1784. Engraving, title and date in plate below image, 48.1 x 60.7cm. Repaired tears to lower portion including plate mark, slight soiling to edges, minor foxing. Framed. Text includes “Drawn by J. Webber. The figures engraved by E. Bartolozzi RA, engraver to His Majesty. The landscape by W. Byrne. To..... More
1790. Aquatint and engraving, accompanied with four related engravings, text including artist, title and date in plate below image, 47 x 63.8cm. Trimmed to platemark, repaired tears, missing portions and perforations overall, slight soiling to lower left portion. Laid down on acid-free backing. Text includes “Painted by Rob’t Dodd. Engraved..... More
1824. Hand-coloured lithograph, artist, title and publisher’s line with date below image, 19.7 x 27.6cm. Repaired tears upper left, watercolour smudge lower left, stains to margins and verso. The publisher’s line reads “London. Published July 1, 1824 by J. Souter, 73 St Pauls, Church Yard.” Lithographs by Lycett are extremely rare..... More
c1847. Daguerreotype, “Royal Polytechnic” printed studio label remnant with torn brown paper slip annotated in ink affixed to frame verso, 7.6 x 6.4cm (image), 16.1 x 15cm (frame). Slight oxidation to lower portion of image including faint spots. Original frame. Label remnant with missing text reads “[R]oyal [P]olytec[hnic]. 309, R [Regent Street].”..... More
1852. Daguerreotype, accompanied by two handwritten letters and one postmarked envelope, letters inscribed and dated in ink, envelope addressed in ink with two wet stamps, one with partially legible postmark “Melbourne Victoria…1853”, the other “L JY 3 A”, 6.7 x 5.3cm (image), 9.3 x 8.2cm (case), approx. 24.7 x 38.7cm (letters). Slight tarnishing..... More
1855. Lithograph after daguerreotype, 27.8 x 38.5cm. Trimmed to image, laid down on original album page. Partial caption with date on album page remnant in window below image. This image was issued separately and is the only known lithograph after an Australian daguerreotype of an 1850s interior view. This lithograph is..... More
c1857–1861. Ambrotype, 8.5 x 11.6cm (image), 12 x 15 x 1.7cm (case). Oxidation to edges of image. In original case, with broken hinge and wear. This is one of the largest surviving ambrotypes taken during the Australian gold rush in Ballarat. The image is unusually detailed: in addition to showing with great clarity..... More
c1880. Lithograph, trade card format, text includes publisher’s line “John Sands, Lith., Sydney” and promotional information verso, 8.1 x 11.3cm. Slight soiling to image lower right, minor surface loss verso. Text includes “W. Boles, Architect. J.G. Cousins, Proprietor” and a description which includes the quality of the accommodation: “comfortably furnished [rooms]..... More
c1880s. The watercolours are housed in a hardcover scrapbook with paper boards and cloth spine, containing numerous decorative memorabilia. One watercolour is captioned “A Merry Christmas”; the other “A Merry Xmas” lower centre and upper right respectively, 11.6 x 17.8cm and 15.3 x 20.1cm (watercolours), 37.5 x 25 x 1.3cm (scrapbook). Both watercolours are..... More
c1890s. Oil on canvas with watercolour, ink and gold paint, 40.5 x 56cm. Framed. Consists of an elaborate series of 20 vignettes which surround the central beachscape. The vignettes depict landscape and water views, including Boydtown [South Coast, NSW], North Head [Sydney Harbour], and Cremorne Wharf with ferry. Portraits include..... More
c1890s. Albumen paper photograph, cabinet card format, embossed text printed on original backing below image, annotated in ink with “Graham Collection” label on backing verso, 8.4 x 15cm. Slight discolouration, dents and scratches to surface. Provenance: Marjorie Graham, author and collector. Thought-provoking text reads “A Happy New Year.” Annotation includes erroneous..... More
c1890s. Group of three miniature albums housing 30 albumen paper photographs, one with brass cover and two with “Album” in embossed gilt text to buckram covers, stored in a miniature wicker basket with a hinged lid; sizes range from 1.5 x 1cm to 1.7 x 2.2cm (photographs) and 2.4 x 2.2cm to 3.2 x..... More
c1894. Ink and wash with affixed slips of letterpress and postage stamp, signed lower left, titled on backing verso, 44 x 28.9cm. Foxing, soiling, laid down on original backing. The centre panel depicts the character “The Little Boy from Manly”, created by Hopkins in 1885 in relation to the Sudan..... More
c1896. Printout paper photograph, captioned in ink with photographer’s stamp verso, 11.2 x 15.5cm. Slight developing flaws to upper left, minor handing crinkles. Photographer’s stamp reads “Photo by T. McNeilly, Ballynahinch [County Down, Northern Ireland].” Born in Ireland, John Carlton Watson (1844–1906) arrived in Australia about 1873 to work in a...... More
c1910. Silverplated cup with dragon motif handles and engraved foliage decoration with text, manufacturer’s stamps to base, 26.5 x 15.3 x 10cm. Oxidation to surface. Stamps include “J.H. Potter, Sheffield. EPNSA” and “Manufacturing Silversmith Cutler & Electroplater.” The intricately engraved cup with finely cast handles features a panel on the back, where..... More
c1910. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, captioned and signed “Little, Photo” in negative lower left to right, photographer’s line printed verso, 8.8 x 13.8cm. Wear to corners, minor chips to edges, slight discolouration. Photographer’s line reads “J.A. Little, Valley, Brisbane.” Depicts workers with cups and plates in an outdoor kitchen..... More
![Item #CL208-21 Envoi [Magpie]. Violet Teague, 1872–1951 Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL208-21.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1750133091)
1912. Woodcut, signed in pencil in lower margin, 22.3 x 13.2cm. Repaired tears and surface loss, not affecting image. Backed with acid-free tissue. Illustrated and titled in Clark, Violet Teague, 1999, p60. This is the only known signed impression of this highly sought after image by Teague. Melbourne artist Violet Teague..... More
c1915. Pair of ink and wash caricatures, each signed and captioned lower right or left, 27 x 10.8cm, 7.6 x 30.8cm. Soiling, foxing, minor indentation, missing portions to both margins for one. These two drawings are illustrated in the book Caricatures by Low: collected from the “Sydney Bulletin” and other sources, published..... More
![Item #CL208-20 [Female And Male Electus Parrots and Great Pitta Bird]....](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL208-20_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1750133247)
1916–1918. Three gouaches on paper in a circular format, each signed lower left or centre, 22.8cm (diameter, each). All framed. Provenance: Lauraine Diggins Gallery. In 1916, Australian jeweller and ceramic importer Flavelle Brothers in Sydney commissioned Ellis Rowan to paint birds of paradise for British artists to reproduce for plate..... More
![Item #CL208-23 Four Kings [Australian Female Acrobatic Artists, Dancers & Singers]....](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL208-23_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1750133091)
c1918. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, inscribed in ink by an unknown hand on image lower right, photographer’s label and annotations in ink on backing verso, 11 x 14.2cm. Creases with cracking, some with retouching, minor missing portions to edges, laid down on replaced backing. Provenance: Marjorie Graham, author and collector. Inscription..... More
c1920. Six silver gelatin photographs presented in souvenir album with thin cardboard brown covers bound with silk ties, title, publisher, and decorative silver border printed in letterpress, and wet stamp to album cover, each image captioned and numbered in negative below image, 8 x 12.9cm (approx. each image), 11.5 x 17.3cm (album)..... More
c1920s. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, postcard format, each captioned in negative lower left, 7.8 x 12.9cm (approx. each). Minor wear to margins. Captions read “Inspecting the planes at Coffs” and “Aeroplanes at Coffs.” Both photographs, showing Tiger Moth planes, were taken on the same day from different parts of..... More
![Item #CL208-26 [Standing Female With Golden Hair]. John Banks, 1883–1945 Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL208-26_1a.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1750133091)
c1920s. Oil on card, Initialled “J.B.” lower right, 21.2 x 11.7cm. Chips to edges. Uncommon rendering of a full-length figure by Banks in his Impressionistic style. Painter and illustrator, John Drummond Donald Banks was born in Millers Point, Sydney on 17 January 1883. He studied art under Harry Garlick, J.S. Watkins..... More
c1924. Colour lithograph with travel guide, 98.9 x 61.4cm. Repaired minor perforations to image lower right. Linen-backed. Text continues “To a scenic wonderland of mild winter and glorious summer. An infinite variety of enchanting scenery, from tropical luxuriance to snow-clad alps. Ask for illustrated booklet at railway stations, tourist offices..... More
1924. Painted plaster statuette, signed “Coffin” in plaster to base, artist, date and text engraved in metal plaque attached to front of base, 25 x 7.5 x 7.7cm. Slight surface loss to paint, some with retouching, otherwise in good condition. Rare, Olympic Rugby Union figurine. Text reads “VIIIme Olympiade, Paris 1924. Le..... More