c1897. Group of six watercolours, one dated and most titled and initialled “M.D.T.” in pencil lower left to right, some annotated or numbered in various hands in pencil verso, sizes range from 11 x 14.3cm to 20.4 x 27cm. Foxing and mount burn overall. Titles read: (a) Abyssynian dwelling, Jerusalem..... More

c1900. Crayon and pencil drawing, 20 x 25cm (paper). Minor soiling, old mount burn, laid down on old backing. There are many legends connecting the salamander to fire, possibly due to the tendency of salamanders to live inside rotting logs. When placed into a fire, the salamander would attempt to..... More

c1900. Watercolour with gouache, signed lower left, annotated and titled verso, 27.8 x 17.8cm. Slight wear to edges. Annotation reads “New Zealand set (6), No. 1 to pair with No. 2, Maoris – Old Order.” Australian-born Federation-era painter, illustrator and Bulletin cartoonist, Frank Mahony is best known for images of..... More

1909. Pencil drawing, titled in image upper left, initialled and dated lower left, 22.6 x 22.8cm. Slight discolouration, old mount burn, rough lower edge. The Star and Garter Hotel, located on Richmond Hill in London, “reached the peak of its fame as Richmond itself expanded in the 19th century during the..... More

1910. Pen and ink with white gouache illustration, captioned below image, original publishing label dated “Oct. 8, 1910” with annotations in ink affixed verso, 23 x 20.2cm. Slight soiling and foxing, discolouration to edges. Annotations include “Captain Black” and “Chums.” This uncommon original illustration appeared in Chapter 13 of the..... More

1913. Pencil drawing, titled, signed and dated lower left, 26.4 x 18.3cm. Slight foxing, stains, soiling and crinkles overall, pinholes to lower margin. More

1916. Pen and ink, signed and dated lower right, annotated in pencil below image, 13.6 x 14.1cm. Indentations to left edge of image, slight stains and discolouration overall. Annotation reads “‘Delight.’ [And on mule, riding swiftly] soon came into view, [That most amiable person] good Isaac, the Jew.” Illustrated in..... More

c1920s. Gouache, obscured signature lower centre, sketch verso, 24.6 x 16.1cm. Minor paint loss and slight missing portion to image right and lower left corner, old glue stains to margins. One winged figure captioned with “Hopes.”. More

c1910s-1920s. Watercolour, signed “Fukanori” lower left, 49.3 x 33.2cm. Slight foxing to margins. Provenance: W.A. Pennell estate. See Item 23. More

c1920s. Watercolour, signed lower left, 32.6 x 51cm. Old mount burn to edges. More

c1920s. Pen and ink with pencil and water-colour, titled lower centre, 26.1 x 22.3cm. In the style of Jean Dupas. More

c1920s. Pastel with pencil, signed lower left, 42 x 25.5cm. Repaired tear to upper left corner. Danish illustrator Nielsen was among an elite group of artists, that included Arthur Rackham (Brit., 1867–1939) and Edmund Dulac (French/Brit., 1882–1953) who were part of the “golden age of illustration” during the early part of..... More

1926. Watercolour, signed, titled and dated in ink lower left, 22.5 x 33.1cm. Minor foxing and paper loss to image left edge. More