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Australian Antiques & Historical Collectables — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:338
Sale Title:Australian Antiques & Historical CollectablesLots with images:338
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:232
Date:3-Jun-2014
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Convicts in Van Diemen's Land. May 1829 cashier's cheque from the Bank of Van Diemen's Land, signed by James Kelly and made payable to the Estate of John Lakeland. Lakeland had arrived in Hobart in 1814 'with a view of establishing himself in the Colony'. In 1820 he became Principal Superintendent of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land. He died in November 1828 and this cheque is payable to his estate.
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1838 Ticket-of-Leave Travel Permit. A November 1838 travel permit issued at the Police Office Longford, permitting James Haslem, a convict who had received his ticket-of-leave to travel to George Town 'and remain & report himself at Police Office' and duly signed on the back by the officer in charge.
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Transportation and Inheritance. An 1838-40 correspondence (2 autograph letters signed, 4 draft letters, 1 document signed), largely between Henry Meredith and John Foster, 10 pages total; Birmingham and Potter Heigham, proving the claim of John Barber, a transported Convict living in Great Swan Port in Van Diemen's Land, to a share of his grandfather's legacy.
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Crime and Punishment, September 1849 printed court document completed in manuscript 'Ext. Sentence of Transportation against John Cameron' confirming the sentence of seven years transportation to Van Diemen's Land for theft and a previous conviction; a May 1852 printed 'Clearance Permit' completed in manuscript and issued at Launceston confirming that a Convict who had completed his sentence was permitted to leave the Colony on a ship to Melbourne; July 1854 entire letter to Hampton, the Comptroller…
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Sentenced to Be Transported For Life, January 1852 printed Statement of charges against James Parr, completed in manuscript at New Norfolk, Van Diemen's Land, for stealing and feloniously killing 'one sheep of the price of seven shillings...'; signed by Valentine Fleming, Attorney General of Van Diemen's Land. The pen manuscript notation on reverse reads 'Verdict Guilty. Sentence: To be transported for Life'. Parr had been transported for an earlier scrape with the law, leaving England in July 1844 as one…
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The Fremantle Convict Establishment. March 1856 address panel from Bath, England addressed 'To the Governor of the Convict Establishment Freemantle' with an 1854-issue 6d mauve tied by a very fine '53-Bath' duplex datestamp. An extremely rare example of inwards mail from this period. . Provenance: Cecil Walkley Collection, 2010, Lot 268. Accompanied by extensive research material.
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Certificate of Freedom. Printed document completed in manuscript, dated Hobart Town, January 1856, on both sides of a quarto leaf, signed by the Acting Comptroller-General of the Convict Department. Granting liberty to one Joseph Taylor, who had been transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1852, after having been convicted at Coventry in 1849, at the age of seventeen. With a detailed description of him on reverse.
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Stay Away From Oatlands, William Whittaker. June 1856 entire letter to the Police Magistrate in Hobart Town inscribed 'On Public Service only', the interior with a printed Ticket-of-Leave issued to William Whittaker (convicted of larceny in 1850 and sentenced to seven years transportation) - the 'pardon' being qualified as he was forbidden from going to the Oatlands District '...on account of suspicious conduct and to break connexions...'. The envelope shows the 'Free' mail privilege date stamp and the 'C…
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The Gold Commissioner's Camp At Creswick Creek, February 1857 envelope from Ballarat to 'Stanley Wyman Esq., Gold Office Camp, Creswick's Creek' with 1d and 3d 'Half-Length' stamps (lithographed in Melbourne by Campbell & Ferguson) and tied by the barred numeral cancellation '5' of Ballarat. The envelope with fine strikes of the unframed oval datestamps for 'Ballarat' and 'Creswick's Ck' on reverse. With Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria [1995] Certificate of Authenticity and accompanied by biographical…
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Convicts in Van Diemen's Land, December 1861 outer cover from Highbury in London, addressed to 'Dr Hampton, Comptroller General of Convicts, Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land' and bearing a 6d mauve issued in 1854. The back panel with a fine strike of the Launceston transit date stamp for 25 March 1862. The career of the addressee, Dr John Hampton, is deeply associated with the convict history of Australia. Hampton had served on a number of ships which transported convicts to Van Diemen's Land and was…
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Prisoner's Letter Port Arthur, A fine strike of the rare 'Prisoner's Letter Port Arthur [crown]' handstamp, with mss date '3/7/61' applied on a 1d vermilion stamp of Van Diemen's Land. Offered together with Tinsley's 'Tasmania - Stamps and Postal History' [1986] which records only two on complete letters. A total of fewer than 6 examples known. This marking was used during the 1850's & 1860's on letters sent by convicts at Port Arthur in Tasmania. The mark was applied by the Commandant to signify that he…
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A small library comprising Molesworth's 'Speech on the Discontinuance of Transportation to Van Diemen's Land...' [London, 1851]; 'Early Tasmania' by James Backhouse Walker [Hobart, 1914]; 'Bush Life in Tasmania Fifty Years Ago' by James Fenton, plus 11 other publications, some in facsimile. (14 items).
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Horseshoe Brooch: Of plain polished design set with eight old cut diamonds. The reverse inscribed 'Presented to Louise Cooper by Uncle Harry from Australia August 21st 1889'. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 7.3 grams
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Gold Mining Brooch: The crossed pick and shovel with central gold pan and nugget. 9ct yellow gold. Weight 3.65 grams.
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Gold nugget bar brooch, the double bar brooch set with a central gold nugget. Applied bar mark 'W. J. Kain', 18ct yellow gold. Weight 18.31 grams.
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Important cameo brooch: The oval helmet shell depicting a kangaroo. Applied triple part bar mark for 9ct (Makers mark obscure) For a similar example by F W Nissen, Brisbane see Caville, Cocks and Grace, Published by Cgc Gold Pty Ltd, 1992, page 179.
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Cameo Brooch By Caris Bros, Perth: The circular helmet shell cameo depicting Night and Day. Yellow gold.
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Various Australian Bar Brooches: Maker's include Willis of Melbourne; H. Simonsen of Melbourne; Aronson & Co. of Melbourne: Rosenthal, Aronson & Co. Melbourne; Duggin, Shappere & Co. of Melbourne. Stamped 9 and 15ct gold. Weight 31.35 grams.
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Various: A collection of Australian gold jewellery, including brooches by Aronson & co; Cameo ring and brooch; Natural pearl stick pin. Gold bearing quartz fob; Wager style silver mounted brooch.
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Gold Fields Ring: Mid 19th century signet ring.15ct gold with quartz and gold ore specimen. Purported to have come from the Ballarat district.
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Opal, Enamel and Seed Pearl Pendant By Kilpatrick & Co. c.1875: Of stepped, circular design, set with a central opal crystal framed by seed pearls and radiating orange and white enamel sections. Stamped 'K & Co.18ct'. . Weight 14.08 grams.
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Locket By Steiner, Adelaide c.1880: Of oval form with bloomed finish and applied initials. Stamped H Steiner Adelaide. Yellow gold. . Weight 36.6 grams.
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Gold Locket Brooch possibly by Lamborn and Wagner, Melbourne c.1870: Of oval form and vine and grape motif, the front leaf panel opening to reveal a handpainted miniature of a bearded gentleman. Yellow gold. . Weight 32.44 grams. Length 6.5 cm.
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Cameo Brooch: The oval helmet shell cameo depicting the profile of a woman. Yellow gold.
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Gold mining brooch: The single shovel with applied nugget and rope. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 4.56 grams. Original fitted box by H.F.Hutton of Ballarat. The Hutton firm was Ballarats finest jewellers in the 19th century with an impressive showroom on Sturt Street which boasted luxury goods from England & Europe.
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Earrings: The pendant earrings of pierced floral and foliate design. Yellow gold. . Weight 1.51 grams. . Provenance: Private collection Ballarat
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Gold Albertina: A fine two tone mid 19th century chain. 15ct gold. Weight 22 grams. Provenance: Private collection Ballarat.
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Gold Brooch: The pierced oval brooch with kangaoo and emu amongst foliage and grasstree. Unsigned. Length 3 cm. Width 2.5 cm. Weight 4.5 grams. Tests as 18ct
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Gold mining brooch, the crossed pick and shovel with central nugget and bucket. 15ct yellow gold. Weight 7.46 grams.
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Amethyst pendant Earrings: Stamped 9ct, rose gold
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Cufflinks By Levinson, Perth: the plain polished oval links stamped Levinson, with later monogram and dated 22.11.24. . Weight 7 grams. 9ct rose gold.
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Gold Mining Brooch: The single shovel with diamond set blade and central nugget. Not signed and tests as 18ct yellow gold. Weight 4.37grams.
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Gold mining brooch, the crossed pick and shovel with central gold nugget and bucket. Tested as 9ct yellow gold. Weight 6.60 grams.
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Tiger Claw Brooch: Yellow gold mount. Provenance: Private collection Ballarat
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Brooch: The oval mother of pearl panel set in rose gold frame with applied gumleaf decoration. Provenance: Private collection Ballarat
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gold sovereign Purse: Of mesh design. Weight 26.5 grams. Provenance: Private collection Ballarat
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Brooch By Willis, Melbourne: In the form of the Southern Cross and set with garnet topped doublets and a central applied emu. 9ct yellow gold. Weight 2.72 grams.
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Brooch By Willis, Melbourne: In the form of a boomerang, surmounted by a map of Australia flanked by an emu and kangaroo. 9ct yellow gold. Weight 2.63 grams.
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