c1850s-1890s. Group of six composition dolls with wood, gofun paint, lacquered paper, metal and silk, some with additional woven straw or glass eyes, sizes range from 17 x 7.8 x 7.5cm to 31.5 x 30 x 18.5cm. One doll missing right arm and quills on bows, damage to upper head..... More
c1890s. Sheet music, colour lithograph cover, inscribed “To Harry Glauville from his old friend the composer, Toso” above image on cover and annotated in ink verso, 35.7 x 26cm. Foxing, tears and missing portions to edges. Text on cover includes “Sung with enormous success at the Theatre Royal, Sydney; Theatre..... More
c1890. Sheet music, colour lithograph cover, “M.D.” ink stamp on image and signed “H.G. Banks, lith.” in image lower right and lower left, 33.6 x 25.2cm. Trimmed lower edge, slight foxing and tears to edges, repaired spine. Text includes “Composed by J.W. Dunn. London, Stannard & Son, imp.” Image shows..... More
c1890s. Forty (40) letterpress playing cards hand embellished with ink and gouache drawings, annotated in pencil on original backing verso, 22.7 x 25.4cm. Slight foxing and buckling, laid down on original backing. Annotation reads “Painted by Phyliss [sic] Bisdee (née Morris), wife of G.S. Bisdee, Sandhill, Jericho [Tasmania].” Philippa Bisdee..... More
c1890s. Watercolour and ink drawing, captioned in image, 40 x 23.4cm. Tear from upper left edge through upper portion of image, stains, slight foxing, old mount burn. This proclamation “presents a four-strip pictogram that attempts to explain the idea of equality under the law. Those who committed violent crimes in..... More
1891. Sheet music, colour lithograph cover, signed “H.G. Banks, lith.” and dated in image lower centre, 36.3 x 26.2cm. Foxing, minor tears and chips to edges. Text includes “‘The Miner’s Dream Waltz’ by Karl Kaps. A beautiful, dreamy waltz. Written and composed by Will Godwin and ‘L.D.’ Francis, Day &..... More
![Arbor Day Cantata [NSW]. Hugo Alpen, 1842–1917 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL199-55.jpg?v=1585635233)
1891. Sheet music, colour lithograph cover, 37.3 x 27.5cm. Loose sheets including cover, stains, foxing, tears to edges. Text includes “Written and composed for the children of the public schools in New South Wales. Words by The Countess of Jersey. Music by Hugo Alpen. George Stephen Chapman, Acting Government Printer..... More
c1892. Sheet music, colour lithograph cover, “St. Q” composer’s ink stamp on image lower right, 31.6 x 24.3cm. Trimmed upper and lower edges. Text includes “Performed [obscured text] by Miss Marie Lloyd at Drury Lane Pantomime, 1892 to 1893.” Marie Lloyd (Brit., 1870–1922) was a music hall singer, comedian and..... More
1893. Letterpress and line block on fabric handbill, 18.9 x 12.4cm. Text includes “Criterion Theatre [Sydney, NSW]. Sole lessees and managers, Mr Brough and Mr Boucicault. Acting manager and treasurer, Mr W.H. Wallace. An original farcical romance in three acts, by Arthur W. Pinero. (Now being played to crowded houses..... More
c1893. Ink and watercolour on linen, 77.5 x 81cm. Old folds, creases, foxing. This map, which notes a number of landowners, covers parts of Double Bay, Bondi Junction, Bellevue Hill, Rose Bay and the Royal Sydney Golf Club. Provenance: Daniel Cooper estate. Daniel Cooper (1785–1853) was a pardoned convict who..... More
c1894. Letterpress leaflet, numeric stamp to upper margin, 23.4 x 17.1cm. Slight foxing, creases and old folds overall, soiling, wear and pinholes to upper portion. Text includes “The Rev. A.R. Edgar, of the Central Methodist Mission, writes of Mr J. Merson: ‘I know of no other man as well versed..... More
1895. Black and red ink and watercolour on linen, titled, annotated and dated “Carl Weber, Surveyor, Wollongong 10/10/95” in ink lower right, 51 x 43.3cm. Old folds, slight stains. Insert of a small map details “Part of Parish of Calderwood” with landowners: J. Brown, John Carrell, Henry Green, J. Moore..... More
1897. Hardcover booklet with ten colour lithographs, gilt letterpress, each captioned below image, 14 x 19.7cm (overall). Interior pages loose from binding, tears to edges of some images. Text continues “June 22nd, 1897. With the compliments of W.D. & H.O. Wills Ltd.” Captions include “Victorian Rifles and New South Wales..... More
1897. Wood engraving, process screen and letterpress, title, date “Christmas 1897” and text throughout, 66 x 54.2cm. Minor missing portions to old folds, stains and creases. Framed. Text includes “The Coo-ee Supplement. See our cricket confidences from the English cricketers. J.R. Mason, T. Richardson, T. Hayward, A.C. MacLaren, G.H. Hirst..... More
c1898. Signed hand-written letter in ink, 42.5 x 38cm (overall). Old discoloured mount. Framed. A typed transcript of the letter is framed alongside two reproduction portraits of Rudyard Kipling (Brit., 1865–1936): a silver gelatin photograph originally taken in 1934, and a newspaper clipping with image captioned “Rudyard Kipling in his..... More
1899. Colour lithograph certificate, inscribed to a “George Paine” (faded), printer’s line lower left, 35.2 x 49.7cm. Glue remnants, surface loss, repaired missing portions to edges of image and margins. Laid down on acid-free paper. Printer’s line reads “Robert S. Brain, Government Printer, Melb.” Text includes “This is to certify..... More
![A Swift Cycle [Bicycle Advertisement]. Blamire Young, Brit./Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL194-83_1.jpg?v=1543548751)
c1897-1899. Two-colour line block with letterpress, signed in image lower left, 22.5 x 15.5cm. Slight stains to lower right portion of image, minor tears to lower left edge. Text includes “is an ever-welcome present, even to the most fastidious. Our stock of the famous ‘Swift’ machines includes all the latest..... More
1898-1900. Vellum-covered bank pass book with brass clasp and marbled edges, letterpress endpapers, customer’s name inscribed on front cover and title page, with dated transactions in ink throughout, 16.2 x 10.2cm. Minor soiling to covers. Title page reads “The Bank of Australasia, Port Melbourne Branch, in account current with William..... More
c1900s. Eight process lithographs, postcard format, each captioned “Shirley, Edgecliff Road” and titled in letterpress below image, 8.7 x 13.8cm (approx. each). In January 1900, Margaret Emily Hodge and Harriet Christina Newcomb opened a demonstration and training school for girls at Shirley, Edgecliff Road, Sydney. They aimed to “give the..... More
1900. Sheet music, lithograph cover, inscribed and autographed by composer, artist and publisher “Otto W. Schrader” in ink upper right, signed “O. Schrader del.” and dated in image centre left and right, 36 x 26.2cm. Tears, slight handling creases and foxing, reinforced spine. Inscription reads “To the Earl of Hopetoun..... More
c1900. Pair of metal globes printed in colour, mounted with removable brass rings on timber stands, 5.7 x 15.6 x 15.6cm (each). Minor crazing, wear, discolouration and oxidation to globes, some wear to stands. These globe stands, designed to resemble larger floor-standing globes, are attributed to Tasmanian Thomas Hinton (Aust...... More
1904. Letterpress invitation and programme card, annotated in pencil and ink, 12.7 x 16.3cm. Split to original fold, soiling. Text includes “to be held in the Federal Government House Grounds on Saturday, 17th December, 1904.” Invitation is addressed to the editor of the Evening News. Pencil annotations include names of..... More
1904. Letterpress programme leaflet, 21 x 13.3cm. Old folds, foxing, creases, small missing portions, discolouration. Text includes “at Drill Shed, Saturday, 2nd July, 1904, at 8pm.” An advertisement for pianos at “W.H. Paling & Co., Ltd, 338 George St, Sydney” appears verso. Popular during the Victorian era, smoking concerts were..... More
c1904. Process screen and letterpress, postcard format, 14.2 x 8.7cm. Foxing, slight soiling and minor creases to edges. Text includes “The political fighter that opposes tyranny from every class. Vote for T. Henley & progressive legislation; and your right to have freehold titles – in the land you occupy. Vote..... More
![Sketch Of [A.J.] Fischer, Artist. D H. Batchen, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL183-4.JPG?v=1486091834)
1905. Painted plaster plaque, title, signature and date “Dec. 1905” incised lower left, 39.1 x 28.7 x 2.7cm. Repaired crack across upper portion, paint loss to centre. Mounted to original frame. Amandus Julius Fischer (Aust., 1859-1948) was a Federation-era Sydney magazine and newspaper cartoonist, painter and book illustrator. Ref: DAAO..... More