Full details of each lot are displayed, except the lot number, estimate and price. You must be a subscriber to view lot numbers, estimates and prices.

Click here to view registration and subscription levels

Antique Auction — Gowans Auctions

Auction House:Gowans AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:228
Sale Title:Antique AuctionLots with images:227
Auction Location:HobartPrices available:155
Date:5-Dec-2015
***
Six George III sterling teaspoons Eley Fearn & Chawner London 1810
***
***
***
Unusual ornate Edwardian sterling silver four strand faux pearl necklace
***
***
***
Clarice Cliff Bizarre teapot
***
***
***
George III sterling pierced fish server Michael Plummer London 1792
***
***
***
Pair of George III sterling salt spoons Eley Fearn & Chawner London 1810
***
***
***
Small Royal Worcester vase
***
***
***
George III sterling serving fork William Elliot London 1801
***
***
***
Six sterling napkin rings James Deakin & Sons Chester 1908 in display case
***
***
***
George III sterling pierced fish server William Plummer London 1790
***
***
***
9ct gold brooch with 8 Sapphires & seed pearls
***
***
***
Tasmanian pottery pot Killarney Hobart, small chip, 8 cm
***
***
***
Pair of sterling silver ladles, London 1831
***
***
***
George III sterling Potato spoon Eley Fearn & Chawner London 1809
***
***
***
Pair of sterling silver basting spoons, London 1919
***
***
***
Sterling silver small ladle, London 1788
***
***
***
Two gilt framed watercolour portraits, W Cecchi
***
***
***
Dr Wall Worcester tea bowl & saucer, landscape in a circle C1770
***
***
***
Newhall tea bowl & saucer C1800
***
***
***
Pair of early watercolour portraits in round frames
***
***
***
Whalebone ladle, 17.5 cm (damage to Lip)
***
***
***
Whalebone apple Corer, 12 cm
***
***
***
Early Scrimshawed horn beaker commemorating Mary Lee Born in 1796
***
***
***
Lignum Vitae & whalebone crib board, 29 cm
***
***
***
Two Lignum Vitae ladles
***
***
***
19th century Sailors walrus tusk Fid, 18 cm
***
***
***
Whalebone Sailmakers Seam Rubber with facetted handle, 12 cm
***
***
***
Whalebone shoe horn, 15 cm
***
***
***
Whalebone scrimshaw Busk, 30 cm
***
***
***
18ct yellow gold abstract design ring set with 5 round brilliant cut diamonds
***
***
***
1960's gents Omega automatic Chronometer Constellation watch with 9ct yellow gold & stainless steel case & back cover
***
***
***
Early Thylacine photo taken of Wilfred Batty and the thylacine he shot in 1930. Written in ink on the back 'A Tasmanian tiger shot here a few weeks Ago It Was a Bit Hungry and Came in after Fowls Etc Was very Savage'
***
***
***
Tasmanian Colonial officers Galand Revolver barrel marked 'Constructed for H Cook & Sons' a well Known Tasmanian Merchant. Fitted with Tasmanian blackwood grip. In original Holster & belt C1880
***
***
***
Cased English 16 gauge shotgun by Tolley complete with accessories no Licence Required (engraved on case Frank Fay Solicitor Melbourne)
***
***
***
Glenn Campbell pottery ashtray, old church, Port Arthur Tasmania
***
***
***
Photograph album with 41 photos showing Tasmanian shipping C1920, including Hobart Wharf scenes
***
***
***
Cased English Colonial officers Webley percussion revolver, all complete & good working Order, with original mahogany case & accessories no Licence Required
***
***
***
Large whalebone fid, 38.5 cm
***
***
***
Whalebone walking stick, 83 cm
***
***
***
Walking stick with whalebone handle, 88 cm
***
***
***
Whalebone cane with fist handle, 84 cm
***
***
***
Casuarina & whalebone walking stick, 84.5 cm
***
***
***
1849 Tasmanian Almanac (written inside cover, Hermitage 1849)
***
***
***
Early Land Grant on vellum dated 1857 and signed by Sir William Dennison Lt Gov van Diemens Land Granted to Edward Dumaresq Surveyor General 1825-1828
***
***
***
Military Commission dated 1870 to Ensign George Campbell Gastrell signed by Queen Victoria
***
***
***
Series of early Van Dieman's Land Sketches dated on Evans & Co Watermark paper 1839, Kellys Pt Van Dieman's Land the huon river Van Dieman's Land green Island Channel Van Dieman's Land & 2 others. In pencil on reverse 'A Trip Around van Diemens Land' C Yeoland 1838
***
***
***
Sterling silver ladle by Hobart Colonial silversmith, David Barclay, 35 cm C1840
***
***
***
Early 19th century cedar & mahogany gentlemans chair with arm fronts decorated with bullseye carving & gadrooned panel
***
***
***
19th century upright display case, 176 cm high, 73 cm wide, 58 cm deep
***
***
***
Biedermeier mahogany fall front secretaire
***
***
***
Victorian walnut inlaid corner 4 tier whatnot
***
***
***
Pine kitchen dresser with 2 doors 2 drawers & Waterfall top
***
***
***
Georgian ebonised standish
***
***
***
Pottery bread plate, Glenn Campbell
***
***
***
Doulton Wolsey coffee pot & water jug
***
***
***
19th century cedar 7 drawer chest of drawers with crossbanded hat drawer
***
***
***
Port Arthur Isle of the Dead watercolour by Charles Astley in original frame dated 1901 (1869, 1929) 49 cm x 89 cm
***
***
***
Victorian 3 tier mahogany whatnot with cupboard base
***
***
***
19th century cedar 5 drawer chest with graduated drawers
***
***
***
Two Doulton Norfolk tea trios 2 coffee trios & jug
***
***
***
Early watercolour of sailing Ship 'Rebecca', unsigned 40 cm x 53.5 cm
***
***
***
Watercolour of salmon Ponds 1873 by electroplate Bedwell, 16.5 cm x 24 cm
***
***
***
Early print, Prince of Wales Island Straits of Malacca
***
***
***
Oil on canvas Arturo Staffani landscape NSW 12 x 22 cm Arrive Australian 1881 with Lazars Italian opera Troupe Active painting 1884, 1898 Council Member Art Society of NSW
***
***
***
Dean-Gle mask. Dan Tribe ivory Coast West Africa. These masks Represent an Idealised Version on Dan beauty. The masks Are Used to Instruct Entertain & Nurture Dan Society, 30 cm
***
***
***
Oil painting in musk frame titled lower right, HM York Prison Hulk Portsmouth 1830 (C.H.P?) 20 cm x 27 cm
***
***
***
Framed watercolour Jean Spong, coastal scene Tasmania, 20 cm x 28.5 cm
***
***
***
Gilt framed oil & watercolour, Tasmanian property, 20 cm x 16 cm
***
***
***
Victorian mahogany carver chair on facetted legs
***
***
***
Victorian mahogany twin pedestal sideboard
***
***
***
Royal Doulton Pansy Sandwich tray, 36.5 cm
***
***
***
The Cyclopedia of Tasmania, Gifted to Earnest Roy
***
***
***
Regency Chinoiserie bowl, circa 1810 (English)
***
***
***
Framed oil, signed, marked on back, old Wreck near Dover Twilight (England) 19 cm x 29 cm
***
***
***
Framed oil painting Hobart Street & St Davids Cathedral scene by Vp Webb, 56 cm x 48 cm
***
***
***
Early Tasmanian oil on canvas signed Jm Proctor from Berriedale Looking over Derwent river, 30 cm x 44 cm
***
***
***
Framed pencil sketch, S Prout, Strangwich, Thatched Cottages 28 cm x 42 cm
***
***
***
Robert Hoddle watercolour, South Coast NSW, 1848, 37.5 cm x 53 cm (Colonial Surveyor)
***
***
***
Watercolour & gum Arabic on paper signed R. H Shaw (Richard Shaw 1832-1895) Nocturnal Corroboree, C1880's (30 cm x 41 cm)
***
***
***
19th century carved walnut cylinder desk on turned & reeded legs
***
***
***
19th century 3 tier mahogany whatnot with single centre drawer on bone casters
***
***
***
Framed watercolour, S Prout 1865, the shrine, Westminster Abbey, 20 cm x 13.5 cm
***
***
***
Framed watercolour signed S Prout, Interior, The Shrine, 25.5 cm x 22 cm
***
***
***
Watercolour by Sir Daryl Lindsay 1924, Glowering Skies, 24.5 cm x 33 cm
***
***
***
Oil on Academy board by Haughton Forrest, river scene, signed lower left, 38 cm x 61 cm
***
***
***
19th century cedar chiffonier with single shelf & flat pilasters
***
***
***
German china doll (A.H) with composition body, 60 cm
***
***
***
Geoff Dyer acrylic painting, coastal scene, 54.5 cm x 73 cm
***
***
***
Large Geoff Dyer oil & gouache painting, Iron Ore Creek, 99 cm x 149 cm
***
***
***
1914 Rowing certificate, Won by Tasmania, Commonwealth of Australia Championship 8 Oared Race, listing names of winners
***
***
***
Oil on canvas by violet Mcinnes, 42 cm x 38 cm, still life
***
***
***
Framed early Hobart Town indenture signed Henry Doyle 1864
***
***
***
Pair of Italian paintings on tin, one signed Murillo
***
***
***
Oil painting by Viv Webb showing Tasmanian rural scene dated 1966, 36 cm x 50 cm
***
***
***
Allan T Bernaldo watercolour, Alpine village, 31 cm x 36 cm
***
***
***
Allan T Bernaldo watercolour, Gumtree & cattle, 35 cm x 46 cm
***
***
***
Allan T Bernaldo watercolour, Gumtree & sheep, 36 cm x 48 cm
***
***
***
Oval framed portrait of lady, pastel watercolour, Jg hood 1861
***
***
***
Framed watercolour, Peter de Wint 1784, 1849 -Town View Weissbarden, 28 cm x 45 cm
***
***
***
Allan T Bernaldo watercolour, Ghost Gums Alice Springs, 38 cm x 50 cm
***
***
***
Framed oil on canvas signed Julia Collins 1894, girl on horse in ornate gilt frame
***
***