c1819/1826. Hand-coloured engraving, text including number “106”, artist and title in plate above and below image, 32 x 23.6cm. Slight stains. Framed. Text reads “Dessine par E. Olivier d’apres on croquis par L. de F. Grave par Adam. (Voyez l’explication des planches).” This engraving of the newly completed Hyde Park..... More

c1960s. Gouache, scarf design, titled in centre of image, 69.6 x 70cm. Scuffs, stains and surface loss overall, foxing to lower right corner, paper loss and pinholes to margins. Unfinished painting to emblems in corners. More

c1916-1920. Two school boy’s sketchbooks containing drawings in pencil and ink, with loose sheets, one book signed and dated “1st June 1916” in ink inside front cover, many drawings captioned, some dated or signed, 25 x 34cm (approx. each book). Cover and some pages loose in one book, wear to..... More

c1950/1990s. Cast resin with bronze finish, signature incised into base, 30.5 x 6 x 5.5cm. The original wooden sculpture, made in 1950, is held in the AGNSW, with the comment “Barbara Tribe began working with wood whilst enrolled at Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art, London, and produced works in..... More

1972. Pair of vitreous enamel metal plates, both signed and one dated lower centre, 28cm (diameter, each). Some scratches, scuffing. More

1898. Handwritten letter in ink, dated “11 June [18]98” and signed by Conder, accompanied with pen and ink sketch on letterhead paper by an unknown hand with annotations in ink, 17.9 x 22.5cm (approx. each). Old folds, crinkles, minor tears to edges, soiling, slight foxing. The letter, sent from Freneuse pres..... More

1905. Painted plaster plaque, title, signature and date “Dec. 1905” incised lower left, 39.1 x 28.7 x 2.7cm. Repaired crack across upper portion, paint loss to centre. Mounted to original frame. Amandus Julius Fischer (Aust., 1859-1948) was a Federation-era Sydney magazine and newspaper cartoonist, painter and book illustrator. Ref: DAAO..... More

1929. Letterpress booklet with process screen illustrations, 15pp, 21.6 x 13.8cm. Minor stains and crinkles overall, foxing, paper loss, tears, creases and old tape to loose cover. Text on title page includes “Hunkin, Ellis & King, Ltd., Printers and Publishers, Pirie Street, Adelaide.” The book cover features a portrait of..... More

c1918. Letterpress and colour process screen soft-cover book, illustrations signed in block and captioned, annotated in ink and pencil with date “1921” in various hands on title page, 29.3 x 22.5cm. Slight discolouration, crinkles, minor wear to edges. Title page includes “Melbourne Publishing Company, Cromwell Buildings, Melbourne.” Ref: Design and..... More

c1917. Letterpress leaflet, text includes title and author’s initials “E.M.C.” and “Durban”, 18.4 x 24.9cm. Old folds with a small missing portion, discolouration and crinkles. The song makes reference to Sydney’s 1914 battle with the German cruiser SMS Emden and its commanding officer Karl von Muller. This was one of..... More

1927. Pair of Australian-made bas-relief bronze medallions and manufacturer’s pamphlet, each with caption and date “March 30, 1927” around the upper portion, 9.6cm (diameter, each medallion), 15 x 12cm (pamphlet). Slight oxidation and soiling. The reliefs depict HRH the Duke of York (1895–1952), later King George VI; and the Duchess of..... More

1975. Folio of 40 poems in loose-leaf pages, one poem handwritten in ink, the remaining are lithographs, housed in a handmade envelope with watercolour illustration on cover, editioned “number fifteen [of 50]” and titled in ink, 23.1 x 30cm. Slight foxing and stains to envelope. This folio of poems by..... More