*** | An English mahogany drop-side coffee table in the Georgian style, mid 20th century, purchased from Georges in Melbourne, 51 cm high, 76 cm wide, 42 cm deep | *** | |
*** | 'John Monash Oct / 1930' dated signature on blank front page of volume one of 'The canterbury Tales', [Edinburgh : James Nichol], 1860, 3 volumes. | *** | |
*** | Three assorted gold bracelets, two x 9ct gold (4.5 grams) and one x 22ct gold (6 grams), 10.5 grams total | *** | |
*** | Antique top hat in original leather case together with two bowler hats, one in original leather case, 19th century | *** | |
*** | Artist Unknown (European school, 19th century), portrait of a man, oil on canvas, 21 x 17 cm | *** | |
*** | A group of albumen prints, circa 1880s, mounted on pages removed from an old-time album. The images include South Africa, Malaya, Suez Canal views, a scene at the boating clubhouse Richmond (England), port Said, etc. Mostly 21 x 27.5 cm. (16 items). | *** | |
*** | Banjo bands: group of mounted photographs, four showing banjo orchestras, the other showing a 'Grand Ball' scene, at least three by Melbourne photographers including. A. Younger (Carlton), C.J. Frazer (little Collins St) and Edwin G. Adamson (Richmond); c… | *** | |
*** | Thirty five assorted folding pocket knives, horn, timber and plastic handles, English, German, Portuguese and others, 19th and 20th century, the largest 21 cm long | *** | |
*** | An African carved ivory elephant bridge, early to mid 20th century, note: tip damaged and repaired, 94 cm long | *** | |
*** | La Perouse 'Carte Du Grand Ocean Ou Mer Du Sud....' large-format copper engraving [Paris, 1797], Map No.3 from La Perouse's Atlas 58 x 83 cm (sheet size). | *** | |
*** | Garnet Walch (1843 - 1913), 'Victoria in 1880', illustrated by Charles turner, [Melbourne : George Robertson, 1881, 1st ed.], XVI, 215, [7]pp., blue cloth covered boards with gilt and black decorations, with numerous in-text illustrations and full page… | *** | |
*** | Riken: three c. Early 1950s Steky subminiature cameras with Stekinar 25 mm f3.5 lenses - one Steky III with lens cap and yellow lens filter, one Steky IIIa with leather case, and one Steky IIIb, also with leather case. (3 cameras) | *** | |
*** | Nine assorted Chinese solid cast bronze censers, desk set, scholar's rests, brush washer and string line, 20th century, the largest 17 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A Japanese carved ivory netsuke and an opium bottle, the netsuke 4.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | Artist unknown, (White House at Sunset), oil on board, signed (indistinctly) lower right, 53 x 72 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Japanese ivory netsuke with stained finish, together with a Japanese carved ivory box with figural top, both on timber stands, 20th century, (2 items), the netsuke 4 cm high | *** | |
*** | Wedgwood set of eight assorted scallop shell plates plus two serving plates, (10 items), circular factory mark to bases, the larger 27 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Duke of Wellington carving set with ivory handles carved with bust portraits of the Duke, English, mid 19th century, the knife 40.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | A complete double-sided leaf from a medieval book of hours, circa 1425-50 | *** | |
*** | Assorted antique weights, 19th and early 20th century, (36 items), the heaviest 8oz. | *** | |
*** | British military medals including an 1899 Queen's South Africa medal, four 1914-18 British War Medals, a Victory medal, two miniatures and a silver St. George slaying the dragon set in a blue enamel brooch. Together with a quantity of (apparently)… | *** | |
*** | Two pairs of c. 1920s aviator's goggles, one in original box marked "Goggles Mk. VIII Stores Ref. 22c/930". (2 items) | *** | |
*** | Fifteen assorted antique putty knives and scrapers, steel with rosewood and ebony handles | *** | |
*** | Gibbs, Sir Philip (1877 - 1962), a collection of ten novels translated into Swedish and each superbly rebound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards and end papers. Front pastedowns with ex-libris labels of Margit-Gotthard Lundquist. English titles include… | *** | |
*** | Fleetwood Collectors edition: a chronicle of the first seven years of Fleetwood Mac. This official limited edition autobiography contains over 400 rare images and contrin love that Burns: a Chronicle of Fleetwood Mac : volume one 1967 - 1974, by Mick… | *** | |
*** | India, Indian history & the British in India: a library of books, (47 volumes). | *** | |
*** | 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' with introduction by A.C. Benson, [published by Siegle, hill & Co. London], hardcover with gilt embossed boards | *** | |
*** | 'Paintings from the collection of Dr. Sukarno, President of the Republic of Indonesia', [Peking, 1956]; 2 volumes with dust jackets. | *** | |
*** | Johnson's works, the works of Samuel Johnson a new edition in twelve volumes [London 1792], twelve volumes in full morocco and gilt spines | *** | |
*** | Rudolf Raimund Ballabene (Austrian 1890-1968), Nightclub scene, oilon canvas, signed lower left, 90 x 79 cm. | *** | |
*** | Penfolds Bin 95 ‘Grange Hermitage’ - Vintage 1969, Shiraz, South Australia. (1 bottle) | *** | |
*** | 1921 McIntyre Bros. (Australia) 'Australian Champion Eleven, 1920-21', part set [8/15], with tartan surround, noted J.Ryder, C.G.Macartney & W.Bardsley. Rare set. Good condition. | *** | |
*** | Remainder Of Thai-Chinese Offering, variety of sizes and designs. Must see. (25) | *** | |
*** | Vintage toy Robots: Collection of (15), manufactured in China, Hong Kong & Japan. Fair condition (15 items) | *** | |
*** | Group of ten Japanese cigarette and cigar cases, three lighters, a powder compact and a miniature music box, 20th century, (15 items), the largest 17 cm high | *** | |
*** | Three antique American shelf clocks in timber cases, 8 day movements one with alarm, 19th century, 29.5 cm,32 cm and 38 cm high | *** | |
*** | Group of Victorian and Art Deco brooches. Total weight 17.68 grams. (4 items) | *** | |
*** | Asahi Kogaku: Three circa 1960s black-body SLR cameras - one Pentax Es with Smc Takumar 50 mm f4 lens and lens cap, one Pentax Spotmatic with Super-Takumar 55 mm f1.8 lens, and one Pentax Spotmatic with Super-Takumar 50 mm f1.4 lens. (3 cameras) | *** | |
*** | Four antique icons, hand-painted on tin, Philippines or Central American origin, 18th and 19th century, 35 x 25 cm each approximately | *** | |
*** | Wild, Roland 'The biography of Colonel his Highness Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Maharaja jam Saheb of Nawanagar', frontispiece portrait, map, 25 plates with 32 subjects, Appendix with 8 plates of Ranjitsihji's jewellery including the celebrated 39… | *** | |
*** | A Georgian style drop-side sofa table, flame mahogany with brass handles, early 20th century, 70 cm high, 94 cm (extends to 172 cm) wide, 53 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Two walrus tusk pendants, North American origin, 19th century, 15.5 cm and 16.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | Artist Unknown blue glazed pottery mermaid dish, incised with artist's monogram (illegible) and appears to be dated ''35', 13 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Group of three Continental Art Deco porcelain statues comprising a dancing couple, lady in a blue dress and a lady with a yellow ball, the largest 22 cm high | *** | |
*** | John Preston Neale (1780 - 1847) The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster : including Notices and Biographical Memoirs of the Abbots and Deans of that Foundation. Illustrated by John Preston Neale. The whole of the… | *** | |
*** | Staffordshire group of four assorted antique dog statues, 19th century, the largest 26 cm high | *** | |
*** | Five assorted Bohemian mottled glass vases, early 20th century, one with brass flower aid, the largest 20 cm high | *** | |
*** | 19 assorted glasses, 20th century, the largest 19 cm high Waterford Irish crystal group of 17 assorted glasses, 20th century, the largest 19 cm high | *** | |
*** | The Australian Team in England: A complete collection of 20 x 15 cm press photographs of sixteen playing members of the Touring Party with only Miller absent, each photograph with 'Australia House' handstamp verso together with affixed biographical… | *** | |
*** | Three Georgian air twist glasses, 18th century, the largest 15.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | Japanese antique carved ivory crayfish with finely articulated joints, Meiji period, 19th century, two character mark under tail, 20.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | Mamie Venner hand-painted porcelain dish; together with a Maida Wright porcelain coffee cup and saucer hand painted with kookaburra and wattle motif, (3 items), the dish 15.5 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Two Japanese carved ivory netsuke, comprising a man with bonsai, and a cart with toads, Meiji period, 20th century, the larger 4 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Georgian air twist toasting glass, 18th century, 10 cm high | *** | |
*** | Tiffany & Co. Branded silver bangle set, bracelet, ring, necklace and four assorted pendants, all stamped 'Tiffany & Co. 925', with branded boxes and pouches, (7 items), 130 grams total | *** | |
*** | Waterford Irish crystal set of 8 wine glasses, 20th century, 13.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | An antique glass carafe with engraved kookaburra decoration, 19th/20th century, 21 cm high | *** | |
*** | Artist unknown Australian Art pottery table lamp and shade, decorated with applied ibis in coastal landscape, 46 cm high overall | *** | |
*** | Collection of assorted vintage wristwatches, numerous makes and models, (quantity). | *** | |
*** | McGRATH, Sandra, Brett Whiteley, [Sydney, Bay Books, 1979] 232pp, No.182 from a limited edition of 200, bound in black leather-like boards, boldly signed by Whiteley in ink, in a slipcase. Rarely seen. | *** | |
*** | A Captain Cook Library: More than 85 volumes, mainly hardcover with dust jacket, covering all aspects of Cook's life, voyages, discoveries including some facsimile editions and child-oriented publications. Similar to previous lot but almost all different… | *** | |
*** | 'Station Master' double-sided vintage enamel sign, together with 'Commonwealth Savings Bank' lithograph tin sign, (2 items), the larger 25 x 56 cm | *** | |
*** | Tasmanian Stereoview cards: unknown photographers, circa 1865-70, 'Hobart town from the Hampden Road', 'Hobart town from the top of St. Davids', and 'Hobart town, Tasmania' annotated in ink to verso of all cards; each approx. 82 x 173 mm. (3). | *** | |
*** | Barry Singleton four Australian studio pottery vases and three pottery bowls, (7 items), 'B.S.' monogram, the largest 22 cm high | *** | |
*** | Pacific Islanders: a group of carte-de-visite size albumen paper photographs affixed to a large sheet; with annotations below indicating the source of the images: New Hebrides (5), New Caledonia (3) and Hawaii (2); circa 1870s. | *** | |
*** | Australian light horse emu feather plume belonging to (Vx 89973) D H Bradshaw together with dog tags, whistle, cigarette case, wallet, pouch and bank book | *** | |
*** | A pair of large French cylindrical glass domes on ebonised ogee moulded bases with three bun feet, late 19th century. Dome measurements 51.5 cm high, 20 cm diameter. (2 items) | *** | |
*** | A fascinating and very diverse group of cartes-de-visite, circa 1860s; includes a Noumea harbour scene (by Allen Hughan), an outdoor family portrait (by L. Lange & Son, Majorca), a studio portrait of H.M. Stanley (by F. Yok of London), natives fishing in… | *** | |
*** | New Caledonia: a collection of albumen paper photographs affixed to a series of large album pages. Nine images (including a 2-section panorama of Noumea), including village scenes, Cocoanut square, the lawn tennis club 1886, the Ile Nou convict Prisons,… | *** | |
*** | A pair of small French cylindrical glass domes on ebonised timber bases with three squat bun feet, late 19th century. Dome measurements 35.5 cm high, 14 cm diameter, (2 items) | *** | |
*** | Antique New Zealand greenstone and 9ct gold pendant in the form of a satchel, together with a book form pendant mounted in gold, a heart lock with white metal mount and a tiki pendant, 19th and 20th century, (4 items), the satchel 3 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Department of Education Victoria series of 4 posters, each 64 x 81, circa 1950 and numbered 1 (primary production), 2 (railways, electricity, airways, etc.), 3 (sheep, wheat, wool, etc.) & 4 (beef, dairy, forestry, etc.). Unknown artist or printer. Each… | *** | |
*** | Five assorted Chinese paintings on silk, 19th and 20th century, the largest 32 x 126 cm | *** | |
*** | A vintage aperture dial gent's wristwatch in 9ct rose gold case with 15 jewel manual wind Swiss made movement, circa 1930s, 2.3 cm wide including crown | *** | |
*** | A group of ten Western Asiatic bronze arrowheads, circa 1st millennium B.C. The largest 10 cm high | *** | |
*** | Australian timber book box housing 41 timber block samples with handwritten paper notations of predominantly Australian and New Zealand timbers including some exotics, together with a New Zealand sample wood box, 20th century., the book box 6 cm high, 22… | *** | |
*** | Miner's right, Colony of Victoria, 5 shillings issued to a female Susan Trethowan in 1897, (rare), 14 x 21 cm | *** | N/A |
*** | Gran Final pennant featuring John Nicholls; (5 items); various siz A group of Carlton pennants, comprising of 'Carlton V.F.L. Prelim - Final 1967', 'Carlton versus Richmond 20 April 1968 - Round 2', 2 different 1968 Grand Final pennants, and a 1969 Grand… | *** | |
*** | Five assorted Chinese green glazed ginger jars, 20th century, the largest 14 cm high | *** | |
*** | A 1925 Sydney mint gold sovereign mounted in a gold brooch; together with a ring, necklace and two crown ornaments, gold weight 14.1 grams total | *** | |
*** | Artist unknown, pottery sulphur crested cockatoo, 26.5 cm high | *** | |
*** | A pair of Tibetan silver and amber Foo dog ornaments, together with a Chinese cicada ink cake, (3 items), the Foo dogs 6 cm high | *** | |
*** | An antique picture frame, cedar veneer on huon pine, Tasmanian origin, circa 1835, remains of old ink inscription verso, 43 x 53.5 cm, internal 32 x 42.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Charles P. Mountford [1890-1976], A collection of 16 x 22 cm b&w photographs, mainly by Mountford and mainly of rock art and cave paintings. Some images are also by Robert Edwards and Baldwin Spencer. Accompanying the images is a statement of provenance… | *** | |
*** | 'Australia' map picture frame with lithograph ship portrait of the S.S. Demosthenes; together with a folk art picture frame, and blackwood picture frame, 19th and 20th century, (3 items), the largest 46 x 24 cm | *** | |
*** | Five assorted bronze axe heads, unknown age and origin, the largest 14 cm long | *** | |
*** | Thirty eight assorted vintage and Art Deco French powder and cosmetic boxes, many with decorative lithograph tops, (most with contents) | *** | |
*** | A Florentine chest of drawers, early to mid 20th century, 77 cm high, 101 cm wide, 42 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A Florentine chest of drawers, early to mid 20th century, 77 cm high, 101 cm wide, 42 cm deep | *** | |
*** | A pair of yellow gold kangaroo earrings, together with a koala pendant, the pendant 2.2 cm diameter, 11.6 grams total | *** | |
*** | Rolex two lady's vintage wristwatches in 9ct gold cases | *** | |
*** | A Georgian style mahogany drop-side extension dining table, 20th century, 71 cm high, 220 cm wide (extended), 119 cm deep | *** | |
*** | Waterford set of eight Irish crystal wine glasses, acid etched marks to bases, 12 cm high | *** | |
*** | An ornate gilt frame over mantel mirror, 126 x 157 cm | *** | |
*** | A Georgian mahogany fold-over tea table with square tapering legs and spade feet, early 19th century, 74 cm high., by 103 cm wide by 45 cm deep | *** | |
*** | W.J. Walton (from a sketch by Godfrey Charles Mundy), eagle hawk neck (Tasmania), 1852 lithograph, from 'Our Antipodes, or, Residence and Rambles in the Australasian Colonies..., 12.5 x 20 cm., Godfrey Charles Mundy (1804-1860) was a soldier and author… | *** | |