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Auction House:
Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** Album By W.Blackwood of Australian Scenery, 12 albumen photoprints, images approx. 21.5 x 29.5 laid down in album with manuscript titles in the mount., One of Blackwood's albums of Sydney views produced in 1858 and 1859, with subjects include, The Great… ***
*** John Hunter Kerr (1821-1874), photograph album of 12 views of Melbourne taken from the Club, 1861, bound in leather with slip-case, The photographer of these fine and unique early photographs (John Hunter Kerr) of Melbourne, was the author of 'Glimpses of… ***
*** Ernest Shackleton, (Nimrod Expedition 1907): An important Polar Exploration sterling silver presentation desk set engraved 'Rare Basalt with Olivine Crystal from Slopes of Mt Erebus, Antarctica. W.Knightsmith, from E.H.Shackleton as a slight token of… ***
*** An Allcock Tomson and Taylor billiard table, Australian 19th century 380 x 200 x 87 cm 87 cm high together with cues, balls ceiling light and accessories. ***
*** A full competition size, Duke of Edinburgh fiddleback blackwood billiard table by Alcock & Co., circa 1890, together with cue rack and score board, 85 cm high, 380 cm wide, 201 cm deep ***
*** A European rose gold and enamel oval table snuff box, 19th century, probably Swiss, the hinged cover with an enamel panel of musicians serenading a young couple within a band of enamel flowers and blue bands and yellow guilloche enamel, similarly… ***
*** A Russian rectangular tri-colour gold snuff box by Johann Wilhelm Keibel (1788-1862), circa 1830, the hinged cover with an applied diamond shaped section of foliate scrolls on a matt ground surrounded by a border of scrolling yellow and red gold and… ***
*** French gold snuff box, late 19th century stamped 'B.F'., 18ct yellow gold, weight 39gm. ***
*** Leather bound album with gold embossed title 'Charters Towers' Album by Allom and Bailey with their business card on the inside front cover, circa 1890. (25 images), mainly 14 x 19 cm ***
*** Visit of members of New Zealand Legislature to the Cook and other Islands 1903. Photograph album with 100 mounted, captioned prints. The Cook Islands were annexed to New Zealand in 1901. Walter Edward Gudgeon became Resident Commissioner. Inside cover is… ***
*** A Victorian walnut cased games compendium, with games including chess, backgammon, dominos and checkers, 17.5 cm high, 32 cm wide, 21 cm deep ***
*** A gold and gilt mounted and fitted bloodstone etui with rose cut diamond clasp, French, mid 18th century, containing folding knife, pencil, scissors, scoops and others, 11 cm high, Provance, Sotheby's Geneva, 16 November 1994, Lot 43 ***
*** A rare Australian grand master's Lodge chair, Australian, Hobart, circa 1850, in blackwood with buttoned back, later upholstered in cut velvet. Provenance: The Greek hall, Federal Street, Hobart. Mossgreen Auctions. The Collection of rose and Nevin Hurst,… ***
*** Melbourne Photograph Album, A leather bound album with gold embossing containing 61 photographs, circa 1880s, subjects include public buildings and monuments, Melbourne street scenes, railway stations, The Alfred Hospital, The Exhibition Building,… ***
*** A 19th century billiard table ***
*** A full size Victorian billiard table with accessories, English 19th century, re-fitted in Melbourne, 96 cm high, 303 cm long and 203 deep ***
*** A good croquet set and stand by F.H Ayers London, circa 1920, stand approx. 99 cm high 74 cm wide, four mallets four balls and markers. Provenance: Bentley's of Walton Street, London ***
*** A fine ormolu mounted pietra dura games box, Italian, 10 x 34 x 27 cm ***
*** J. W. Lindt (1845-1926), An album of 24 Photographs of Victoria, New Guinea, Fiji, New Hebrides, 20 x 15 cm average ***
*** Billiard scoreboard: Late 19th century fiddleback blackwood with ivory buttons, made by Alcock & Co. 97 x 77 cm ***
*** A Chinese carved and tinted ivory chess set in a fitted case opening to form the chess board, early 20th century, the largest piece 12 cm high ***
*** A fine scarlet boulle and ebony cased liqueur set, French, 19th century, with four gilt decanters and eight gilt glasses plus two etched glasses, 28 cm high, 34 cm wide ***
*** Cornerlang Sydney Harbour Bridge board game in original box, instructions and counters. The game pits New South Wales Premier Jack Lang against the right wing New Guard, very good condition ***
*** Compass Cameras Ltd (England): Compass Camera c1937 [#1374] compact 35 mm rangefinder camera with aluminium body incorporating many built-in features. With f3.5 35 mm lens. Manufactured by LeCoultre Co., Switzerland. ***
*** A fine enamel painted and gold cigarette case by Cartier, late 19th century, enamelled with birds and flowers on a blue and white ground. 9.5 x 6 cm ***
*** Compass Camera Ltd (England): Compass Camera, c1938 [#1513], compact 35 mm rangefinder camera with aluminium body incorporating many built-in features, with f3.5 35 mm lens and a folding focusing magnifier on the ground-glass back. ***
*** Album of Photographs, C.W. Reid Station Manager, Elderslie Station, Omaru, New Zealand, 1895, Inscribed inside 'To Mr. and Mrs. McDougall with Mr. Reid's Compliments. Elderslie 20th April 1895., 28 photographs, each 14.5 x 25 cm ***
*** Two whalebone jagging wheels, 19th century. 12 cm & 19 cm ***
*** Raoul Edmond Marie (French, 19th century), Playing Billiards, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1913 lower right, 39 x 47 cm ***
*** A large arched perpetual calendar in mahogany case, English, circa 1860 ***
*** A scarlet-boulle ink stand in the Louis XIV manner, French, 19th century 11 cm high, 44 cm wide ***
*** Thornton-Pickard (England): Type G3 aerial camera gun of the type used by the Royal Air Force during the First World War and post-war period [#4990]; c1930. ***
*** A fine Russian silver Trompe L'Oeil faux timber and banded cigar case, Russian, 19th century, 9.5 cm high, 13.5 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep ***
*** A silverplate mounted glass cockatoo decanter, Australian, 19th century, 26 cm high ***
*** Tasmanian Scenes..., An album of 48 albumen prints depicting scenes of Government House, Derwent River, Hobart Town, New Norfolk, Port Arthur, Mount Wellington, Kangaroo Point, The Huon Road and Risdon Road, circa 1870, with printed descriptions, 10.5 x… ***
*** 1930 Australian Cricket Tour of England, 9ct gold & sterling silver cigarette case by Mappin & Webb, London (hallmarked Birmingham, 1929) engraved 'W.M.W.' on the lid and on the inside 'To W.M. Woodfull, Captain of the Australian Cricket XI, from the boys… ***
*** Walter Lindrum, c1930 Billiards Cue with engraved ivory plate, 'The Walter Lindrum, World Champion cue, Break 4137'. Good condition in cue case ***
*** An abalone pattern, inlaid bronze five-piece desk set, Tiffany Studios, American, circa 1900, impressed marks, stationery stand 14 cm high, 24 wide ***
*** 19th century Black Forest carved and etched glass tantalus with four decanters and liqueur glasses ***
*** An animalier gilt bronze pheasant inkwell. By F. LeBlanc, Paris, 19th century, on a grey marble base ***
*** An impressive Art Nouveau sterling silver rectangular pierced photo/picture frame by Charles Dumenil, London 1905, 53 x 37 cm ***
*** Chinese ivory chess set in fitted silk lined games box. Mid 20th century ***
*** A gold pique and tortoiseshell and gilt bronze snuff box, French 18th century. 8 cm wide, 4 cm high ***
*** An Art Nouveau silver picture frame. 22 cm high (approx) ***
*** An elaborate gilt bronze inkwell finely chased and applied with semi-precious cabochon garnets and malachite, Continental, 19th century, 16 cm high, 30 cm diameter ***
*** A Chinese carved and tinted ivory chess set, 19th century, the tallest piece 17 cm high ***
*** Five various seals including carnelian and bloodstone and a carnelian intaglio ring. 9ct, 14ct and 18ct yellow and rose gold. ***
*** Erotica: c1890s photograph album with 84 erotic and pornographic photographs. Mainly 2 sizes (15 x 11 cm and 10 x 13 cm); sepia or black & white. Accompanied by an earlier purchase invoice from Sotheby's New York (June 1990) for Us$4,675. G/VG condition ***
*** A cotton reel holder, whalebone, walrus ivory and timber, 19th century, 16 cm high ***
*** Minox (Riga): Minox sub-miniature camera, 1940 [#10148] engraved 'Made in USSR' in brown leather case with chain. ***
*** A Black Forest bear and tree smokers stand, circa 1900, 85 x 53 cm, size 85 x 53 cm ***
*** A fine silver and gold applied cigarette case, marked for Michail Isakov ***
*** A silver plated coopered oak whiskey three barrel trolley, French, 19th century, 26 cm high, 24 cm wide, 30 cm deep ***
*** A Georgian enamel etui, English, 18th century ***
*** A Georgian mahogany cased six bottle tantalus, circa 1810, with original gilt decorated decanters, 27 cm high, 27 cm wide, 18 cm deep ***
*** Sewing Workbox: mid 19th century coromandel box beautifully inlaid with brass and shell, fitted blue silk interior with handsome collection of bone, ivory and mother of pearl sewing implements. 30 cm x 12 cm x 9 cm ***
*** An antique gold vesta, Drummonds, Melbourne. With engraved initials to the front and bird to the reverse. 15ct yellow gold. Weight 42.92 grams ***
*** A Victorian sterling silver rectangular ink stand with two glass inkwells and a taper-stick by Martin Hall & Co Ltd, Sheffield 1879, 28 cm wide, with a collection of various paper knives, pens and pencils ***
*** Minox (Latvia): Vef Minox 'Riga' sub-miniature camera, 1938, [#2694] for 8 x 11 mm exposures on 9.5 mm film in special cassettes; Minostigmat f3.5 15 mm lens; with zippered leather case in original box with sale guarantee document. Accompanied by 2 cans… ***
*** A fine Regency brass-inlaid ebonised mahogany ink-stand by George Bullock, English, circa 1817 5 cm high, 36 cm wide, 23 cm deep ***
*** A Cartier rectangular silvered photo frame with gilt and ebonised prism decoration, original box. 23 x 17.5 cm ***
*** A Georgian mahogany decanter box with decanters, with original gilded decanters and stoppers ***
*** A Hardy Brothers 12 carat gold snuff box, circa 1906, with an inscription to the inside of the hinged cover, 42.9 gms ***
*** A leather embossed and gilt etui, French, 18th century, with central cartouche depicting a nobleman with putti verso, 10 cm high ***
*** A 9ct gold cigarette case, 9 x 8 cm ***
*** A fine Russian silver-plated Trompe L'Oeil faux timber and banded cigar case, Russian, 19th century. 9.5 x 13.5 x 12.5 cm ***
*** A set of six fruitwood skittles in a wicker basket ***
*** Walter Lindrum, c1930 billiards cue with engraved ivory plate 'The Walter Lindrum, World Champion Cue. Break 4137'. Good condition. ***
*** A whale's tooth snuff box in the form of a clenched fist, early 19th century, with original wooden stopper, 7.5 cm high ***
*** A silvered and coppered cast metal chess set of Elizabethan figures, 20th century ***
*** A William IV gilt-bronze ink-stand, English circa 1835. 29 cm wide ***
*** A Chinese square stone seal with Buddhist lion, Qing dynasty (1644-1912) 2.5 x 5.5 cm ***
*** A Victorian silver snuff box, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1838 Newstead Abbey castle top 44gms 6 cm long ***
*** A small Regency clear glass pint decanter English early 19th century 23.5 cm diameter ***
*** A 15 ct gold mounted champagne cork dice holder, English, circa 1900, makers mark G & SA, 15 ct, the hinged cover monogrammed and inscribed 'Bon Voyage Les from A. J. U. 15.3.1900, with six miniature carved bone dice, 5 cm high ***
*** An antique gold propelling pencil, S. Mordan & Co. Birmingham. 15ct yellow gold. Weight 25.51 grams. Compressed length 7 cm. ***
*** A Victorian sterling silver table cigar lighter with antelope horn handle by John Brumfit, London, 1896. 50 cm long ***
*** Walter Lindrum, 1929 Billiards Cue with engraved ivory plate 'The World's Record Break Cue. 3262 Dec.7th 1929. Walter Lindrum, Australia'. Good condition, in metal cue case. ***
*** A carved whalebone ivory chess set, 19th century, the largest piece 13 cm ***
*** Leitz (Germany): Leica M3 (Double stroke) Sn 900549 with Summarit 5 cm f1.5 Sn 1500613, Leitz Summarit Uv filter and maker's leather Erc. A nice example of this classic camera. ***
*** A gilt tooled leather stationary box marked Marquise De Sevigny, French, 19th century, 30.5 cm high, 20.5 cm wide, 13 cm deep ***
*** A rare cigar box in the form of a coal carriage, English 19th century, signed: RD250537, 17 cm high, 34 cm wide, 16 cm deep ***
*** A pietra dura mosaic gilt metal mounted miniature/photograph triangular strut display frame, 19th century, with three hinged compartments within floral piercing, 24 cm high ***
*** An inlaid thuya-wood decanter box, Continental, circa 1880. 28 cm high, 34.5 cm wide ***
*** Carved Meerschaum pipe in case of a harvest scene, mid 19th century, with amber mouth piece, length 19 cm. ***
*** A sterling silver stationary box, London 1902, with hinged cover and pierced floral decoration throughout, with central blank cartouche, 20 cm high, 30 cm wide and 15 cm deep ***
*** Multiscope & Film Co. (U.S.A.): Al-Vista Panoramic Camera (5D) for pictures 5' high by 16' long. One roll of film present together with six different butterfly vanes for speed adjustment and original leather lenscap. ***
*** Mamiya Camera Co (Japan): A Mamiya 7 outfit. With a Mamiya 7 body Sn RL1113, a Mamiya N 65 mm L f4 Sn RF1132, a Mamiya N 150 mm L f4.5 Sn Rh 1077, Mamiya 7 instruction manual and lens booklet. Each lens with filter, hood and cap. A beautiful medium format… ***
*** A collection of five Georgian silver vinaigrettes, 18th century, and later together with a small silver snuff box, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1827 74gms 5 cm-2 cm long ***
*** A Tasmanian musk and fiddleback blackwood decanter box, 19th century, 21.5 cm high, 10 cm wide, 10 cm deep ***
*** A bronze, gilt-bronze and silvered bronze standish, Italian 19th century. 18 cm high and 25 cm wide ***
*** A Dunhill walnut cigar humidor, 14 x 24 x 24 cm ***
*** Minox (Germany): Minox Clx 'Walter Zapp' engraved limited edition sub-miniature camera, 1998 [#0240] with leather case and chain. In original Minox wooden presentation case in original packaging with Certificate, instructions, etc. ***
*** A fine Macassar ebony and ivory mounted desk set, French, comprising a blotter, inkstand with two glass inkwells, pen tray and calendar holder ***
*** 'The New Game of Human Life'. A table-top game of moral improvement published July 1790 by Wallis & Newbery, London. Comprising of a hand coloured engraving mounted in 16 sections on linen, the game is divided into 84 numbered panels each representing a… ***
*** A Victorian mocha agate and silver snuff box, David Pettifer, Birmingham 1852 5 x 4 cm ***