c1930s. Seventeen (17) gouache vignettes on fringed silk mats, 6 x 8.9cm (approx. each); 15 x 15cm (fabric). Slight stains to margins. Provenance: Casey Family. Images traced by Lady Maie Casey from John Tenniel’s illustrations in the original editions of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the..... More
c1931-1932. Line block, 8.6 x 12.4cm. Minor crinkles and foxing to upper margin. Text continues “Lies, lies, lies. I promise to pay repudiate. Face value - nothing. Payable on demand. James J. Lee, printer, 545 George Street, Sydney.” The “Lang Plan” proposed the repudiation of interest payments to overseas creditors..... More
1935. Painted plaster, title, initials “E.A.W.” and date “9.24.35” incised into base, 30 x 14.5 x 13.5cm. Minor chips to plaster. Joseph Louis Barrow (1914-1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951 and reigned as the heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949. Ref: Wiki. More
c1936. Twenty-three (23) vintage silver gelatin photographs accompanied by a leather-bound notebook, each photograph annotated with negative number and “35E”, most captioned with tenants’ names in pencil verso, 8.3 x 13.3cm (photographs; approx. each). Minor silvering or developing flaws to image, scuffing and tears to notebook. The notebook on properties..... More
1939. Wooden plaque with engraved, mounted sterling silver, 23 x 18 x 4.6cm. Text continues “per inch of rainfall during the growing season. 1939-40 season. Won by P. Strange, 2 bushels, 6lbs. J.G. Taylor [silversmith], sterling.” Silverwork includes a swan, and a farmer with bushels of wheat. More
1939. Autograph letter on Australian Club letterhead, dated and signed by A.B. Paterson in ink, accompanied with binder of ephemera laid down on foolscap pages, collected between 1930 and 1957, some pages stamped “From J.K. Moir collection”, 15.3 x 20.3cm. Slight soiling and old folds to letter, laid down on... More
1942. Group of seven process screen souvenir cards, six in postcard format, one annotated “periscope” in ink in upper margin, each with letterpress captions including date “30th July, 1942” with Royal Australian Navy emblem, and one card stamped “T.J.M. Collins” verso, 13.9 x 8.8cm or 8.8 x 14.2cm (approx. each)..... More
c1945. Colour process screen card encased in painted metal and plastic with two plastic capsules each containing a metal ball, concealed magnets, text including publisher verso, 11.8 x 8.3 x 2.2cm. Minor scuffs to edge of metal case, otherwise in good condition. Text includes “The object of the game is... More
c1946. Ink and wash with white gouache, titled in ink in lower margin, 20.5 x 25.7cm. Tears to upper edge, slight creases and minor foxing to margins. Shows the six states of Australia with their state flags. The South Australia symbol has since changed to a white-backed magpie. Ref: Flags... More
1950s. Colour process lithograph, inscribed and signed by Menzies in ink in lower margin, 21.7 x 16.6cm. Slight discolouration to edges of margins, tipped to original backing. Inscription reads “For Charles [Lloyd Jones], with affection.” Provenance: Charles Lloyd Jones estate. More
c1916-1950s. Collection of 23 softcover stapled magazines with colour illustrated wrappers, quarto or oblong octavos, 19 x 13cm to 32 x 25cm. Slight stains, soiling, foxing and minor tears overall, interior pages mostly clean, some wrappers detached from binding. Publishers include Hodder & Stoughton, Dymock’s Book Arcade, Army Education Service..... More
c1954. Charcoal and gouache on board, signed “Deller” in gouache lower left, captioned in ink verso, 50.6 x 60.8cm. Pinholes, minor paint loss and creases. Caption reads “Aerial perspective of new department store, Oxford St, Bondi Junction for Grace Bros Pty Ltd. D.T. Morrow and Gordon, Architects, 129 Pitt St..... More
1955. Soft cover letterpress and colour process screen booklet, 12.6 x 16.8cm. Slight foxing overall, minor soiling to cover. Text includes “School of Graphic Arts, Sydney Technical College. Apprenticeship Week 1955. This project shows how a coloured picture is produced by the letterpress printing process, making use of the primary... More
1957. Letterpress and process screen newspaper headline, 59.5 x 41.8cm. Creases, old folds, soiling. Text continues “Daily Mirror. Thursday, May 30, 1957. Printed and published by Donald Bennett, 112 Beach Street, Coogee, for Truth and Sportsman Limited, at the office of the company, corner Kippax and Holt Streets, Sydney.” The... More
c1958. Three hand-painted coconut shells, each scene titled, one face of shell dated with autographs of “Empire Games Squad” from 1958, sizes from 19.6 x 27.5 x 17.5cm to 26.5 x 30.3 x 22cm. Slight paint loss and chips overall. Titles read: (1) Magnetic Island [QLD]; [and] Souvenir of Townsville... More
1950-1959. Twelve (12) vintage silver gelatin photographs and five items of printed ephemera in a leather spiral-bound folder, most with typed caption on backing below image, one photograph with “Brogan Bros” studio stamp verso, 7.8 x 5.3cm to 15.5 x 21cm (photographs). Slight silvering, scuffing and handling creases to photographs... More
c1962. Printed cotton fabric, initialled “R.D.” in image in each repeat, text including title and artist printed along selvedge, 219.5 x 116cm, 28.5cm vertical repeat. Slight stains, strip of corduroy machine-sewn along left side. Text reads “Figures in Landscape by Russell Drysdale. Australian Artists Originals by John Kaldor Sekers Fabric.”..... More
c1965. Process lithograph poster and letterpress magazine with process screen and colour lineblock illustrations, some images signed in block, 50.6 x 38.2cm, 24.4 x 18.4cm. Slight discolouration, repaired tears and missing portions to edges of poster, minor crinkles and stains to magazine cover. This is the original promotional poster for... More
1969-c1970s. Group of four posters, consisting of two colour screenprints, one letterpress with ink, and one process screen with letterpress, sizes range from 20.9 x 38.2cm to 51 x 35.5cm. Most with repaired tears, some with old folds, minor foxing. All linen-backed. More
1973. Hardcover quarto with white cloth boards, embossed title and marbled endpapers, housed in a blue vinyl special edition box with Marilyn Monroe photograph pasted on, and marbled interior, 270pp, autographed by Norman Mailer and Lawrence Schiller in ink on prelim page, 29.2 x 26cm. Minor scuffing, bumping to box... More
1975. Bronze on sandstone plinth, signed lower right, 50 x 28 x 31cm (bust), 7 x 26 x 22cm (plinth). Provenance: Lance Ebert (sculptor’s agent). The bust was completed and delivered to Whitlam the day after he was dismissed in November 1975. Accompanying the bust is a facsimile letter dated... More
1976. Process lithograph pamphlet, signed “Nicholson” in image lower left, 20.9 x 15.5cm (folded). Minor crinkles. Text includes “[Kerr’s rules. Est. 11.11.75]. Assemble 4pm, Treasury Gardens [Melbourne, Victoria]. 5pm, City Square. Remember the Kerr-Fraser conspiracy. Remember the public outrage. Remember November 11. We can’t ignore the consequences! Authorised by B...... More
1977. Hardcover quarto with red cloth boards and silver lettered title to spine, illustrated dust jacket, 202pp, inscribed and autographed by Karsh in ink on flyleaf, 31.3 x 24.5cm. Minor scuffing to dust jacket, clean throughout. Inscription includes “for Lois and Willis Winn, in happy remembrance of our meeting, and... More
c1979. Group of nine architectural designs on card in various mediums including dyeline prints with hand-colouring and silver gelatin photographs, each with text throughout image, numbered in ink on image upper left and numeric stamp on image lower right, 119 x 84cm. Slight discolouration, scuffs, surface loss and soiling overall... More
1980. Hardcover quarto with black cloth boards and dust jacket, 288pp, autographed by Norman Mailer in ink on title page, 28.8 x 22.3cm. Remainder mark to lower edge. Dust jacket protected in plastic. Published by Simon and Schuster, New York. First edition. Photographs by Milton H. Greene with text by... More
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