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The Private Collection of Trevor Kennedy AM, Day 1 — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:712
Sale Title:The Private Collection of Trevor Kennedy AM, Day 1Lots with images:712
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:405
Date:1-Nov-2020
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Two Colonial huon pine frames by Robin Hood (1802-1888), one deeply moulded frame with gilt slip, and original label to reverse containing a waterolour of a seated bearded gentleman in a turban, the other similar (no label) with a watercolour of a poor cobbler mending his child's shoe, the first 46 x 38 x 7.5 cm, the second 43 x 52 x 7.5 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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A gilt composition wall mirror, the frame with a repeated design of the Australian coat of arms with emu and kangaroo supporters, 68 x 53 cm
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A pair of spatterwork photograph frames, of Oxford style with a design of ferns, containing contemporary photographs of a man and a woman, late 19th century, 31.5 x 26 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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Three tramp art wooden frames
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A tramp art Oxford frame, the shaped cresting with the initials C.J.F.C, the members with chip carved embellishment, late 19th century, overall 75 x 75 cm
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A tramp art frame, composed of layers of star shaped pieces of timber (losses), late 19th century, 42 x 39 cm
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A small chip carved framed mirror, with a heart and a star, and roundels to the corners, early 20th century, 35 x 50 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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A tramp art Oxford frame, with applied gilt metal fleur de lys and, containing a handcoloured engraving of the Governor's house at rose hill (Parramatta) after J. Heath, dated 1798, 58 x 65 cm
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Three Australian tea trays, an Art Deco tray with a geometric design in Australian timbers, a matchstick folk art tray with a kookaburra and another tray with transfer decoration of a kookaburra and chrome rails.
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A Matchstick decorated occasional table, the octagonal top a tapering pedestal and stepped three part base, with all over geometric designs of applied matchsticks, first quarter 20th century, diameter 45.5 cm, height 70.5 cm
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Three items of matchstick decorated folk art, comprising a smoker's stand/occasional table with hexagonal top, a rectangular box and a square box, all decorated all over with a geometric design of applied matchsticks. Provenance: David Ell
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An Australian Art Deco specimen wood urn, octagonal, the tapering ovoid body on a spreading foot, inlaid all over with geometric designs in various woods, height 31 cm
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A silverplated mounted oak rose bowl, of squat hemispherical form, silverplated rim and foot rim and vacant cartouche, porcelain liner, diameter 21 cm, height 15.5 cm
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A chip carved blackwood bookstand and two pairs of book ends, the bookstand with all over geometric motifs, a pair of bell shaped jarrah book ends, and a pair of pine book ends painted with a kookaburra and a willie wagtail. (3)
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A collection of turned wood items, comprising an urn with a silver map of Tasmania, three turned blackwood napkin rings, a mulga desk thermometer in the form of a lighthouse, a cedar hand seal and a mulga hand seal. (7)
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A group of treen and turned wooden items, comprising a huon pine and blackwood peg tankard with coopered sides and brass bands, two turned blackwood miniature barrels marked cascade beer and beer one with a silver Tasmanian map, a castellated treen money box with Government house and Sydney harbour, and a treen box with the Australian Museum. (5)
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Four coconut cups, a pair with white metal emu and kookaburra boomerang handles and moulded feet, a lidded cup on a turned wooden stand and base, and a cup presented to Capt. And Mrs bell in 1940 with card and pen inscription, height of tallest 27 cm
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An Australian presentation pokerwork urn on stand, of elongated ovoid outline with a design of foliage on a stained ground, the conforming stand with silver plaque inscribed 'To our President a memento from the members of the Singleton Red Cross Society June 1924', height 52 cm
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A collection of six pokerwork and painted wooden vases and boxes, variously decorated with koalas, kookaburras and gum leaves.
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A group of spherical pokerwork vases, comprising an example with Art Deco style gum leaves and painted kookaburras, a koala decorated vase and a vase with flannel flowers. (3), height of largest 15 cm
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A pair of pokerwork candlesticks and two pokerwork vases, the candlesticks signed Helen Wilson, a baluster turned vase decorated with kookaburras and eucalyptus leaves and another smaller decorated with Australian wildflowers. (3), height of candlesticks 31 cm
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A painted pine vase with an outback scene, of elongated ovoid outline decorated with a rustic cottage by a bridge surrounded by trees, height 35 cm
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A pokerwork low stool, of hexagonal outline with a rising top, decorated to the sides with kookaburras amidst eucalypts, with fret cut feet, height 35.5 cm, diameter 26.5 cm
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A pokerwork Smoker's Companion and a pokerwork bowl, the companion having a circular foot decorated with waratahs, rising to a slender shaft supporting the bowl with copper ashtray and turned match holder, the bowl with a kookaburra and gum nuts. (2), height of companion 69 cm and diameter 25 cm, diameter of bowl 25 cm
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An Australian pokerwork lampbase, of elongated ovoid outline, with a repeated design of waratahs, mid 20th century, height 42 cm
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A group of pokerwork and turned wood items, a pokerwork tazza with waratahs, a bread board and knife with gum blossom, another breadboard with a kookaburra, a mallet and nut bowl with a koala, and a turned wood nut bowl and mallet. (8)
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A collection of pokerwork items, comprising a tazza with a pair of kookaburras, two circular wall plaques one with a kookaburra the other with a family of koalas, an inkstand, a book end and a box with a cockatoo. (6)
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A pine and pokerwork smoker's companion, the circular base and slender pedestal supporting an ashtray with brass rest and turned match holder, decorated all over with gum leaves and a pair of kookaburras, height 77.5 cm
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A pokerwork standard lamp, with an all over design of poinsettia to the slender baluster shaft and circular base, height 163 cm, diameter 36 cm
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A group of pokerwork and painted wood ornaments, comprising four turned wood vases painted with outback scenes and a kookaburra, a two handled pokerwork vase with hibiscus, another with kookaburras, a tall vase with a lorikeet among fruiting vines, a box with poinsettias and a crumb tray and scoop with waratahs. (10)
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Two Australian laminated & turned wood items, a baluster shaped pedestal in kauri pine and blackwood and a smaller urn in blackwood, cedar and other timbers, early 20th century, height of the pedestal 33 cm
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A cedar and kauri pine laminated & turned lampbase, of baluster outline, height 49 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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A group of turned mulga wood ornaments, a pair of candlesticks of slender baluster form, a large lamp base with bark detail, and four various urn shaped vases with inscriptions. (7)
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A pair of carved mulga wood bookends, each carved as a stylised pair of boobook owls. (2), height 30.5 cm, width 10 cm, depth 15 cm
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A pokerwork tray and an Art Nouveau frame, the tray with a koala on a branch with gum blossoms, the frame with applied gum nuts and leaves and four apertures. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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A hardwood boomerang with silver plated mounts, with applied central decoration of an aboriginal child surrounded by a wreath of Australian wildflowers. Engraved initials to back.
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Two Australian pokerwork trays, a circular stained pine tray with a kangaroo in the bush, and an oval twin handled tray with wicker sides and pyrographically decorated with three kookaburras on a eucalypt branch.
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A gallery tray of Australian Woods, with chromed metal gallery inset with a silvered plaque 'Presented to Mr D. P. Wallace in Appreciation of his Co-operation in the Australian fifth Security Loan Empire Quiz Contest of 1948,' signed J. B. Chifley 'Prime Minister and Treasurer'.
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Two Australian marquetry trays, one inlaid with two kookaburras, chrome gallery, the other with a map of Australia, U.S. And Australian flags and Australian fauna.
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A pair of Australian pokerwork trays, each pyrographically decorated to the centre with three koalas or three kookaburras in eucalyptus boughs, glazed top, woven handles and borders, first half 20th century, 32 x 48 cm
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Two Australian pokerwork tea trays, a circular tray with a pair of kookaburras on a wintry branch, and an oval tray with a single kookaburra on a eucalypt branch, both glazed, with woven handles and edges, first half 20th century, diameter of circular tray 48 cm
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A pokerwork firescreen, Pyrographically decorated with a rural scene, height 76 cm, width 79 cm, depth 15 cm
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Three Australian wooden items, a chip carved hexagonal cake plate centred with an incised kookaburra above the word 'Cake', a small square tray inlaid with a bird and prunus blossom, and a small panel inlaid with a woman and man smoking in the dunes with a distant sunset and steamer.
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A 19th century portrait miniature of a young gentleman, in gilt metal rectangular frame, in original fitted leather case.
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A watercolour portrait of a Colonial gentleman, signed 'By Bedford' and dated 1854, standing full length holding a book and spectacles, painted border, the gilt slip, within a huon pine frame, 36 x 30 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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Two portrait miniatures, one on ivory of a gentleman thought to be Capt. Marcus Freeman Brownrigg in profile, facing left in a red coat with blue facings, and another print of a lady, both in a pair of modern bird's eye maple frames with gilt slips, 29 x 24 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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A watercolour of a gentleman, standing in profile full length in a dark frock coat and stock, holding his gloves, in a huon pine frame, early 19th century, 48 x 43 cm
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A Colonial chip carved frame, the all over repeating geometric design with roundels to each corner, incised to the reverse: 'NZ- Fr- 1908. Lotte' and 'Sept. 21st 1887', with a later mount geometrically inlaid with various timbers and inset with a photo of a young girl, dated 1887, 38.5 x 30 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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A group of four miniatures relating to the Antecedents of Guy Boyd and the Gough family, comprising a miniature on ivory of Jane Spencer in a blue dress with lace collar signed with initials Gs and with date 1749, a miniature on ivory of George Chapman in a dark coat and tie, a pencil and watercolour profile portrait of Richard Harvey, and a portrait on ivory of Letitia Bunbury in a cap and fichu over her black gown. (4)
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A Victorian portrait miniature of Helen rose O'Connell, painted on ivory, seated half length by a tree in a landscape, wearing a white dress, and Kashmir shawl, holding a cockatiel, 11.5 x 8.5 cm
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A framed oval portrait miniature, possibly Australian, in gold plated plain frame with pendant loop, with photo of a gentleman, possibly a sailor, inside the frame written 'Aug Walker, miniature frame maker 118 Bond St, London W'.
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Two paintings on leaves, both depicting rustic cottages in bush landscapes, 26 x 30 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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A collection of nineteen postcards and two envelopes by Franz Stelling (1882-1966), painted with scenes from Auckland and Australia, including Auckland Domain, Katoomba Falls, Broken Bay NSW, Auckland Hospital, Hawkesbury River NSW.
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A pair of grey veined alabaster column pedestals, each with a rotating top, on an octagonal base, height 101 cm, width 28 cm, depth 28 cm
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A brass altar cross, the conical moulded base with presentation inscription: to the glory of God, in loving Memory of, Hector Roy Bellchambers, B.Compy, 52ND Btn, 13th Bgde, 4th Dvn, A.I.F, Who Died of Wounds July 7TH, 1916, serving his country, rising to a spiral twist knopped shaft supporting the cross with agate cabochon embellishments, height 77 cm, width 27 cm. Other Notes: private Hector Roy Bellchambers was from Chudleigh, Tasmania and was killed in France. His remains were returned to his place of…
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A pair of brass altar candlesticks, each with circular moulded base rising to a knopped columnar shaft and dished drip pan and nozzle, height 55 cm
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A pine tabernacle, domed with a sliding brass door having a central relief of the sacred chalice and eucharist with Ihs, height 65 cm, diameter 38 cm
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A framed T-Shirt commemorating the takeover of James Fairfax & Co, entitled 'Mary had a little plan', Xl, framed, 93 x 81 cm
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A late Victorian scrimshaw decorated inkstand, the oval ebonised base with brass and ivory mounts, having a central cut crystal inkwell flanked by scrimshaw with maps and 17th century ships, width 30 cm, height 13 cm, depth 20 cm
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A nineteenth century brass ink stand, in the form of Fort Denison, Sydney.
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A 19th century leather tankard, copper interior liner, sterling silver collar stamped sterling silver and an applied shield engraved 'E. A. A.' and stamped 'A. M. Co' for Gorham Corporation.
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Three Colonial pewter tankards, pint, half pint and gill, each of squat baluster form on a moulded foot rim, stamped with the NSW Government Ordinance mark, and maker's mark Nw, height of largest 12.5 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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A brass binnacle cover from M.V. Miramar dated 1930 and a Handbell, the binnacle cover engraved 'Built for Commodore F. Doyle 1930 to general Douglas Macarthur Aust. 1942-43', the modern handbell with a band of cast kookaburras and a turned wood handle. (2), height of the binnacle 32.5 cm
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A spelter kangaroo mystery clock, the standing macropod with a giltmetal timepiece/pendulum in his mouth, on an ebonised plinth, height 31 cm
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A cast iron 'Advance Australia' panel and another panel with emus and kangaroos, the late 19th century 'Advance Australia' panel centred with the coat of arms and supported by the emu and kangaroo and foliate scrolls (losses), the other later panel mounted with Victorian cast iron kangaroos and emus beneath a crown, largest panel 50 x 67 cm
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Remy Martin 250th Anniversary cognac (1724-1974), released in 1974. Blended with 80-108 year old reserve cognac. In wooden presentation case. Bottle no. 000813.
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A cement plaque depicting a koala and bronze of a kangaroo and Joey, (2), height of kangaroo 31 cm
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A trench art dinner gong and a cow bell, the dinner gong made from an engraved shell casing marked 'Rh M. F. 1911 Dusseldorf' in a brass stand, the cow bell inscribed 'Success to bullock Drivers'. (2)
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A wirework birdcage, of three tiers with domed top, having scrolled finials, height 210 cm, width 55 cm, depth 55 cm
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A pair of brass kookaburras, each perched on a spiral twist column and foliate cast iron base, early 20th century, height 28 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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A pair of wrought iron finials in the form of waratahs, late 19th century, length 33 cm
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A cast cement garden ornament in the form of a Holden FX Ute, height 62 cm, length 32 cm, width 17 cm. Provenance: David Ell
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A vintage shop male display head, height 37 cm
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A bronze kangaroo and Joey, height 87 cm
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Two pieces of scrimshaw and a shark's tooth, the shark's tooth set with a silver collar, the whale tooth letter opener engraved with a ship, the whale bone pipe cleaner engraved with a ship.
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A World War I AIF Sixth Battalion belt and photo, the framed black and white photo of private William hope Hunt who fought at Gallipoli in April 1915. The belt made by Hunt from a World War I army uniform/blanket. Handstitched in purple and red (being the colours of the 6th battn) 'Gallipoli Peninsula landed April 25th 1915, 6th Battalion AIF'. Also stitched are the honours 'Walker Ridge, Suvia bay, Ashi Baba', two crossed flags the British and the Australian red Ensign, 'Advance Australia', two more…
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A World War I framed souvenir, composed of various Australian, Austro-Hungarian and German coins, a rifle shell, souvenirs of Ypres and the Somme, two Australian military Forces badges and a model pickelhaube all mounted on a map of Australia and a dagger, framed as one, 31 x 37 cm
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A Sailor's cap from H.M.A.S Sydney and a Sailor's collar, in a black tin case painted 'A. Murray', height of tin 15 cm, diameter 27 cm
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Two metal match holders and two coin lighters, (4)
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Five items of World War I brass trench art, three engraved shell cases one with a lappeted rim, a miniature coal scuttle with an Adf badge, and a brass ornament in the form of a boomerang with three kangaroos on a rectangular plinth.
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A collection of World War I memorabilia, comprising an Anzac plaque engraved 'A.J. Forslund', three ceramic and one glass miniature slouch hats, brass trench art including a smoker's companion engraved 'Arras 1919', a shoehorn in the form of a lady's leg, and three bullet paperknives including one engraved with 'Big push Aug 8 Nov 11 1918' with all the battlefields, an ashtray surmounted by a Digger in the shape of a map of Australia with signatures, a clay Digger's head, an officer's cap and two slouch…
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A collection of World War II memorabilia, comprising a nickel plated shell vase engraved 'Syria 1941', an aviation trophy engraved '1939 Hurstville Trial won by L. Stewart', two ashtrays in the form of an Australian map, kangaroo and bomber, one with engraved locations, a Royal Winton miniature toby jug of general MacArthur, a trench art spoon made from a penny and ha'penny, a RAAF pin tray, and a rising sun badge. (8)
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A commemorative bronze medal British Empire Games of 1938, Sydney, the bronze rectangular medal with mitred corners, face Art work consists of seven panels depicting sports, the reverse decorated with large wattle sprigs united by a globe of Australia. Engraved on the reverse 'W. A. Cartwright Athletics Polevault', stamped by the artist 'D E Morden'. Provenance: Carl vine collection
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An Australian beech framed photo of an unknown World War I Solder by John K. Blogg, the Oxford type frame with an oval slip, deeply carved with sprays of wattle, centred with a shield and a 'Rising sun' Australian Commonwealth military Forces badge, signed in pencil to reverse, early 20th century, 80 x 58 cm
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A World War I framed photograph of a soldier, the verre eglomise mount with the motto 'He Heard the Call & He Answered' a Dreadnought below, the photo flanked by a waratah and the Australian flag, 'his battalion colours' below, 67 x 55 cm
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A World War I framed photograph of a soldier, the sepia toned image of a young digger with hand painted Australian flag and Union Jack and the hand lettered motto 'His country called He Answered', 63 x 52 cm including frame
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A cedar framed Tasmanian view by Herbert Baron Rollings (1874-1938), painted on a fret cut map of Tasmania in huon pine, the landscape signed lower left, 30.5 x 30 cm
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A map of Australia double photograph frame, by the Adelaide real Art picture frame and overmantel Co, with applied 'Australia' and eucalypt leaves and nuts, 30 x 39 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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A Tramp Art overmantel mirror, the central beveled plate flanked by two pairs of ornament brackets, the mirrored border and cresting in chip carved frame with triple pediment top, late 19th/early 20th century, 111 x 101 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005
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A collection of commemorative and historical ware, including a pressed coat of arms copper plate, a bronze bell from Hobarton/Colley, a painted metal figure of a kangaroo, a bull whip, a whale bone and timber letter opener, and a bronze plaque for the Grand Prix, the wool Seller's Broker's Association 1911.
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A cased set of gold weighing scales for the Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty Ltd, the nickel plated balance mechanism within a black painted wood and glass case having engraved brass border panels with various endorsements for H.M. The King, the NSW Department of Mines and Others, height 72 cm, width 66 cm, depth 40 cm
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A Tasmanian coaching horn, Cascade Brewery, Tasmania, the copper and silver plated trumpet-shaped horn half rendered in copper, the rim, handle and mouthpiece in silver plate, in original light brown leather holster/carrier, length 111 cm. Provenance: Selwyn & Gaye, George Obsessions Antiques, Bendigo. Other Notes: For use on early horse drawn coaches to herald arrival.
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A set of cast iron kitchen scales, cast with 'Domestic Use Only' and 'British Make' to the green painted base, with iron weights and brass tray, height 22 cm
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A Victorian brass balance scales by Savage & Co, on mahogany base with six associated brass weights, and a set of ten mahogany mounted metric post office weights. (2), height of scales 60 cm
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A brass and ivory monocular in original case, originally belonging to George Barnard Chalon, Son of Thomas Barnard Chalon. Written in script to base 'G. B. Chalon, Sydney'.
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A pocket barometer by W. Macdonnell & Co, handheld barometer with brass casing, signed 'W. Macdonnell & Co, 312 George St Sydney'.
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Penfolds bin 95 Grange 2006, bottle no. 1572, magnum, in pine case.
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A mahogany cased portable assay balance by Oertling, London, the glazed interior with brass scales and two drawers below, late 19th century, height 22 cm, width 22 cm, depth 5.5 cm
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A set of gold weighing scales, by W & T Avery Ltd, the brass mechanism on a mahogany base with drawer and weights, late 19th century, height 79 cm, width 56 cm, depth 29 cm. Provenance: Western Australian bank, Kanowna W.A. Presented to Mr John Cable in 1900
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A leather cased binoculars, satchel and a wooden line rule, the French binoculars by Hunsicker & Alexis, the satchel with fitted interior and chrome travelling inkwell, with initials E.A.A, early 20th century. (3). Provenance: from the estate of Ernest Avery private secretary to Sir John Forrest
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