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Monthly Auction, Day 2 — Barsby Auctions

Auction House:Barsby AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:741
Sale Title:Monthly Auction, Day 2Lots with images:734
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:539
Date:19-Jan-2020
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Bird's Nest coral specimen 14 cm high.
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Finger coral specimen 12 cm high, 25 cm wide.
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Bronze and ivory figure of Aphrodite, holding the ball by A. H. Keck, the ivory figure dressed in a draped bronze gown and receiving the ivory ball in her left hand, mounted on a bronze base on a shaped golden marble pedestal with a green marble laid band Incised signature to base, 32.5 cm high
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Set four early plastic Swan shape measuring cups capacity from quarter cup, to 1 cup.
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Montblanc ink stand with crystal glass ink bottle
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Robert Emerson Curtis 1898-1996 lithographs 'Building the Bridge,' Limited Edition bound portfolio of 12 lithographs, with Supplement in colour, marked # 2R, with hand signed dedication by the artist, dated 1974; together with a Robert Emerson CURTIS, hand signed print of the Sydney Opera House, dated 1973, 23 cm x 30 cm, some loss of print.
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Victorian metal owl figure height 11 cm.
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Ladies Cartier atomiser marked Parfums, Cartier Italy and Cartier Paris. Working when tested. Approx length 9 cm. in original box
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Japanese brass & porcelain desk clock on a decorative brass easel, height 20 cm. Replaced battery movement.
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Arts & crafts timber photo frame in the form of gates, 18.5 cm wide closed, 18.5 cm high approx.
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French decorative ceramic trinket box applied decoration on cobalt blue ground, lined interior, length 11 cm.
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Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet 1880-1950 gilt and cold painted bronze 'Hindu Dancer', circa 1920-30, signed CL. J.R Colinet, on base cast in relief with cartouches of seated immortals, marble plinth, 36 cm high
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English round pewter hip flask with stag decoration, height 11 cm.
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Hermes Paris silk tie with dog and ball decoration
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Manchester United 1967 soccer team signatures obtained in Sydney on 7 June 1967 and includes autographs by Bobbie Charlton, George Best, Nobby Styles, Jimmy Ryan, David Sadler, John Aston, John Fitzpatrick, Noel Cantwell, Alex Stepney, Brian Kidd, & Matt Busby manager, all contained on the fly page of Denis Law's book Tackle Soccer this way
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Five antique / vintage metal wares comprising of a filigree open salt with shell bowl and shell spoon, a serving spoon with shell bowl 26 cm, a candle snuffer, bell and small brass Krisna figure
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Matchbox vintage 1966 series collector series case with 48 die cast vehicles. Case 32 cm, by 25 cm by 7 cm.
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Vintage box Derwent England Lay-Out colour pencils containing a total of 23 'Lay-Out,' colour pencils; together with a box of Derwent England 'Colour Blocks,' containing a total of 36 colour blocks; both in an original box.
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Vintage Valvoline one pound grease tin height 10.5 cm.
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Four various Bentley car badges good used condition
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Pair of Victorian bakelite long handle lorgnettes length 27 cm.
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Tudric Arts & Crafts 4 piece pewter tea set comprising teapot, hot water pot, sugar bowl & creamer, model no. 0966, hot water pot marked 'Tudric pewter & Solkets', other pieces marked 'Solkets', as inspected
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Pair of ladies Giorgio Armani black sunglasses with silver plate dragonfly decorated sides, together with original protection case
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Good Art Deco ladies black evening bag with bakelite geometrical handle, crotchet and fringed lined bag
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Good Victorian black silk parasol with ornate ruched net decoration to the top, bone & ebony handle and fittings, length 79 cm.
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Two Georg Jensen elephant bottle openers
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Star Wars vintage collectors case including 39 figures. Series 1. Figures include Yoda, Boba Fett and Darth Vader
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Six assorted collectables including an Elkington barrel pepperette, a Joseph Rodgers & Sons knife, etc
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Akubra classic 'Cattleman' hat pure fur felt, colour: fawn brown, kangaroo leather plaited hat band with brass Akubra fitting, size: 59, never worn, with original box
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Four Parker stainless steel ballpoint pens together with a brass lion figure seal, height 8.5 cm ; a set of boxed miniature playing cards; & a brass 'Sterling' ruler.
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Quantity of vintage studs, cuff links and collectables
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Early Scottish pewter Quaich width 19 cm.
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Postcard & photo album circa 1950s
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Vintage bronzed Child with Sheep figure seated child with resting sheep to foot, on carved wood base, height 28 cm.
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German ceramic master stein bird and blossom decorated, pewter lid unavailable, marked to base and # 692, height 35 cm.
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Pair of decorative cast metal dog bookends standing on timber stands, height 22 cm.
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Christys' London top hat size 6 7/8, 56 together with a colourful hat box
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Rothmans King Size illuminated advertising sign working, with 240 volt cable. 41 cm wide, by 30 cm tall.
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Old Peek Frean's glass biscuit jar / barrel 26.5 cm high approx, chips to rim of opening
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Brass inlaid mahogany 'Cafe' spoon box together with a handpainted floral design leather box,
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Vintage WMF copper coffee pot embossed decoration, marked to base and # 117, height 28 cm.
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WMF Art Nouveau metal basket with fruit decoration & original crystal glass insert, factory marks to base, 26 cm wide approx.
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Art Nouveau painted wood photo frame hand painted blossom decoration, to oval shaped image space, height 23 cm.
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Sir Stanley Matthews brass soccer figure on marble stand, height 17 cm.
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Indian inlaid brass jewellery box inlaid brass work decoration to lid and sides, fitted and lined interior, length 30 cm.
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Wood cased Stanley London brass compass
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Near pair vintage brass milk pails height 22 cm, each.
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1930s suggestive metal ashtray 2 sided ashtray with suggestive theme, diameter 14 cm.
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Two Vintage 'Unity' beaten pewter pieces including cigarette box, wood lined interior, length 12 cm ; and a caster sugar dispenser, height 19 cm ; each marked 'Unity, England,' to base.
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Pair bronze figures of girls reading including seated girl, height 18 cm, and another seated girl, arranged for seating on edge of table, height 26 cm.
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Art Nouveau brass portrait figure figure of a standing woman, in a later frame, height 13 cm, image.
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Vintage Dunhill pewter tobacco jar with internal weight damper, cracked, monogrammed, height 15 cm.
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Two ebonised timber & brass book slides circa 19th century, 35 cm and 37 cm wide closed
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Two antique style walking sticks 94 cm and 97 cm long.
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Antique carved fox head walking stick with glass eyes, length 72 cm.
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Pair decorative equestrian spurs with revolving metal spurs, to metal boot fixtures.
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Salesman sample cast iron garden set pieces including the two sides of a garden seat in reduced form, height 40 cm, each side.
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Collection vintage brass spigots a total of approximately 30 various spigots.
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Antique horn handle and brass page turner length 59 cm.
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Antique silk shawl with embroided floral decoration, 160 cm x 170 cm
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Mid 19th century Swiss music box for restoration, 56 cm wide, 24 cm deep, 14.5 cm high
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Antique Jerusalem carved expanding book slide carved dedication dated 1888, length 39 cm, not extended.
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Brass and copper bugle with mouth piece, 31.5 cm long
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Three various vintage walking canes including sterling silver candle, and 2 various metal handle bamboo canes, 1 with University of London insignia; together with a vintage horn handled umbrella.
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Victorian style brass ink stand 29.5 cm wide, 14 cm high
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Vintage miner's oil lamp 29 cm high.
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Ansonia 19th century mantel clock with 8 day visible escapement striking movement in slate and marble architectural case, 42.5 cm wide, 15 cm deep, 48 cm high, pendulum included, no key
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Important 1843 Australian Political Banner Original 'Wentworth & Bland' banner in silk from 1843. Provenance; by decent from the family of Dr Bland's domestic staff. Full details will be provided to successful bidder. This banner was created for Australia's first 'national' political elections held on 15 June 1843. Wentworth and Bland successfully stood on a joint ticket for election to the two seats in the Sydney electorate. They campaigned using a white embroidered election banner with the slogan…
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Coquette figure in bronze and porcelain, by Raphael Nannini, possibly inspired by Violetta of Verdi's opera La Traviata, her hair piled high and wearing a full ball gown, mounted on a stepped alabaster pedestal base, incised signature to the figure and dated 18 89, 31 cm high. Note: Raphael Nannini, born in Florence, was a noted sculptor who last exhibited at the Paris Salons in 1923.
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Elsie March 1883-1974 'Norah' bronze statue a young women bust raised on a square base with cherubs flanking and a central heart, signed and dated 1934 to back, height 58 cm certificate of purchase in 2001 from Acorn antiques for $11183.00 available
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F. Barbedienne France 1810-1892 signed bronze female bust figure, signed 'Barbedienne, Fondeur,' on circular foot, with fitted wood stand, height 30 cm, figure.
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Antique French J.Marti figural mantel clock with 8 day visible escapement striking bell movement in slate and spelter case, 43 cm wide, 66 cm high approx, pendulum included
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Vintage spelter war horse and rider figure large figure of a warrior on horseback, with a standing woman figure at the side, as inspected, tail fractured, on integrated metal stand, height 65 cm, total.
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Vintage Simon Peter Gerz beer stein marked 'Prosit,' marked to base and # 1245, half litre capacity, height 22 cm.
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Vintage Marzi und Remi Germany ceramic beer stein marked 'Trink gut und Rein,' marked to base, half litre capacity, height 19 cm.
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Antique framed print King James VI & I, as a child with Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd Art Gallery label verso, 62 cm x 43.5 cm frame
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Victorian rosewood with mother of pearl inlay box width 29.5 cm x depth 19 cm x height 10.5 cm.
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Ship's copper masthead lantern electrified, height 34 cm.
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Ship's copper stern lantern electrified, height 27 cm.
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Original Tooheys Oatmeal Stout advertising sign in wooden frame. 29 cm by 55 cm.
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Original Fosters Lager advertising sign in wooden frame. 27 cm by 38 cm
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Collection of Kingsford Smith airline memorabilia including a signed print To Australia by air: Kingsford Smith and his companion over Suva, a framed 1929 daily telegraph newspaper pictorial clipping, two 1930's original framed Southern Cross aircraft photos with one framed verso clipping of one of the photos, a framed souvenir flight ticket, and one book: the Story of Southern Cross Trans Pacific flight 1928 by KINGSFORD-SMITH, C.E. and, C.T.P. Ulm, with original slip cover and signed
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Framed World War II Japanese flag signed by members of the Japanese soldiers unit, taken at Tawau Borneo in 1945 by Lieutenant Lester Todd Padman, NX101164, 2/3 Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 2nd AIF. attached photo Of Padman centre in Tawau 1945, 110 cm x 128 cm.
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Vintage leather suitcase width 55 cm x height 37 cm.
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Rustic antique cutlery box 40 cm x 30.5 cm
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Victorian lady's ebonised vanity box fitted with 5 Birmingham 1876 sterling silver lidded bottles, maker Hilliard Thomason, inlayed brass to lid with central shield motif. Original removable mirror. length 28 cm, depth 20.5 cm, and height, 10 cm.
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Antique French eight day striking mantel clock in architectural slate and marble case, no Bezel glass, key or pendulum, 31 cm wide, 30 cm high
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Georgian mahogany banjo barometer with string inlay, needs to be serviced, 93 cm high
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German Betriebsanleitung Black Forest cuckoo clock with weight driven movement, 36 cm high.
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Two Victorian volumes including 'Midnight Sky,' by Edwin Duncan, published by The Religious Tract Society, circa 1870; and 'Constantinople,' by Robert Walsh, published by Fisher Son & Co., London, circa 1890.
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Antique bronze Roman figure on a marble pedestal height 152 cm.
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Antique English kerosene banquet lamp with Duplex burner and red glass reservoir, supported by brass column and trefoil base
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Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950 by Messrs Fahy, Freeland, Free & Simpson, with dust wrapper; Casuarina Press, Sydney, 2004, 360pp, first edition, being one of 2000 numbered copies, signed by the authors
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Australian Furniture, Pictorial History and Dictionary 1788-1938 by Messrs Fahy & Simpson, with dust wrapper & slipcase, Casuarina Press, Sydney, 1998, 527pp
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Edwardian English oak three decanter tantalus with brass fittings,
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Antique ruby glass & brass banquet lamp etched ruby glass shade, to ruby glass font, with dual fuel lamp fixture, on tall, pillar form base, height 80 cm, total.
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Cast brass 12lb cannon model with wood limber, 55 cm wide, 25 cm high
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William IV Flame mahogany writing box with fitted and leather interior, C:1840
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Antique French J. Marti tambour clock with 8 day striking bell visible escapement movement and slate barrell case, 30 cm wide, 21.5 cm high, pendulum included
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Early 20th century Sessions cottage clock with 8 day striking movement and oak case, 53 cm high, 30.5 cm wide, key and pendulum included
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