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Monthly Auction, Day 2 — Barsby Auctions

Auction House:Barsby AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:797
Sale Title:Monthly Auction, Day 2Lots with images:796
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:669
Date:18-Feb-2018
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Lehmann 'Performing Sea Lion' clockwork toy, circa 1920, with large driving wheel and two smaller wheels to tail, moving flippers, not tested, no key for winder, 19 cm long
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Vintage spelter standing horse figure, on figures metal base, height 17 cm, length 20 cm
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Vintage boxed Hornby Series 'Mobil oil' wagon, oil tank wagon, RS702, marked 'Gargoyle Mobiloil'. In original box. Length 18 cm
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French metal trinket box, contents including heart shape hardstone pendants, 12 cm wide
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Case vintage 'Sestrel' marine hand bearing compass, marked for Henry Browne & Son Ltd, Barking and London. Untested, but appears operational, height 31 cm (case).
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Vintage Don Bradman photographic plaque, signed by Don Bradman lower right, photographic image on metal plaque. 20 cm x 14.5 cm
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Pair carved ivory African heads, C1940. Pair carved ivory men, each wearing a fez . Height 11.5 cm (each).
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Antique shop bell, 13 cm high
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Crab form brass ink well
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Vintage silver plated cigarette case, with enamel New Zealand badge and a boxed English lighter
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Quantity antique glass bugle beads
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Two rough opal specimens, comprising of a Lightning Ridge opal with potch 10 cm x 11 cm and boulder opal 8.5 cm x 4.5 cm
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Amethyst cluster rock, 16 cm x 6 cm
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French tooled leather and metal bound etui, with mirror and 5 assorted implements
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Boxed vintage Parker pen set, including fountain pen and propelling pencil.
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Four vintage bisque and other small dolls, including a half doll
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Set of six Tasmanian timber napkin rings, each with 9ct gold inlay, various native timbers
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Gucci monogrammed gold plate and enamel key ring, in original box
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Collection of vintage badges, medallions
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Four various Parker pens, including two brushed stainless steel ball points, and black and gilt fountain pen and ball point, together with souvenir Queensland letter opener.
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Antique coromandel drafting set box, with fitted internal instruments and brass fittings, width 21 cm x depth 12 cm
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Pair Hoya 7x18 binoculars, marked 7x18/Field65 degrees. With leather carry case.
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Pair Copitar opera glasses, marked '3X Coated,' in carry case, with original packaging.
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Pair Italian framed miniatures, both of women in classical dress. Oval shaped images, each 5 cm x 4 cm
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Set three hand painted framed ceramic miniatures, portraits of three various women, together with framed miniature of a gentleman.
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Framed portrait miniature of a lady, 8 cm high (frame)
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Framed portrait miniature of a lady, 7.5 cm high (frame)
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Gilt framed portrait miniature of a lady, signed with artists initials, 8 cm high (frame)
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Framed portrait miniature of a young lady, 8 cm high (frame)
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Cased set of table place numbers, each number 15 mm high together with 6 glass knife rests
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C. Baker (London) antique microscope, with various lenses and a fitted carry case, 38 cm high
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Seven Royal Australian Historical Society edition, books on early Colonial history including Sydney's First Four Years by Captain Watkin Tench, Voyage to New South Wales by J White and A Voyage to Botany Bay by Captain Arthur Phillip, all half leather bound
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Vintage Family Bible, edited by Rev. John Eadie, Professor of Biblical Literature to the United Presbyterian Church. Published by Cassell & Company Limited.
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Six volumes: The Sydney Mail newspaper 1914-1918, World War I era, 19th August 1914 - 1st October 1919, each professionally (later) bound volume 42 cm x 30 cmwith gold printed text on front covers, not every edition in the period is contained
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Two various Edwardian postcard albums, without cards, not included.
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Two 1950s engineering trade catalogues, McPherson's Ltd for 1955 and James Burton & Co Ltd, Engineers, Liverpool, England
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The Memoirs of Joseph Fouche in two volumes, published by Charles Knight, London, 1825, being the memoirs of Napoleon's Chief of Police, rebound in calf and half leather and boards
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Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great, Salt Lake of Utah by Howard Stansbury, Lippincott, Grambo & Co, Philadelphia, 1852, rebound in half leather
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Observations made during a Voyage Round the World, by John Reinold Forster, printed by G. Robinson, London, 1778, 1st edition, lacks folding chart, rebound in half calf
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Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management, Published, Ward, Lock and Tyler, 1869. Recovered, No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Hardback, no dust wrapper. second edition 1869. Two hundred and twenty ninth thousand. 1130pp plus 40pp analytical index at front and 32pp publishers adverts at rear. Frontispiece and 11 additional colour plates
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Four volumes Charles Dickens novels, including ' The Uncommercial Traveller,' ' Christmas Books,' 'Sketches by Bo, ' and ' American Notes and Reprinted Pieces.' All published by Chapman and Hall, circa 1875.
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One Vol: The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill, signed by author
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Sir Joseph Banks The Father of Australia, by J.H. Maiden, Government printer, Sydney 1909, pp243, includes fold out charts
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Vintage American Trade Car Supplies catalogue, circa 1920s, Bigelow & Dowse Co, Boston & Springfield, Motor Car Supplies and Garage Equipment
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Agatha Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Published by W. Collins Sons & Co Ltd (1926), first edition
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Volume 'Adventure in Watercolour' by Macqueen, An Artist's Story,' by Kenneth Macqueen, limited edition #603/1100, hand signed by the artist, published by The Legend Press.
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Progressive Sydney as it Stands Today 1788-1938, publisher G.H. Baring, Adelaide, a photographic directory and history of New South Wales 150 years of progress with street views and advertising
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Volume 'The Sailor's Handbook' by Fgd Bedford, published by Griffin & Co, Portsmouth, 1884.
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Eight 18th century French leather bound books, Sermons', volumes (tomes) 1,3,4,5,6, 7, 8 and 9, each book 16.5 cm x 10 cm
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Five 18th century French leather bound books, L'Annee Chretienne', volumes (tomes) 6,9,10,11 and 12, dated 1745, each book 17 cm x 10 cm
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$One Volume: South Australia Illustrated, reprint, by George French Angas, published by A H & A W Reed 1967, folio facsimile limited edition of 1848 issue, three quarter leather with marbled boards. Fine numbered edition limited to 1000 copies. Kyodo Printing Co. Ltd, Tokyo, inspection certificate available.
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Late Regency mahogany tea caddy, with sarcophagus shape with three section interior on bun feet, 28.5 cm wide 15 cm deep, 17 cm high
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Georgian burr walnut tea caddy, with ebony stringing and escutcheon and twin lidded interior, circa 1800, 11.5 cm x 23.5 cm, 13 cm high
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Victorian burr walnut jewellery casket, in vaulted form with key, brass and ivory decoration
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Georgian tea caddy, 28 cm x 15.5 cm, 16 cm high
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Early Victorian flame mahogany tea Caddy, on flat bun feet, twin lidded interior with turned ivory knobs, circa 1840, 19 cm x 11.5 cm, 12 cm high
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Victorian fitted travelling toiletry box, lined with two stoppered perfume bottles, 12.5 cm wide, 10.5 cm high
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Victorian rosewood tea caddy, with key, 21 cm x 12.5 cm, 12 cm high
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Faux wood jewellery box, 25 cm x 16 cm, 10 cm high
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Vintage Kodak 616 camera, marked Kodak Compur. Appears operational, however, may require service.
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Edwardian mahogany lancet clock, 23 cm high
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Edwardian inlaid timber mantle clock, 20 cm high, as inspected
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Vintage gilt tooled leather box, 18.5 cm x 11 cm, 6 cm high
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Yerba mate cup and filtered straw, with instructions, 17.5 cm high
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Art Nouveau bronze pot pouri, 14.5 cm high, 12 cm wide
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Vintage glass lampshade, decorated with rural scene. Diameter 25 cm
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Small late Georgian parquetry tea caddy, with spoon drawer and ivory knob, circa 1810, 13.5 cm x 11 cm, 11 cm high
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Vintage Smiths electric clock, cm high
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Vintage 'New Haven' brass cased clock, inscribed verso, with floral decoration in relief, to borders. Untested, height 18 cm
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French timber bracket clock, working with key
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Cased vintage Davis & Kidder's magneto machine, label specifies, Patent Magneto Electric Machine, for Nervous Diseases, manufactured and sold by W.H. Burnap, New York. In fitted wooden box, with key. Length 26 cm (box).
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Four antique and vintage bisque headed dolls, tallest 45 cm high, heads marked variously 1348 Dressel, Armand Marseille, Germany 390 x 2, Simon & Hall 121
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Vintage drum form desk clock, untested. Diameter 13 cm, height 9 cm
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Antique walnut and cut brass desk set, 26.5 cm wide, and a vintage commemorative letter opener
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Set of eight antique pewter measuring pub mugs, Circa 1880, height 27 cm (tallest)
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Antique figural clock and barometer mantle piece, with sailor boy, ships wheel and anchor on marble base, together with keys, height 23 cm
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Tunbridge ware timber tea caddy, with mother of pearl escutcheon and key, 20 cm x 11 cm, 11 cm high
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Vintage 'Scorpion' model donkey engine, in original box (worn), on wooden base, with supply of wicks, height 18 cm
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Early Lumar mechanical toy gramophone, in original box, with 4 Kiditunes records.
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Middle Eastern ladle, with weighted handle. 38.5 cm long
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Set six vintage bone handle dinner knives, marked for Wall, Kay & Sons, in original box.
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Vintage wood cased set brass weights, weights from 20 grams through 1,000 grams.
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Set Carnegie & Layton Birmingham scales, marked to weigh two pounds, with brass basins and brass weights for one ounce and two ounces (2).
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Three various vintage brass pieces, including capstan shaped covered canister, bust of William Shakespeare, Indian Rajpal lock with key, together with with pierced iron money box, height 10 cm (capstan).
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Vintage silver plate and ebony walking stick
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Png betel nut mortar, from Murik Lakes region, with Puk Puk ancestral carvings, 17 cm high
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African carved stone bust, 19 cm high, signed Wilson Simbini
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Antique Spearior shop sample saw, length 138 cm
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Framed Trench art hand embroidered map, of the Phillipine islands 1945, 48 cm x 60 cm
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Heath & Co English mahogany and brass ships binnacle, London, Patrol Type No. 875, with compass, the whole in weathered condition, 138 cm high
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Antique timber framed model ship, height 47 cm, width 57 cm
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Victorian English oak desk compendium, with single drawer, glass inkwell and key, 31 cm wide, 26 cm high
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$Art Deco era Australian cedar box, 26 cm x 18.5 cm
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Edwardian leather bound writing slope, with glass inkwell, 26.5 cm x 22.5 cm, 9.5 cm
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Antique inlaid timber casket, with key, 29 cm x 21 cm, 18 cm high
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Antique brass bound writing slope, with glass inkwell, 30 cm x 22.5 cm, 15.5 cm high
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Tunbridge ware timber inlaid box, with mother of pearl escutcheon and key, 26 cm x 16.5 cm, 15 cm high
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Victorian rosewood and inlaid mother of pearl work box, with key, 31 cm x 23 cm, 12 cm high
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Tunbridge ware inlaid box, with key, 28.5 cm x 20.5 cm, 13.5 cm high
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Victorian rosewood and inlaid mother of pearl box, with key, 27.5 cm x 20 cm,11 cm high
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