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Quarterly Collectors Auction, Day 2 — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:680
Sale Title:Quarterly Collectors Auction, Day 2Lots with images:680
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:505
Date:22-Sep-2015
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Louise Numina (1976-), Medicine Leaves, Sterling Station, acrylic on canvas, 139 x 115 cm
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A shield with painted ochre decoration, most likely West Queensland, 20th century.
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Jack Wherra carved boab nut plus carved nut & stone wanjina, Western Australia, 20th century. Wanjina 19.5 cm.
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A group of tribal artifact Aboriginal & New Guinea, including bone dagger, lime spatula, carved fish etc. (11 items). Fish: 56 cm.
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Two Fijian Tabua whales tooth chieftains necklaces (1 with rope), 19th century. 16 cm & 18 cm.
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A carved pearl shell, West Australian, late 19th century. 18 x 12.5 cm.
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A group of 8 assorted boomerangs, central Deserts. Average length 62 cm
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Two Fijian throwing clubs. 40 cm & 42 cm.
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A Wunda shield, west Australian origin, with old fiber repair, early 20th century. 63 cm.
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A shield, Queensland rainforest mission station origin, 20th century. 78 cm.
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A group of 3 rifle stock clubs, Fiji, 19th & early 20th century. The longest 91 cm.
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A group of 3 Pacific Island clubs, Fiji & Samoa.
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A group of Aboriginal childrens artifacts including 2 shields, Woomera, Leangle & boomerang. Largest 46 cm. (5 items)
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A rare group of 6 miniature Aboriginal artifacts, carved mugla wood, south east Australian origin, late 19th century. Largest 22 cm
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Unknown Artist (Oenpelli): Untitled (Echidna) (circa 1990), natural earth pigments on bark. 77 x 29 cm
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Narritjin Maymuru (1922-1982): Untitled (Possum Dreaming), natural earth pigments on bark. 68 x 36 cm
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George Milpurrurru (1934-1998): Untitled (Fish), natural earth pigments on bark. 60 x 26 cm
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Reuben Pareroultja (1916-1984), central Australian Landscape, watercolour, 36 x 55 cm
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A fine Fijian Totokai Club, 19th century. Provenance: Collected by Dr William Bromilow, Methodist missionary in Fiji (1879-1889), & then by direct family descent. Bromilow penned an account of his missionary life 'Twenty Years Among Primitive Papuans' published by The Epworth Press [London]. 86 cm. Also includes a Trobriand Islands Kava bowl, most likely 20th century.
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Three Western Australian artifact, including finely carved Woomera, shield & club, 19th century. Average 69 cm.
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A group of 7 Western Australian boomerangs with incised and ochre decoration, mostly 19th century. Average 63 cm.
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Two rare woomeras, North West, Western Australian origin, 19th century. 57 cm & 61 cm
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A group of 4 Aboriginal clubs, south east Australian origin. Longest 74 cm
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A group of 4 boomerangs, South East Australian origin, 19th & early 20th century. Longest 65 cm
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A group of 4 Queensland artifact, comprising 3 Woomeras and a western Queensland boomerang. Boomerang 74 cm
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A Solomon Island sword shaped club, with incised decoration and remains of lime finish. 85 cm
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A group of 8 boomerang, 19th & 20th century. Mixed condition
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A rare Navajo handmade squashed bead necklace, silver & turquoise, early 20th century. 64 cm
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A group of 3 Woomeras, Western Australian origin. Longest 148 cm
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A Large fighting boomerang, Lake Eyre district, South Australia, late 19th early 20th century. 16 cm
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Two Coolamons, central deserts origin, late 19th early 20th century.
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A Woomera and shield West Australian origin. 69 cm & 91 cm.
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Two Aboriginal shields, Western Australian origin, early to mid 20th century
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A group of 4 Western Australian artifact, inculding a shield, payback spear & 2 Woomeras. Shield 100 cm
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Digging Sticks, group of 3 central deserts sticks, early 20th century
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A group of 3 Western Australian shields, 20th century. Largest 78 cm
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Three ceremonial artifacts, didgeridoo, painted spear tip & headdress. Didgeridoo 91 cm
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A group of 5 South Australian transitional artifacts, including a Coolamon, Woomera, shield & 2 boomerangs
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A Coolamon, carved wood and ochre finish, central Australian origin. 71 cm
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A Kimberly shield, carved with animal motifs, mid 20th century. 96 cm
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A group of 3 Western Australian Woomeras, 2 with ochre decoration, 20th century. Longest 89 cm
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A group of 4 carved wooden Papua New Guinea artifacts, 20th century. Longest 73 cm
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A group of 4 Western Australian Aboriginal artifacts, 3 Woomeras & a Coolamon. Longest 90 cm.
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A replica model cannon. 74 cm long.
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A Boer War silk scarf showing Lord Roberts & Queen Victoria, map & Arthur Sullivan tune, The Absent-minded Beggar. 44 x 46 cm.
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A group of medallions and medal including George V service medal & George VI service medals, sporting badges, Canberra medal, Queen Elizabeth II crown etc. (15 items)
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Reproduction breast plate amour and helmet in the gladiator style.
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A carved Canton ivory card case depicting Napoleon's tomb on Saint Helena, 19th century. 10.5 cm high, 7 cm wide, 2 cm deep
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Poacher's under-hammer percussion gun concealed in a walking stick, English circa 1830s. 85 cm
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Dieppe carved ivory statue of Napoleon, 19th century. 11.5 cm
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Boer War: Newspaper 'E.R.I. De Zoutpansberg Wachter. The Only English Edition', Pietersburg, Transvaal, Thursday 11 April 1901, with notice that all inhabitants of Pietersburg will be removed to Pretoria, and mentions loss of Lieut.Walter of the Tasmanians and Trooper Frazer of the West Australian. Together with four letters from E.H.Parsons of Royal Horse Artillery 1900-02.
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A sniper scope, Aldis L.146 World War I period. 33 cm
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A German World War I trench art cigarette lighter made from a military belt buckle. 5 cm
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World War I embroideries (2);trench art military cap made from shell casing;book 'Australians in Action: The Story of Gallipoli' [Sydney, 1915].
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World War I period Christmas Royal gift tin, B.H.Altson tobacco box with military patches, badges, dog tags, bar, keys, lead soldiers & assorted antique spectacles.
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Austro-Hungarian medal group with belt buckle, World War I period.
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World War I Telescope, marked 'Tel.Sig (Mk IV) Also G.S., Negretti & Zambra, London', with a brown leather casing and spare eye lens
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A French Kepi & tunic, World War I period.
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Military group including an impressive collection of badges & medallions, ephemera & photographs pertaining to Major Edwin Blomfield Riley. Provenance: By direct family descent. Inspection will reward
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A group of French service medals, World War I period, including Legion D'Honneur, Medalle Militaire & Croix de Guerre.
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Three cast iron cannon balls. Approximately 16 to 18 cm diameter
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Nine glass ships floats. Approximately 12 cm to 16 cm
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A ships clock 'Smiths Astral', made in England. 18 cm diameter.
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A ships compass (Type P4) in timber case with Admiralty Compass Observatory Examination stamp, 20th February 1930. 18.5 cm diameter.
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Charles Ephraim Smith Tindall (Scotland, Australia 1863-1951): The S.S. Wyreema, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1909 lower right, 151 x 273 cm
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A ships metallic barometer stamped 'E. Bourdon and Richards, Patent, Paris. Universal Exhibition, London, 1849'. 23 cm diameter.
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A masthead lantern (electrified). 53 cm.
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Celebrities & Sport Autographs: Collection well presented on pages, comprising 130 signed items, most with associated pictures & information. Noted actors Ben Kingsley, Jeremy Irons, Deborah Kerr, Jack Thompson;Tennis players Margaret Court, Lindsay Davenport, Martina Hingis;plus Olympians & other sports. Inspection will reward.
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Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45 & 1951-55, an early hand written letter and signature, dated 3.7.00, Cape town to Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker, the General Officer Commanding Cape Colony. The letter was written when Churchill was a war correspondent and had been commissioned in the South African Light Horse. He had recently been captured and escaped from a Boer prison camp
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Union of South Africa: A signed hand written letter, 7 January 1897 by Louis Botha
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Autographs, noted LP records signed by Bob Dylan & Alice Cooper;autograph book signed by The Rondells;V8 Supercar drivers (16).
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Autographs: Collection with c40 autographs, noted astronaut John Glenn;Bob Hope;Slim Dusty;Edmund Hillary;Pro Hart;Graham Kennedy;Margot Fonteyn. Inspection will reward.
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Louis Armstrong, nice signature on letter, with another signature on small snapshot taped to letter), sent from Winnipeg Canada to Australia just after his first tour to Australia in 1954. Together with original envelope signed 'Satchmo'.
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Neil Armstrong (1930-2012, first person to walk on the moon), nice signature on Nasa photograph.
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Movies: Signed photographs of Walt Disney & Sonja Henie; plus 1934-38 postcards (37) from Hollywood studios, many with facsimile autographs.
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A Collection of Autographed Film Stills/ Publicity Photos: Including Michael J. Fox & Christopher Lloyd, Don Bradman, George Burns, James Caan, Nicholas Cage, Ron Clarke, Greg Chappell, Harry Connik Jr., Gail Davis, Sammy Davis Jr., Danny De Vito, Celine Dion, Clint Eastwood, John Gielgud, Hugh Grant, Larry Hagman, Edmund Hillary, Anthony Hopkins & many more. Housed in 5 albums;mostly 8' x 10' reproductions (100's)
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A Collection of Autographed Film Stills/ Publicity Photos: Including Michael Jackson, Deborah Kerr, Nicole Kidman, Ben Kingsley, Janet Leigh, Liberace, Denis Lillee, Tony Lockett, Sophia Loren, Geoff Marsh, Johnny Mathis, Dudley Moore, Jack Nicholson, Maureen O'Hara, Gary Oldman, River Phoenix, Kenny Rogers, Jane Russell & many more;mostly 8' x 10' reproductions (100's)
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A Collection of Autographed Film Stills/ Publicity Photos: Including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Sedaka, Bobby Skilton, Chrisian Slayter, Harrison Ford, Rod Steiger, Sharron Stone, Donald Trump, Raquel Welch, Robin Williams, Oprah Winfery, Geroge Formby, Michael J. Fox, Charles Bronson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Anthony Hopkins, Sophia Loren & many more;Housed in 2 albums plus an album of similar photos with printed signatures;mostly 8' x 10' reproductions (100's)
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A collection of books on travel including Antarctica
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Royalty & English History books. (111 books approx.)
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Australia & war histories books including political reference books. (109 books approximately)
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German 1930s & World War II history books etc (127 books approx)
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American History including the American Revolution, Civil War & World War II. (112 books approx)
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Military History, mainly hardcover on world history. (130 books approx)
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Military & History: 4 Shelves of books including hardcover broadsides. (124 books approx)
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Biographies & Military Themed collection of books. (111 books approx)
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General, Historical & Military sets of books & bound journals. (154 items approx)
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Winston Churchill: Small library of books by & about the former English Prime Minister. (84 books approx)
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Astronomy, Automobiles & General reference books etc (124 books approx)
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General history books, coffee table books etc on themes such as castles, travel, art & science. (122 books approx)
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Literature & reference books on Ancient history, music, politics etc. (126 books approx)
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Literature & History books. (114 books approx)
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Napoleon & French themes, literature etc. (120 books approx)
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World War II Military history, warships, guns etc. (140 books approx)
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Folio Society Books. A small library of historic themed books in slip case covers. (96 books approx)
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Folio Society Books in slip case covers. (104 books approx)
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Famous Battles, Military History & Weapons. (124 books approx)
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Aviation, Natural History & assorted literature. (111 books approx)
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A small library of assorted military books including sets on Australian war history. (78 books approx)
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Charles Dickens Complete Works centenary Edition set of books with attractive gilt embossed green leather covers.
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