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

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

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

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

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. 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

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

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

c1920s. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, 73.8 x 46.6cm (paper size). Repairs to folds, tears and edges of image, including text. Linen-backed. Text continues “Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd.” Illustrated in Hetherington, James Northfield and the Art of Selling Australia, 2006, p17. Held in the National Library of..... 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

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

c1928. Painted papier-mâché jug, captioned, initialled “V.B.” and signed “V. Brett” on and under base, 23 x 11 x 20.5cm. Slight surface loss to paint. This Australian-made jug is styled on the 18th century Toby Jugs originally produced by Staffordshire potters. Artist and teacher Vera Brett née Seward had an art studio..... More