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Australian & Colonial — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:462
Sale Title:Australian & ColonialLots with images:460
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:306
Date:2-Dec-2018
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Rocke & Co partner's desk, Australian cedar with red pine secondary timbers and embossed green leather top, circa 1880, brass maker's plaque 'W. H. Rocke & Co. Melbourne, 78 cm high, 183 cm wide, 121 cm deep
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An impressive farmhouse kitchen table, turned legs and single drawer at one end, kauri pine, South Australian origin, circa 1875, 79 cm high, 300 cm wide, 120 cm deep
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A Colonial desktop compendium cabinet, Australian cedar, Tasmanian origin, early to mid 19th century, 47 cm high, 98 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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An impressive early Australian cedar supper table, possibly by William Hamilton, Tasmania, circa 1835, tilt-top with finely carved column, tri-form base with carved scrolling feet and overall impressive proportions, 75 cm high, 152 cm diameter
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A rare corner cabinet, Australian cedar, Barossa Vallery, South Australia, mid 19th century, 180 cm high, 95 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A Colonial blackwood meatsafe with shield doors, turned legs and zinc sides, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 123 cm high, 103 cm wide, 47 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A Colonial twin pedestal sideboard with palladium back, Tasmanian origin, circa 1845, cedar and King Billy pine secondary timbers, 124 cm high, 186 cm wide, 62 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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Australian cedar cellarette, Northern New South Wales, mid 19th century, thick slab cedar construction with exposed dovetails and fretwork apron, 38 cm high, 60 cm wide, 51 cm deep
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An early Colonial folding lid washstand, Australian cedar, Tasmanian origin, circa 1830, purported to have come from the artist John Glover's family, nail pricked on the front panel 'R. Glover, 87 cm high, 78 cm wide, 42 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection, illustrated on page 121, 'Australian Country Furniture' by Toby and Julianna Hopper
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A Colonial five drawer cantilever chest with square-shaped serpentine columns, New South Wales origin, circa 1840, full cedar secondary timbers, 112 cm high, 121 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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A primitive Colonial wine table, Australian blackwood, Tasmania origin, circa 1840, 74 cm high, 52 cm wide, 38 cm deep
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A solicitor's cabinet, Australian cedar, fitted with shelves and compartments, 19th century, 198 cm high, 110 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A miner's couch with blue and cream crackled painted finish, 19th century, 100 cm high, 205 cm wide, 62 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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An Australian cedar sideboard, South Australian origin, mid 19th century, 140 cm high, 121 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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An Australian ecclesiastical inlaid occasional table, cedar and pine, 19th century, 82 cm high, 60 cm across
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The Captain's bookcase, cedar, Melbourne origin, mid 19th century, this primitive bookcase is purported to have been made for a sea captain who resided in an old house (c1850s) on the corner of Yewer st and Moreland street on the banks of the Maribyrnong River in Melbourne's inner west. Construction techniques suggest it was made by a ship's carpenter with the use of heavy brass hardware, 242 cm high, 149 cm wide, 53 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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An Australian rocking chair, blackwood frame, 19th century, 55 cm across the arms. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A one drawer hall table with square tapering legs, cedar and pine, South Australian origin, 19th century, 78 cm high, 81 cm wide, 46 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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An early cedar collectors cabinet, Tasmanian origin, circa 1835, full cedar construction with adjustable shelves, 81 cm high, 65 cm wide, 30 cm deep
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An apprentice chest, painted wood grain on pine, South Australian, 19th century, 60 cm high, 40 cm wide, 26 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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An Australian apprentice chest, stained red pine, circa 1900, top to drawers fitted with compartments, 35.5 cm high, 29 cm wide, 19 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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An Australian miniature chest of four drawers, 20th century, 29 cm high, 29 cm wide, 22 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A Colonial exhibition wine table, inlaid starburst top, 19th century, 65 cm high, 49 cm across
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A Colonial linen press, Australian cedar, ex Melbourne museum, 19th century, 223 cm high, 84 cm wide, 61 cm deep
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An Australian cedar two drawer hall table, circa 1855, 73 cm high, 91 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A carpenter's tool chest, stained pine with metal mounts, interior fitted with lift-out compartments, 19th century, 55 cm high, 92 cm wide, 58 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A rustic bench top meatsafe, eucalypt and pine with zinc sides, 19th century, 58 cm high, 44 cm wide, 34 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A six drawer chest, cedar and Baltic pine, South Australian origin, 19th century, unusual drawer configuration, 128 cm high, 118 cm wide, 54 cm deep. Provenance: 'The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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An unusual single drawer hall table, cedar and pine, South Australian origin, mid 19th century, 75 cm high, 75 cm wide, 50 cm deep. Provenance: 'The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A cottage chiffonier, cedar and pine, South Australian origin, 19th century, 139 cm high, 100 cm wide, 40 cm deep. Provenance: 'The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A country bedside cabinet, baltic pine, South Australian origin, 19th century, 83 cm high, 42 cm wide, 33 cm deep. Provenance: 'The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A shop sideboard counter, three doors, interior fitted with drawers, Australian cedar, 19th century, 94 cm high, 198 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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A desk or counter top cabinet, Australian cedar, 19th century, 77 cm high, 135 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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A Victorian dressing table with cylinder rolled top and carved base, Tasmanian huon pine, circa 1875, 165 cm high, 131 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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A blanket box, Australian cedar, N.S.W. origin, 19th century, dovetailed construction with inch thick cedar slabs, 51 cm high, 95 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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A ladies desk side table, cedar, Sydney origin, circa 1875, full cedar construction with embossed tooled leather top, label in drawer 'A.W. Norton Cabinet Maker, 52 & 54 Hunter Steet Sydney, 72 cm high, 92 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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A blanket box, Australian cedar on porcelain casters, 19th century, 50 cm high, 96 cm wide, 41 cm deep. Provenance: 'The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A Colonial sofa table with dummy drawers, Australian cedar, 19th century, 80 cm high, 91 cm wide, 50 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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An Australian inlaid occasional table, blackwood, huon pine, maple, musk and others, circa 1920, 80 cm high, 65 cm wide, 65 cm deep
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A Corinthian column standard lamp with spherical glass shade, blackwood with ormolu capital, early 20th century, 160 cm high
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An Australian fiddleback blackwood box, late 19th century, 28 cm high, 50 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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An Australian music roll or bedside cabinet inlaid blackwood and maple with Australian map on the top and adorned with charms and symbols on the sides, circa 1920, 80 cm high, 47 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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Australian Art Deco occasional table, Queensland maple and walnut with kauri pine legs, circa 1930, 50 cm high, 60 cm diameter
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A two drawer desk with serpentine front, blackwood, circa 1900, 77 cm high, 115 cm wide, 57 cm deep
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A swivel office chair, blackwood and leather, early 20th century, 66 cm across the arms
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A rare Australian treadle base sewing machine by Ward Bros. late 19th century, drop head machine embellished with gilded map of Australia and portraits of the Ward brothers, 80 cm high, 92 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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A miniature chest of 33 drawers, early 20th century, made from tea chests and packing crates, 57 cm high, 42 cm wide, 15 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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An Australian tramp art jewel box, carved cedar, circa 1895, red velvet lined interior, 14.5 cm high, 28 cm wide, 16 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A folk art cotton reel Canterbury, South Australian origin, 19th century, 80 cm high, 40 cm wide, 34 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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An Australian Depression era miniature chest, circa 1920s, pine packing case carcass with original finish, 51 cm high, 36 cm wide, 24 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A Butler's tray, Australian cedar, 20th century, 85 cm high, 74 cm wide, 48 cm deep
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A yellow and green painted one door cabinet, South Australian origin, 19th century, nicely branded interior timbers 'Curlew Brand, 148 cm high, 89 cm wide, 49 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A pantry cupboard, Baltic pine and red pine, South Australian origin, 19th century, unusual lattice front doors, 195 cm high, 112 cm wide, 49 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A Victorian three door wardrobe, Australian cedar and red pine, circa 1885, 198 cm high, 195 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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An Australian cedar wine table with butterfly decorated top, 19th century, 74 cm high, 46 cm diameter. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A countertop bookcase display cabinet with two doors, Australian cedar, circa 1875, 77 cm high, 136 cm wide, 33 cm deep
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Isaac Albert Newton chip carved games top table decorated with carved wattle and wild flowers, 68 cm high, 52 cm wide, 46 cm deep. Provenance: Direct family descent
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Isaac Albert Newton Australian chip carved table and chair, kauri pine, circa 1900, the table 72 cm high, 52 cm wide, 50 cm deep. Provenance: Direct family descent
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Isaac Albert Newton Set of three chip carved frames with romantic engravings, kauri pine, early 20th century, the frame 58 x 80 cm each (64 x 42 cm internal). Provenance: Direct family descent
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Isaac Albert Newton Australian chip carved fire screen and a frame with romantic lithograph, stained kauri pine, early 20th century, the screen 79 x 70 cm, the frame 64 x 78 cm. Provenance: Direct family descent
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Isaac Albert Newton pair of Australian chip carved frames, kauri pine, early 20th century, 40 x 52 cm each (23.5 x 35 cm internal). Provenance: Direct family descent
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Isaac Albert Newton pair of Australian chip carved frames with coloured prints, kauri pine, early 20th century, 40 x 47 cm (25 x 31.5 cm internal). Provenance: Direct family descent
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Isaac Albert Newton carved wooden kookaburra plaque, early 20th century, 34 cm across. Provenance: Direct family descent
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Isaac Albert Newton Three chip carved pot stands, early 20th century, the tallest 130 cm. Provenance: Direct family descent
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Isaac Albert Newton Carved floral plaque and three boxes (one containing Newton's tools), early 20th century, the plaque 31 cm across. Provenance: Direct family descent
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Isaac Albert Newton four panelled picture frame with carte de visite portraits of the Newton family, 19th/20th century, 18 x 41 cm overall. Provenance: Direct family descent
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A pair of oak carver chairs in the Chippendale style made for the office of Sir Charles George Latham (1882-1968) noted Western Australian who served in both Federal and State parliaments.
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Pocket gold scales by De Grave, Shorter & Fanner 59 St. Martin Le Grand, London, mid 19th century, 3 cm high, 20 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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Arrival Of The First Gold Escort, William Street, Melbourne, 1852' chromo-lithograph, Atkinson & Atkinson Publishers, Melbourne, 40 x 59 cm
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Pocket gold miner's scales in ebonised tinware case, 19th century, 13 cm across
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Danger Demolition Works in Progress, J. Brokenshire & R. Dobbie. 581 High St. Golden Square' hand-painted on tin, Bendigo, Victoria, 19th century, 60 x 74 cm
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Two sets of gold scales mounted on timber boxes, 19th century, 35 cm high
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Ballarat District Gold Mining Lease: February 1894 lease to the New Mariner Gold Mining Company, signed by the Governor of Victoria, Lord Hopetoun, with attached map, a 15 year lease at £7/4/10 [Seven pounds, four shillings and tenpence] per annum., Under the terms of the lease the lessee must 'employ....in mining operations...fourteen able and competent workmen and miners at the least not being Chinese.....
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Castlemaine District Gold Mining Lease: October 1902 lease to Walter Collins of Maldon, signed by the Governor of Victoria, Sir George Clarke, with attached map, a 15 year lease at £2/2/6 [Two pounds, two shillings and sixpence] per annum., Under the terms of the lease the lessee must 'employ....in mining operations...eight able and competent workmen and miners at the least not being Chinese.....
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Beechworth District Gold Mining Lease: October 1904 lease to the 'Sir John Franklin Gold Mining Company', signed by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot, with attached map, a 15 year lease at 10 shillings per annum., Unusually, the leased area falls either side of (and includes) the land under the double incline tramway.
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Ballarat District Gold Mining Lease: November 1904 lease to John Bass of Diamond Creek, signed by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot, with attached map, a 15 year lease at £2/9/6 [Two pounds, nine shillings and sixpence] per annum.
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Mount Copeland Gold Mining Company 1912 lease of land in the N.S.W. Hunter & Macleay Mining District (Newcastle), signed by N.S.W. Governor, Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, with a small hand-drawn map showing the relevant piece of land.
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Coach and horses scratch built silver plated model, 20th century, 33 cm long
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Enamel and silver vesta, silver plated napkin ring and a gold wash beaker with enamel coat of arms, 19th/20th century, the beaker 4.5 cm high
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Australian silver plated kangaroo toast rack, emu and kangaroo napkin ring and kookaburra bowl, 19th and 20th century, the toast rack 20 cm across
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An Australian silver napkin ring with finely modelled emu and kangaroo with joey, 19th/20th century, stamped '925', 6 cm high, 8 cm across, 163 grams
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Scotch College Sterling Silver rowing trophy, engraved 'Scotch College Sports 1871 Four Events, T. Ireland', makers mark Colen Cheshire, Birmingham, 1867, 14 cm high, 150 grams
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Stewart Dawson Cast silver figure of a kangaroo, 19th century, stamped on the tail 'Stewart Dawson, 9.5 cm high
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J.M. Wendt (attributed), South Australian silver emu egg cameo insert with kangaroo and emu scene, 19th century, 4 cm high, 4 cm wide, 2 cm deep
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William Mark Rare Australian silver box with enamel peacock motif, interior also enamelled and mirrored, 20th century, stamped 'W. Mark, Stg. Silver, A similar example of Mark's work can be found at the N.G.V. (Melbourne), 6 cm high, 5 cm wide, 1 cm deep
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Broken Hill silver matchbox holder dated 22-6-1916, twice marked 'Barrier Silver' (Barrier Ranges Silver Mine), N.S.W. origin, 6.3 cm across
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Sargison Sterling silver group comprising 10 spoons and 7 assorted servers, Tasmanian origin, 20th century, 250 grams total
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A child's sterling silver knife and fork with greenstone handles, New Zealand, early 20th century, stamped 'Sterling, the fork 13 cm long
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A baby's rattle in the form of a kookaburra with gumnut bells, sterling silver and mother of pearl, by Chrisford & Norris, Birmingham, 1930, 10.5 cm long
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Johannes Janssonius (Dutch, 1588- 1664)., Indiae Orientalis, Nova Descriptio, [Dutch Map Of The East Indies] 1630., Copperplate engraving, text including title in plate, overall, 50 x 58 cm (paper). Some hand colouring. Text includes 'Amstelodami. Ioannes Ianssonius excudebat.', Important early map of Southeast Asia and the Philippines, and a landmark in the mapping of Australia, first published by Jan Jansson in 1630. This is also the only Dutch printed map showing the 1606 discoveries of Willem Jansz,…
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Les Indes Orientales Au-Dela Du Gange....par le S.Robert. 1762' [Paris] 38 x 30 cm. A detailed map of Indochina from Singapore to Burma to Vietnam. Shows mountains and rivers and was a very up to date map for this period. Hand coloured. Also, 3 other maps: Johnson's Australia, Colton's United States of America 1857 & Colton's Illinois 1857. (4 items). All framed & glazed. Various sizes.
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Bonne, R., Planisphere suivant la projection de Mercator, 1780, 22 x 32.5 cm. Shows the trade winds, Van Diene's Land still connected to Nouvelle Hollande and very little of Antarctica. Also, 'New Zealand' a folding map from 'Philips' Series of Maps for Travellers' [London, 1868] 16 section folding map laid down on canvas, shows also Norfolk Island and details of the Otago Gold Fields. (2 items).
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Polynesia (including the north east quadrant of Australia)., Drawn under the direction of Mr. Pinkerton by I. Hebert, Neele sculpt., Published Janr. 1st 1813 by Cadell & Davies, Strand, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, Paternoster Row., Polynesia including Hawaii, the Philippines, New Guinea, Tahiti, Fiji, New Caledonia, the New Hebrides and the northeastern quadrant of Australia, entitled 'New Holland'., 51 x 69 cm. Copper engraving, framed & glazed.
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Stanford's Library Map of Australasia constructed by A. Keith Johnston, first edition steel engraved and hand coloured map, circa 1859, dissected into 48 sections, laid down on linen, framed and glazed, 155 cm x 174 cm, The latest explorer's track shown in this 1st edition is that of A.C.Gregory (1858). The map also shows railways, roads and submarine telegraph lines. Only three examples of this map are recorded in Australian collections (National Library of Australia, State Library of New South Wales,…
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County Of Grenville Victoria by F.E. Hiscocks & Co.'s new Victorian counties atlas, circa 1874
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Martini Henry socket bayonet and original scabbard, 1853 Pattern, matching serial No.2189, remains of War Department marks on blade, 52.5 cm long
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Australian light horse emu feather plume belonging to (Vx 89973) D H Bradshaw together with dog tags, whistle, cigarette case, wallet, pouch and bank book
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World War II period service medals, dog tags, medals and badges, boxes and memorabilia belonging to (Vfx 117287) P Res. Dwyer. G. M. (27 items)
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An antique pistol display comprising two percussion cap pistols and a flintlock (only) mounted on board with inscription verso, 38 cm x 36 cm overall
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Pedestal Stereo Viewer with focusing eye-pieces and Walnut veneer. 54 cm tall., The viewer contains 64 stereo cards, many being interior views of The International Exhibition of 1862. Noted cards depicting 'Case of Australian Gold and Gold-washing Apparatus', 'View in the Hardware Court', 'The French Photographic Gallery', 'The Opening Ceremonies
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