1483. Single leaf printed in black letter on both sides on laid paper with woodcut illustration, 28.3 x 19.6cm (paper). Paper singed around edges, with loss to margins, slight crinkles, minor water stains, tipped to old backing. The Golden Legend, a “medieval compendium of the lives of the saints…is a massive..... More
![Item #CL206-2 [Landscape With Stag Hunt]. After Jan Brueghel the Elder, Nicolaes de...](/pictures/thumb/CL206-2.jpg?v=1667357909)
1607/later printing. Engraving, artist’s and engraver’s names with date in plate lower left, 44.5 x 69.4cm. Old vertical fold to centre, minor crinkles to edges, slight foxing and soiling overall, tears and missing portions to margins. The Rhode Island School of Design Museum (USA) exhibition catalogue The Brilliant Line, September 2009..... More
![Item #CL206-3 La Noblesse [Nobility]. After Jacques Callot, c1592–1635 French](/pictures/thumb/CL206-3.jpg?v=1667357920)
1624/c1800s. Set of 12 etchings, artist’s name and plate number in plate lower left to right, 14.5 x 9cm (approx. each). Most are trimmed to platemark, some with minor tears to edges. Ref: Lieure #549-560. Complete set of 12 images of noblemen and ladies. Etched after Callot in the late 18th..... More
c1830. Tinted lithograph, text including artist and title in image lower left and centre, 20.6 x 18.5cm. Old folds, repaired tears, stains, foxing, minor chips to edges. Text includes “Drawn upon stone by C. Rodius.” Held in the National Portrait Gallery with the comment “Bungaree (c1775–1830), voyager, navigator and diplomat, was..... More
c1830s. Silhouette in black ink wash, captioned in ink on accompanying slip attached to frame verso, 24.1 x 14.8cm. Slight foxing and discolouration. In original Brazilian walnut veneered frame. Caption continues “St George’s Church, Bolton, Lancaster, England.” “Another clerical author, once well known in the town and district of Bolton, was..... More
![Item #CL206-6 [Japanese Historical Atlas Of China]. Sekisui Nagakubo, 1717–1801 Japanese](/pictures/thumb/CL206-6_1.jpg?v=1667357975)
1835. Containing 13 double-page colour woodblock maps, Japanese accordion binding with paper-covered boards, title in Hiragana characters on slip affixed to cover, red seal to title page, 34.8 x 20.5cm (book), approx. 33.5 x 39cm (map). Repaired worming to margins and outer edges of maps, rubbing, creases and surface loss to covers..... More
![Item #CL206-7 [Profiles Of Two Sisters]. Auguste Edouart, 1789–1861 French](/pictures/thumb/CL206-7_1.jpg?v=1667357984)
1838. Pair of silhouette cut-outs, signed, dated and captioned in ink below each image, 18.8 x 8.6cm (approx. each). Old mount burn. Framed. Captions read “Sophia Avery” and “Charlotte Avery.” Born in Dunkirk, Auguste Edouart “left France in 1814, and established himself in London, where he began his career making portraits..... More
c1851. Pencil sketch, captioned in image upper left, 13 x 18.8cm. Tears and creases to upper edge, foxing, soiling. Another pencil sketch of an archway attached to a building appears verso. The Australasian Steam Navigation Company was a shipping company which operated between 1839 and 1887. It was “formed from the..... More
c1860s. Woodcut, 20.4 x 25.7cm (paper size). Old fold through centre, surface soiling, creases, paper loss and thinning spots to lower left corner. This image is from the Edo period (1603–1867). Anthropomorphism of animals including toads or frogs has been used in Japan since the Heian period (794–1185). These caricatures were..... More
c1864. Leather-bound album with metal clasps and ivory or bone trim, containing 31 albumen paper photographs, carte-de-visite format, many photographs captioned in ink on album pages, most with printed photographers’ studio lines verso, photograph sizes range from 6.4 x 9.3cm to 8.8 x 6cm (approx. each), 16 x 13.5 x 5.5cm (album). One photograph..... More
1870. Set of nine lithographs on loose sheets, each numbered in sequence from 1 to 9, title above poem stanza in plate 1, signed in image lower left and publisher’s line below image, 18.4 x 13.6cm (paper). Slight foxing and stains. The publisher’s line reads “Entered according to Act of Congress..... More
c1870s. Group of six drawings in pen and ink, two with wash, one titled in ink below image, sizes range from 11 x 11.6cm to 14.7 x 27.8cm. Some with repaired tears to image, stains, soiling or foxing. The six drawings cover the following subjects: (1) Titled “Spell Ho!” [rest break], the..... More
c1875. Albumen paper photograph, carte-de-visite format, collectors’ annotations in ink and pencil on backing verso, 6 x 9.9cm. Slight foxing and soiling, laid down on original backing. “Three engine crew pose with Victorian Railways F class 2-4-0 type steam locomotive No. 98 (built by Beyer Peacock, Manchester, 1873). The engine is..... More
c1878/1881. Albumen paper photograph, cabinet card format, text in letterpress including caption and publisher’s line on original backing below image and verso, gallery label on back of mount, 7 x 15.5cm (image), 11 x 16.6cm (backing). Slight silvering and foxing, laid down on original backing. Caption continues “Shewing the varied motion, the..... More
c1882 & 1888. Pair of batons: (a) Retractable brass baton with machine-finished design and inlaid mother-of-pearl handle, stamped with patent date “Nov 28, 1882”, 26.5cm (total length) and 12.4cm (retracted) x 1.5cm (diameter), small dent to upper mount. Features a patented retractable mechanism with a spring-loaded upper portion which allows..... 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
1888. Colour lithograph, signed “W.A. Carson”, dated and titled in image lower left and centre, annotated in ink on image lower right, 52.7 x 79.2cm. Stains, repaired tears and paper loss, trimmed margins. Laid down on acid-free paper. Annotation reads “This is our shop.” This bird’s-eye view of Brisbane, showing streets..... More
c1893. Pair of printout paper photographs, captions with date and illegible annotation in pencil verso, 11.2 x 15.1cm, 10.9 x 14.8cm. One with creases to edges, the other with minor chips to edges. One image shows 13 women in two rows, with cricket bats. The other image shows a cricket match in..... More
c1900. Emu egg with relief carving, 9.5cm (diam.) x 12.8cm (length). Perforation to apex of egg at left side of image. Attributed to Jonaski Takuma due to the exceptionally fine quality of the carving, bearing very close resemblance to his other work. The carving on the egg reproduces imagery from the..... More
c1902. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned in ink on mount below image, 17.9 x 22.8cm (photograph), 52 x 62.5cm (frame). Slight silvering and retouching to image, some cracking to added plaster motif on original frame. Caption continues “Osterley [&] Yarrawonga. Driver, Gus Milsom.” Plaster motif on wooden frame consists of thistles. Lightfoot..... More
1903. Albumen paper photograph, stereo card format, title, date and studio line on backing around image, 8.1 x 15.6cm. Laid down on original backing. Studio line and text includes “Underwood & Underwood Publishers. New York, London, Toronto – Canada, Ottawa – Kansas. Works and Studios, Arlington, NJ; Littleton, NH; Washington, DC..... More
![Item #CL206-24 Femme Au Cep De Vigne [Woman By The Grapevine]. Pierre-Auguste Renoir,...](/pictures/thumb/CL206-24.jpg?v=1667357913)
c1904. Lithograph, signed in image lower left, 14 x 12.7cm. Minor mount burn. Stella #48, 4th variant, from an edition of 1000. Stella lists five variations for this subject. Stella’s catalogue raissone also lists 25 etchings and 35 lithographs, which were produced during Renoir’s lifetime. “Although known primarily for his impressionist..... More
c1906. Pair of process screen prints, postcard format, each with text in image or in letterpress below image, 8.8 x 13.9cm (paper). Slight stains, minor creases with cracking to edges. Text includes “The gang reading the proclamation” and “The gang reading the government proclamation. The story of ‘The Kelly Gang,’ the..... More
1908. Group of six pen and ink drawings with pencil, each titled and signed “Pas”, most dated “1908” lower left and right, sizes range from 28 x 20.8cm to 45 x 22.6cm. Stains, soiling and crinkles; one with missing portions and tears. The scullers represented in the group are all Australian champions..... More
1911. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, numbered “82” and captioned with date in negative lower left to right, postcard text verso printed in letterpress, 8.7 x 13.8cm. Slight soiling. Caption continues “U.S. Aviation field, San Diego, Cal. Jan 25, 1911.” Postcard text includes “The Arcade View Co., 741 Fifth St...... More