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Antique Auction — Gowans Auctions

Auction House:Gowans AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:342
Sale Title:Antique AuctionLots with images:342
Auction Location:HobartPrices available:271
Date:24-Jun-2017
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Whale ivory & whalebone walking stick with baleen rings & facetted handle
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Shark vertebrae tortoiseshell & mother of pearl walking stick
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Abel Tasman pottery jug by Campbell pottery marked Campbell Launceston C1900-1910
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Eastern signed ivory Figure group (damaged)
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1898 South African gold 1 pond (mounted with brooch pin)
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Small sampler 1834, 8 x 25.5 cm
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Book, Louisa Anne Meredith: Grandmammas Verse Book 1878
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1834 van Diemens Land letter, written from New Town by unknown author with reference to Maria Island
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Georgian sterling silver sugar bowl Newcastle, circa 1790 maker Thomas Watson
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Oil painting on board by Geoff Dyer, Colonial property At Rosetta (Now Demolished) painted Around 1960 (31 x 37.5 cm)
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World War I Japanese Officer sword signed blade
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Pair of Georgian sterling silver salts London 1795 with original blue glass Inners maker Wf
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Pair of Colonial portraits on canvas in musk frames attributed to F F Hutton, William Rout Jr & Jane Rout formerly of The Tower (Newtown) Tasmania 1858 (34 x 29 cm portrait size)
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Oil on canvas attributed to Colonial Artist W B Gould, game hanging 50.5 x 61 cm
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Early Air mail letter first flight Australia England
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1834 Bank of Australia Promissory note
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1833 Land Grant signed by Governor Arthur to his Nephew John Montagu At new Wharf Hobart Town
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Unique collection of Tasmanian Demand Notes, Promissory notes, bills of Exchange, some very rare from 1886 with revenue stamps various banks
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Pencil sketch, Hobarton 1845
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19th century huon pine 5 drawer chest of drawers with full columns & cedar secondaries, 136.5 cm wide, 66 cm deep 115 cm high. Provenance: Allport Family
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John Campbell pottery boat trough
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Royal Doulton Pansy rose bowl, 19 cm (approx)
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AWA Radiola mantle Radio, Fridge, 26 cm
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Early Colonial cedar Regency style table on single pedestal & 4 splayed legs 110 x 110 cm (sides raised) 59 x 110 cm (Closed) 71 cm high
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Large 19th century gilt framed console mirror with cherub decoration 168 x 83 cm wide
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J Gould lithograph in modern huon pine frame
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Early Colonial cedar sideboard on 6 legs with baleen stringing. 3 legs reeded. 4 drawers designed to Give Impression of 6. Huon pine secondaries. Provenance: Rosewood Farm, Bagdad, Tasmania
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Georgian rosewood tea caddy with original inserts & mixing bowl C1820
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James Dixon & Sons plated tea set, 4 piece
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Framed pencil sketch, Henry Burn (attributed) Warwick Castle on reverse in pencil, Warwick Castle Mr H Burn 5 Pitt Street Charlotte Street Fitzroy square.
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Rare 1808 French chart of Vdl in huon pine frame, 77 x 54 cm
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Victorian walnut nursing chair
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19th century birdseye huon pine 7 drawer chest of drawers with cantilever top, 120 cm wide, 50 cm deep 128 cm high
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19th century cedar 5 drawer chest of drawers, 106 cm wide, 50 cm deep 107 cm high
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Victorian papier mache hand painted hand held face screen
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Doulton Lambeth teapot & milk jug (jug damaged) Egyptian pattern
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Early Colonial cedar cockbeaded 3 drawer chest of drawers on French feet with secondary timbers of huon pine & Baltic pine from the workshop of or in the style of Irish political convict & early NSW Cabinetmaker Lawrence Butler. Originally with reeded moulding around top (now missing). Dimensions: 81.3 cm wide, 52.7 cm deep, 88 cm high. Provenance: Swan Family, Rosewood Farm, Bagdad. This chest of drawers bears Remarkable Similarity to the attributed Lawrence Butler chest of drawers (formerly Lord McAlpine…
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Austrian sterling silver table centrepiece with etched glass insert C1860
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Mid Victorian mahogany jewellery box with original tray & key C1850
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Red glass vase with etched pattern
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Colonial cedar twin pedestal Hamilton style sideboard with impressed stamp, from Osborn's cabinet Manufactory Hobart Town 198.5 cm wide, 64 cm deep 125 cm high
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Watercolour attributed to Lionel Lindsay, Udiapur India 27 x 38 cm, unsigned
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Campbell pottery bowl
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Large Colonial cedar 3 drawer chest of drawers with full columns & huon pine secondaries, 132 cm wide, 62 cm deep, 113 cm high. Provenance: Allport Family
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Victorian papier mache cruet set, 4 bottles
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Large Victorian cedar 8 drawer chest of drawers with bobbin turned columns 122 cm wide, 56 cm deep 137 cm high
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19th century birdseye huon pine picture frame with early engraving, the temple of Minerva, 83 x 65 cm (exterior of frame)
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Victorian mahogany 5 drawer bow front chest of drawers
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Acrylic on board signed Kenneth Jack 92 x 122 cm, Southerly Squall, Nimmitabel NSW
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Oil painting in the style of Jan Steen (1626, 1679) the Toper 16 x 12 cm
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Unsigned pencil sketch of early Tasmanian woman Henrietta Maria hall (1794-1869) 13 x 9.5 cm Also 2 related Family Photos of Thomas Laban Smith & Henrietta Georgina Smith
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Framed Woolwork, Australian Native flowers in ornate gilt frame
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Moulded musk picture frame 60 x 48 cm (exterior)
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Portraite in birdseye huon pine frame, 35.5 x 26 cm
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Eveready enamel sign, 84 x 46 cm
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Musk picture frame, 51 x 43 cm (exterior)
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Huon pine picture frame with engraving 55 x 50 cm (exterior)
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Musk picture frame, 26 x 23 cm (exterior)
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Rare Lifebuoy soap advertising print in maple frame
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Lord Cavendish print, maple frame
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Hunting scene print
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Framed Woolwork of a tiger, 44 x 59 cm. Provenance: Allport Family
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Large print, La Sultan, young Victoria
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Marcella Cigars bar mirror, 46 x 60 cm
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1855 coloured lithograph, after Knut bull, city of Hobart Town
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Set of 4 Russell Drysdale Stokes Australasia limited edition sterling silver plates, 1973 1974 1975 & 1976
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19th century cedar 4 door sideboard fitted with drawers flanked by full columns with Gothic style back, 187 cm long, 56 cm deep 114.5 cm high
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Large blue & white Delft plate, 35.5 cm
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Early print in large maple frame
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Silver plated tea caddy
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Bronze inkwell set, Geschutzt
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Round Colonial cedar pedestal tilt top dining table on scrolled feet with bullseye decoration. Top & base Are mahogany veneered on cedar in the style of William Hamilton. Provenance: Rosewood Farm, Bagdad, Tasmania, 128 cm diameter (note: matching feet with Lot 194 with Same Provenance)
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Victorian mahogany & tapestry pole screen on tripod base
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19th century mahogany facetted pedestal side table with dropsides & 2 drawers on Quadraform base
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4 Victorian rosewood balloon back dining chairs on cabriole legs
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19th century mahogany fold over card table on Lapet carved pedestal & Quadraform base
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Victorian mahogany 5 drawer bow front chest of drawers on bracket feet
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Bakelite & nickel plate candlestick telephone
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Pair of early Japanese lidded urns, 26 cm high
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Colonial cedar 5 drawer 2 section brass bound campaign chest on bun feet
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Doulton Lambeth jug
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Early brass NSW Firemans helmet
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Colonial cedar double end sofa with facetted legs & bullseye carving. Provenance: Allport Family
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Colonial cedar twin pedestal sofa table on scrolled feet with mahogany veneered top in the style of William Hamilton. Pedestals Are joined by a turned & lapet carved rail., 116 cm long, 65 cm deep 73.5 cm high.Provenance: Rosewood Farm, Bagdad, Tas.
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14 piece Victorian fine china tea set, including large china tray all with floral decoration. Provenance: Allport Family
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Colonial cedar easy chair with scrolled arms & Lapet carved front legs
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Colonial cedar string inlaid 4 drawer chest of drawers, 114.5 cm wide, 51 cm deep 86 cm high
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Myllie Peppin pottery biscuit jar (17 cm) & 2 mugs (9 cm) Provenance: Rosewood Farm, Bagdad, Tasmania
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19th century huon pine single drawer hall table on fine turned legs
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Victorian walnut brass bound desk set with Inkwells
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Colonial cedar 3 leaf extension dining table on facetted legs (seats 10)
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19th century William Fairbairns opaque porcelain bowls (X6) & Turkey plates (X2) with Allport Family crest. Provenance: Allport Family
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Set of 6 19th century bow front cedar Trafalgar dining chairs
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Large Meatplate, Denmark
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Huon pine carved box William young Latrobe
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Colonial 5 drawer desk with mahogany veneer over cedar (in the style of William Hamilton) & English oak secondaries 114.5 cm wide, 60 cm deep 86 cm high.(including 9 cm back) Provenance: Allport Family
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Victorian unglazed lidded vase with slender neck & applied flower decoration
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H Mchugh pottery jardiniere, green, 23 cm high
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19th century cedar country style side table with square legs, lower shelf damaged
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Victorian marble & gilded metal French mantle clock (some Damage)
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