c1960s. Gouache, scarf design, titled and signed in image centre and lower right, 68.8 x 68.7cm. Scuffs to centre of image, slight stains overall, creases and repainting to margins. More

c1960s. Carved, stained wooden profile on plinth, initialled “E.J” on back of profile, 30 x 7.5 x 6.1cm. More

c1960s. Handmade cotton dress with drawstring waist and hook and eye fastenings, 101.5cm (neck to hem); 42cm (waist). Fabric depicts ferns and gumtrees of the Australian bush in yellow-gold tones, with kangaroos in brown, lyre-birds and Australian parrots in red and green. More

1961. Typed letter on government stationery, 25.3 x 20.2cm. Old folds, some glue stains and old staple holes to upper left corner. Framed. Letter addressed to “Dr Walter O. Paul, The Australian Club, Macquarie Street, Sydney” reads “Prime Minister, Canberra. 20 Sep 1961. Dear Dr Paul, my colleague, Sir Earle..... More

c1961-1963. Appliqué with photographic transfer and hand-colouring, polyester filling and cardboard, 52.6 x 36.4 x 2.5cm. Water damage to upper and lower right portions, insect damage, old glue stains, slight soiling. This mixed media collage was most likely made in Vietnam at the time of Kennedy’s presidency and sold to..... More

1964. Process screen card box housing an exhibition catalogue in the form of a scroll, “Dwan Gallery” label with address to “Sir Robert Adeane, Mayor Gallery, London” attached to base, 7.7 x 18.5 x 11.3cm (box). Creases, wear to box, glue stains to scroll at paper join. The catalogue scroll..... More

1964-1966. Group of 13 issues including process lithograph illustrations by Martin Sharp, Garry Shead, Peter Kingston, Mike Glasheen and others, 28.3 x 21.5cm. Slight creases, stains and foxing to most, some with tears, two with hole-punch perforations near fold, one (no. 14) with missing portion. Includes issue nos 14-21, 23..... More

c1930-1968. (1) Don Bradman, The World’s Greatest Batsman, c1930. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned in image lower left to right, 13.5 x 8.7cm. Slight creases. Caption continues “Born at Cootamundra, NSW, Aug. 27th, 1908.” (2) Don Bradman’s Reply To A Fan Letter, 1968. Handwritten letter on Sir Donald Bradman letterhead..... More

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

c1970s. Vitreous enamel on metal plate, initialled “H” and annotated “test” lower right, 27.5cm (diameter). More

1970. Embroidered cotton with hooped fringe, date lower centre, 82.5 x 97.5cm. Slight stains, creases and pulls to thread. Translated Vietnamese text reads “To Fight – To Win, Into a Land of Steel.” The embroidered scene shows a Viet Cong flag with a man in military uniform and a woman..... More

c1971. Original handwritten manuscript in ink consisting of 50 stapled booklets, accompanied with typed version in three bound folders, signed in ink on typescript title page, marginalia and notes throughout manuscript, 35 x 23cm (folders, each); 448pp. This unfinished manuscript by Vernon W.E. Goodin is a comprehensive history of the..... More

1972. Letterpress poster, stamped “approved” and signed in ink on image lower portion, 37.7 x 33.2cm. Repaired pinholes. Linen-backed. Text includes “May Day stands for working-class solidarity for the summing up of its experience and the setting of its political goals. It is time now to prepare for May Day..... More