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Australian, Maritime & Horological — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:345
Sale Title:Australian, Maritime & HorologicalLots with images:345
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:237
Date:21-Jul-2024
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An antique oak cased optometrist's set, 19th/early 20th century, housing a comprehensive and complete suite of trial lenses, the drawer containing nine boxes of lenses, measuring instruments and metal trial frames, 28 cm high, 40 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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An oak banjo style barometer, W C Bartlett, Cirencester, 1870, featuring a silvered dial, detachable thermometer and applied brass motifs, 93 cm high, 29 cm wide
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An Admiral Fitzroy's oak case barometer, retailed by T.C Gaunt Melbourne, late 19th century, adapted to the Southern Hemisphere, with thermometer, 115 cm high, 32.5 cm wide, 11 cm deep
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A pair of Victorian cast bronze and glass banquet lamps, 19th century, with etched ombre and fluted shades, ruby glass fonts above standards cast as classical maidens, and original mechanism, 72 cm high including chimney
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A large vintage Chinese carved hardwood and bamboo boat, featuring pagodas populated with figures, myriad relief carved figures and animals to one side of a bamboo culm long boat, and raised on an pierced bamboo base, 77 cm high, 167 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A large cast brass statue of Ganesha, Indian, the elephant-headed Hindu god with multiple arms, fanned nimbus, raised on a lotus and square base embellished with an Indian bandicoot rat, 66 cm high
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An Edwardian oak three tray cutlery canteen, Joseph Rodgers & Sons Ltd, early 20th century, housing a 12 person silver plate cutlery service plus serving and carving implements, cartouche of Joseph Rodgers, 6 Norfolk street, Sheffield England to internal rim, 95.5 cm high, 60 cm wide, 33 cm deep
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A vintage hardwood set of counter top drawers, comprising nine shallow drawers, 28 cm high, 85 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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Two finely turned and crafted Australian burl wood bowls, 20th century, 9 cm high, 46 x 37 cm, 12 cm high, 45 x 40 cm both irregular
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A large turned Tasmanian King William Pine charger, 1995, with concentric rib detail and a shallow dipped rim, described, signed and dated verso, 56.5 cm diameter
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Fossilised fish specimens, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 23 cm x 34 cm image
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A fossilised fish, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 24 cm high, 31.5 cm wide, unframed image
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A mother-of-pearl ammonite fossil, bearing evidence of dinosaur teeth marks, 26 cm x 22 cm, 6 cm deep
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Fossilised fish specimens, probably Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 50 cm x 82 cm image
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A fossilised dragonfly, Stenophelbia Acquilis, Eichstatt Germany, 21 cm x 26 cm image
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A fossilised fish, Diplomystus, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 23 cm x 29 cm image
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A fossilised fish, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 45 cm high, 64 cm wide
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A fossilised fish, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 32 cm high, 43 cm wide
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A fossilised stingray, Heliobatsis Radian, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 18.5 cm x 13.5 cm image
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A carving of a catfish, Middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, circa 1975, carved by Gomara from the Middle Sepik river village of Agriman, used for fertility ceremonies associated with fish in the Sepik River and housed in the village spirit house, 197 cm long. Provenance: Acquired from the carver's son, Elijah, by R. Mackay, 1989, Exhibited Flinders Gallery, July 1995
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A fossilised fish, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 37 x 45.5 cm image
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A fossilised fish, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 21.5 x 41 cm image
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A fossilised fish, Eocene Period, Green River Fmn, Wyoming, 45-50 million years, 13 cm x 17.5 cm image
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A fossilised shrimp, Aeger Tipularius Eichstatt, Germany, 22 cm x 27 cm, image
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A Royal Navy bicorne with a complete set of full dress gold bullion epaulettes and a full dress sword belt, Gieves of London, 1930s, belonging to Lieutenant A.E Ogilvy, Royal Navy, the black beaver skin hat with silk rosette and a gilt button, edged with black lace, bullion tassels, the epaulettes with silver bullion fouled anchors, the sword belt with gilt buckle, two slings and two gold bullion Lieutenant rank lines, housed in a metal box, Gieves of London markings, 21.5 cm high, 48 cm wide, 24 cm deep,…
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A Royal and Australian Navy Rating's sennet hat, early 20th century, straw with gros grain binding, black embroidered ribbon and emblem to the flat crown, on wood hat stand, Note, standard uniform issue from 1857 until discontinued in 1921
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A French Naval Officer's bicorne, made by J. Faure, Toulon, 20th century, black moleskin bordered with black galloon embroidered with anchors and running laurel leaf designs, a gilt wire band over tricolour cockade, gilt anchor button and red silk lining, on a painted wood stand
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An early Victorian Royal Navy Dress uniform together with a rare circa 1805 silk sword belt, a Regency style Trafalgar coat with epaulettes, gilt passementerie and gilt buttons, modern era waistcoat, complete with a silk sword belt with gilt lion's head buckles with a snake fastener
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A Great War brass and copper trench art tank, 1914-1918 era, fabricated from heavy gauge brass artillery shells and other metal banding, a decoratively engraved white metal plaque to the front inscribed with 'France', mounted on a wood base, 8 cm high, 10 cm wide, 16.5 cm deep
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A Great War brass and metal trench art tank, 1914-1918 era, fabricated from heavy gauge brass artillery shells and crimped metal banding, decoratively engraved to the body, also with the place names 'Avion 1914' & 'Lens 1919', mounted on a wood base, 6 cm high, 16 cm deep, 8 cm wide
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An antique British naval gun powder cartridge carrier, 19th century, green painted canvas with British Royal Coat of Arms and King's Crown, a leather carry handle with metal fittings, 33 cm high, 16 cm diameter base
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An antique British naval gun powder cartridge carrier, 19th century, black painted canvas with British Royal Coat of Arms and King's crown, a leather carry handle with metal fittings, 33 cm high, 16 cm diameter base
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A large British leather cartridge carrier, early 1800s, canvas lined leather mortar carrier, painted British Royal Coat of Arms with King's crown, leather with canvas lining, 36 cm high, 32.5 cm diameter
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A World War II morse code key and an ex DC3 Gyro Auto Pilot, 1960s, the morse key in metal and bakelite mounted on a wooden plinth, the gyro supported in a metal bracket on a pine block, morse key: 9 x 13.5 cm, gyro: 6 cm high, 11 cm wide
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A Swinburn cavalry percussion pistol, Birmingham, mid 19th century, full wooden stock with brass end caps and steel trappings, ram rod, stamped to side and ordnance marks to barrel, Queen's crown and broad arrow mark to plate, 30 cm long
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A flintlock pistol, circa 1800, with walnut stock and iron and pewter trappings, ramrod present, 42 cm long
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A flintlock pistol, circa 1800, with walnut stock and iron and brass trappings, including later decorative applications, 32.5 cm long
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A percussion cap pistol, circa 1830, with walnut stock, brass and steel trappings, 29 cm long
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A flintlock belt pistol, mid 19th century, the walnut stock with steel trappings, complete with ramrod, on stand, 33 cm long
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A polished wood and brass bound Malayan dagger, the shaped steel blade with wavy engraved detail to the top edge, 32 cm long
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A tooled leather clad despatch box belonging to W.G. Romaine, C.B., by Wickwar & Co., Poland Street, London, circa 1860, stamped 'W.G. Romaine, C.B'. to the chamfered edge of lid and also 'Admiralty', with brass carry handle, diamond escutcheon, leather lined and gilded stamp of maker's mark to inner rim, Wickwar & Co., Manufacturers to H.M. Stat'y. Office, 17.5 cm high, 39.5 cm wide, 27 cm deep, Note, William Govett Romaine (1815-93), barrister and government official, served as Deputy Judge-Advocate of…
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A brass flintlock table top tinder box or tinder lighter, by Pratt, early 19th century, with a mahogany butt and brass and steel trappings, with taperstick engraved mark of Pratt, 11 cm high, 8 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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Australia's First Victoria Cross, a limited edition medal with a 2oz proof silver kookaburra coin, issued by the Perth Mint, 2000, numbered 983/1000, 37 cm high, 28 cm wide
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A brass inlaid Colt pistol box and Colt's Patent embossed copper powder flask, 19th century, a partitioned box, the lid interior with an applied paper label, 'Directions for loading Colt's Pistols', the flask embossed with a formal arrangement of military decorations; also a small tin of Imperial Metal Industries Percussion Caps, 5 cm high, 39 cm wide, 17.5 cm deep
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A small mixed collection of military medals, badges, belt buckles, buttons, including a jack knife, 13 cm long and smaller
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Three antique French naval belts, mid 19th to early 20th century, an officer's dress sword belt in woven silk and leather with gilt brass attachments to the slings and an embossed cabochon style buckle with a stiff leaf and scroll enclosed anchor; a Napoleon III naval officer's dress belt in velvet, woven silk and gold bullion with an embossed gilt brass buckle, without hanger; a later French officer's dress belt in leather and woven silk with gilt brass circular twin buckles and snake fastener
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Three British naval belts, 19th century/early 20th century, in leather with brass fittings comprising an early 1830s undress officer's sword belt with two unequal slings, an early 20th century black leather officer's sword belt, both belts with cast gilt brass buckles with laurel wreaths enclosing an anchor and rope beneath a crown, the latter retailed by Gieves Ltd (By Appt To His Majesty The King), and; a pre 1940 P&O line seaman's belt
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A Royal Navy ceremonial full dress sword belt for a captain or commander, Matthews & Co, Naval Outfitters, Portsmouth, Portsea, leather with three stripes of gold bullion thread embroidery, two unequal slings, brass fittings and a gilded brass cast buckle featuring a laurel leaf wreath enclosing an anchor and King's crown
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A framed trio of Great War medals awarded to British soldier, Stephen Evans Wright, 1888-1930, including the British War Medal, 1914-15, Star and Allied Victory Medal, with photo of the recipient, housed in a leather clad frame, 82.5 cm high, 37 cm wide
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An Airforce bombsight 'D' instrument in box, together with military issue Mk III compass, 1940s, a WWII air ministry Royal Air Force bombsight 'D' in original protective wooden box, marked 6E/276 No.54406K, Bombsight "D" and crown with A.M to brass bezel, 10 cm diameter, bombsight, 9 cm high, 13 x 13 cm, box
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A complete insert shell case & head together with a brass trench art dish with coin insert, circa 1917, shell case marked J30 Mmrg 80 608 Cy 80 Prac 4Z, the dish fabricated from a German shell cap, centred with a 1917 50 piastres coin, 19 cm x 3.5 cm, 8.5 cm diameter cap
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, 'The Latham Centrepiece, Lt Mathew Latham and Ensign Charles Walsh defending the King's Colour, Albuhera, 16th May 1811', mid 1980s, in a limited edition, 2/75, modelled as three British soldiers bringing down a Prussian cavalryman during the Napoleonic Wars, from the series, Heroic Action Figures, with associated certificate and a wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 29 cm high, 33.5 cm wide
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A Michael Sutty bone china figure, 'H.M Queen Elizabeth in Coronation Robes', late 1970s, in a limited edition, 15/100, from the Jubilee Models series, with certificate and wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 36 cm high with stand
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, 'The Blues & Royals', 1980s, in a limited edition, 16/250, from the British Regimental Equestrian Figures series, with associated certificate and wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 34 cm high with stand
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, 'Royal Horse Artillery 1874', 1980s, in a limited edition, 11/50, from the series, British Regimental Equestrian Figures, with associated certificate, wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 36 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, 'The Duke of Wellington on Diomed 1798', 1980s, in a limited edition, 3/10, set on a gilt metal embellished ebonised plinth with plaque, 'The Duke of Wellington on Diomed 1798/produced for Claude R.Hose', black printed and painted factory marks to base, 36 cm high, with stand, 54 cm high, 32 cm wide, 21 cm deep
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A unique Michael Sutty bone china group, 'Charge of the Light Brigade', marked 'Colour Sample', one of only two samples produced, this being the only model in these colours, with associated authentication certificate, wood stand, and black printed and painted factory marks to base, figural group 25 cm high, 36 cm wide, Note, Samples were produced to determine the final colour scheme for the limited edition series, which in this case was issued as 50 models in a different colourway
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, 'Kelly of Waterloo', circa 1990, in a limited edition, 37/100, modelled as Captain Kelly of the 1st Life Guards cavalry regiment engaging the Colonel of the French Curassiers at Waterloo, 1815, from the series Heroic Action Figures from the Imperial Collection, with associated certificate, story and Grange cards, wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, figural group 29 cm high, 36 cm wide
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A Michael Sutty bone china figure, 'The Royal Horse Guards Farrier Corporal', 1980s, in a limited edition, 35/50, from the series, the Imperial Armies British Regiments, with associated certificate, wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 40 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, 'Queen Consort's Regiment of Dragoons, 1685', 1985, in a limited edition, 14/50, modelled to commemorate The Tercentenary of the Queen's own Hussars, 1985, with associated certificate and wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 30.5 cm high with stand
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Two Michael Sutty bone china figural groups, 'The Ceremony of Trooping the Colour', 1977, in a limited edition, 15/50, separately modelled as H.M Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip each on horseback and wearing military Scots Guard uniforms, marking the Queen's Silver Jubilee, 1977, with associated certificate and wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 37 cm high, with stand 45 cm high, 62 cm wide, 38.5 cm deep
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A Michael Sutty bone china figure, 'Second Lt Winston S. Churchill, Fourth Hussars, 1874-1965', in a limited edition, 1/250 from the series, 'Heroes of the World', with associated certificate, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 41 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china figure, 'Scot's Guard Pipe Major', in a limited edition, 1/50, from the series The Imperial Armies Scottish Regiments, with associated certificate, wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, figure 33 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china figure, 'Gordon Highlander' (Drummer 1913), in a limited edition, 41/50, from the series The Imperial Armies, Scottish Regiments, with associated certificate, wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, figure 34 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, 'The Charge of the Heavy Brigade at Balaklava, 25th October, 1854', in a limited edition, 25/100, from the series, Heroic Action Figures, part of the Imperial Collection and modelled to celebrate the formation in the Spring of 1678 of the Royal Scots Greys, with associated certificate, story card and other document, wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 38 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china figure, 'Lord Nelson 1805', in a limited edition 28/500, from the series Heroes of the World, with associated certificate, wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, figure 36.5 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china figure, 'Seaforth Highlander', (Drummer 1913), in a limited edition, 41/50, from the series Scottish Regiments, with associated certificate, wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, figure 34 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china figure, 'The Black Watch' (Royal Highland Regiment 1900), in a limited edition 42/50, from the series Scottish Regiments, with associated certificate, wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, figure 34 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, 'St. George and the dragon', 1980s, in a limited edition, 7/10, from the British Heritage Series, City of London Collection, with associated certificate, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 51.5 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, '16th Queen's Lancers', 1980s, probably a limited edition but unmarked, modelled as a soldier discharging his pistol from horseback, with wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 29 cm high with stand
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, 'The Raising of the Union Flag by 'C' company of 40 Commando Royal Marines, San Carlos, 21.5.82', 1980s, in a limited edition, 205/500, modelled to Commemorate Victory in the Falklands,1982, with associated certificate and wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 54 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, 'The Battle of Waterloo 1815', 1980s, in a limited edition, 230/250 and modelled as the Capture of the Eagle Standard of the French 45th Regiment by Sergeant Ewart R.S.G. (Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys)), Waterloo, 1815, one of the Heroic Action figures from the Imperial Collection, with associated certificate and wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 32 cm high with stand
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Two Michael Sutty bone china figures, 'The Queen's Bodyguard 1485-1985' figures: 'Lieutenant', and 'Messenger, Sergeant Major', 1980s, both in a limited edition, 34/250 and 34/500, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 29.5 cm and 25 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china group, 'The Trooper's Farewell, Colchester 1938', 1980s, in a limited edition, 100/150, modelled to commemorate The Tercentenary of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, 1685-1985, with associated certificate and wood stand, black printed and painted factory marks to base, 26 cm high
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A Michael Sutty bone china figure, 'Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders' (Princess Louise's Sergeant 1890), in a limited edition, 41/50, from the series The Imperial Armies, Scottish Regiments, with associated certificate, black printed and painted factory marks to base, figure 34 cm high
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A patriotic porcelain Boer War paperweight, James Macintyre & Co., circa 1900, featuring a sepia transfer image of the wounded British soldier after Richard Caton Woodville's painting 'A Gentleman in Kharki', and inscribed to base ,'The Absent Minded Beggar', the first verse of a poem by Rudyard Kipling, also with facsimile signature of the writer, 3.5 cm high, 9 cm diameter, Note, both image and the verse were created and often presented together to honour the common British soldier and to raise funds for…
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A commemorative Queen Victorian Cadbury Brother's Limited chocolate tin, 1900, issued to 120 000 British troops serving in the Boer War as a morale boosting gesture, an embossed tin with a portrait medallion of Queen Victoria on a red ground with a blue edge, the royal cypher 'Vri', and the inscription, 'South Africa 1900', with cursive script reading: 'I wish you a happy New Year Victoria R', with original Cadbury Brothers Limited chocolate contents and packing materials, 16 x 8 cm, Note, Cadbury Brothers…
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An antique surgeon's capital amputation saw, Charriere, Paris, circa 1880, steel serrated blade and a cross hatched handle, 37 cm long
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An antique cased set of urethral sounds, 19th/20th century, a complete set of twelve steel surgical instruments, housed in a silk and velvet lined case, 34.5 cm wide, 14.5 cm deep, case
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A Victorian surgeon's metacarpal small amputation saw, Weiss of London, circa 1850, steel serrated blade and textured cross hatched handle, 30.5 cm long
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An interesting collection of antique surgeon's tools, late 19th/20th century, stainless steel tools including a bullet probe, angle stitcher, angle hanger, forceps, bivalve specula, angle hanger, and a fabric tourniquet
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A single draw English 'Day or Night' officer of the watch naval telescope by Spencer, Browning & Rust, early 19th Century, in brass with cedar cladding to the main body engraved to the draw tube, 'Spencer, Browning & Rust, London, Day or Night', with extended draw 66 cm, 76.5 cm full length
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William Henry Lane, Maritime Scene, woolwork, 29 x 44 cm
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A large scrimshaw whale tooth depicting a whaling scene, engraved and inked and depicting tall ships amidst icebergs and numerous small row boats towing flagged whales, and to the reverse, a tall ship in full sail within a cartouche, presented on an ebonised display stand, 23 cm long
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A large collection of various military cloth badges, patches, buttons and buckles, silk Bdv cigarette flags, early to later 20th century, felt, gilt thread, passementerie, metal and enamel badges, various belt buckles, two cards of buttons, and a series of of six antique printed silk Bdv cigarette flags, 12 cm high, 15 cm wide, silk
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An antique sailmaker's wooden serving mallet, peg joined handle with typical groove to head, 19 cm long, 13.5 cm wide
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Two salvaged pieces from the shipwreck of the HMS Invincible, wrecked 1758, a piece of tarred hemp rope and a pulley sheave, both pieces recovered from the wreck of the Royal Navy's first Invincible which ran aground in the Solent Straight, 1758; with Certificates of Authenticity, Note, Invincible was a French vessel built in 1744 captured by the English in 1747. After re rigging she served the Royal Navy as H.M.S Invincible. The vessel hit a sandbank in the Solent, between the Isle of Wight and the…
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A large cased 3 inch brass astronomical telescope by J. Brown of Glasgow and an associated mahogany tripod stand, with three additional eye pieces, a smaller painted cast iron stand, and attachments, housed in a pine case, stand 148 cm high, smaller stand 25 cm high, telescope 98 cm long
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An antique British naval ship battle rattle, 19th century, an octagonal handle attached to a clapper wheel to create clacking sound and announce 'general quarters', incised ordnance marks, 22.5 cm high, 28.5 cm wide
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Two antique wooden deadeyes or pulley blocks, 19th century, in two sizes, for use in the standing and running of sailing rigging in traditional sailing ships, one with rope and iron hook attachment, larger 14 cm diameter
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R Norman Anderson (Circa Late 18TH/EARLY19th Century), Sailor in the Marble Bar, George Adams' Tattersall's Hotel 1906, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right: R Norman Anderson 1906, 116.5 x 74.5 cm, Catalogue Note, Despite the inscribed artist R Norman Anderson being shrouded in obscurity, his painting (Lot 192) remains a significant historical vestige of Sydney's Tattersalls Hotel Marble Bar in the early 1900s., George Adams built The Marble Bar in 1893. Its audacious interior rivalled any Grand…
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Two Edwardian wooden pond yachts, early 20th century, in a distressed painted finish with steel keels, articulated brass rudders, full stitched cotton sails and natural fibre rigging, housed in wooden display stands, 81 cm high (in stand), 82 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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An antique oak British naval ship battle rattle, handle attached to a clapper wheel to create clacking sound and announce 'general quarters', with incised broad arrow ordnance mark, 22.5 cm high, 27.5 cm wide
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An antique candle lantern, late 19th century, a black painted white metal lamp with hinged top, a turned wood handle, 34.5 cm high, 19 cm diameter to base
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An antique oak naval ship battle rattle, turned handle attached to a clapper wheel to create clacking sound and announce 'general quarters', with incised ordnance mark, 26.5 cm high, 27.5 cm wide
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An antique military screw driver and a wooden marlinspike, 19th century, the steel blade screw driver with an elm handle, with ordnance broad arrow mark, Sheffield, and; a marlinspike lever for marine ropework, 36.5 and 34 cm long
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Two antique hardwood caulking mallets, 19th century, bound with iron rings, the larger with reinforced collars to each end of the head, 35 cm high, 35.5 cm wide and smaller
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A piece of sawn oak cabin timber from HMS Victory, reputedly from an officer's cabin and still retaining some original paint, accompanied by Certificate of Provenance attesting to its origin as material salvaged from HMS Victory during restoration, 5 cm x 12 cm approx, Note, a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, HMS Victory was launched in 1765 and served as Lord Nelson's flagship during the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar
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An antique British naval boarding pike, 19th century, pattern 1894, an ash stave with triangular arrow point steel head, used in combat situations to forcibly board ships or to defensively repel the enemy, with faint ordnance marks to steel neck, 166 cm
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An antique wooden powder keg, French, mid 19th century, the ring turned barrel with screw top cap and bone stopper with pin, incised 'Poudre' to body, 23.5 cm high
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