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

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

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

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. 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

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

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

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

c1919. Colour lithograph, billboard poster in eight sheets, signed in image lower right, 300 x 250cm. Repaired joins and retouching. Linen-backed. Rare complete billboard-sized poster. Bisto’s first large marketing campaign was in 1919 with the introduction of the “Bisto Kids”, a cartoon of a brother and sister created by British illustrator..... 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

c1930s. Carved wood, 30.6 x 17.5 x 17.5cm. Varnish crazed and chipped. This armchair was assembled using notched joints without any adhesives, nails or screws. Unlike the more elaborate American style, this chair has less decorative carving, which is in keeping with similar Australian Tramp Art works. “Tramp Art is an international..... More