1935. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, one image hand-coloured with partially illegible studio blind stamp on image lower right, titled and dated in ink verso, accompanying old backing with captions, 13.9 x 9.4cm, 5.2 x 5.4cm. Stamp reads “Prisma Studios, 82 Oxford Street.” Captions include “1st prize, 5 guineas”..... More
c1890s & 1935. Plaster relief portrait with hand-painted border, and watercolour with pencil, plaster relief titled “Sir Henry Parkes” in ink verso, watercolour initialled “E.H.B.” and dated “1935” in pencil lower right with caption in ink below image, 23cm (plaster diameter) and 15.8 x 11.3cm (watercolour). Slight stains and foxing..... More
1938. Colour process screen with gilded embossed vignette frames and text, 49.2 x 36.5cm. Slight stains, tears, creases and missing portions to margins. Text includes “A century and a half which have witnessed many marvels, but none stranger than the birth and growth of the Australian nation…C.H. Bertie. Designed and..... More
c1940s. Two bas-relief plaster moulds in wooden frames, 48 x 49cm (approx. each.) Chipped paint. One panel shows an Aboriginal man carving a boomerang, the other shows a man holding a lyrebird, with a snake and boomerang at his feet. These panels were most likely cast for the construction of..... More
c1940s. Chrome, rubber wheels and paint, “Selby W. McLean Model Maker, Essendon” stamp impressed on base and tail, 46 x 13 x 66cm. Slight tarnish, patina, paint loss. This is a one-off model made by Selby McLean for Sir Reginald Ansett, founder of Ansett Airlines. Provenance: Reginald Ansett estate sale..... 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&auto=webp&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
![Item #CL183-169 Shaping A Wommera [Sic], Central Australia. Ralph Trafford Walker, Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL183-169.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1486091824)
c1941. Relief metal plaque in aluminium, title and signature incised upper right and lower left, 40.6 x 33.1 x 2cm. Wear to signature. This is most likely a trial casting of one the sixteen bronze Aboriginal-themed panels designed by Walker for the Mitchell Library’s western doors. Painter, printmaker and sculptor..... More
1935-1942. Twenty (20) watercolours with ink on envelopes, all but one addressed to “Tom Whitford” and postmarked, all captioned and one image signed “W. Whitford” in ink lower centre, 9 x 14.5cm (approx. each). Slight foxing and minor tears. Each envelope is addressed to “Mr or Master Tom Whitford, Railside..... More
c1938-1945. Group of three advertising items, 6 x 23.5cm to 27.6 x 21.2cm. The group consists of 1). An advertisement for ANA from Walkabout magazine, 1944. Letterpress and line block, 27.6 x 21.2cm. Text includes “Invest all you can in Victory Bonds. Australian National Airways Pty Ltd. First in peace..... More
1905-1946. Group of 32 process and colour lithographs, with letterpress, all with title and text detailing each horse’s background and most with date above, in or below image, sizes range from 15.1 x 18.9cm to 25.4 x 31.6cm (image). Minor creases, foxing or stains, mostly to margins. The supplements are..... More
c1950s. Jacquard weave in cotton, 780 x 120cm. Features indigenous-style Australian animals. Fabric design is reversible, to be used as either a yellow or black background. More
c1950s. Printed cotton, near-full bolt with original cardboard core, text printed in selvedge, original printed labels attached to selvedge with stamped information and added detail in ink, 121cm (width) x 18.5m (approx. length). Slight soiling to outside of bolt. Text in selvedge reads “‘Nishida - Kingston Screenprint.” Labels include “Textile Printers..... More
c1954. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, photographer’s label attached verso, 19.3 x 24.5cm. Slight stains to image upper right, minor handling creases, scuffing. Label reads “Reg V. Brock of Bendigo. No. L420. Pos. A2. Additional copies may be obtained at any time by quoting this number.” The Le Garde Twins were..... More
c1954. Set of 11 letterpress and linocut loose leaves in folder, 28.5 x 21.1cm (leaves); 31.4 x 24.6cm (folder). Discolouration and tears to folder. Text on each sheet reads “Published by Bandicoot Ballads – John Manifold, Wynnum Nth Rd, Wynnum, Queensland. Printed by The Rams Skull Press, Lording St, Lwr..... 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
c1960s. Gouache, scarf design, titled and signed in image centre and lower right, 68.8 x 68.7cm. Scuffs to centre of image, slight stains overall, creases and repainting to margins. More
c1960s. Carved, stained wooden profile on plinth, initialled “E.J” on back of profile, 30 x 7.5 x 6.1cm. More
c1960s. Handmade cotton dress with drawstring waist and hook and eye fastenings, 101.5cm (neck to hem); 42cm (waist). Fabric depicts ferns and gumtrees of the Australian bush in yellow-gold tones, with kangaroos in brown, lyre-birds and Australian parrots in red and green. More
c1960s. Gouache on wood relief carving, signed “S. Tours[?]” lower right, captioned in ink verso, 17.5 x 41.4cm. Minor scuffing, nail holes to edges. Background includes a kangaroo. Owned by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort and Company, Canonbar Station won numerous awards for its sheep. More
c1960s. Printed cotton, 116cm (width) x 9.2m (approx. length). Slight stains to edge of fabric. Fabric and design most likely of Australian origin. More
c1964. Gouache and ink, scarf design, titled and signed in image centre and lower right, captioned throughout image, 70 x 70cm. Slight scuffs, surface loss and stains overall, creases and pinholes to margins. Captions identify Adelaide landmarks depicted around the edges of the image, and include “King William Street, Elder..... More
1964-1966. Group of 13 issues including process lithograph illustrations by Martin Sharp, Garry Shead, Peter Kingston, Mike Glasheen and others, 28.3 x 21.5cm. Slight creases, stains and foxing to most, some with tears, two with hole-punch perforations near fold, one (no. 14) with missing portion. Includes issue nos 14-21, 23..... More
c1970s. Roll of vinyl wallpaper, with original label, 52cm (width), 10m (approx. length). Incision about 13cm in length with slight foxing and stains at beginning of roll. Label includes name of manufacturer “Vywall”, and preparation and hanging instructions. The repeat pattern illustrates iconic pre-colonial images including two Gweagal warriors originally..... More
c1971. Original handwritten manuscript in ink consisting of 50 stapled booklets, accompanied with typed version in three bound folders, signed in ink on typescript title page, marginalia and notes throughout manuscript, 35 x 23cm (folders, each); 448pp. This unfinished manuscript by Vernon W.E. Goodin is a comprehensive history of the..... More
c1930s-1973. Eighty-six (86) process screen badges, most badges are dated with stamped union member number, sizes from 2.5cm to 3.8cm (diameter). Some badges with slight rust stains or minor indentations. Broken Hill, known as an isolated mining town in NSW, has a history of strikes and industrial disputes dating back..... More