Mode Schmetterlinge (Fashion Butterflies)
c1830s. Hand-coloured lithograph, 21 x 17.5cm. Minor surface stains and soiling. More
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A La Memoire De J.M. Jacquard
1839. Silk jacquard fabric, artist, caption and text woven below image and in accompanying silk slip, 43.5 x 33cm. Stains, foxing and minor tears to fabric, laid down on old backing. Text reads “D’apres le tableau de C. Bonnefond. Execute par Didier, Petit et Cie.” Slip includes “[J.M. Jacquard] né..... More
Ballynascreen School Needlework Specimen Book
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
Stamp Mill [Model Ore Crusher Used For Gold Mining]
c1860s. Iron and wood, partially obscured typed text on label affixed to base, 32 x 19.7 x 26cm. Minor oxidation to metal parts, surface loss to label. Label reads “[Origi]nal Design 1860. By Langlands Bros, Port Phillip Foundry. Hanna St, South Melbourne [Victoria]. This is a rare working demonstration model..... More
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[Young Woman Dressed As An Angel]
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
Habillement Ou Nageoires Du Marin [Clothing Or Fins For The Seafarer]
1877. Pen and ink with wash, titled, annotated “S.G.D.G.”, dated and signed “par J. Hilbrunmer” in ink lower right, 27.4 x 17.1cm. Old folds, tears, slight foxing, missing portions to margins. This drawing appears to be a design for a flotation survival kit. It includes a knife and a horn..... More
John Hardie Esq., From The Mayor Of Sydney
1879. Silver-plated tankard, caption and date engraved on cup, 12.6 x 8.5 x 12.5cm. Oxidation, tarnishing. John Hardie (Aust., 1833–1904) was a miller and baker with an establishment at 516 George Street, Sydney. He was alderman for the Brisbane Ward (between Kent and Sussex Streets, Sydney) from 1 December 1879..... More
[Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa]
c1880s. Two scenes in oil on ostrich egg, 15 x 40cm (height x circumference). Minor paint loss to both scenes. The view of Tabletop Mountain includes fishing and sailing boats dotting the harbour. The other scene shows a Cape Malay man wearing geta sandals and carrying two baskets on a...... More
J. Corme [?]
1881. Photographic transfer on ceramic tile, partly obscured title and dated “May 1881” in ink verso, 22.7 x 18cm. More
Music Conductor’s Batons
c1882 & 1888. Pair of batons: (a) Retractable brass baton with machine-finished design and inlaid mother-of-pearl handle, stamped with patent date “Nov 28, 1882”, 26.5cm (total length) and 12.4cm (retracted) x 1.5cm (diameter), small dent to upper mount. Features a patented retractable mechanism with a spring-loaded upper portion which allows..... More
Zoetrope Strips
c1870s-1890s. Five colour lithographic strips, each strip with caption “es propiedad” and series number, 5.3 x 54.5cm (paper, approx. each). One strip with minor perforations to right side of image. A zoetrope is an animation device where the user spins a cylinder and sees a rapid succession of images, producing..... More
Agricultural Ploughs, Miniature Shop Display Models
c1890s. Consisting of a pair of semi-articulated cast iron or copper and wood models, 10.6 x 22.6 x 5.5cm and 29 x 30 x 16.5cm (approx. each). Slight rust or paint loss. Provenance: Queensland family who sold farm equipment from 1890s to 1940s. More
Japanese Ningyo Dolls
c1850s-1890s. Group of six composition dolls with wood, gofun paint, lacquered paper, metal and silk, some with additional woven straw or glass eyes, sizes range from 17 x 7.8 x 7.5cm to 31.5 x 30 x 18.5cm. One doll missing right arm and quills on bows, damage to upper head..... More
Animated Miniature Playing Cards
c1890s. Forty (40) letterpress playing cards hand embellished with ink and gouache drawings, annotated in pencil on original backing verso, 22.7 x 25.4cm. Slight foxing and buckling, laid down on original backing. Annotation reads “Painted by Phyliss [sic] Bisdee (née Morris), wife of G.S. Bisdee, Sandhill, Jericho [Tasmania].” Philippa Bisdee..... More
Rounding Up A Straggler
c1900. Emu egg with relief carving, 9.5cm (diam.) x 12.8cm (length). Perforation to apex of egg at left side of image. Attributed to Jonaski Takuma due to the exceptionally fine quality of the carving, bearing very close resemblance to his other work. The carving on the egg reproduces imagery from the..... More
Australiana Mother Of Pearl Shells
c1880s-1910s. Eight carved or etched shells (mother of pearl and pearl nautilus), two shells titled in image, one annotated and dated “1890” in ink on tape attached verso, sizes range from 14.1 x 13cm to 22.1 x 19.5cm. Slight paint loss to two shells, minor chips overall or paper remnants..... More
Bebarfalds Department Store Clock
c1910. Wall clock with colour lithograph face and hand-painted numerals, 25cm (diameter). Perforation to lithograph face, slight foxing, scuffing to glass. Text includes “B. Bebarfald & Co. Ltd. Bebarfalds complete house furnishers. Made in Baden.” Bebarfalds, which opened its Sydney store in 1872, was a retailer of home furnishings and..... More
[Photographic Study Capturing The Motion Of Water Being Emptied From A Bucket]
c1910s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format with “Austral Kodak” branding, annotated in pencil verso, 8.7 x 13.8cm. Minor chips to edges. Annotation reads “1000th of a second.” This photograph is one of the earlier examples taken with a shutter speed of 1/1000 of a second. Shutter speeds like this became..... More
The Cup Of Knowledge [Fortune Telling]
1925. Bone china tea cup and saucer, caption printed in cup with text and date on saucer, “Aynsley England” maker stamp and number “Rd. No. 702537” on cup base, 9.2 x 5.2cm (cup); 13.8cm (saucer diameter). Minor rubbing to cup gilding and plate motif. Text reads “Souvenir. Australian pavilion, Wembley..... More
Pacific Mother Of Pearl Shells
c1886-1930s. Six items containing seven carved mother of pearl or conch shells, two images captioned or dated “1886” in image, one shell annotated “C. Nouvaille[?]” in pencil in unknown hand inside shell, sizes range from 17.6 x 17cm to 18.7 x 13 x 21cm. One shell with minor chips to..... More
Bela Lugosi In “The Return Of Chandu” [Cinema Press Pack]
1934. Colour screenprint envelope containing three colour process screen and letterpress booklets, 47 x 31.8cm. Tears, creases and minor missing portions, splits to booklet folds. Envelope text includes “Again, Sol Lesser gives you a supreme showmanship achievement. Every home is an audience, every reader is a friend...Chandu holds the magic..... More
Audrey Patricia Lopez, Star Male Impersonator, Movie Ball and Family Group Snapshot At Wentworth Falls [Little People]
1935. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, one image hand-coloured with partially illegible studio blind stamp on image lower right, titled and dated in ink verso, accompanying old backing with captions, 13.9 x 9.4cm, 5.2 x 5.4cm. Stamp reads “Prisma Studios, 82 Oxford Street.” Captions include “1st prize, 5 guineas”..... More
Firefighting Collection
1890-c1940s. Thirty-five (35) items comprising 15 hardcover octavo books, 14 photographs and six items of ephemera, some books annotated with name “Sydney A. Tuck” in ink, typed labels or annotations to backing of some photographs verso, 3.8 x 7.6cm to 33.6 x 22.1cm. Several books missing dust jacket, soiling and..... More
[Sketches By An Australian Schoolgirl]
c1939-1942. Comprising of approx. 108 pencil and watercolour illustrations over four notebooks, all annotated “Betty Tyson”, some addressed “7 Malacoota Road, Northbridge [NSW]”, and some images dated “28.12.39”, “31.1.40” or “4.4.42”, sizes from 20.5 x 16.4cm to 18.1 x 25cm. Minor tears and stains to covers, some pages loose from..... More
West Timor Scrimshaw Masks
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