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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

c1913. Set of 28 wooden puzzle blocks, each covered with colour lithographic images and text, in original box with two illustrated colour lithographic keys, one pasted to lid, one loose sheet, title and artist on cover of case, text in puzzle images on blocks, 23 x 38.8 x 6.8cm (case)..... More

1923-1929. Comprising one photographic negative, two Harley-Davidson manuals, and numerous ephemera, concerning the purchase and payment of a Harley-Davidson motorbike by “John Frederick Hazard” from 1923 to 1929. Collection includes a homemade model of a Harley-Davidson with sidecar, 11.5 x 7 x 4.5cm. Old folds and slight foxing to ephemera;..... More

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

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