c1890. Painted plaster, signature incised lower right, 33 x 27 x 11cm. Minor chips and paint loss overall. A news clipping from The Bulletin, dated 7 February, 1984, is attached verso and shows the plaque with added words “The Bulletin, The National Australian News.” The article suggests that it is..... More

1905. Painted plaster plaque, title, signature and date “Dec. 1905” incised lower left, 39.1 x 28.7 x 2.7cm. Repaired crack across upper portion, paint loss to centre. Mounted to original frame. Amandus Julius Fischer (Aust., 1859-1948) was a Federation-era Sydney magazine and newspaper cartoonist, painter and book illustrator. Ref: DAAO..... More

c1919. Bronze relief, incised signature lower left, titled and annotated in ink on distressed original exhibition label “Royal…[?]” attached verso, 11 x 17cm. Original frame. Provenance: artist’s estate in Kensington, NSW. British-born John Wrenn Sutton was a sculptor, poet and singer. He worked mainly in bronze relief and plaster, and..... More

1929. Bronze relief, mounted on wooden plaque, subject, artist and date cast into the bronze, captioned in a brass plaque verso, 24.5 x 24.3 (bronze), 38 x 33.5cm (plaque). Minor scratch to centre of bronze, chips, cracks and missing portions to veneer of wooden plaque. Caption reads “Unserem hochverehrten chef..... More

c1930s. Spelter on wooden base, 27 x 12cm (figure); 16.5cm (base diameter). Charles Burgess Fry (1872-1956) was an English sportsman, politician, diplomat, academic, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, who is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. He represented England at both cricket and football, as well as equalling..... More

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

c1966. Plaster bust, 42 x 28 x 25cm. Added graphite to eyes. Born in Glebe, NSW, Les Tanner was one of Australia’s best-known political cartoonists and columnists. At an early age he showed a talent for drawing portraits. While studying at the Julian Ashton Art School he worked at The..... More

c1975. Bronze bust, signature incised verso, 32.5 x 25.1 x 15.6cm. Provenance: Artist’s agent. This work was most likely commissioned around 1975, when Cherina was in Australia, creating a bust of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. More

c1950/1990s. Cast resin with bronze finish, signature incised into base, 30.5 x 6 x 5.5cm. The original wooden sculpture, made in 1950, is held in the AGNSW, with the comment “Barbara Tribe began working with wood whilst enrolled at Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art, London, and produced works in..... More

1946/2015. Bronze, stamped “cire perdue [lost wax], Meridian Melbourne”, signed and editioned 4/7 on base lower right, 47 x 32 x 27.5cm. Ben Chifley was the 16th Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. “As a returned serviceman completing his fine art and graphic diploma at the Ballarat School..... More