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Jewellery, Coins, Stamps & Art — Barsby Auctions

Auction House:Barsby AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:757
Sale Title:Jewellery, Coins, Stamps & ArtLots with images:743
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:416
Date:17-May-2014
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Jewellery box and contents
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Quantity of ephemera, including military related images, postcards, antique portrait photographs, etc
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Two early compasses
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Three pairs of early spectacles
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Four silk circa World War II AAf cloth/silk maps, Includes SW Pacific, two Indo-China, India-Burma. varying sizes. As inspected
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Bag of various lighters
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Three various mechanical propelling pencils
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Nine antique glass photograph slides, with accompanying note 'Taken by John S. Chambers Purser S.S. Warrego (etc) about 1895', images include HMS Powerful (Royal Navy 1895-1929), various other ships, onboard S.S. Warrego and a lightship (floating lighthouse), 10.8 x 8.3 cm
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Fifteen antique glass photograph slides, including Australian Federation celebrations, steam train, dock lands, etc, 10.8 x 8.3 cm
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Forty two antique glass photograph slides, including architecture, farming, family life, etc, 10.8 x 8.3 cm
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Ten vintage & other wrist watches
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Vintage autograph book circa 1930s
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Two album of early Australian photographs, including 'Southern Star' aero plane and numerous Australian locations, and some overseas locations, The Southern Star was the first all Australian mail aeroplane to leave England. Piloted by Air Commodore CE Kingsford-Smith and Mr GU Allan, it left London on 22 December 1931
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Two vintage autograph books, includes a luncheon menu 'On The Occasion Of The Completion Of The Trans Pacific Flight' signed by Cpt Charles Kingsford Smith and Mr C.T.P. Ulm
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Fifteen vintage Elvis monthly magazines
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Two vintage dolls, 23 cm high approx
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Vintage 'Standard Barometer', with side thermometer
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Four vintage wooden puzzles, and a gun cleaning rod
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Two vintage cameras, Nikon fm2 and Brownie 127. With cases
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Stereoscope cards and viewer, Including Boer war images
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Two cameras: Kodak Reflex & Voightlander
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Seven vintage cigars
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Three vintage postcard albums, including Suez Canal and Australia
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Victorian photo album, (no photos in album)
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Three pens including two opal set
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Five various vintage fountain pens, including Onoto
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Parker pen set, in box, plus Shaeaffer pen
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Antique bayonet, marks to handle and casing
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Antique Indo Persian wootz dagger, with ornately decorated handle and sheath, 50 cm long approx in sheath
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Spanish bayonet, small mark to handle
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Two bayonets, one marked H & S 294, Assy 8448476, 32 cm approx
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Vintage Lang craft boat in original box, Battery operated. Comes with engine in its own box
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Vintage camera & opera glasses, together with assorted photographs
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Three vintage cameras, with cases, a group of glass photo slide and instruction manuals
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Antique spectacles, a small pair of binoculars, and a purse
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Quantity of early road maps and ephemera
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Vintage Sewmate small hand operated sewing machine, 15 cm high
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Quantity of fly fishing rods & reels
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Five vintage Models of Yesteryear toys, with cardboard boxes, Made in England, Hordern's label attached
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Old composition doll and two others, Composition doll measures 41 cm. Along with two circa 1960 plastic ones. Later, hand knitted quality clothing
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Eight vintage Matchbox fire vehicles
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Three vintage fire trucks, 2 of which are Tonka, 58 cm long (largest)
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Large collection of vintage & other fire trucks, approx 50 vehicles
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Two large vintage Tonka fire trucks, both pressed metal bodies, 76 cm long (largest)
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Electric model train set, HO scale
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Six Tonka trucks
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Hardy Bros Palakona split cane fly rod, a 3 part early bamboo rod with 2 (different length) 3rd end parts, 270 cm long approx
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Assortment of Australian coins, silver 105g approx
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English 1695 Crown
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Four Victorian 1868 silver Maundy coins, 1 pence, 2 pence, 3 pence and 4 pence
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Collection of Australian pennies, 65 coins approx, ranging from 1911-1964
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Quantity of world bank notes
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Victorian Tasmanian commemorative medal 1853, commemorating Cessation of Transportation 1853 and 50 years of European occupation in Tasmania, 5.57 cm diameter approx
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Eleven Chinese replica coins
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Quantity of Australian & world coins, including silver
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Five English silver coins, 70.2 grams, together with a 1928 Pope Pius XI medal
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Quantity of antique & vintage world coins
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Collection of Australian pennies, and other coins
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Quantity of vintage first day covers, and envelopes, etc
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Collection of 'First Air Mail' stamped envelopes, including Papua, New Zealand, etc, and other air mail envelopes
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Large quantity of badges, pin backs, coins, tokens, Anzac, military buttons
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Three F. Oswald Barnett commemorative medals, 'Triumph of Motherhood' inspired by statue by Andor Meszaros
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A collection of designer label buttons and threads, including Chanel, Christian Dior, Valentino, Max Mara, etc
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Vintage pocket watch and other items, including a Photo scope (miniature stereoscope), pocket knives, miniature pocket brush, fountain pen, etc
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Tin of various badges, including Coca Cola
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Novelty magnifying glass, with dog handle
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Three 1927 Canberra Parliament commemorative items, comprising of a 1927 florin coin, a packet of 16 mint parliament house stamps and a 1927 Federal Capital booklet
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Isometric setsquare, instructions of engineering draughtsmen, plus three typewriter IBM wheels
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Four early albums of stamps, including Australia, Australian Colonies and China, together with a vintage Sheet of New Zealand stamps
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One album containing China & Hong Kong stamps
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Album of Hong Kong stamps
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Sterling silver Danbury mint ingot, In box. 1976. With first day cover of 200th year British independence
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Collection of first day covers, Largely British, with some South African
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One album Victorian international stamps
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Box of mostly UK 19th century stamps, including penny reds, loose and on envelopes
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Two boxes international stamps on paper
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Large quantity Australian pre decimal loose stamps, together with world stamps
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Quantity of early Australian and other stamps, on envelopes, together with old magazines
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Large collection of British stamps, Five albums plus loose stamps. Includes first day covers and philatelic literature
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Group of international stamps, including American and Australian
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Three various albums of international stamps
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Album of international stamps and bank notes
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Five albums of vintage postage stamps, Including Australia, China
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Collection of various vintage stamps, including Australian stamp albums from 1981 and 1982
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Album of South African stamps
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Chinese new year 2010 stamps
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Collection of stamp sheets, include New Zealand, Romania & others
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Quantity of vintage first day covers, postcards &, envelopes, contained in 3 albums & a loose quantity
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Seventeen books on fly fishing
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Seven books on casting and game fishng
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Collection of 15 Australian fishing booklets
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Collection of 24 fishing books, including trout fishing
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Sesame Street and fairies children's books, 23 in total
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The First Temptation Of Saint Anthony, By Gustave Flaubert. John Lane The Bodley Head LTD. 1924. Number 2303 of 3000 copies
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The Art of Albert Namatjira by C.P. Mountford, Bread and Cheese Club, Melbourne, 1944, 79 pages, part of dust jacket only
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Architect Extraordinary, John Horbury Hunt, by J.M. Freeland, Cassell Australia, 1970 with dust jacket in fair/good condition, 246 pages, together with Gardens in Australia their design & care by Edna Walling, Oxford University Press 1944 with dust jacket in fair condition, 147 pages
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The Voyage of the Vega around Asia and Europe, Macmillan & Co, London, 1885, 756 pages, includes fold out maps, fair condition only
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Collection of 22 English children's books
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Collection of 11 old children's books, Including Ethel Turner and Mary Grant Bruce
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Collection of 21 vintage children's books
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