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Australian & Historical, Day 1 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:667
Sale Title:Australian & Historical, Day 1Lots with images:662
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:545
Date:13-Jun-2020
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Robert Rosh designed nine piece extension dining setting, circa 1960, manufactured by Kurt Loewinger (Melbourne), the table 76 cm high, 191 cm wide (extends to 314 cm), 86 cm deep
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A Letter Home, John Mulheron, of Windsor New South Wales, writes in September 1853 to his 'Dear Brother': '..if you determine on comeing to this Countrey go to the Bishop and he will direct you how to come to this Country as you must bare in minde I am advanced in years and getting past labouring hard, but if you come fear not but you will do well. Any industreous person can do well here either labourer or tradesman of any description not to speak of our gold mines which I believe are inexaustable...
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Miner's Right Colony Of Victoria five shilling issue circa 1890, unused, 14.5 x 22 cm
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Gold scales on timber single drawer case with weights, 19th century, 37 cm high
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Banker's gold scales, solid brass on Australian cedar base, mid 19th century, 76 cm high, 58 cm wide, 31 cm deep
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Chinese pocket gold scales, mid 19th century, 34 cm long
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An impressive set of shop scales by Avery with porcelain pan and hand painted finish. From the Ballarat goldfields. 84 cm high. Provenance: Private collection Ballarat
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Pocket gold scales and weights in tin case together with three gold ore specimens in quartz matrix, 19th century, the case 14 cm across
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Banker's gold scales and assorted weights by Degrave & Co. London, 19th century, 54 cm high
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Australian goldfields share certificates including 'The Bendigo Goldfields Limited', 'Lake George Mines', 'The United Ajax Gold Mining Company', and three 'South Lucknow Gold Mining Company', 19th century, (6 items)
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An agricultural yoke, hardwood and steel, 19th century, purported to come from the Victorian goldfields, 89 cm long
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Three wax vesta and taper tins by Bell & Black and George Dowler's, 19th century, the largest 13 cm wide
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Miner's Right, Colony Of Victoria, 5 shilling issued to a female Susan Overtown in 1897, (rare), 14 x 21 cm
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Miner's Right: Two for the Colony of Victoria, Ballarat goldfields, circa 1894 and 1896
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Two sets of scales with 3 sets of weights including porcelain bell weights and brass cup weights, 19th century, the larger 38 cm across
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An antique banquet lamp with rare uranium glass shade and font, marble column base with gilt metal mounts and double burner, 19th century, 81 cm high
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Two Victorian ruby glass ceiling lights, 19th century, the larger 30 cm high
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A banquet lamp with ruby glass font and shade, double burner with copper and brass base, 74 cm high
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An antique oil lamp with pink hand-painted font and black button double burner, 19th century, 59 cm high
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A kerosene lamp with green glass font, acid etched shade with single burner, together with a ruby glass shade, 54 cm high
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A Victorian adjustable hanging oil lamp, brass with milk glass shade, 19th century, 70 cm high
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An antique hanging light with uranium vaseline glass shade, 19th century, 29 cm high
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Miller parlour lamp, gilt metal and glass, 19th century, 85 cm high
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Six torpedo bottles 'C.R. Moore, Daylesford, Established 1862' trade mark with embossed bird logo, 23 cm high
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Five antique green glass schnapps bottles, three marked 'E.Kiderlen' and two 'P. Hoppe Schiedam', 19th century, 30.5 cm high
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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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Opal mineral specimen of impressive proportions, 30 cm across
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Five opal bivalve mussel fossils, Australian opal fields, Coober Pedy, the largest 4 cm long
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Polished solid opals and assorted opal potch
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An English sterling silver spoon with unusual figural crest of a Maori warrior with club, London, circa 1783, 17.5 cm high
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William Edwards (attributed), Australian silver bowl adorned with parrots and birds amongst grape vines resting on four scrolling feet each decorated with Putti, Melbourne origin, mid 19th century, 11.5 cm high, 15.5 cm across, 270 grams. Note: A similar example can be found in 'Australian Silver 1800-1900' by J.B. Hawkins, plate 25, page 176.
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Hogarth (attributed) Australian sterling silver musical baton engraved 'Sydney Volunteers Military Band, 1866', beautifully adorned with Aboriginal figure, kangaroo, emu and seated harp player, no marks visible. 46 cm high
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Tamworth Interest. Sterling silver snuff box engraved 'Presented To Mr. George Clarke Of The Western Bank Of Scotland By A Few Friends On The Occasion Of His Leaving Glasgow For Tamworth, Sept. 1858', stamped 'D.P.' with Birmingham mark for 1856. 2.5 cm high, 9.5 cm wide, 7 cm deep, 170 grams. Together with a fascinating handwritten diary with daily entries documenting the arduous voyage which took nearly 150 days from Glasgow to Melbourne. (2 items).
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An Australian silver mounted burra nut vesta with kangaroo finial, 19th century, 5 cm high
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Three Australian silver napkin rings, late 19th century, stamped 'Stewart Dawson & Co. Stg. Sil.', 'Sterling' and 'Sterling Silver, 84 grams total
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Tasmanian Tiger: Sterling silver inkwell with enamel Thylacine decorated top, Birmingham, circa 1909, 4 cm high, 7 cm diameter
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Brewery Interest. Silver plated cheese dish and cover engraved 'Presented To Thos. Aitken Esq. On His Birthday By His Employees As A Token Of Esteem, Victoria Parade Brewery, March 23, 1882'. Scottish born Thomas Aitken arrived in Victoria in 1842 and by 1851 he had established The Corio Brewery in Geelong. By 1854 Aitken had set up a grand brewing enterprise in East Melbourne called The Victoria Parade Brewery. The brewery building, now apartments still dominates the East Melbourne skyline. By the time of…
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Wendt Australian silver ladies purse with Broken Hill inscription 'Presented To Mrs. A. Oliver By Her Employees With Much Respect And Esteem And Best Wishes For Her Future Happiness With Compliments Of The Season Xmas 1893. Hans, Cissey, Molly, Annie, Emily. Royal Exchange Hotel Broken Hill'. Interior sumptuously fitted and with original plush leather box. Stamped 'J.M.W.' with crown and lion marks. 10 cm high, 175 grams
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An Australian carved emu egg with lyrebird and Australian map with silver plated mounts on wooden base, late 19th century, 23 cm high
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A pair of Australian carved emu eggs decorated with emu, kangaroo and lyre birds, silver plated mounts on ebonised bases, late 19th century, 33 cm high
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St. Kilda Yacht Club Season 1899-1900, Won By Mr. Wallace's Sayonara' Australian sterling silver shield mounted on oak, 42 x 23 cm overall
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A silver kangaroo statue, circa 1900, 7 cm high, 126 grams
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A pair of silver plated Stokes & Sons kangaroo and emu condiments, three Stokes & Sons silver plated napkin rings, two sterling silver napkin rings by Stewart Dawson & Co, plus two silver plated napkin rings stamped 'Gs Ep', (9 items), the condiments 8 cm across
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An Australian Art Nouveau sterling silver belt and buckles by Basse of Adelaide, circa 1900, stamped 'Basse, Sterling, 73 cm long
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A pair of Australian silver knife rests by J.M. Wendt of Adelaide, 19th century, stamped J.M.W. with Queen's head and lion passant, 8.5 cm across, 115 grams
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Aurora' horses hoof inkwell set with malachite, engraved 'Aurora Nov. 13th, 1867', South Australian origin, (silver plating has completely gone), 12 cm across
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Two Australiana silver plated napkin rings with kangaroos, late 19th century, the taller 10.5 cm high
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A silver plated presentation trowel 'Presented To Mrs. G.A. Edwards, On The Occasion Of Laying The Foundation Stone Of Edwards & Co. Melbourne, Jan. 6th, 1904', made by James Dixon, London. 33.5 cm long
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A pair of Australian silver plated knife rests, circa 1900, 10 cm across
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Sargison's Australian sterling silver cake slice, in original card box, mid 20th century, 30 cm long
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Linton Western Australian sterling silver spoons (2), together with a Sargison's Tasmanian sterling silver pate knife, 20th century, (3 items)
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Flynn Silver mounted glass bowl with platypus decoration, late 20th century, 15 cm diameter
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Flynn Silver crystal bowl with Australian silver platypus decoration, late 20th century, in original plush fitted case, 20 cm across
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Australian sterling silver, enamel, ivory and 18ct gold landscape sculpture mounted on Queensland black bean panel, late 20th century, stamped 'Stg. Sil. 18ct' with maker's monogram, 20 x 18 cm
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Mining ornament, silver and natural mineral crystal cave, late 20th century, 8 cm high
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A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with rope and bucket plus nugget specimens, 19th century, 4.5 cm long, 4.4 grams
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A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with rope and bucket plus ore specimen, 19th century, stamped '9ct, 4.5 cm long, 2.4 grams
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An Australian gold brooch with emu and kangaroo flanking a tree fern, most likely Sydney origin, 19th century, 4 cm wide
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Charles Henry May Western Australian goldfields brooch showing swans and crescents flanking a natural nugget specimen with swan pendant drop lower centre, stamped '18ct', 5.5 cm long, 6.4 grams
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Gold bar brooch set with a cabochon jelly opal surrounded by 4 diamonds and flanked by two American gold coins, 6 cm long, 6.6 grams total
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An Australian Colonial suspended crucifix bar brooch, 9ct gold and opal, 19th century, 10.5 cm high, 6.5 cm wide
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An Australian gold ring set with three solid opals, 19th century, stamped '18ct, Jr Gr, 5.4 grams
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New Zealand nephrite green stone opera necklace with 9ct gold mounts, 19th century, 114 cm long
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A gold miner's brooch in box, South African origin, 19th century, Stamped '9ct, 4,5 cm long 3.7 grams
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A gold miner's brooch, South African origin, 19th century, 4,5 cm long 3.8 grams
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A yellow gold and opal brooch, late 19th century, 5.25 cm long, 7 grams
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A mariner shell bead necklace with gold clasp, early 20th century, 76 cm long
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A mariner shell and cat's tooth shell necklace, early 20th century, 176 cm long
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A mariner shell bead necklace, Tasmanian origin, 174 cm long
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A Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace, early 20th century, 75 cm long
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A mariner shell bead necklace, Tasmanian origin, 154 cm long
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An Australian Federation pendant featuring the map of Australia on one side and the coat of arms on reverse (glass damaged), rose gold and opal, late 19th century, 4.5 cm high
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World War I 15ct gold fob by Aronson & Co. engraved 'Great War 1914-1918, Conne Warre Presented To Cpl. A. Rayfield A.I.F., 8/8/19', 4 cm high
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William Drummond of Melbourne 9ct gold key brooch set with garnet, 19th century, stamped 'W.9.D' and '9C, 2.5 cm diameter, 2.4 grams
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A yellow gold bar brooch set with red stone and seed pearls by T. Willis & Sons, Melbourne, stamped '15ct, W' with unicorn mark, 5.5 cm, 5.5 grams
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Tasmania brooch, rose gold, paua shell and seashell, late 19th century, together with a 9ct gold and seed pearl 'Australia' brooch, 2.8 grams, late 19th century, (2 items). 3 cm wide
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An unusual Australian miniature diorama of a church, pearl shell and brass in Australian cedar box, 19th century, together with a cameo carved seashell with kangaroo emblazoned 'Lakes Entrance', circa 1900, (2 items). The cedar box 4.5 cm high
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An antique 15ct gold and turquoise thimble, 19th century, 2.5 cm high, 4.4 grams
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A stunning 56ct Coober Pedy solid white opal pendant set in silver modelled as a parrot, stamped '925' with makers monogram (illegible), 7 x 4.5 cm
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[Russian Asia and Northern China, Khazakstan and Mongolia], Speed, John (1552 - 1629), A Newe Mape of Tartary augmented by John Speede, hand-coloured copper engraving with wonderful scenes and, native types on three sides of the frame. circa 1676, overall 39 x 51 cm.
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Bowen, Emanuel (1694' - 1767), A New and Accurate Map of the World. Drawn from the best Authorities and regulated by Astronomical Observations: Describing the Course of each of the following Circum-Navigators Vizt. Ferdinand Magellan, Sr. Francis Drake and Commodore Anson..By Eman. Bowen Geographer to His Majesty. circa 1745, 35 x 55 cm. A very elegant map on an oval projection. Many interesting features include the eastern third of Australia or 'New Holland' and most of New Zealand that are left ill…
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Bellin, Jacques Nicolas [1703-1772], Carte reduite des terres Australes pour servir a l'histoire des voyages / par le Sr. Bellin, Ing. de la marine de la Societe Royale de Londres && ca. 1753, 22 x 29.5 cm (plate size). Original copperplate-engraved map of a Reduced Chart of the Southern Lands by Jacques Nicolas Bellin for Prevost's L'Histoire Generale des Voyages (General History of Voyages) published in Paris in 1753. Published nearly 20 years prior to Cook's 'discovery' of the east coast in 1770, Bellin…
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[Asia & New Holland], W. and T. Darton, A New Map of Asia from the Best Authorities. [London, 1807], hand-coloured copper engraving, 29 x 24 cm
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Australasia. Drawn under the direction of Mr. Pinkerton by L. Hebert. Neele sculpt. 352 Strand. London: published April 15th. 1813, by Cadell & Davies, Strand & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Paternoster Row. 56 x 82 cm, framed and glazed. (60 x 86 cm overall). The outline of Australia is nearly complete, but still with 'Unknown Parts' around modern day Cooktown in Carpentaria and the coast of South Australia, and there is no detail away from the coast, parts of the New Guinea coast are speculative…
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Craigie's Australian states rotary rolling map box in blackwood cabinet, early 20th century, 97 cm high, 124 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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A Continental hunting sword with Europa decorated guard, 18th century, 75 cm long
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English Naval dirk, engraved with Plymouth maker's name (partially legible), in original scabbard, circa 1800, 43 cm long
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British Naval Officer's sword, 1827 pattern with remains of scabbard, good early example, circa 1830, 94 cm long
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Two 19th century military engravings, I.) The Roll Call, Crimea 1854-5. (By Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler). II.) Quatre Bras. (By F. Stacpoole). Attractively framed and glazed with original gilt slips, 62 x 93 cm overall
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Queensland Volunteers Officer cabinet portrait photograph by Poul C. Poulsen, 7 Queen Street Brisbane, circa 1885, 16.5 x 11 cm
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Britain's Bulwarks, England, India, Canada, Australia', colour lithograph print in birdseye maple frame, late 19th century, image size 45 x 40 cm, frame 67 x 61 cm overall
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Boer War period advertising calendar for 1900 'With Compliments Wm. Staede's Wholesale, Retail Draper, Castlemaine', colour lithograph, 53 x 40 cm
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Laurence George Hatton Marshall (1884 - 1966), Victorian Imperial Bushmens Regiment Trooper No.100. Awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Orange Free State & Transvaal, and the the King's South Africa Medal, with clasps for 1901 & 1902. Pioneer Aviator and Politician. An archive containing, 1: Marshall's Victorian Bushmens Regiment tunic with original brass buttons, and chain-mail epualettes. 2: A pocket-size 'Book of Common Prayer' with the written dedication, To My…
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Askam Richard Nottage (1861 - 1918), Member of the Melbourne Cavalry, Nottage's Melbourne Cavalry tunic with six, original Victorian 'Pro deo et Patria' brass, buttons (and a Police Force Victoria' button, under the left epualette), accompanied by the, white helmet (by R.Z. Bloomfield Ltd, London), with gilt spike issued to the members of this, small force, which numbered only 45 men at its, inception in 1901. Also present is a ceremonial, horse-hair plume (in red) which appears to have, been used on…
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Hermanus Willem Koekkoek (Dutch), framed monotone painting of a Boer War scene showing Scots Guards on patrol, signed at lower right, 40 x 55 cm.
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Great White Fleet 'United States, Great Britain' silk embroidery, circa 1907, '50 x 44 cm
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Two World War I period patriotic handkerchiefs showing portraits of Lord Kitchener and Field Marshal Sir John French on Union Jack backgrounds, circa 1915, 32 x 31 cm
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Josiah Earl Barnes (Australian, 1858-1921). Australian Troopships Departing Melbourne,1914-1917. Forty-five (45) vintage silver gelatin photographs, each annotated with date and ship name in pencil, with photographer's stamp verso, 10.8 x 15.6 cm (approx. each). Stamp reads 'Tel. 1966 Hawthorn. J.E. Barnes, Press & Outdoor Photographer. Kew, Melb. Copyright.', Known as 'the embarkation photographer', Josiah Barnes took an interest, in photographing Australian troopships as they departed for war from,…
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The First World War in New Guinea, Government Gazettes From German New Guinea, c1914-1918. Twenty-four (24) letterpress gazettes, 31 x 21.5 cm (approx. each). Slight water damage, stains. This collection comprises of, (1) Amtsblatt fur Das Schutzgebiet Deutsch-Neuguinea, (Government Gazette For The Protectorate of German New Guinea), nos. 1 to 17 [Jan.-Sept.], 1914, and, (2) The Rabaul Record, vol. III, nos. 1 to 7 [Jan.-July], 1918. German New Guinea was a protectorate of Germany from 1884 until 1914,…
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John Alfred Sears, Photographer (1866 - 1947), First Expeditionary Force Passing Our Doors. March of First Expeditionary Force Through Melbourne, Sept. 25. 1914, Sears Photo, Superb original photograph showing the men marching past, Buckley & Nunn's (who appear to have commissioned this, image), watched by huge crowds who are lining both sides, of the street. 39 x 61 cm (15' x 24') surrounded by the original lettered, mount and in the original frame, overall 63 x 78 cm. [Rehoused by The Centre for Cultural…
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