1925. Bone china tea cup and saucer, caption printed in cup with text and date on saucer, “Aynsley England” maker stamp and number “Rd. No. 702537” on cup base, 9.2 x 5.2cm (cup); 13.8cm (saucer diameter). Minor rubbing to cup gilding and plate motif. Text reads “Souvenir. Australian pavilion, Wembley..... More
1856. Hardcover quarto with quarter leather and buckram boards, containing 71 tinted lithographs: one printed in colour and two with hand-colouring, each accompanied by topographical descriptions in Danish, with artist, lithographer, title and publisher’s line “Em. Baerentzen & Cos. Forlag, eneberettiget” in lower margin, 36.1 x 30cm. Boards split and..... More
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1928-c1933. Two watercolour and pencil drawings, each captioned and signed by architect “Keith Frederick Giraud”, chapel design dated “1928” and annotated “University of Sydney” in pencil below image, 57.4 x 39.7cm to 70.8 x 41.8cm (paper). Pinholes, slight foxing and crinkles. Keith Frederick Giraud was awarded the Australian Medallion and..... More
c1900. Pair of metal globes printed in colour, mounted with removable brass rings on timber stands, 5.7 x 15.6 x 15.6cm (each). Minor crazing, wear, discolouration and oxidation to globes, some wear to stands. These globe stands, designed to resemble larger floor-standing globes, are attributed to Tasmanian Thomas Hinton (Aust...... More
1880. Pair of hand-coloured wood engravings, 22.7 x 32.9cm; 24.4 x 22.3cm. Creases, repaired tears to edges, slight soiling and foxing. Captions for one image read “No. 1 General view: night attack by the police on the inn; No. 2 After the fight: Ned Kelly wounded, lying at the railway..... More
c1940s–1950s. Two folk art figures and two vintage silver gelatin photographs, one figure with “Jakanda Reg’d” label attached to base, one photograph with paper manufacturer’s mark “A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved” verso, 13 x 8.5 x 6.5cm and 14 x 6 x 2.5cm (figures); 19.2 x 12.2cm and 19 x 22.7cm..... More
c1930-1968. (1) Don Bradman, The World’s Greatest Batsman, c1930. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, captioned in image lower left to right, 13.5 x 8.7cm. Slight creases. Caption continues “Born at Cootamundra, NSW, Aug. 27th, 1908.” (2) Don Bradman’s Reply To A Fan Letter, 1968. Handwritten letter on Sir Donald Bradman letterhead..... More
1971. One letterpress poster and three letterpress pamphlets, sizes range from 25.4 x 17.3cm to 34.2 x 25.3cm. Pinholes, creases, slight discolouration to edges. Text includes “Dr Benjamin Spock – World famous paediatrician and anti-Vietnam war activist arrived in Australia on June 9. His assignment: to head a national speaking..... More
1954. Process screen and letterpress, postcard format, 13.7 x 8.3cm. Crease to upper left corner, minor foxing. Text includes “Federal elections 1954, Martin Division, Sat., 29th May. Voting is compulsory. Elton Lewis, resident of Balmain 55 years; served AIF (overseas), enlisting 16 years of age. The local candidate who knows..... More
c1915-1952. Forty (40) items of ephemera or manuscripts, most dated in ink or type, many annotated by Horder and others in ink or pencil, sizes range from 8.8 x 2.7cm to 31.6 x 20.2cm. Old folds, minor creases or foxing overall. Thomas Jeeves Horder, 1st Baron Horder (1871-1955) was an..... More
1922. Letterpress exhibition catalogue, 19.2 x 16cm. Glue stains, slight foxing and creases, discolouration from attached newspaper clipping. Text includes “July 18 to July 31, 1922, at Gayfield Shaw’s Gallery, The Attic, Seventh Floor, 391 George Street, Sydney, opposite Strand Arcade. Note: The prints exhibited are by a group of..... More
1921. Hardcover quarto, white cloth and gilt-illustrated boards with gilt title to spine, inscribed “[To] Merrie Cohen, from Uncle Arthur 2.4.1923” in ink on flyleaf, “Angus & Robertson Ltd” booksellers sticker on pastedown, 28.4 x 21.6cm. Some loss and tears to spine, slight scuffing to boards, foxing to edges and..... More
1910s-1930s. Three photograph albums containing 200 vintage silver gelatin photographs, two albums are annotated with captions and some dated in ink on album page below images, sizes range from 4.9 x 3cm to 24.4 x 19.2cm. Minor silvering, most images laid down on album page. Albums contain many family photographs..... More
1914. Letterpress menu card, handwritten label affixed to inside cover and autographs of the 3rd Battalion in ink and pencil throughout, 16.5 x 11.3cm (folded). Slight foxing, stains, repaired old fold. Label includes “This menu was the property of Lieut. J.E. Barlow (See “E” Coy). It was given to me..... More
c1860s. Tintype in 9 carat rose gold frame brooch with gold safety chain, marked “Whitehead, 9ct” on outer rim, 5 x 3.6cm (image). Raised and lost emulstion to top left corner and sitter's face. The sitter in the portrait is wearing a beaded collar, brooch and a locket, and appears..... More
1866. Letterpress, handbill, annotated with date and illegible inspector’s signature in ink, 45.9 x 29.4cm. Missing portions, stains and old folds with minor tears. Text includes “Tenders will be received up to eleven o’clock a.m., on Monday the 7th day of May, 1866, for the erection of a substantial two..... More
1890-c1940s. Thirty-five (35) items comprising 15 hardcover octavo books, 14 photographs and six items of ephemera, some books annotated with name “Sydney A. Tuck” in ink, typed labels or annotations to backing of some photographs verso, 3.8 x 7.6cm to 33.6 x 22.1cm. Several books missing dust jacket, soiling and..... More
1893. Letterpress and line block on fabric handbill, 18.9 x 12.4cm. Text includes “Criterion Theatre [Sydney, NSW]. Sole lessees and managers, Mr Brough and Mr Boucicault. Acting manager and treasurer, Mr W.H. Wallace. An original farcical romance in three acts, by Arthur W. Pinero. (Now being played to crowded houses..... More
c1910s. Gouache on board with varnished wood and plaster veneer, signed “S. Green” in image lower right, 23.9 x 45.8cm. Nail holes, crazing and missing portions to veneer. More
c1900-1920s. Brass, pewter, and tin figurines, “Made in Australia” stamp impressed into brass kangaroo base, sizes range from 5.5 x 8 x 1.8cm to 16 x 11 x 6cm. Slight rust and paint loss to pewter and tin kangaroos, one tin kangaroo with missing ear and loose card holder. The..... More
c1910s-1940s. Consisting of nine hundred and sixty-three (963) vintage silver gelatin or print-out paper photographs, loose or spread over five family photograph albums, some images inscribed “yours sincerely” by women or captioned or dated in ink on backing below, one album contains an ex-libris label for “Francis Clune”, signed by..... More
c1960s–1970s. Crackle-glazed porcelain on wooden plinth, 25.5 x 14.2 x 17cm. Minor paint splatter top left. 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
c1914-1918. Twenty-four (24) letterpress gazettes, 31 x 21.5cm (approx. each). Water damage, stains, tears and creases overall. This collection includes: (1) Amtsblatt Fur Das Schutzgebiet Deutsch-Neuguinea (Government Gazette For The Protectorate of German New Guinea), nos. 1 to 17 [Jan.-Sept.], 1914; (2) The Rabaul Record, vol. III, nos. 1 to..... More
1873. Handwritten document bound with original cloth tape, seven pages, on paper watermarked “Partridge & Cooper, No. 1 Chancery Lane”, signed and dated in ink by two witnesses in 1873, various signatures replicated in document including that of Governor Charles Augustus Fitz Roy and Governor John Young, 42 x 34cm..... More