c1840s. Watercolour, annotated “W.A. Rae” [William Allwood Rae, son of John Rae] in pencil on backing verso, artist’s name and provenance in ink on accompanying old frame backing, 14.3 x 19.5cm. Slight foxing to image, laid down on old backing. Provenance: John Rae collection. Public servant, author and painter John..... More

c1860s. Pencil with watercolour and gouache housed in a daguerreotype case, initialled “W.M.” in pencil lower right, 5.2 x 8.5cm. Slight foxing to image. Two of the campsite buildings are captioned “police” and “store.”. More

1867. Pencil drawing, titled, initialled twice and dated in pencil lower left and centre, 18.5 x 27.9cm. Slight foxing, minor tears and creases. Claremont in Rose Bay, NSW, was built from 1851 to 1852 for “Bristol-born Sydney businessman George Thorne (1810–1891) who had migrated to Australia in 1840. He married..... More

c1890s. Two watercolours, signed lower centre or right, 36 x 26.2cm (each). Slight foxing. Both in original frames with new mounts. John Mitchell Cantle was an architectural draughtsman and railway surveyor, but is best known as an ornithological painter, illustrator, cartoonist and postcard designer. Ref: SLNSW. More

1900. Pencil drawing, annotated in an unknown hand “By Lionel, 1900”, titled and dated with artist’s name upper right and on backing below image, 15.3 x 9.6cm. Discolouration overall, uneven edges. This is a rare, early portrait of Norman at the age of 21 by older brother Lionel. More

c1920s. Coloured pencil with graphite and wash, 48.8 x 33.7cm. Missing lower left portion, tears, slight foxing, laid down on old backing. Provenance: Margaret Campbell estate. Queensland artist Margaret Campbell was the wife of artist Francis (Frank) Herbert Campbell. Both were illustrators for newspapers and magazines. Ref: JLG. More

c1920s. Two watercolours with ink, signed “Cuthbert Bryant” in ink upper right or left, 7.6 x 7.8cm and 8 x 8cm. Cuthbert Bryant was the eldest son of Rev. Harry Bryant, rector of the St Paul’s Church of England, Burwood, NSW. Ref: SMH, 26.12.1928, 22.6.1935. More

c1930s. Pencil drawing, initialled lower right, 17.6 x 25.8cm. Slight foxing, uneven edges. This sketch was likely taken from the present site of Waterfront Park, Pyrmont, previously the site of the CSR Sugar Refinery. Blackwattle Bay can be seen slightly to the left. More

c1937. Two pencil drawings, both initialled, one captioned and dated “1937?” lower right, annotated and initialled verso, 25.1 x 20.2cm and 12 x 24.6cm. Slight stains, foxing and creases. Caption and annotations include “On Bogan Gate land” and “Sowing wheat. Sketched on Paddy’s land, Bogan Gate.” Bogan Gate is a...... More

c1940. Transfer drawing, titled and captioned lower left, 19.7 x 25.6cm. Old folds, slight foxing, trimmed left edge and corners. Caption reads “Period 1880. [Centenary] 1840 to 1940.” Shows the Garden Palace, purpose-built for the Sydney International Exhibition in 1879. This drawing is a study for a mural for Farmer..... More

1941. Watercolour, ink and crayon on board, titled and dated in ink lower centre, 35.9 x 30.6cm. Slight foxing, old mount burn. “John Curtin (1885– 1945) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945. He led the country..... More

c1950. Two pencil drawings, one on tracing paper, both annotated “Goulburn” and initialled in pencil lower right, one captioned in ink verso, 34.5 x 24.6cm (approx. each). Slight stains and creases, old folds. Caption reads “Sketch for Goulburn feature, painted in new air-conditioned express trains. NSW Rly.” Sketches show the..... More

c1950s. Six drawings, four in pencil, one in ink, one in coloured pencil, five initialled and two captioned in ink or pencil, 15.5 x 12.4cm to 30.6 x 11cm. Foxing, slight creases. Captions include “The wool dance” and “Into the ‘shed’, off with the wool, release!” Four images show a...... More