c1960s. Automaton clock with revolving dial, exposed mechanism and composite material housed in a glass dome on a polished wooden base, 15.5 x 18.3 x 11.cm. Clock shows a kitten peering into the “fishbowl” dome as goldfish rotate on the timekeeping dial, set on an engraved base with lotus flowers..... 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
1967. Soft-cover magazine with process screen illustrations, autographed in ink on cover page, 33.5 x 26.8cm. Creases, slight stains and surface loss to lower right corner. The cover includes “The Saturday Evening Post, August 26, 1967. Bobby Kennedy talks about his future.” The eight-page article on Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)..... More
![Item #CL183-67 [Man And Goanna]. Bernard Hesling, British/Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-67.JPG?v=1486012809)
c1970s. Vitreous enamel on metal plate, signed lower centre, 28cm (diameter). Chip to enamel outside image. Hesling’s plates are held in NGA and Powerhouse collections. Bernard Hesling was a British-born muralist and painter who lived and worked in Australia and produced many vitreous enamel artworks and wrote humorous autobiographies. Ref..... More
![Item #CL183-69 [Comedy And Tragedy]. Bernard Hesling, British/Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-69.JPG?v=1486012810)
c1970s. Vitreous enamel on metal plate, initialled “H” and annotated “test” lower right, 27.5cm (diameter). 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
c1970-1973. Consisting of 23 envelopes with ephemera and one vintage silver gelatin photograph, cut into 24 jigsaw puzzle pieces, each envelope addressed to “Jon Conté, 85 Hamilton Street, Yarraville, Victoria 3013”, most postmarked with date and place of sending, some with return addresses typed or in ink or pencil, envelope..... 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
c1973-1975. Consisting of four letters, all hand-written in ink, one letter with two vintage silver gelatin contact prints attached, each letter dated and some annotated or stamped with an address, 33 x 20.3cm (paper, approx. each); 2.6 x 3.8cm (photographs). Old folds, some slight tears. Provenance: Peter Leiss These letters..... 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
1975. Bronze wall plaque, signed lower left, accompanied with original promotional leaflet, 26.5 x 21.7cm (plaque); 30 x 19cm (leaflet). Leaflet contains a statement by Cherina, which includes “He’s [Whitlam] opened Australia to the world by giving Australia international strength. I hope people will express their loyalty by their vote..... More
1976. Hand-written letter in blue pencil on “The Photographers Gallery & Workshop” stationery, and envelope addressed to “Billy” with photographer’s stamp, 26 x 20.5cm. Slight creases, old horizontal fold. Provenance: Bill Heimerman. Letter, dated “19-2-1976”, reads “Thursday, getting later. Bill, thanks for the smoke. I was sitting here, as a...... 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
1916-1984. The following magazines, collected over 25 years, represent an important cross-section of Australian life from 1916 to 1984. Consisting of 19 titles, the subject material covered is comprehensive and includes the arts, photography, literature, fashion, society and social events, architecture, Australian life in the outback, protests, political events, home..... More
![Item #CL183-100 [Seated Nude]. Norman Lindsay, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-100.JPG?v=1486091805)
c1940s/1992. Bronze, “Paddington Art Gallery Sculpture” medallion attached to rear of base, edition 14/20 and “sculpture workshop” incised inside rim of base, 27.9 x 14.5 x 14.3cm. Cast by John Gardner (Sculpture Workshop) at East Sydney Technical College. Patina and finish by Meridian Sculpture Studios, Melbourne. Only five bronzes were..... More
1924-2000s. Collection of 41 items relating to Norman Lindsay and the Lindsay family, consisting of 30 books, two magazines and nine items of ephemera, some books signed in ink by Lin Bloomfield, David Adams, members of the Lindsay family, or Norman Lindsay himself. Slight stains, foxing and soiling overall, discolouration..... More
2001. Hardcover oblong octavo, natural linen binding with embossed white lettering, with matching slipcase, 192pp, 33.6 x 36.5cm. Slight foxing to title page, margins of reproduction print and prospectus, “T.F.M. Naughton” ex libris on pastedown, minor water stains to slipcase. By John Szarkowski. Published by Little, Brown & Company, USA..... More
c1824–1828. Seventy (70) engravings plus title page engraving, bound together in a tooled leather octavo album with gilt text “Souvenir a mes Voyages” on cover, gilt edges and turn-ins, silk-covered endpapers and a metal clasp, each engraving signed and titled in Italian, some dated, 8.4 x 12.6cm (approx. each image);..... More
1975–1977. Pair of unbound folio newsprint magazines, December 1977 issue autographed by Warhol in ink on cover, 38.5 x 29cm (approx. each). Minor discolouration and tears to edges. (1) April 1975 issue, vol. V, no. 4, “April in Paris” special. Cover shows Brigitte Bardot illustrated by Antonio Lopez. Includes a...... More
c1911–1930s. Two softcover octavo booklets, 17.3 x 14cm and 19.5 x 16.3cm. Minor creases, stains, foxing, and tears to wrappers. Titles and text include (1) Birds of the Sunny South with Australian Flowers, published by Pater’s Printery, 271 Little Collins St, Melbourne, c1911. “Produced entirely by Australians. Birds by [Violet]..... More
c1913–1915. Twenty-four (24) colour process lithograph postcards with seven admission tickets for Baker’s Stadium boxing matches, each postcard printed with name of boxer in image and “Arthur McQuitty & Co.” printer’s line verso, some tickets annotated and stamped, 13.8 x 8.7cm (approx. each). Slight foxing and scuffing overall, missing portions..... More