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Quarterly Collectors Auction Series, Day 1 — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:641
Sale Title:Quarterly Collectors Auction Series, Day 1Lots with images:629
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:331
Date:3-Dec-2014
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Sheraton revival music cabinet, inlaid rosewood, English, late 19th century. Height 136 cm, width 57 cm, depth 34 cm.
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Toilet mirror, Australian cedar & glass, late 19th century. Height 45 cm
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Exhibition top inlaid occasional table on walnut base, late 19th century. Height 73 cm, diameter 71 cm.
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A pair of French style white painted arm chairs with gold brocade upholstery & assorted fabrics
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A collection of commercial and passenger shipping photographs; all postcard-size (approx. 3000)
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H.M.S. Britannia: Group of items made from parts of the famous British Navy ship comprising a tobacco jar (17 cm), copper jewel box & 2 framed photo portraits of the ships captain both with plaques 'Ex H.M.S. Britannia 1879-1884', largest 18 x 23 cm. (4 items)
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A collection of large format black & white photographs of naval and commercial shipping, sailing boats, submarines, etc., mainly English (97)
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1893 -1918 mixed format photograph album assembled by A. J. L. Phillips of the Royal Navy including scenes in Rawul Pindi, S. S. 'Britannia', scenes at the Royal Naval College Osborne, scenes at the Royal Naval College Dartmouth, H. M. S. 'Cumberland' at Malta October 1910, the Coronation Review at Spithead 1911, H. M. S. Kent at Nagasaki March 1912 and at Wei-hai-Wei July 1912 etc. (approx. 120)
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A collection of passenger and commercial shipping photographs; various formats including a number of large images (approx. 500)
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A collection of commercial and passenger shipping photographs in 4 attractively annotated albums together with 2 photo albums produced by Compagnie Maritime Des Chargeurs Reunis (approx. 200)
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Postcards: A collection of mostly French black & white postcards, used and unused, naval and commercial shipping (approx. 500)
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Postcards: A collection of English and foreign black & white and colour postcards, used and unused (approx. 200)
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Postcards: A collection of black & white and colour postcards of passenger and commercial shipping, used and unused (approx. 500)
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Postcards: A collection of black & white and colour postcards of passenger and commercial shipping, used and unused (approx. 500)
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Postcards: A collection of black & white and colour postcards of paddle steamers and Channel steamers, used and unused (approx. 250)
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Postcards: A collection of U.S.A. naval and commercial shipping postcards, black and white and colour, used and unused (approx. 200)
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Postcards: A collection of Imperial War Museum black & white postcards, all unused and mostly annotated on reverse identifying the ships and date of photograph (approx. 800)
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Photographs: A collection of Imperial War Museum black & white photographs (postcard size) mostly identified or otherwise annotated on reverse (approx. 400)
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Postcards: A collection of mainly English, black & white and colour postcards, used and unused (approx. 700)
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Postcards: A collection of black & white and colour English naval postcards, unused and used (approx. 1000)
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A collection of naval black & white and colour photographs in various formats, mostly in annotated albums (approx. 500) and including a small number of postcards
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The German Surrender At Scappa Flow 1918: A collection of Imperial War Museum large format photographs in albums, mostly depicting naval battles, the ships and the surrender in December 1918 (approx. 230)
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Postcards: A collection of black & white and colour postcards of passenger and commercial shipping, used and unused (approx. 600)
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Postcards: A collection of black & white postcards of passenger and commercial shipping, unused (approx. 500)
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Postcards: A collection of black & white postcards of passenger and commercial shipping, unused (approx. 500)
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Postcards: A collection of black & white and colour postcards of passenger and commercial shipping, unused (approx. 500)
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Postcards: A collection of black & white postcards of passenger and commercial shipping, unused (approx. 600)
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Postcards: A collection of black & white and colour postcards of passenger and commercial shipping including paddle steamers, unused (approx. 500) including some larger format cards
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Trade Catalogue: circa 1925 trade catalogue of John I. Thornycroft & Company 'Coastal Motor Boats' with descriptive articles, photographs, technical details etc.
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1920's - 1980's collection of maritime magazines, company fleet profiles, journals and reviews. (40 + items)
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A diverse collection of ship photographs and postcards in various formats; in 5 albums and 2 frames. (230)
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A collection of photographs and postcards in 4 albums; mostly English coastal paddle steamers (200+)
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A collection of black & white naval photographs; postcard size (approx. 800)
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A collection of black & white naval photographs; postcard size (approx. 600)
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A collection of black & white naval photographs; postcard size (approx. 600)
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Naval postcard-size photographs including submarines (approx. 1300)
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A collection of maritime and naval pamphlets, programmes and other publications including 'Silver Jubilee Review of the Fleet Spithead - 1935' programme, 'Coronation Review of the Fleet Spithead - 1937' programme, 'Plymouth Navy Week - 1938' programme, 'Chatham Navy Week - 1938' programme, 'the Illustrated War News' 1939, parts 1, 2 & 3, 'I Was Graf Spee'S Prisoner' by Captain Patrick Dove 1940, 'Norway Invaded the First Full Story' by Tevnan & Horsley 1940, 'His Majesty'S Mindsweepers' 1943, 'Today...…
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A collection of commercial and passenger shipping photographs including paddle steamers; all postcard-size (approx. 1000)
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A collection of commercial and passenger shipping photographs including paddle steamers; all postcard-size (approx. 1000)
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A collection of commercial and passenger shipping photographs including paddle steamers; all postcard-size (approx. 1050)
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A collection of Imperial War Museum postcard-size black & white photographs annotated and identified on reverse (approx. 1000)
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A collection of Imperial War Museum postcard-size black & white photographs annotated and identified on reverse (approx. 1000)
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A collection of postcard-size black & white photographs (approx. 1000)
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A collection of postcard-size black & white photographs (approx. 1000)
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A collection of postcard-size black & white photographs (approx. 1000)
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A collection of black & white naval postcards by Wellington Press, Real Photographs Co. (approx. 400)
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Crinoid/Stenaster (Starfish) Plate, Ordovician (478-443 myo), from Kataoua, Morocco, size 104 x 58 cm.
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Heliobatis/Diplomystus Denatus & Knightia Alta Plate, Heliobatis is an extinct genus of ray; Diplomaystus denatus & Knightia alta are extinct genus of freshwater fish, Early Eocene (56-33 myo), from Green River formation, Wyoming USA, size 111 x 68 cm.
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Mosasaurus Anceps Jaw, Upper Cretaceous (145-100myo), from Khourigba, Morocco, size 131 x 75 cm.
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Mammoth Tooth, Mammoth primigenius (Woolly Mammoth) Tooth, Pleistocene (2,588,000-11,700 years ago), Ice age permafrost, Russia, size 27 x 16 cm.
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Cave Bear Paw, Ursus Spelaeus paw, Pleistocene (2,588,000-11,700 years ago), from Cave deposits, Romania, size 34 x 21 cm.
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Edmontosaur Vertabra/Limb, Cretaceous (145-66 myo), from Hell Creek formation, South Dakota, USA, size 60 x 27 cm.
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Selenopeltis Trilobite/ Ophiuroid Star Plate, Ordovician (478-443 myo), from Kataoua, Morocco, size 81 x 62 cm
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Scyphocrinites Elegans Crinoid, Upper Silurian (420 myo), from Boutschrafin, Erfoud, Morocco, size 38 x 18 cm.
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Velociraptor dinosaur replica, resin, height 159 cm, length 270 cm.
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Trilobite Fossil, from Morocco.
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Fossil - Mosasaur Jaw, 55 cm long, Cretaceous, from Morocco.
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T-Rex Skull, sculpture in bronze, articulated.
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Enzyme Preserved Fish, by Japanese artist Iori Tomita, one a Kaiwarinus equula, other a Lepomis macrochirus. (2 items)
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Meteorite: 30.7kg iron meteorite, coarse octahedrite, from Campo del Cielo, Argentina.
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Meteorite Slice: Seymchan pallasite, found in the Magadan district, Russia, near the village of Seymchan, in June 1967.
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Tektites, group of 'Indochinites' from Thailand. (10 items)
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Quartz Crystal, from Arkansas, USA.
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Lapis Lazuli, from Afghanistan.
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Malachite, from Zaire, Africa.
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Malachite Stalactites, from Zaire, Africa.
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Fluorite, from China.
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A piece of Amethyst matrix 14 cm long
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Carved Sugilite Octopus, 211g.
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Septarian Nodule 'Concretions', from Morocco. (7 items)
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Asahi Kogaku (Japan): Pentax 110 outfits (2). The first a Pentax auto 110 with 24 mm, 50 mm and zoom 20-40 mm lenses, AF130P flash and 12 cased filters all housed in a soft camera bag. The second with Pentax auto 110 super, 18 mm, 24 mm, 50 mm and zoom 20-40 mm lenses, the rare 70 mm telephoto lens, AF130P and AF100P flash units, 1.7X teleconverter and 10 cased filters all housed in a soft camera bag with photocopied manuals.
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Konishiroku Kogaku (Japan): A Konica III(Mxl) 35 mm rangefinder camera with Hexanon 48 mm f2 lens, lens cap and maker's Erc. Also a box of Konica accessories including lens cases, lens caps, body caps, straps, hoods and Konica literature.
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Kransnogorsk Mechanical Factory (Russia): A Zorki (type 1c) 35 mm rangefinder camera with Jupiter-8 5 cm f2 lens (early version with focus lever) and case. Also a Tasco binocular camera with extra lens, film, instructions and outfit case.
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Kyocera (Japan): A Contax N1 35 mm camera outfit. Comprising an N1 body, Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* 24-85 mm f3.5-4.5 and Vario Sonnar T* 70-200 mm f3.5-4.5 lenses. Original boxes for body and 24-85 together with instructions and other documentation. A superb 35 mm outfit in near mint condition.
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Metz Apparatefabrik (Germany): A Metz 60 Ct-4 flash head and handle together with a large group of Metz accessories - Sca adaptors, brackets, manuals, filters, cables, charger etc. The accessories appearing to be unused.
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Minolta (Japan): Minolta Dynax 7D with Minolta Af 28-105 mm f3.5-4.5, Tokina (Minolta mount) Af 19-35 mm f3.5-4.5, two batteries and battery chargers all in Minolta camera bag.
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Minolta (Japan): Minolta movie cameras and Minolta camera accessories. A Minolta zoom 8 double-8 movie camera and two super 8 cameras - Minolta Autopak 8 and Autopak 8 D12, the latter a professional level camera. Also a large group of Minolta accessories with camera and lens cases plus a nice range of cards (for Af models), motor drive (Md-90), data back, various caps, extension bellows for SR- series cameras, right angle finders, a Minolta motor drive 1 and three Minolta D winders.
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Minolta (Japan): Balance of Minolta collection. A nice assortment with Super A with Minolta meter, 9000 Af with Aw 90 drive and 50 mm f1.7, SRT101 with 58 mm f1.2 (blades stuck wide open), X-300 with Tokina 35-200, Autopak 600-X, Bellows with slide copier attachment and 80-160 mm f3.5 zoom lens.
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Nippon Kogaku K.K (Japan): Nikon F90X 35 mm camera outfits (2). The first with F90X, battery grip and 28-200 mm in original box, the second with boxed F90X plus Tamron 28-200 mm XRDi lens and all documentation. Each outfit housed in system case.
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Olympus Kogaku (Japan): An Olympus Pen-F half frame camera Sn 141646 in maker's Erc with accessory meter and four Zuiko lenses all housed in a Lowepro bag. The lenses comprising two 38 mm f1.8, a 25 mm f4 and a 100 mm f3.5. Three of the lenses in maker's lens case.
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Olympus Kogaku (Japan): Olympus Pen half frame cameras (5). A Pen S with Zuiko 2.8 cm f3.5, Pen D with Zuiko 32 mm f1.9 (2), Pen D3 with Zuiko 32 mm f1.7 and Pen Ees-2 with Zuiko 30 mm f2.8. Most cameras with lens cap, all with case or pouch.
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Olympus Kogaku (Japan): An Olympus 35SP with Zuiko 42 mm f1.7 in maker's Erc together with PS200 flash unit.
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Olympus Kogaku (Japan): A group of Olympus 1960's and 1970's cameras, predominantly rangefinders. The group with 35 Rc, 35 Sp(2), 35 SPn, Auto eye, Auto eye II (in original box), Quickmatic Eem and Ees 126 cartridge film cameras. Also Olympus C-35AD and C-35AD-2 microscope camera bodies. (10 cameras)
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Olympus Kogaku (Japan): An Olympus OM2 with winder 2, six Zuiko lenses, 2X teleconverter, T20 flash, an assortment of filters and manuals all in Lowepro bag. The lenses - 28 mm f3.5, 50 mm f1.8, 35-70 mm f4, 100 mm f2.8, 135 mm f3.5, 200 mm f4.
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Olympus Kogaku (Japan): A group of Olympus Zuiko lenses. The lenses comprised of 28 mm f3.5, 200 f4 (2) and 300 f4.5 primes and 35-70 mm f4, 35-70 mm f3.5-4.5, 35-105 f3.5-4.5 (2) and 85-250 mm f5 zoom lenses. (9 lenses)
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Olympus Kogaku (Japan): A group of Olympus accessories. The accessories comprised of a ring flash T10 with T power control 1, T32 flash with grip, Ttl- and other flash cords, T20 flash (4), G40 flash, a motor drive 2 with Ni-Cd control pack 1, charger and instructions, a cased varimagnifier, a 2X teleconverter, and various extension tubes with a generic macro converter.
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Voigtlander & Sohn Ag (Germany): A group of Voigtlander accessories. A nice assortment, many items boxed, with viewfinders (Turnit 2, Kontur), lens hoods, focars, filters and camera cases. Also a reprox 12 close up stand with Focar 1 29 mm.
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Yashica Co.Ltd. / Tokyo Kogaku (Japan): Yashica FX7 and Topcon 35 mm camera outfits. The Yashica with an FX7 body plus 28 mm f2.8 and 50 mm f2 primes plus three zoom lenses and various accessories in a metal case. The Topcon outfit an Re 200 body with 55 mm f1.7, 5.8 cm f1.8, 20 cm f5.6 and 30 cm f5.6 Topcors plus a Tamron 200 mm f3.5 and a variety of accessories in attache case.
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Zeiss (Germany): An early and unusual Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar lens. The Tessar an 18 cm f4.5 in M42 mount Sn 467115.
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Hasselblad / Zeiss / Kyocera: A group of photographic accessories. Zeiss accessories including an Ikoprox in maker's leather pouch, a lovely Proxar set in calculator module (possibly unused) an Ikoflex Erc and boxed filters in original boxes. Contax accessories include Gd-1 databacks (for G system), 30.5 mm Uv filter, K-34 metal cap, Rtw power pack jacket, together with a Contax motor drive W-6 with Pmd power pack for Rts. Also a small group of Hasselblad filters and adaptors.
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Camera manuals and brochures. A very large group of manuals, pamphlets and brochures for Leica/Leitz, Zeiss, Pentax, Yashica, Minolta, Canon and other cameras. (100+ items)
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A small group of vintage cameras with an Agfa Billy Clack a Vest Pocket Kodak Series III and a Bell and Howell Stereo Colorist I. (3 cameras)
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Camera lenses - various manufacturers and focal lengths (32). Noted a Minolta 75-300 mm autofocus, a Pentax (K) 80-200 mm f4 zoom an early Yashica M42 mount 75-230 mm zoom, a Vivitar 55 mm f2.8 macro for Canon Fd and a Tokina At-X 28-135 mm for Olympus.
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A large and varied group of photographic accessories. The group with six boxes containing camera bags, straps, lens front- and rear caps, body caps, metal film canisters, filters and numerous other photographic items. (6 boxes - several hundred items)
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A large group of photographic accessories with four small timber drawer units containing used photographic filters, teleconverters and extension tubes. Also two boxes with filters, step rings, lens hoods, screw in lens caps and T adaptors, negative preservers, slide mounts, slide holder sheets and other accessories.
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A box of high-quality camera cases, most leather, with several Zeiss and Voigtlander cases. (12 cases)
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A large group of photographic literature and photographic magazines (3 boxes). The first box with Minolta literature, brochures and books with a nice collection of early 1980's 'Minolta Mirror' magazines. The second box predominantly of Nikon literature, brochures etc. with a large quantity of Nikon 'Lightreading' magazines. Also a variety of vintage photographic magazines and literature. Noted - 1949 'Photokinks' - a Popular Mechanics book, 'Salon Photography' from 1952, 1960 'Australian Popular…
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A group of enlarger, Tv, movie and microscope lenses. The group with two Rodenstock Rodagon 50 mm f2.8 and two Schneider Componar 75 mm f4.5 enlarger lenses, Tv zoom 11.5-70 mm f1.8, Sony 12.5-75 mm f1.8 Tv zoom, Kodak anastigmat 35 mm f3.5, a 2X T-converter and a Zeiss Mikrotar 1 cm microscope lens. (9 items)
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A group of 35 mm projectors, slide trays and carousels. The group wih a Fuji Birdie, Konislide (Konica), Leica mini, a Reflekta and a Kodak carousel projector together with a quantity of slide trays and carousels. (6 boxes)
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A timber and brass half plate camera. With plaque to rear standard 'J W Smiles Maker Edinburgh'. The camera with Ross 8 X 5 Rapid Symmetrical and set of stops for lens. Additionally Thornton Pickard Beck Symmetrical and Taylor Taylor Hobson lenses, a Laverne & Co. shutter all in a case with four plate holders.
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