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Australian & Colonial, Antique & Historical — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

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Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:483
Sale Title:Australian & Colonial, Antique & HistoricalLots with images:481
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:361
Date:19-May-2015
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The Tankard Malting Company Limited, 3 share certificates to Ephrain L. Zox of Melbourne, dated 1886; plus 'Montgomerie's Brewery Company Limited, West Melbourne', share certificate to James Warne of Melbourne dated 1888.
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1880s share certificates, noted The Imperial Banking Company, The Mercantile Bank of Australia, R. Goldsborough & Company, Permewan Wright and Company, Melbourne National Property Land & Investment Co, The Australian Financial Agency and Guarantee Company.
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c1890-1979 share certificates, mostly Australian, noted Chaffey Bros, Limited - The Australian Irrigation Colonies; The London Bank of Australia Limited (2); Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of Canada (7).
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Thunderbolt Art Series Postcards (6 Cards in Packet) No.70: c1905 complete series titled 'Thunderbolt Series': 'Three Minutes to Live', 'The Wounded Companion', 'The Meeting', 'Hands Up', 'For Life & Liberty' & 'The Leap for Life'; several with the artist's name (E. T. Declosay) incorporated into the design. Extremely scarce; we have never offered a full set and never seen the accompanying envelope.
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Picturesque Sydney - Series C circa 1905, Kerry's Australian Post Cards, complete set of 9 real-photo cards; superb Unused and accompanied by the scarce original wrapper. Very scarce thus.
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Picturesque Sydney - Series B c.1905 Kerry's Australian Post Cards, comprising 7 real-photo cards accompanied by the scarce original wrapper.
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Australian Moonlight Scenes Art Series, No.15; circa 1905 group of 6 real photo cards in the original envelope. All Sydney scenes.
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Six coloured postcards of Tropical Queensland, circa 1905 Valentine's Series No.1 in original orange envelope; real photos. Very scarce thus.
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Queensland: A collection of postcards produced by the Queensland Government for distribution during the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 in London. The cards were intended to attract potential settlers, tourists and investors and were printed by G. A. Vaughan, Government Printer. (52, all different). Unused condition; mainly fine.
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Daylesford: c1910 'Pictorial Post Cards - Set of Six - Series 1 - Beautifully Colored - Photos by J. P. Mason' in original envelope of purchase. Rare.
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Album of postcards predominantly Australian. An impressive group including mining, bridge building, trains, country towns and interesting real life photos including pioneer motoring. Well worth inspection. 160+ cards.
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Australian Scenery - No.48 circa 1910 '12 Reproductions in Color' cards by P. S. & Co. [Swain] of Sydney; accompanied by the original envelope.
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Postcards: Interesting group including 'Barb Cycles, Melbourne' advertising card, American Great White Fleet, 'Explosion Fitzroy' real photograph. Group of cards real photos of Yarram, Orient Line etc. 49 cards.
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The Bush Tucker Box, etc. Art Series Post Cards - No.151; 5 of 6 coloured real photo postcards in original printed envelope. Images include 'Black Cane Cutters (Kanakas', 'White Cane Cutters', 'Native Belles, Fiji', etc.
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Album of Australian postcards including cards by J. A. Turner, 'Melbourne in the fifties' by S. T. Gill etc. 78 cards.
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Postcards: Group including country scenes, real photos, 'Toorloo House, Lake Tyers', gold mining etc. 55+ Cards.
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Postcards: Group of 3 'Zeynard's Marvellous Midget Circus. Tiny Town - The Big Show' (2 captioned).
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Postcard: 'Ballarat Flying School' Mr Edwin Prosser Chief Instructor & Pilot
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Daylesford: 'Twelve Beautiful Scenes of Daylesford' complete set of hand-coloured real photo postcards together with a large part of the original envelope.
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Harold Herbert: 'Reproductions of Water Color Paintings of Australian Scenes By Harold Herbert' complete set of 6 postcards, c1930, in original envelope. Rare.
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A New & Correct Chart of all the Known World by Emanuel Bowen [London 1744]. 46 x 38 cm
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A Chart of the Southern Hemisphere by Captain James Cook, published by William Strahan [London 1777]. 55 x 57 cm
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Italian 18th century map of the South Sea titled 'Mare Del Sud' by Antonio Zatta [Venice 1776]. 42 x 32 cm
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Oceanie published by Lemercier [Paris] early 19th century. 44 x 32 cm
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Van Diemens Land with colour lithograph view of Hobart Town, drawn & engraved by Lizars, circa 1824. 22 x 30 cm
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Carte Generale De L'Oceanie by Brue [Paris 1827]. 52 x 58 cm
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Australia, Compiled from the Nautical Surveys, Made by Order of The Admiralty, and other Authentic comments by James Wyld [London], 19th century. 80 x 56 cm
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Geological Map of Gipps Land (Sheet No.1), Surveyed by R. A. F. Murray under the direction of the Mining department, Melbourne [c1875], linen-backed roll-up map, size 97 x 110 cm.
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City of Prahran. Compiled by T. B. Muntz, City Surveyor, 1882, fold-up map in 16 sections on linen-backing, with many properties added in red ink, overall 83 x 90 cm.
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Hawthorn - Prahran circa 1887. Two canvas backed maps scale 400 feet to an inch, stone engraved by Clarence Woodhouse [printed by John Batton 79 Queen St], housed in original black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering.
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Camberwell: Real estate posters, c1888 'Camberwell. O'Shanassy's Tara Estate'; c1918 'Sunnyside Estate' & c1927 'Great Subdivisional Auction Sale. Camberwell Golf Links'. Also share certificate for 'O'Shanassy's Tara Estate Company' dated 1888.
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Geological Survey of Victoria Maps: Duplicated range in folder, c1892-1956.
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Victoria: 'Directory of Maps of the County of Bourke', lithographed by G. S. B. Bonney [Melbourne, 1892]. Missing map 1, has maps 2-42 + 2 maps of Victoria. Extraordinary - shows many suburban Melbourne landowners! Poor/G condition. Valuable resource.
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New Plan Melbourne and Suburbs. Sands & McDougall's Melbourne & Suburban Directory [Melbourne, c1900] with suburbs hand-coloured and named. Some faults along folds.
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Real estate poster 'Doolan's Tramway Estate' Preston circa 1920s, double sided. 42 x 53 cm
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Artist Unknown, Resch's Pilsener, After the Game, paint on glass, 100 x 167 cm
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Artist Unknown, Tooth's Sheaf Stout, Keeps you fit, paint on glass, 113 x 83 cm, inscribed H. Rousel lower right
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Artist Unknown, Tooth's Beer, A man's drink, paint on glass, 113 x 83 cm, inscribed H. Rousel lower right
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Advertising Poster: c. 1930 'Tasmanian Carrots & Parsnips' colour lithograph; 14.5 x 75 cm, laid down on linen.
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c1935 travel poster, 'the River Derwent - Tasmania, For Your Next Holiday', with artwork by James Northfield, colour process lithograph, printed by McLaren & Co., Melbourne, linen-backed, size 64 x 100 cm.
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Travel Poster: c1937 Australian National Travel Association poster, 'Australia', with artwork by Douglas Annand (1903-1976), a photo montage incorporating a photograph of a young woman in a bathing suit by Max Dupain (1911-1992), colour lithograph; 100 x 63 cm, laid down on linen.
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Travel Poster: c.1937 'Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Sydney.1938' text continues 'British Empire Games 5-12 Feb. 1938' colour lithograph poster printed by Brooks Print for the Australian National Travel Association; 100 x 64 cm. laid down on linen.
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Poster: c.1940s 'and a very good night with Sheaf Stout brewed by Tooth & Co. ltd, Sydney' colour lithograph with artwork by Alan D. Baker, printed by William Brooks & Co., Sydney; 98 x 74 cm, laid down on linen.
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Daryl Lindsay (Australian 1890-1976)Which Way? A World War II propaganda enlistment poster lithograph, issued by Southern Command and printed by McLaren & Co Pty Ltd, signed to plate lower right93 x 57 cm
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Travel Poster: 1952 Pan American World Airways travel poster 'Fly By Clipper To Australia and New Zealand, Where Summer Spends the Winter', artwork by Jean Carlu & Dubois, printed in USA, colour lithograph: 104 x 71 cm, laid down on linen.
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Movie Poster: c. 1952 'Kangaroo' Australian 3 sheet movie colour lithograph poster, artwork by Zeck, 20th century Fox; 104 x 203 cm (overall size).
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Movie Poster: 'The Overlanders' original release colour lithograph daybill printed by W. E. Smith ltd. Sydney; 76 x 34 cm, laid down on linen.
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Travel Poster: c. 1960s 'Western Australia, Land of Leisurely Living' colour lithograph; 100 x 64, laid on linen.
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the Sundowners (1960), UK movie poster, starring Deborah Kerr & Robert Mitchum in the Australian outback, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 124 x 98 cm.
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1963 travel poster, 'enjoy picturesque Tasmania, see more..., see it with Pioneer', colour lithograph, size 61 x 91 cm.
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Travel Poster: c.1965 'Japan' text continues 'Australia's Overseas Airline Qantas In Association With B. O. A. C., Teal and Saa' colour lithograph with artwork by Harry Rogers, printed by Posters Pty. Ltd. 99 x 74 cm, laid down on linen.
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c1960s travel poster, 'The Sunshine State, Queensland, Australia, Fly Ansett-Ana', size 61 x 91 cm.
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c1960s Melbourne Cup poster, 'See You At The Melbourne Cup, Victoria Australia', showing jockey, published by the Tourist Development Authority of Victoria, printed by A. C. Brooks Government Printer Melbourne, size 63 x 101 cm.
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Johnny O'Keefe: Late 1960s poster, 'M. A. S. Party, University House, End of Semester, Union Blues Band, Friday 20th June 7:30', and small 'I Am A Friend of Johnny O'Keefe' logo, size 49 x 73 cm. Great graphics!
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Theatrical Poster: 'Nimrod' colour lithographic poster with artwork by Martin Sharp featuring an image of 'Mo' (Roy Rene' signed and dated, titled and numbered 24/100 in pencil in lower margin; 119 x 79 cm, laid down on linen.
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Cricket/Sport: 1861-79 engravings (5) from illustrated newspapers, noted 'The Match Between the Australian Eleven and Lord Harris's Team, on the Melbourne Cricket Ground' & 'The Surrey Eleven'. All window mounted, various sizes.
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1881 Steeplechase Trophy: A gold mounted Claret Jug, unmarked (tests as 15ct), the collar engraved with hounds and arabesques between two beaded bands, cartouche engraved 'The Melbourne Hunt Club Steeple Chase, October 1st 1881 - Won by Young Deceiver, the property of John E. Spicer, Esq', the lid with finial modelled as a horse, the flared trumpet shaped clear glass body with cut and ribbed pattern, 29 cm tall. Appears to be the work of renowned silversmith Edward Fischer of Geelong (1828-1911).
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Mantle Clock/Cricket Trophy: Antique slate-encased mantle clock, with plaque on front engraved 'Boyle & Scott's Cup Competition, Season 1891-92, The 'Lover' Trophy won by the Brunswick C. C., August 1892'.
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Don Bradman Match-Used Bat From the 1930 Ashes:Full size 'Sykes - Don Bradman - World's Record' Cricket Bat, with hand-painted title 'Final Test Match, 1930, England, Australia', and signed below by both teams, with 26 signatures including J. B. Hobbs, R. E. S. Wyatt, Herbert Sutcliffe, Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford, Don Bradman & Archie Jackson. Signed 'Don Bradman' in the ownership position on the upper reverse shoulder. Match-used by Don Bradman in the 1st Test at Nottingham on June 13-16, where he…
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Don Bradman's 1934 Australian 'Baggy Green' Test Cap, green wool, wire-embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms & '1934' on front, Farmers label inside endorsed 'D. G. Bradman'. Few small moth holes, otherwise good match-worn condition. Provenance: Bradman originally gifted this cap to his golf coach Jack Bahen, one of Australia's pioneer professional golfers. On Bahen's death it passed to his daughter Gretta Richardson, who in 1993 loaned it to the Mortlock Library in South Australia who were displaying…
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1956 Melbourne Olympics: 'Invitation to the International Olympic Committee to Celebrate the XVI Olympiad in Melbourne, Australia in 1956', 63 pages [Melbourne, 1948], suede covers and enammelled crest on front; includes four folding plates of proposed stadia. VG condition with plastic dustjacket in original box.
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Don Bradman, full size 'Gray-Nicolls' Cricket Bat, signed by Don Bradman. Limited edition 129/334. Good condition.
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A mahogany cased brass sextant, No. 1339 by George Whitbread London, presented to Edward Parker Bedwell. This sextant inscribed 'Presented by Greenwich Hospital to Edw'd Parker Bedwell' is believed to have been presented to Staff-Commander Edward Parker Bedwell Royal Navy (1834-1919). E. P. Bedwell started his naval career as a student at the Greenwich Royal Hospital School, joining on 22nd August 1845, aged 11. Greenwich Hospital was set up some 300 years ago to provide accommodation for Naval Pensioners.…
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Hmvs/HMAS Cerberus: 1868-92 engravings (9) from illustrated newspapers, noted 'Monitor Built for the Victorian Government' & 'Transverse & Longitudinal Sections of the Turret Ship Cerberus'. All window mounted, various sizes.
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Boer War: Newspaper 'E. R. I. De Zoutpansberg Wachter. The Only English Edition', Pietersburg, Transvaal, Thursday 11 April 1901, with notice that all inhabitants of Pietersburg will be removed to Pretoria, & mentions loss of Lieut. Walter of the Tasmanians and Trooper Frazer of the West Australians. Together with four letters from E. H. Parsons of Royal Horse Artillery 1900-02.
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Boer War pair of framed military chromolithographs by H. R. Simkin titled 'Types of South Australian Regiments' & 'Types of Tasmanian & New Zealand Regiments'. Late 19th century. 32 x 23 cm each
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Australian World War I period group comprising 2 framed photo portraits, officer's cap & walking stick with gold collar. (4 items)
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Australian World War I period bugle stamped 'Gallipoli Landing Dardanelles April 25th 1915'. 29 cm
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A collection of Anzac memorabilia, including slouch hat locket, hat statue, rare inkwell, digger napkin ring, AIF gold signet ring, carved mother of pearl emblem 'Dear Mother' Anzac Shire Plaque. (7 items)
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Trench art jug engraved with portrait of Lord Kitchener (19 cm), & a World War II period brass shell case table lamp (37 cm). 2 items
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Trench art ashtray, bakelite clock with R. A. A. F presentation plaque & a tankard. (3 items)
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World War I Badges, 'Gallipoli' & 'H. M. A. S. Sydney'.
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Military group, noted gum leaf painted 'Dardanelles 1915'; 1915 Red Cross membership card; Albert (Somme) postcards before & after bombardment (24); photographs (4); German postcard; also 1925 Mtb dance card.
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Souvenir silk embroidered scarf 'Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Souvenir of Egypt 1916, from Syd to Cairo', in timber frame. Silk 48 x 45 cm
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Military group belonging to Colin Henry Campbell (photographed center), World War I period slouch hat, gators, silver mounted swagger stick, real photo postcard. (4 items)
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World War I Naval ensign (152 x 103 cm), 'Souvenir & Official Programme of the Naval Review' (1909), Booklet 'How to join the Royal Australian Navy' (early 20th century), 2 postcards & booklet. (6 items)
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Group of 4 military portrait photographs, German & Italian World War I & World War II.
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9ct gold fob/medal with soldier on front; engraved on reverse 'Presented to Pte. G. Fellows, from Citizens of Lambton, for Active Service with A. I. F. 12.7.19'.
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Group of World War I & World War II ephemera, postcards, newspapers, photos etc. Noted, booklet 'Vickers Machine Gun 1937', Pow correspondence from Cpt, Jdc Hammon of the Australian Army, World War II ephemera from Tobrouk and Egypt including train tickets and menu. Inspection will reward.
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Anzac Commemorative Medallion 1967, awarded to 1520 C. W. T. Flood.
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HMAS Sydney Desk Set, made from the wood of the famous battle cruiser launched in 1912, defeated the German cruiser Sms Emden in 1914, and decommissioned in 1928, size 39 x 18 cm.
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Australian Chivalry, reproductions in colour and duo-tone of official war paintings edited by Jl Treloar, Director, Australian War Memorial [1933]. Broadside with cloth boards embossed with Australian Coat of Arms. Some wear but good firm copy.
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World War II Newspapers/Magazines: c1938-45 collection in A2 folder, noted 30 Sept.1938 'Peace in Our Time'; 4 Sept.1939 declaration of World War II; 9 May 1942 Battle of Coral Sea; 7 June 1944 D Day Landings; 8 May 1945 Ve Day; 11 Aug.1945 Japan Surrender Offer; 15 Aug.1945 End of World War II in Pacific; also Anzac Day 1977.
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Bronze Plaque, Lieut W. A. Senns, with Rising Sun badge on collar, by Pfk, 1942, size 14 x 19 cm.
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World War II period canteen, flare gun holster & album of anti-fascist propaganda news clippings. (3 items)
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World War II commemorative chrome aeroplane ashtray engraved '1945, Australia, South Pacific, Philippe Is.'. 11 cm
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Pocket gold scales in timber case with weights, mid 19th century.
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A rare and important Japanese oak pedestal desk designed by Walter Burley Griffin for Newman College, University of Melbourne, circa 1917, with original pull out slides and timber handles, stamped James Moore and Sons, City Road, Melbourne, 79 cm high, 213 cm wide, 120 cm deep. Provenance: Built for the Dean of Newman College, Reverend James O'Dwyer, circa 1916 - 1918. During the late 1950's and early 1960's the renovation of Newman College saw the desk and other furniture that was not required placed at…
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Colonial Australian serpentine one drawer hall table, jarrah & cedar with red pine secondaries. Height 76 cm, width 116 cm, depth 50 cm.
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An Australian carved cedar 3 panel topographical screen, early 20th centurymade up of approximately 70 black and white silver gelatin photographical prints, mainly depicting waterfalls in Tasmania and the Blue Mountains area, many titled and signed Spurling, and the others monogrammed for Albert Manning, in the printsEach panel approximately 168 x 51 cmStephen Spurling III (1876-1962) who was the third family member in line to be a professional photographer, joined the family business in Launceston in 1902…
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Huon pine counter top display cabinet. 14 cm high, 85 cm wide, 53 cm deep.
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Victorian style large kauri pine refectory table. 435 cm wide, 80 cm deep, 78 cm high
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An important Australian secretaire, cedar, huon with ebony inlay & knobs, huon pine secondaries. Signed under bottom draw 'Thos. Bladley. New South Wales, 1st July 1819'. Thomas Bladey was an apprentice to Lawrence Butler (see 19th century Australain Furniture, David Ell Press, Sydney [1985]). A fine piece of early cabinet making showing features such as cockbeading and string inlaid interior drawers. This would make piece of furniture one of the earliest known signed pieces made by an Australian born…
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An early cedar sofa, most likely Sydney origin, circa 1835. 102 cm high, 238 cm wide, 67 cm deep
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Australian cedar break front 4 door robe, with unusual selected cuts of butt cedar veneer, circa 1820/30s. See Fahy & Simpson, Australian Furniture Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938 (plate 574). Note: Originally attributed as 1850s we now believe this to be more likely 1820s. 215 high, 230 wide, 60 deep.
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An early colonial sideboard possibly Tasmanian (later gallery & plinth). 130 cm high, 151 cm wide, 57 cm deep
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Double ended Australian cedar settee with Thomas Hope scroll back upholstered in a black woolen fabric, circa 1840. Height 102 cm, with 220 cm, depth 67 cm
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Mid 19th century blackwood nursing chair with inswept sabre legs
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An important Australian fold over card table, twice stamped with Government House stamp. Rosewood veneer on pine circa 1850. 73 cm high, 91 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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Spade back carver chair, Australian cedar, circa 1850s
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