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

c1960s. Carved, stained wooden profile on plinth, initialled “E.J” on back of profile, 30 x 7.5 x 6.1cm. More

1966. Plaster and stand with bronze finish, date and signature incised into bust lower left, 23 x 8.9 x 8.9cm (overall). Minor chips to bust and stand. Provenance: Purchased in Australia. Jimilu Mason’s original bust of President Johnson was a clay model cast in plaster, then in bronze. “Though Johnson... More

1975. Bronze wall plaque, signed lower left, accompanied with original promotional leaflet, 26.5 x 21.7cm (plaque); 30 x 19cm (leaflet). Leaflet contains a statement by Cherina, which includes “He’s [Whitlam] opened Australia to the world by giving Australia international strength. I hope people will express their loyalty by their vote... 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

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