels, the tin being half full of tea
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'Hughes's Baby Weigher', clock face scales with their original woven cane cradle
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Antique French secret 'book' box Bound in leather, the interior with marbleised hollow section. (Ideal for a hip flask or derringer.) 16 cm
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Set of thirty nine 'Diamond Classics' miniature books, bound in blue cloth and housed in a double layer mahogany case
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Miniature books Set of 6 leather bound desk companion miniature storage boxes in the shape of books, Plus an antique set of 7 'Tom Thumb' miniature leather bound books.
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Australian confectionary packaging Group of original Edwardian confectionery packaging boxes in 2 sizes & assorted colours, printed by 'A. Jack Dyson & Co. Pty Ltd. Printers, Melbourne'.
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Blackwood folk art tray inlaid with various timbers such as silky oak, kauri pine, fiddle back blackwood, etc, in the shape of kangaroos, emus and a sunburst pattern
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Collection of assorted book marks Including advertising companies, book shops etc.
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Collection of assorted bookmarks Including Australiana, religious scenes, hand made pieces etc.
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Dinner service with kangaroos, the 'E.N.A.' monogrammed crest in a stylised belt, pink ribbon borders, gilt highlights and a date registration stamp for 1868 (103), one hundred and three pieces including tureens, a fish platter, tea ware, jugs, butter dishes and more, manufactured by Cauldon, for J Abrahams
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Vintage microphone mounted on a turned blackwood column. 53 cm
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Edison 'Fireside' cylinder phonograph with a lidded oak case, a blue painted horn and the distributor's brass nameplate on the front, 'Sydney Jackson, C Avenue, Eastern Markets, Melbourne'
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Edison 'Standard Phonograph' with an oak case, a conical tin horn and an additional 'Model G' four minute reproducer
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Edison phonograph horn dark green painted metal on a folding black tripod stand. A rare item, ideal to compliment cylinder phonographs.
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Collection of Edison cylinder phonographs approx. 100, in original cardboard cases.
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Collection of Edison cylinder phonographs approx. 100, in original cardboard cases.
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Collection of Edison cylinder phonographs approx. 100, in original cardboard cases.
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'Flora' hand operated miniature sewing machine, in cast iron painted black with decorative gilt scroll work, cased in the original dome-top metal box.
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'Astrophone' de luxe model crystal set Housed in a Bbc (Postmaster General approved) circular Bakelite case. Complete with an accompanying headset & 3 Neutron crystals in original tin & with instructions. Circa 1925.
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'Ever Ready Chronos Clock'. Nickel plated top & base. Tabulated time display in cylindrical glass case. Working order. 13 cm height, not incl. handle
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Brass carriage clock with an oval case, bevelled glass panels, an enamelled dial, Arabic numerals and a platform escapement
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Pigeon timing clock, manufactured by 'Chas. Boyle, 439 Little Collins Street, Melbourne', with a square cedar case and an accompanying travel box
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Antique Ansonia 8-day mantle clock German porcelain case by Royal Bonn. The front of the case decorated with a quaint rural scene of cows at rest, the side depicting trees, a pink floral decorated top. 26 high x 20.5 cm wide
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Becker-Helier clock/gramophone with an oak case, carved columns, a speaker top and a brass dial. Only 300 of these items are known to have been made
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Victorian slate cased mantle clock with a deadbeat escapement, enamelled dial, Roman numerals and the Melbourne distributors name on the dial
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Victorian banjo barometer thermometer Mounted in a carved walnut case. 50 cm tall
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'The Linde Ice Machine', wall mounted thermometer. Made in the USA, showing 'J Wildridge & Sinclair' as the agent and the Australian & New Zealand addresses
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Queensland maple book-box, fitted for cutlery, the front inlaid with a diamond cartouche and barber-pole stringing. 33 cm x 23 cm
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Puzzle jewellery box with a hinged lid inscribed 'Mother', the front decorated in the style of miniature books
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Edwardian cedar till drawer Nickel-plated fittings with a swivel top on cylindrical column.
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Antique brass scales with assorted weights Housed in an oak box
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Set of brass scales and weights in their original box, with the original paper label inside the lid
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Antique goldminers scales, two sets of antique gold scales with weights, in cedar and tin boxes
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Antique pocket sundial compass by 'Kilpatrick & Co, London', mahogany case with paper calibration label inside the lid. 6.5 cm x 6 cm
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Brass cased pocket sundial compass with its original circular cardboard box
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Green glass bottle with 'Thomas Turner & Co. Bottle Lock' Plus a silver plated Wellington boot vesta.
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Ansonia mystery clock timber cased with octagonal tapered column and square dial. (Needs some repair) 60 cm tall
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Collection of cinematic equipment, including 3 French 'Baby Pathe' 9.5 mm projectors, assorted films, part Pyro-soda developer and a Kodak Cine model B movie camera.
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Portable telephone Post Master General portable technician's telephone handset, 1941, series 4622, housed in a metal case.
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Antique pyrological blowpipe set Complete in original mahogany box with blowpipe, wooden canisters containing ashes, coal, lead and so on. Made by J. T. Letcher of Cornwall.
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Two antique 'Sikes Hydrometers' In original mahogany boxes.
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Shop sign for 'Chas. R. Martin, Colonial Embroidery, 3 Flinders Lane East'
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'C R Martin, Melbourne' advertising banner, made as an example of the embroidery work available from this well-known Melbourne supplier of military accoutrement and embroidery
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Japanese World War II N.C.O.'s sword With original metal scabbard & anodised metal handle. 97 cm
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Aikuchi tanto (knife) with a black lacquered handle and scabbard, brass fittings with floral engravings and a signed tang
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Antique Nepalese Kora blade etched with elephants and deities. 67 cm
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Pottery bust of General Charles Gordon (1833-1885), sculpted by R. Bremner Stocks, dated February 26, 1885 (four weeks after the death of Gordon), incised on the reverse 'Art Union of London, 1885' and 'Doulton Lambeth, London' impressed mark in an oval shield to the base. One of only two known copies, the other recently sold by Maggs of London
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Bisque porcelain bust of Prince Albert, stamped 'W H Kerr Worcester', with an impressed mark 'E. J. Jones Sculptor' to the reverse
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Militaria advertising toy tin drum, the front showing a map of Australia and the Read's store in Prahran, the reverse with the flags of the Allied powers, the drum depicting military scenes and portraits of King George V, Field Marshall Earl Kitchener and Sir John French
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Bronze figure entitled 'Cobbers', in the form of two Australian World War I soldiers in battle poses, mounted on a black marble plinth, by Anderson and dated 1930
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Bisque porcelain bust of Lord Kitchener Stamped on the reverse 'A P W Melbourne, Made In Australia', & 'Made expressly for Thos. Webb & Sons. Collins Str. Melbourne'. 37 cm height
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Royal Australian Navy officer's epaulettes with their original metal storage case, made by Gieve, Matthews & Seagrove Ltd. This set was made for Engineer Captain Arthur Mears of the Royal Australian Navy. Arthur Cyril Weeks Mears, born 7/6/1890, enlisted in April 1913 as an engineer, served aboard such ships as the Cerberus, Encounter, Australia, Penguin and Canberra during and between the World Wars, promoted to Engineer Captain in July, 1938, awarded CBE in June, 1942 and was transferred to the Retired…
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Boer War commemorative plate, 'Our Boys at the Front, For Queen & Country', featuring a battle scene
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Two brass vestas, comprising a military brass novelty vesta of a soldier with hinged head and Prince Albert's safety box cylindrical brass vesta with taper holder.
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Shoeshine Porter Silver plated brass statue of a kneeling figure. 12 cm
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Collection of military metalware, including a matchbox holder, German rebellion trench art, American eagle badge, buttons etc
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Tin with collection of assorted Australian and English military buttons, bars, badges etc.
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World War I commemorative bronze death plaque for 'Thomas Wall'
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World War I commemorative bronze death plaque, 'Leslie Sneddon' 12 cm
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World War I commemorative bronze death plaque, 'Frederick William Crake' 12 cm
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