c1850s-1860s. Pair of albumen paper photographs, each titled in ink on backing below image, 9.9 x 9.8cm. Slight soiling and creases, each laid down on original backing. Rare early single panels from a stereo view. More

c1860s. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, annotated “Australia” and titled in ink on backing verso, 7.4 x 7.1cm (approx. each). Slight soiling, vertical crease to centre of backing. More

c1860s. Ambrotype, sixth-plate size, in original hinged case, 6.6 x 5.3cm (image), 9.4 x 8.1cm (case). Slight surface loss and repaired hinge to case. More

c1860s. Ambrotype, sixth-plate size, in original hanging case, 5.7 x 7cm (image), 8.3 x 9.6cm (case). Minor flaws in emulsion, slight surface loss to backing, loose joints and surface loss to case. More

c1860s. Ambrotype, quarter-plate size, in original hanging case, 6.8 x 9.3cm (image), 9.5 x 12cm (case). Some oxidation to image, wear and surface loss to case. The Thornber family seems to have specialised in the manufacture of cotton and haberdashery in the UK for over 200 years. This store could..... More

c1850s-1860s. Pencil, ink, wash and white gouache, circular format, obscured initials in ink lower right, titled lower centre in pencil, 32.3cm (diameter). Stains and soiling overall, pinholes, creases, repaired tears and missing portions to edges of image. Laid down on acid-free backing. Provenance: Turner family. Edward Turner, lithographer and publisher..... More

c1860s. Tinted lithograph, signed and titled in image lower left to right, 11.7 x 21.4cm. Slight creases to upper portion, stain to lower left corner. Framed. Held in National Library of Australia, listed with J. Degotardi & Co. as lithographer (John Degotardi (Aust., 1823-1882) was an important photographer and lithographer..... More

1852-1860. Vellum-covered bank pass book with brass clasp and marbled edges, customer’s name inscribed on front cover and title page, with dated transactions in ink throughout, 15.7 x 10cm. Minor foxing and soiling throughout. Handwritten title page includes “The Bank of Australasia, Geelong [Branch]. Dr. to per contra Cr. John..... More

c1860. Albumen paper photograph, 14.3 x 19.5cm. Soiling, foxing, tipped to original backing. Image is backed onto an original album page with pressed fern verso. Illustrated in Masterpieces of Australian Photography, Josef Lebovic Gallery, 1989, #27. This photograph is part of a six-panel panorama of Sydney, and appears in the..... More

c1860s. Ambrotype, quarter-plate size in original hinged case, erroneously captioned “Leadcourt” in ink on label attached to glass, 8.7 x 11.8cm. Silver tarnish to image centre. Ledcourt was the home of John and Isabella Carfrae, who was the sister-in-law of Hugh Murray (1814-1869), an early pastoralist in the Colac area..... More

c1860. Globe with iron and turned wood stand, small compass affixed to base, accompanied by original handheld magnifying glass, 30 x 19cm (with stand). Oxidation, minor crazing and wear to varnish (globe), repaired missing portion to “North America” section. Text in French includes “Nuremberg, institute artistique de C. Abel-Klinger, editeur.”..... More

c1860. Albumen paper photograph, stero card format, titled and annotated in ink verso, 7.6 x 7.4cm (approx. each). Slight stains overall, pinholes, laid down on original backing. Annotation reads “Spinning, water carrying, pounding rice, etc.” Historically known as Tinnevelly during British rule, Tirunelveli is a major city in the Indian..... More

c1860s. Albumen paper photograph of a drawing, titled in image lower centre, captioned in pencil on backing below image, 9.6 x 13.6cm. Laid down on old backing. Caption reads “Gympie Qld, known as Nashville.” The North Queensland town of Gympie was previously named Nashville, “after James Nash, who discovered gold..... More