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The Collection of Caressa Crouch & Carl Gonsalves — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:496
Sale Title:The Collection of Caressa Crouch & Carl GonsalvesLots with images:491
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:478
Date:22-Feb-2015
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A large carved colonial wooden rolling pin embossed 'Australia' and a large wooden pastry crimper, Australian, 19th century, the rolling pin 51 cm
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A ships carpenter's tool box with assorted tools, 19th century, 27 cm high, 80 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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Two wooden walking sticks and a wooden bottle stick, late 19th/20th century, the bottle stick 92 cm
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Two walrus ivory and ebony walking sticks, late 19th/20th century, the longest 92 cm
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A collection of reference books on Australian colonial history and architecture
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A Victorian candy glass walking cane, 19th century, 116 cm
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A brass mounted porcupine quill crop, 20th century, 87 cm long
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Three silver mounted blackwood walking canes, Australia, 19th/20th century, the tallest 89 cm
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A finely carved blackwood walking stick, with an 'Advance Australia' coat of arms, 19th century, 89 cm long
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A silverplate mounted myrtle hunting crop, embossed with a kangaroo, Australia, 19th century, 77 cm long
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A patinated brass kangaroo mystery clock, Australian, 19th century, 31 cm high
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A bronze kangaroo mystery clock, Australia, 19th century, 30 cm high
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A bronze and gilt bronze 'Advance Australia' mantle clock under dome, 19th century, the clock 32 cm high, 43 cm wide
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A gilt brass and silvered brass continuous movement clock under dome, signed 'Jahresuhr Sylvester', Swiss, 19th century, the clock 52.5 cm high, 36 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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A brass mounted 'Seth Thomas' ships clock, American, late 19th century, 29 cm high
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A silver plate and silver gilt mounted harbour clock barometer, by J. Sewill, 30 Cornhill London, 22 cm high, 17 cm wide
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A brass and cast iron geared drive train shaft, 19th/20th century, 75 cm high
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An antique glass dome and base, 19th century, 35 cm high
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An antique glass dome and base, 19th century
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A glass cased ebonised barograph by Sharman D. Neill. Ltd., Belfast, late 19th century, 19.4 cm high, 36 cm wide, 21 cm deep
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An Enfield wooden cased mantle clock, 'Presented to W. Springer, 50 Years Loyal Service 1900-50 McHugh Bros. Pty. Ltd.', 23 cm high. Note: W. Springer was the McHugh Bros. Pty. Ltd. potteries South Launceston works foreman who retired in 1950.
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A harmonica and a small lot of wine related ephemera, 19th century and later, the harmonica 12 cm
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A collection of six brass and cast iron model cannons, 19th century and later, the largest barrel 34 cm
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A collection of seven brass cannon and carriage 19th/20th century, together with four additional brass and bronze cannon barrels, the largest barrel 17.4 cm
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A cast iron sailor doorstop, a patinated metal money box and a gilt metal stand, 19th century and later, the stand 25 cm
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A scale model locomotive engine, 19th/20th century, 35 cm high, 68 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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A collection of reference books on Australian silver and sculpture, 20th century
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A collection of five cast iron and pressed metal fire insurance marks, 19th/20th century, the largest 30.5 cm high
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A collection of six cast iron and pressed metal fire insurance marks, 19th/20th century, the largest 28 cm high. Note: Fire insurance companies began operating in the Australian colonies in the early part of the 19th century. They were both Australian and foreign, principally British, owned. The Union Assurance Company of Sydney and The Australasian Fire and Life Assurance Company are both recorded as having offices in George Street, Sydney in 1836. The Collingwood Fire Insurance Company (with a paid up…
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A framed and mounted pressed metal fire insurance mark for the Cornwall Fire and Marine Insurance Company, circa 1846-47, together with the original documentation for insurance cover of the Assembly Rooms and Hotel, Campbell town, Tasmania, the plaque 28 cm x 22 cm
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A pair of Australian silver plate emu and kangaroo figured knife rests, first half 20th century, together with a pair of English silverplate knife rests, modelled with a sailor and an officer at tug-o-war, 8 cm wide
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A collection of seven chromed kangaroo, emu and boomerang mascot mounted radiator caps, Australia, 20th century, the tallest 17 cm
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A cast bronze and two chrome kangaroo car mascots, 20th century, the largest 13 cm
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A large collection of Australian cast metal animal figures, 19th century and later, including kangaroos, emus, kookaburras, koala and the figure of an Indigenous Australian, tallest figure 13 cm
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A cold painted bronze figure of a kangaroo, Australian, late 19th/20th century, 15.5 cm high
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Two silver plate inkwells in the form of a kangaroo and an emu, Australian, late 19th/20th century, 16 cm high
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A large collection of ceramic, metal and glass kangaroos, 20th century, the tallest kangaroo 25 cm
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A pair of kangaroo and emu embossed cast iron book ends, first half 20th century, 15 cm high
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A cast bronze figure of a koala on a tree stump, unsigned, 20th century, 20 cm high
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A collection of cast metal and bronze kangaroo figures, late 19th century and later, together with a motoring trophy, a carved figure of a horse, and a bronze sign, the tallest figure 14 cm
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A plaster 'Advance Australia' potters mould with the associated moulded plaque, John Campbell Pottery, Tasmania, first half 20th century, the plaque inscribed: 'Best wishes for Christmas and New Year, Joan and Glenn Campbell, together with a second plaster potters mould, the mould 14 cm
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Three kangaroo figured cast iron doorstops, Australian, late 19th/20th century, the tallest 19 cm
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A pair of cast bronze door stops and a painted cast iron figure, 20th century, the pair of door stops 15 cm
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A collection of various antique kitchen implements and branded products, 19th century and later, together with four antique mixing bowls and a porcelain boiling jug, the wheel cookie cutter 23 cm
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A collection of assorted metal ware and trench art, 19th century and later, the trench art 14 cm
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A koala rubber hot-water bottle, Australian, second half 20th century, 30 cm high
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A collection of four Australian themed mechanical tin toys, early 20th century, one with original box, novelty mechanical kangaroo, made by 'A. Wells & Co. Ltd, Walthamstow, London.', 21 cm high
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A collection of glass marbles in a pewter mounted box, the box 9 cm high, 19 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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Two cast iron boot scrapers, 19th century, the largest 28 cm high, 32 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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A two volume set of 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth, circa 1870, illustrated by Skinner Prout, N. Chevalier, etc, published by Virtue & Co Ltd, London
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An opal shard mosaic picture of a kookaburra, Australian, late 19th/20th century, 30 x 40 cm
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A carved and painted rubber tyre garden sculpture, 20th century
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A small collection of silver and silverplate, 19th century and later, comprising an English silver cigarette case, a silverplate christening mug and a mesh lined food cover, the food cover 32 cm wide
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A needlework sampler by Helen E. Dunlop, Australian, dated 1867, further stitched 'Born in Melbourne Australia Jan. 1854', 62 cm high, 48.5 cm wide
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A framed embroidered 'Advance Australia' coat of arms, signed 'J. Franke,' dated 1899, 38 cm high, 51 cm wide
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A large huon pine hand-embroidered and beaded oval portrait panel, Australian, 19th century, the oval 65 cm high, 53 cm wide
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A crochet work 'Advance Australia' armorial crest, Australian, circa 1900, the panel 49 x 49 cm
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A beaded needlework tapestry of classical figures, 19th century, the tapestry 56 x 46 cm. Provenance: Christie's, Bronte House Collection, Sydney, December 9, 2003, lot 401
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A needlework sampler by Mary Allen Reibey, Ellinthorp Hall Van Diemen's Land, dated 1827, 50 x 46 cm. Note: George Carr Clark (1789-1863), settler, was born on 18 February 1789, the fourth son and seventh child of Thomas Clark (1750-1832) and his wife Ann, nee Carr (1753?-1836), of Ellinthorp Hall, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England. He was the great-nephew of the architect John Carr (1723-1807) from whom the Clark family derived much benefit., Before marriage, both Clark and his wife had received 2000-acre…
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An early colonial sampler by Isabel Buis, age 9, Van Diemens Land April 16,1839, within a huon pine frame, 29.5 cm high, 24 cm wide
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A felt and woollen quilt of salesmans samples, Australian, circa 1920, 204 x 170 cm. Literature: Historical Australian Quilts, Annette Gero, p.84 (illustrated), The Beagle Press, NSW, 2000. 'Many mail order catalogues such as Lasetter's Monthy Commercial Review and department stores catered for country clients by offering samples of fabrics. Up until the 1920's, Lassetter's offered men's suits, tailor made, by mail order, and before being made up, they sent 'free samples to any address'. This quilt…
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A small framed tapestry of a three-masted ship 'The Florence' off a shore, believed to be Knobby's point, Newcastle, 19th century, 38 cm high, 60 cm wide
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A small framed tapestry showing a three-masted sailing ship, 19th century, 41 cm high, 51.2 cm wide
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A framed and embroidered 'Advance Australia' textile ensign panel, circa 1900, 40 x 37.5 cm
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Fredrick Dawson (Working Circa 1894-1919), The Hollliswood, watercolour, signed 'Dawson' and dated 1900 lower right, 58 x 87 cm, Note: Bark Holliswood, Long Overdue, Arrives In Port Badly Damaged Ship Drops Anchor at San Pedro Captain Tells Thrilling Story of Four Months' Journey With her masts splintered, her rigging carried away and her sails blown to shreds, the American bark Holliswood crept slowly into port at San Pedro yesterday morning and dropped anchor just off the end of the government breakwater…
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WILLIAM EDGAR, (WORKING 1900s-1920s), Pilots to the Rescue, 1901, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 75 x 126 cm. Provenance: Lawsons, Fine Paintings, Sydney, 22 March 1990, lot 345
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AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL, 19th CENTURY, Beached Sailing Vessel, pencil and wash, signed C. Martens lower right, 16.5 x 23.5 cm
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GLADSTONE EYRE, (1863-1933), Lion Island from Ocean Beach (Brisbane Waters) (1922), watercolour on paper, signed lower left, 49 x 87 cm
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A large painted Advance Australia coat of arms cedar panel, signed 'E Bryrant Writer & Artist 1894, Sydney', 64 cm high, 94 cm wide
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AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL, Masted sailing vessels (pair), watercolour, 10.5 x 14 cm
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J. H. JOLLIFFE, Ship at anchor, Sydney, watercolour on paper, signed J.H Jolliffe and dated 24 May 1849 lower right, incribed verso 'Queens...? Sydney by J.H Jolliffe 1849', 20 x 30 cm
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Andrew Parks, (Working 1940-60s), Hawksbury River, watercolour on paper, signed and titled lower right, 26 x 36.5 cm
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Thomas Bewick (1752-1828) (Attributed), The Spotted Opossum of New South Wales, woodblock engraving, circa 1810, 6 x 8.5 cm
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An Australian chip carved cedar box frame, 19th century, together with a later photo lithographic print of a kangaroo, the frame 57 cm high, 48 cm wide
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Three framed watercolours 'Sail boats', Australian, 19th century, the largest 23 x 33 cm
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Two framed prints depicting whale hunting scenes, 19th century, 29 cm high and 39 cm high
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A huon pine framed watercolour of a riverbank scene, Australian, late 19th/20th century, 22 cm high, 28 cm wide
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Hardy Wilson (1881-1955), Entrance to Brownlow Hill, Camden N.S.W. 1919, monochrome etching, signed and dated lower left, 34 x 26 cm
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Australian School, Fort Denison, pencil on paper, 26 cm diameter
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Frederick Elliott (1864-1949), Tug and clipper, watercolour, signed F.Elliott and dated 1920 lower right, 31 x 55 cm
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Australian School, 'The Oxborough', oil on canvas, 29 x 39.5 cm
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Louis Wilhelm Karl Wirth (1858-1950), Sail boats, watercolour, signed L.W.K. Wirth and dated 1908 lower right, 25 x 46 cm
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An oak framed certificate of merit from 'The Australian Natives Association', 1905 & 1906, the certificate 50 cm x 36 cm
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A paper cut-out silhouette, Australian, 19th/20th century, 19 x 26 cm
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A colonial surveyor's map, 'Plan of the town of Launceston, Van Diemen's Land, from the actual survey by H. W. H. Smythe, 1855', 64 cm high, 78 cm wide
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After George Stubbs (British, 1724-1806), 'A singular Animal called Kangaroo found on the Coast of New Holland', engraving, titled in plate below image, within a huon pine frame, the print 17.5 x 22 cm, the frame 45.5 x 54 cm. Note: This image, which was published with the journals of Cook's first voyage, was the first recorded European depiction of a kangaroo.
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Squire Morgan (1886-1974), 'At Palm Beach', Etching, signed and editioned 10/50 lower right and left, 20 x 36 cm
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Two sepia yachting photographs 'H.M.Y Britannia' and 'Shamrock V', Beken & Sons Cowes, early 20th century, 27.5 cm high, 22.5 cm wide, His Majesty's Yacht Britannia was a gaff-rigged cutter built in 1893 for Commodore Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII. She served him and his son King George V with a long racing career., Shamrock V was the first British yacht to be built to the new J-Class rule. She was commissioned by Sir Thomas Lipton. Following her launch on 14 April 1930…
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A pair of huon pine framed Baxter coloured prints, English, 19th century, each impressed with a Baxter seal to the base and one titled 'News from Australia', 11 cm high, 15 cm wide
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A collection of three photographic yachting images, Australian, circa 1910, including 'Tranquility' at anchor, Hobart and 'Tassie Too', the largest image 31 x 39 cm
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Frederick Elliott (1864-1949), Clipper, watercolour, signed F.Elliott lower right, 29 x 57 cm
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A framed shipping poster for the International Express Company, Tasmanian, circa 1900, 52 cm high, 39 cm wide
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An opal shard mosaic picture of a floral arrangement, Australian, late 19th/20th century, 53 cm high, 36 cm wide
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A cedar framed print 'The Royal Midshipmen', 19th century, the frame 70 x 54 cm
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A cedar framed print 'Songs for Children No.7, The Duck & The Kangaroo', By Edward Lear, 60 x 53 cm
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Australian School, Harbour Scene, oil on canvas on board, 18 x 40 cm
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