Mode Schmetterlinge (Fashion Butterflies)
c1830s. Hand-coloured lithograph, 21 x 17.5cm. Minor surface stains and soiling. More
c1830s. Hand-coloured lithograph, 21 x 17.5cm. Minor surface stains and soiling. More
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
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
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
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
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
1881. Photographic transfer on ceramic tile, partly obscured title and dated “May 1881” in ink verso, 22.7 x 18cm. More
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
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
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
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
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
c1880s-1920s. Fourteen (14) carved emu eggs, four with silver plate stands, two eggs initialled “E.A.G.” or “P. O’S.” in image, two eggs signed by “Ingram Bros, Melbourne” or Jonaski Takuma, sizes range from 11.8 x 27.5cm to 27 x 30cm (height including stand x circumference). Slight cracks, minor chips, surface..... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
c1950s. Acrylic on card with 24 silk or wool bow-ties, mounted with Dobell’s signature in ink below portrait, 23.5 x 21cm (image); 74.3 x 67.4cm (overall). Some bow-ties with tears or fraying, minor foxing to backing. Framed. Provenance: Dobell estate, Cromwells Sale 2005. William Dobell (Aust., 1899-1970) was the first..... More
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
c1961-1963. Appliqué with photographic transfer and hand-colouring, polyester filling and cardboard, 52.6 x 36.4 x 2.5cm. Water damage to upper and lower right portions, insect damage, old glue stains, slight soiling. This mixed media collage was most likely made in Vietnam at the time of Kennedy’s presidency and sold to..... More
c1974. Group of 14 colour screenprints, each editioned and signed in pencil in lower margin, all annotated “203” in pencil verso, each 76.5 x 56.1cm (paper). Some with stains, creases or tears to edges. Some of these poems were included in Flowers of Emptiness, a 1982 compilation of Krausmann’s poetry..... More