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

c1848. All with text “Drawn from nature by Cap’n Westmacott, on stone by W. Spreat. Printed at W. Spreat’s Lithographic Establishment, Exeter.”. These images are from the second series of six prints published in 1848, which included views of the Illawarra region and the environs of Sydney. Ref: University of..... 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

1862. Watercolour, annotated and dated in pencil on image upper left, typed label attached to frame verso, 31.2 x 51.8cm. Slight foxing to image upper left. Framed. Annotation includes “blend colours yellow into gold.” Typed label includes “October 1862. (Terara was the old name for Nowra). On the back of..... 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

1888. Colour lithograph with hand-colouring, title in image lower centre, 53.4 x 81.2cm. Repaired paper loss, old stains and creases overall, trimmed margins. Laid down on acid-free paper. This bird’s-eye view of Grafton was originally published in The Illustrated Sydney News, 31 May 1888. Image includes “prominent buildings” such as the..... 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

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. 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