Mode Schmetterlinge (Fashion Butterflies)
c1830s. Hand-coloured lithograph, 21 x 17.5cm. Minor surface stains and soiling. More
c1830s. Hand-coloured lithograph, 21 x 17.5cm. Minor surface stains and soiling. More
c1900–1902. Scrapbook containing 72 ink drawings, five pencil drawings, two process screen prints and newspaper clippings; many drawings annotated in ink or pencil, some with names or aliases, scrapbook titled “Sketches” on cover, sizes range from 3.7 x 2.6cm to 15.5 x 24.4cm (drawings) and 28.4 x 22.5 x 1.2cm..... More
c1990s. Papier mache with acrylic, 46 x 38 x 21cm (overall). Repaired paint loss to corners of plinth. This sculpture was created by Toby Whitelaw (Aust., b.1975) after Matthew Martin’s Mambo Surf Pig, originally a design for men’s T-shirts. The Mambo Pig was used as a display for a surf..... More
c1974. Group of 14 colour screenprints, each editioned and signed in pencil in lower margin, all annotated “203” in pencil verso, each 76.5 x 56.1cm (paper). Some with stains, creases or tears to edges. Some of these poems were included in Flowers of Emptiness, a 1982 compilation of Krausmann’s poetry..... More
c1875. Albumen paper photograph, carte-de-visite format, studio line on backing below image and verso, 9.4 x 5.6cm. Slight soiling, fading, laid down on original backing. Studio line verso includes “Freeman, late Oswald Allen. Artist photographer, crayon and miniature painter, 360 George Street, Sydney. Terms: cash on delivery. Photographer by appointment..... More
c1945. Colour process screen card encased in painted metal and plastic with two plastic capsules each containing a metal ball, concealed magnets, text including publisher verso, 11.8 x 8.3 x 2.2cm. Minor scuffs to edge of metal case, otherwise in good condition. Text includes “The object of the game is..... More
c1880s-1920s. Fourteen (14) carved emu eggs, four with silver plate stands, two eggs initialled “E.A.G.” or “P. O’S.” in image, two eggs signed by “Ingram Bros, Melbourne” or Jonaski Takuma, sizes range from 11.8 x 27.5cm to 27 x 30cm (height including stand x circumference). Slight cracks, minor chips, surface..... More
1916-1984. The following magazines, collected over 25 years, represent an important cross-section of Australian life from 1916 to 1984. Consisting of 19 titles, the subject material covered is comprehensive and includes the arts, photography, literature, fashion, society and social events, architecture, Australian life in the outback, protests, political events, home..... More
c1960s. Automaton clock with revolving dial, exposed mechanism and composite material housed in a glass dome on a polished wooden base, 15.5 x 18.3 x 11.cm. Clock shows a kitten peering into the “fishbowl” dome as goldfish rotate on the timekeeping dial, set on an engraved base with lotus flowers..... More
1907. Silver-plated goblet, caption and date engraved on cup, “Walker & Hall, Sheffield, England 32” stamped on base, 22 x 10.8 x 10cm. Oxidation and tarnishing. German text reads “Herrn Ernst Wischweh, gewidmet von der Liedertafel Germania in Anerkennung. Seiner 5 Jahrigen, Prasidentenschaft 1902–1907, Sydney den 21.5.1907 der Vorstand. [Dedicated..... More
c1905-1915. Nine postcards, including photogravure, hand-coloured process screens, process lithograph and colour lithograph, some captioned and one signed in image, most inscribed in ink verso with postage stamps and postmarks, 13.8 x 8.7cm or 9.9 x 13.9cm (approx. each). Some with minor soiling or wear to edges, slight tear and..... More
1923-1929. Comprising one photographic negative, two Harley-Davidson manuals, and numerous ephemera, concerning the purchase and payment of a Harley-Davidson motorbike by “John Frederick Hazard” from 1923 to 1929. Collection includes a homemade model of a Harley-Davidson with sidecar, 11.5 x 7 x 4.5cm. Old folds and slight foxing to ephemera;..... More
c1958. Three hand-painted coconut shells, each scene titled, one face of shell dated with autographs of “Empire Games Squad” from 1958, sizes from 19.6 x 27.5 x 17.5cm to 26.5 x 30.3 x 22cm. Slight paint loss and chips overall. Titles read: (1) Magnetic Island [QLD]; [and] Souvenir of Townsville..... More
c1933. One watercolour with pencil and two lithograph charts, both lithographs stamped with “AMORC”, one dated “7 Sept. 1933” in image lower right, 38.1 x 29.3cm to 42 x 42cm (paper, approx. each). Pinholes, tears to edges, minor foxing, creases and crinkles overall. Stamp includes “The Rosicrucian Order. Known as..... More
c1936. Twenty-three (23) vintage silver gelatin photographs accompanied by a leather-bound notebook, each photograph annotated with negative number and “35E”, most captioned with tenants’ names in pencil verso, 8.3 x 13.3cm (photographs; approx. each). Minor silvering or developing flaws to image, scuffing and tears to notebook. The notebook on properties..... More
c1950s. Acrylic on card with 24 silk or wool bow-ties, mounted with Dobell’s signature in ink below portrait, 23.5 x 21cm (image); 74.3 x 67.4cm (overall). Some bow-ties with tears or fraying, minor foxing to backing. Framed. Provenance: Dobell estate, Cromwells Sale 2005. William Dobell (Aust., 1899-1970) was the first..... More
c1930s. Seventeen (17) gouache vignettes on fringed silk mats, 6 x 8.9cm (approx. each); 15 x 15cm (fabric). Slight stains to margins. Provenance: Casey Family. Images traced by Lady Maie Casey from John Tenniel’s illustrations in the original editions of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the..... More
c1913. Set of 28 wooden puzzle blocks, each covered with colour lithographic images and text, in original box with two illustrated colour lithographic keys, one pasted to lid, one loose sheet, title and artist on cover of case, text in puzzle images on blocks, 23 x 38.8 x 6.8cm (case)..... More