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Australian & Colonial History, Including the Suzanne & Chris Morris Collection — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:664
Sale Title:Australian & Colonial History, Including the Suzanne & Chris Morris CollectionLots with images:664
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:488
Date:28-Jun-2016
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A club, South East Australian origin with incised decoration and beehive handle, 19th century, 73 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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A Tiwi Islands ceremonial wand with ochre finish, 43 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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A wunda shield, West Australian origin with incised linear decoration to the front, 63 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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A coolamon with fine linear decoration, central Australian origin, 62 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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A group four Aboriginal artifacts, South Australian origin, including shield, woomera and two boomerangs, 75 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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A group of four Aboriginal artifacts, including child's shield, child's woomera and two coolamons, largest 54 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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A group of three boomerangs, 19th and 20th century, largest 90 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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A fine woomera and shield, West Australian origin, early 20th century, 83 cm and 65 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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A ceremonial shield, central deserts origin with remains of painted finish, early 20th century, 70 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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A mariner shell and Aboriginal bead work jewellery display including facsimile photos of Tasmanian Aborigines, 93 x 76 cm over all. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Otto Pareoultja (1914-1973), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower centre, 35 x 52. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Otto Pareoultja (1914-1973), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower centre, 27 x 37 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Trevor Pareoultja (1941-1983), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 36 x 52 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Benjamin Landara (1941-1983), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 26 x 36 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Walter Ebatarinja (1915-1968), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 33 x 50 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Oscar Namatjira (1922-1991), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower centre, 25 x 35. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Benjamin Landara (1941-1983), Hermannsburg School Landscapes, (2) watercolours on paper, signed lower margin, 18 x 26 cm each. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Arnulf Ebatarinja (Born 1931), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 26 X 37 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Walter Ebatarinja (1915-1968), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower left, 25 x 35 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Richard Moketarinja (1916-1983), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 20 X 26 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Edwin Pareroultja (1918-1986), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower left, 18 x 26 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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A Shield, Lower Murray River origin, late 19th early 20th century, 63.5 cm, This shield was discovered by Robin Coulthard an Adnyamathanha man (S.A.) and public servant, floating in the Murray River at Hog Wash Bend in 1978, presumably dislodged from its hiding place during high water. It was then passed on to the current vendor. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia
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A Boomerang, Western New South Wales origin, late 19th century, 71.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia
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A Fighting Club (Murra Wirri) with stone tooled linear decoration, South Australian origin typical of the Lake Eyre district, late 19th century, 97 cm. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia
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A Boomerang, Central Deserts (possibly Walpiri), stone cut linear decoration with remains of ochre, late 19th century, 71.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia
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Throwing Club, Tiwi Islands, carved timber with ochre decoration, early 20th century, 45 cm. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia
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A Boomerang, South Australian origin most likely Cooper Creek area, collected in the 1870s. Provenance:Private Collection South Australia
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A Shield (Kutitji), carved bean wood and ochre, Central Deserts region, 68 cm. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia
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A Boomerang, Darling river region, late 19th century, 68 cm. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia
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Three Boomerangs, Central Deserts origin, early 20th century, Longest 73 cm. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia
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A transitional Club, decorated with unusual herring bone carving to the bulbous head, South Australian origin most likely Mt Barker region, late 19th century, 65.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia
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A Club, South Australian origin possibly west coast, late 19th century, 34 cm. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia
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A Fighting Pole Club (Tjirtinpa) adorned with bands of fine stone-cut linear decoration, Central Australian origin, 19th century, 115 cm. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia
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An Australian pottery oil lamp, inscribed 'Mrs Pat Doran(?) 9 Goodman St Brunswick', 19th century, 37 cm
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Australian colonial pottery cheese dish and cover, possibly Kosta Pottery, 19th century, 17 cm
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A colonial pottery salt glazed elephant statue, 19th century, 20 cm high, 27 cm wide
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A salt glazed stoneware koala and tree stump planter, designed and modelled by John Eldridge for Adelaide Potteries, 35 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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A pair of majolica kookaburra tiles, circa 1910, (later frames), tiles: 15 x 15 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Remued Pottery vase with applied gumnuts and leaves, incised 'Remued, 191/8M, Hand Made', 20 cm
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Remued Pottery, rare blue glazed fruit basket with branch handle and tendril decoration, 19 cm across
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Remued Pottery rare green glazed fruit basket with branch handle and tendril decoration, 19 cm across
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Remued Pottery vase with applied gumnuts, branch and leaf incised 'Remued 193/8M', 20 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Remued Pottery vase with branch handle, incised 'Remued 191/8', 21 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Remued Pottery vase with gumnuts and leaves glazed in pink, blue and green, 17 cm across
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Remued Pottery vase with gumnuts and leaves, incised 'Remued, Hand Made, 144M', 19 cm
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Remued Pottery vase with applied gumnuts and leaf, incised 'Remued, Hand Made, 172/5M', 14 cm
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Remued Two cylindrical pottery vases with gumnuts and leaves, 16 cm and 11 cm
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PPP (Premier Pottery Preston) vase with applied handle and drip glaze, 9 cm
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Kyltie Pate Pierced pottery vase with Art Deco motif, 31.5 cm high
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Klytie Pate 'Crown Imperial' pottery vase with sgraffito floral motif, incised 'Klytie Pate 1991', 30 cm
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William Ricketts Pottery bust of an indigenous Australian elder inset in a wooden stand, The terracottra 22 cm high
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William Ricketts Miniature pottery face plaque, signed 'W.Ricketts, 8.5 x 5 cm
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William Ricketts Pottery head of a tribal elder, signed 'Wm Ricketts', 26 cm high
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VI Eyre Pottery bookend, incised 'VI Eyre' on the back, 10 cm
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Australian pottery vase with applied gumnuts and leaves, incised 'M.Q.G', 13 cm
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Harvey School pottery lidded bowl, incised monogram 'S.E.B.W.Q, 1928', 11 cm high, 14 cm across
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Melrose Ware Pottery possum trough, 35 cm across the handles. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Melrose Ware Pottery possum jug with original label, 11 cm high, 20 cm across. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Melrose Ware Pottery gumleaf flower trough with mauve glaze, 34 cm across
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Bosley Pottery Kelpie dog statue with unusually strong and dark glaze, 14.5 cm
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Bosley Pottery Bulldog statue, impressed 'Bosley Ware Mitcham', (Rare), 14.5 cm
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Bosley Pottery kookaburra, 19 cm high. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Bosley Pottery garden frog, 16.5 cm
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McHugh Pottery Kelpie dog, incised 'McHugh, Tasmania', 21 cm high, 34 cm wide
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McHugh Pottery trough incised signature, 12 cm high, 30 cm wide, 14 cm deep. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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Philippa James PInk and blue glazed pottery vase with applied gum leaf and blossom, 16 cm
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Philippa James Windswept landscape pottery vase, 10 cm
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Philippa James Green glazed pottery vase with gum leaf and nut, 10.5 cm
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Philippa James Pottery vase with gum leaf decoration, 9 cm
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Two Australiana kangaroo teapot, 20th century, 13 cm
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Martin Boyd Pottery vase with hand painted sea shell decoration on two sides, 19 cm
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Three hand built pottery mugs, one incised 'S.Chambers, Sherbrooke, 1969 Rhododendron Festival', tallest 9 cm
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Wembley Ware Kangaroo figure, mid 20th century, 12 cm
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Jolliff Pottery jug, incised 'Hand Built, Jolliff, 1954', 10 cm high, 17 cm across
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John Campbell Green glazed pottery trough, early 20th century, 20 cm high, 44 cm across
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John Campbell Pottery trough, 45 cm across. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington
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John Campbell Pottery umbrella stand, (damaged and repaired crudely with concrete), 43 cm
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John Campbell Pottery dish, early 20th century, 11 x 11 cm
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John Campbell Blue glazed pottery row boat flower trough, 29 cm across
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John Campbell Pottery koala wall pocket, 17 cm
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John Campbell Blue glazed pottery trough, 12 cm high, 13 cm across
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John Campbell Tasmanian pottery vase, incised signature, 21.5 cm
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John Campbell Green glazed pottery trough with embossed floral motif, 17 cm x 40 cm wide
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John Campbell Brown glazed two handled vase, 34 cm
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John Campbell Two pottery vases, 27 cm each
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John Campbell Brown and yellow glazed two handled pottery vase, 27 cm
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John Campbell Two pottery troughs with embossed floral decorations, 28 cm and 30 cm across
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An Australian silver two handled racing trophy, the cover with a cast figure of a jockey on horseback, attributed to Edward Fischer, Geelong, circa 1880, later engraved 'Corowa Cup 1952', marked 'Sterling Silver, 55 cm high, 1405 grams
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Kilmore Pastoral & Agricultural Society silver plated trophy 'Presented by New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company Ltd', by Roberts & Belk, the design registered 13 June 1878, late 19th century, 34 cm high
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A silver plated emu egg desk set, late 19th early 20th century, 29 cm
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An Australian silver plated emu egg ewer inscribed 'Presented to Mrs. Cameron by Members of the Mildura Recreation Club, April 5th 1910', 34 cm high
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Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas Brooks group of Thai silver and gilt metal items gifted to Sir Dallas Brooks by the Government of Thailand, includes silver box, silver cup and cover in box plus a set of desk ware in plush box (incomplete)
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A collection of cutlery by James Linton, Perth, 20th century comprising twelve oyster forks, twelve coffee spoons and a sugar spoon, all with Australian wildflower emblems, marked 'St Silver/Jal/Wildflower'
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An Australian sterling silver and agate box, 10 cm wide
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A fine Australian gold greyhound coursing cup and cover, circa 1875, raised on a circular fluted and beaded foot and stem. the bowl finely chased with scrolling leaves, above a band of acanthus leaves and with a band of beading, the domed cover with further chasing and a detailed cast figure of a dog handler and a greyhound, unsigned, 21.5 cm high, 283 grams, George Plant (1834-1895) arrived in Melbourne in 1855 on the ship 'Oliver Lang'. The following year he purchased the Peacock Inn Hotel in Northcote,…
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Brighton Yacht Club Season 1880/81 Open Race Won By Defiance St. Esc, 26th March, 1881' silver plate gilt metal trophy urn on slate base with silver plaque, 27 cm
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Molong Agricultural Show, Best Ram Cup, 1879', A Victorian sterling silver beaker trophy by Samuel Hardy, London 1877, retailed by Hardy Brothers, Sydney, 10 cm
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A Victorian cased sterling silver and ivory presentation trowel and gavel by H&T, Birmingham 1885/6, engraved 'Presented to Thomas Stoddard Esq on the occasion of his laying the foundation stone at the Ballarat Mining Exchange Lydiard Street Ballarat, 21st June 1887', the trowel 27 cm, Thomas Stoddart (1828-1905) was born in Scotland and in his 20's emigrated to Australia. Arriving in Melbourne, he initially worked as a carpenter before he tried his luck on the Ballarat gold fields. In 1861 he abandoned…
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Convict leg irons, 62 cm
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Convict leg iron with ball and chain marked 'T.G.R.', 115 cm
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