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The Berry Collection Part 1, Day 2 — Young's Auctions

Auction House: Young's Auctions Number of lots recorded: 309
Sale Title: The Berry Collection Part 1, Day 2 Lots with images: 179
Auction Location: Melbourne Prices available: 269
Date: 25/08/2008









Lot Description Price Image
*** Porcelain head doll of Nazi 'Brownshirt' soldier Wearing a swastika armband, painted porcelain boots & a cloth cap. Porcelain head stamped 'Km, Germany, 1018/37'. 36 cm ***
*** Collingwood Football Club 'League Series' postcard, depicting a footballer taking a place kick. Valentine's Series, circa 1905. Scarce item in very nice condition. ***
*** North Melbourne Football Club 'Association Series' postcard, depicting a player standing with one foot on a ball. Valentine's Series, circa 1905. ***
*** Australian Rules Football Carte-de-visite of a player in standing pose with oval ball resting on a pedestal. Horizontal hooped guernsey & socks, plain knee-length trousers & cap. Taken at the studio of Timothy Noble, 135 Bourke Street East, Melbourne. Noble operated from this premises from 1874 to 1878.. A rare early portrait of an unidentified Australian Rules Footballer. ***
*** Australian Rules football Three antique photographs of Australian Rules Footballers. Two taken by Patterson Bros. of Carlton of which 1 is handcoloured. ***
*** Pennant flags 'Carlton Premiers 1949' x 6 52 cm long *** N/A 
*** Two carte de visites of Captain Matthew Webb One in sporting attire bearing 3 awards, the other detailing his achievement of being the first man to swim the English Channel in 1875 and his subsequent death at Niagara Rapids on July 24th, 1883. ***
*** Collection of approx. 29 antique & early 20th century postcards & photographs of sports teams, comical sports caricatures, etc *** N/A 
*** 20th century silver plated automobile trophy.. A winged wheel with presentation shield & Australian shaped plaque on a Bakelite base. 15 cm height *** N/A 
*** Sterling silver trophy cup Mounted on a Bakelite base. Inscribed on the body 'Scc, For Best Exhibit, Presented By Miss Adams' 30 cm *** N/A 
*** Gilt metal statue of a Female Tennis Player in Edwardian attire. 21 cm *** N/A 
*** Collection of Victorian & Edwardian photographs of football, rowing & tennis clubs, cyclists, jockeys, fisherman etc. *** N/A 
*** Rare Australiana cricket trophy Engraved 'Boyle & Scotts Challenge Cup, For Best Junior Cricket Club, season 1884 5, Won By The Queensberry C. C., Hotham' The reverse of the body engraved with a cricketing scene. Two classical styled angel handles, the lid adorned with a wicket-keeper. The base showing a Kangaroo bowling to a Lion. "Boyle played in the first Australian 'Test' Team in 1878.… ***
*** Rare cricket photograph postcard 'The Australian Eleven' 1878 cricket Test team. Showing 13 cameos of the players, their names & representative states. Photograph taken by T. F. Chuck & Son, Royal Arcade, Melbourne. This team is often referred to as the first Australian 'Test' team even though the 'Test' term didn't originate until a full decade later. ***
*** Two scrap album items One of Dr W. G. Grace & W. L. Murdoch, Australian Coat Of Arms & caricature cricket scene. The other a Trade Mark armorial banner with ensigns & kangaroo. Circa 1873. *** N/A 
*** (Part) cricket trophy 'South Melbourne Challenge Cup, Presented By Thomas Smith Esq., 1883.4'. A rare and unusual Australian piece with repousse ferns & wreaths surrounding the inscription..… *** N/A 
*** Collection of cricket & football memorabilia Including 2 Victorian photographs of young boys with cricket bats, Cricket Laws books from the 1930's, football fundraising tickets etc. *** N/A 
*** Australian Rules Football cigarette cards By J. J Schuh Tobacco Co., Magpie Series, 1925 issue. 82 cards of the known series of 103, plus an unrecorded card of Mel Morris, Richmond. *** N/A 
*** Australian Rules Football cigarette cards 19 cards by Sniders & Abraham, from 1904 to 1909 incl. Incidents In Play, Victorian country players etc. *** N/A 
*** Australian Rules Football cigarette cards 31 cards by Schuh, Sniders & Abraham, incl. 1911-1912 & 1922 series. *** N/A 

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