c1960s. Pair of carved animal skull plates, 21.5 x 11.4 x 2.5cm and 24.1 x 10.8 x 3.2cm. Natural patina. Both masks feature geometric carvings with a face, and are ceremonial animal skulls. “The Timorese people of Indonesia traditionally and ritually kill animals for ceremonies such as weddings and funerals..... More
c1961-1963. Appliqué with photographic transfer and hand-colouring, polyester filling and cardboard, 52.6 x 36.4 x 2.5cm. Water damage to upper and lower right portions, insect damage, old glue stains, slight soiling. This mixed media collage was most likely made in Vietnam at the time of Kennedy’s presidency and sold to..... More
![Item #CL168-84 [Concrete Poems]. Rudi Krausmann, b.1933 Austrian/Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL168-84_1.jpg?v=1492489396)
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
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
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
![Item #CL203-15 Sketches [Friends & Associates Of The Artist]. Livingston Hopkins,...](/pictures/thumb/CL203-15_1.jpg?v=1633911445)
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
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
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
![Item #CL187-131 [Doilies From “Alice In Wonderland”]. After John Tenniel, Brit](/pictures/thumb/CL187-131_1a.jpg?v=1496128043)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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