c1850s. Daguerreotype with hand-colouring, sixth-plate size, in original hinged case, 5.2 x 6.5cm (image), 9.4 x 8.1cm (case). Slight oxidation to edges of image, minor wear to case. More

c1840s-1850s. Watercolour and ink, title and signature transcribed by another hand in ink from original album page to replacement mount c1960s, 22.9 x 36cm. Minor stains to upper portion verso. Fanciful view most likely by an artist who had not visited Australia: while Government House and Fort Macquarie are appropriately..... More

c1850. Tinted hand-coloured lithograph, series and artist’s names and title above and below image, partially obscured and missing text in lower margin, 46.1 x 36.5cm (oval). Surface loss and missing portion to lower margin, repaired tears to edges of margins, slight stains and foxing overall, old mount burn. Laid down..... More

c1850s. Two hand-coloured lithographs, one monogrammed in image lower left, one titled in pencil in lower margin, 15.6 x 23cm and 15.2 x 25.1cm. Creases to one image, minor perforation and stain to centre of other image, old mount burn and stains to margins of both. Image titles read (1)..... More

1795/c1851. Etching with later hand-colouring, number “410” in plate upper right, initialled, titled and captioned in plate below image, 35.4 x 24.9cm. Minor stains to margins. Text reads “Pub. July 4th 1795 by H. Humphrey, No. 37, New Bond Street.” Caption provides a satirical description of the “butterfly” Sir Joseph..... More

1851. Tinted lithograph, monogrammed in image lower left, annotated “View from Darling Point Road” in an unknown hand in pencil in lower margin, 14 x 23cm. Foxing, handling crinkles, missing portions and stains to margins. From the series Sketches in the environs of Sydney… Ref: Ellis, Conrad Martens: life and..... More

1851. Lithograph, titled in pencil in lower margin, 13.2 x 23.8cm. Foxing, stains, handling creases, missing upper left corner and portions of lower margin. More

1851. Salt paper print, signed, captioned “Strasbourg” and dated in negative lower right, 33.1 x 22.9cm. “Henri Le Secq, a painter and antiquarian, collected Old Master prints and medieval ironwork. As the son of a politician, Le Secq became an expert on his native Paris and the self-appointed guardian of..... More

c1851. Salt paper print, annotated “176” in pencil and photographer’s stamped signature on backing below image, 27.5 x 21cm. Slight soiling to lower edge. In 1851 the Commission des Monuments Historiques chose Baldus and four others to form the Mission Héliographique to document the architectural heritage of France. This photograph..... More

c1851. Pencil sketch, captioned in image upper left, 13 x 18.8cm. Tears and creases to upper edge, foxing, soiling. Another pencil sketch of an archway attached to a building appears verso. The Australasian Steam Navigation Company was a shipping company which operated between 1839 and 1887. It was “formed from the..... More

1853. Hardcover octavo in quarter-leather and buckram binding, gilt title with date on leather label attached to front cover, 24 x 15cm. Front board split from text block, slight stains and scuffing overall. This book contains 62 examples of needlework, including crochet, knitting, quilting, tatting, and embroidery. The samples are..... More

1853-1854. Punch’s Pocket Book was a “travel-sized” annual publication based on the British satirical magazine Punch. It included an almanac, cash account log, a daily diary, business information, short stories, poetry, and cartoons. The Pocket Book was illustrated by prominent illustrators, including John Leech. Ref: Bandeis Uni., USA. (1) [Punch’s..... More