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
c1960. Group of four items consisting of two posters showing the mascot "Smokey", one publication Bush Fire Bulletin and a photograph depicting "Smokey" with diorama. Description of group, as follows: (1) Memo from Smokey! Be careful with matches, smokes, campfires, every fire. Remember, only you can prevent bush fires!, c1960..... More
1931. Process lithograph with added hand-colouring, text including date below image, 30.9 x 18.3cm. Foxing, minor crinkles to edges. Framed. Text includes “Souvenir of the Art, Antique, and Historical Exhibition, Hobart, 1931.” This proclamation “presents a four-strip pictogram that attempts to explain the idea of equality under the law. Those who..... More
1931. Wooden vase with pokerwork, inscribed and dated in pokerwork and ink (partly on front of vase, signed “A. Donavon” in ink on base, 23 x 9.5 x 9.5cm. Crazing and minor surface loss to varnish, dents, paint splatters to lower back portion, some of the inscription partially obscured. Inscription reads “Presented..... More
![Item #CL205-38 Blinky Bill [Bookends]. After Dorothy Wall, 1894–1942 NZ/Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL205-38_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1655438288)
c1930s-1940s. Pair of glazed ceramic statuettes on painted wooden stands, each with “Blinky Bill” in raised letters in ceramic base, 16.7 x 12.2 x 11.3cm. Missing portion and crack to legs of one statuette, wear and soiling to wooden stands. Blinky Bill is an “anthropomorphic koala and children's fictional character created by..... More
c1920s. Chrome-plated brass, 10.6 x 14.3 x 9.5cm. Minor wear to plating and oxidation to metal base. The mascot consists of an Australian kookaburra perched on a stand with wings, attached to a radiator cap. The casting is crisp with no wear. Earlier automobiles had their “radiator caps outside of the hood..... More
c1916. Colour lithograph board game with cloth spine, accompanied with original small dice box, “The National” company trademark shield and game name appear on board and box, 36.7 x 37cm (board), 17 x 11cm (rules), 7.5 x 8.8 x 4.2cm (box). In very good condition except for minor wear to edges of cover and..... More
1878. Twelve of 13 soft-cover booklets in letterpress and lineblock, No. 4 with lithographic frontispiece, 22 x 13.5cm (approx. each). Loose cover with missing portions to No.1, minor wear to some covers, foxing. Text includes “from authentic sources and the personal reminiscences of an old colonist, with an appendix of choice..... More
![Item #CL205-7 Plan Of 39 Market Garden Allotments Situate [Sic] At Botany, Near The Sir...](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL205-7.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1655438314)
c1854. Lithograph, text including captions, name of lithographer and surveyors, annotated in ink on image upper right and verso, 54.3 x 39.8cm. Missing portions, tears, stains, old folds. Text includes “J. Allan Lithog., 23 Bridge St. Brownrigg & Roe, Surveyors.” Annotations include “Day of sale, Monday, 13 Nov[ember], Mort’s Rooms.” The..... More