c1860. Globe with iron and turned wood stand, small compass affixed to base, accompanied by original handheld magnifying glass, 30 x 19cm (with stand). Oxidation, minor crazing and wear to varnish (globe), repaired missing portion to “North America” section. Text in French includes “Nuremberg, institute artistique de C. Abel-Klinger, editeur.”..... More
c1910. Wall clock with colour lithograph face and hand-painted numerals, 25cm (diameter). Perforation to lithograph face, slight foxing, scuffing to glass. Text includes “B. Bebarfald & Co. Ltd. Bebarfalds complete house furnishers. Made in Baden.” Bebarfalds, which opened its Sydney store in 1872, was a retailer of home furnishings and..... More
c1930. Globe with brass and timber stand, 47 x 34cm (with stand). Slight stains and oxidation to globe, crazing to stand. Shows railway routes, steamer-route distances in sea miles, heights in English feet, and highlights countries of the British Empire in red. Text includes publisher “Geographia Ltd, 55 Fleet Street..... More
c1960s. Automaton clock with revolving dial, exposed mechanism and composite material housed in a glass dome on a polished wooden base, 15.5 x 18.3 x 11.cm. Clock shows a kitten peering into the “fishbowl” dome as goldfish rotate on the timekeeping dial, set on an engraved base with lotus flowers..... More