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Australian & Colonial History, Including the Suzanne & Chris Morris Collection — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:664
Sale Title:Australian & Colonial History, Including the Suzanne & Chris Morris CollectionLots with images:664
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:488
Date:28-Jun-2016
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An Australian cedar chiffonier with full turned columns, circa 1860, 153 cm high, 107 cm wide, 52 cm deep
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An Australian cedar 2 drawer servery table, South Australian origin, circa 1860, 92 cm high, 107 cm wide, 49 cm deep
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School of Robert Prenzel fire screen with carved dragon motif, early 20th century 98 cm night, 70 cm wide
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A rare Australian cedar chair with impressed mark 'Shearwood & Co'., Little is known of Shearwood, however a similar chair can be found illustrated in 'Nineteenth Century Australian furniture' (see plate 304) by Fahy and Simpson
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An early chest of drawers, hardwood with cedar secondary timbers, possibly Anglo-Indian, circa 1810, 81 cm high, 95 cm wide, 48 cm deep
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An Australian cedar sideboard, circa 1880, 159 cm high, 151 cm wide, 56 cm deep
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An Australian cedar chest of 7 drawers with brass escutcheons, mid 19th century, 124 cm high, 113 cm wide, 51 cm deep
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A child's cedar spade back dining chair (appears to have been cut down), mid 19th century.
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An early drop-side table with fiddleback blackwood top and huon pine cross banding, 72 cm high, 71 cm wide (extended), 70 cm deep
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A Colonial cedar and blackwood double bed, 121 cm high, 136 cm wide
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An Australian cedar chest of 7 drawers, late 19th century, 124 cm high, 113 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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An Australian cedar carver chair, 19th century
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An Australian timber stool with kauri pine and blackwood, 61 cm high
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A huon pine pedestal, late 19th century, 77 cm
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An Australian cedar chiffonier with shield doors, circa 1860, 149 cm high, 100 cm wide, 48 cm deep
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An Australian Art Deco blonde wood dining suite attributed to Ricketts and Thorpe, circa 1930, comprising six upholstered chairs and a circular dining table, the dining table 77 cm high, 153 cm diameter. Provenance: Purchased Copeland & de Soos, 1981, Note: Ricketts & Thorpe were Sydney manufacturers of fine furniture. The designs were often to the clients' specifications. They worked for the NSW State Government, the Commonwealth Govt and institutions. They were also represented by Executive Interiors,…
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An Australian cedar x-stretcher stool, circa 1870, 40 cm high, 50 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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An Australian kauri pine library table with a tooled leather inset top, circa 1890, 76 cm high, 138 cm wide, 96 cm deep
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Australian Arts & Crafts centre table, carved with gum leaves & gumnuts, redgum & eucalypt, circa 1900, 80 cm high, 165 cm long, 110 cm wide
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An Australian cedar six door bookcase, 19th century, 230 cm high, 217 cm wide, 31 cm deep
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An Australian cedar glazed two door bookcase, 19th century, 233 cm high, 137 cm wide, 51 cm deep
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An Anglo-Indian carved padouk linen press, circa 1860, 210 cm high, 122 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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A Huon pine campaign wardrobe, circa 1890, 210 cm high, 162 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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Huon pine tallboy chest of drawers, circa 1890 with bobbin turned pilasters, 210 cm high, 162 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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A Huon pine dressing chest, circa 1880, 160 cm high, 108 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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A Huon pine seven drawer dressing chest, circa 1900, 162 cm high, 102 cm wide, 44 cm deep
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A large painted oval overmantel mirror, 19th century, 186 cm high, 138 cm wide
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A huon pine toilet mirror, 19th century, 68 cm high, 60 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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Una Deerbon Pottery vase with applied grape motif, 19 cm high, 34 cm across
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Una Deerbon Pottery vase with applied seagull decoration on turquoise ground, 21 cm high, 22 cm across
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Una Deerbon Pottery fan shape vase with cross hatch decoration, 21 cm high, 22 cm across
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Una Deerbon Pottery vase with applied frogs on light green ground, 15 cm high
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Una Deerbon Pottery vase with applied frogs on dark green ground, with pink glazed interior, 16 cm
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Una Deerbon Pottery vase with applied grapes and leaves, 13 cm
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Philippa James green glazed jug, 15 cm
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Peggy Whiting Pottery lamp base with applied farm scene landscape, 16 cm
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Philippa James: Three green and blue glazed pottery vases (one restored), Tallest 16 cm
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Peggy Whiting Pottery bowl (19 cm diameter), together with a blue glazed vase (10 cm), and a pink glazed vase (11.5 cm)
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A large glazed cedar bookcase, Australian, 19th century, 242 cm high, 157 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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An Anglo-Indian glazed rosewood bookcase, circa 1880, 183 cm high, 120 cm wide, 37 cm deep
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A rare Bendigo pottery Middleton's Excelsior water filter, circa 1883, the caneware lid reconstructed by Ken McLean from shards found from excavation at the pottery site in Bendigo, 56 cm high, Note: see 'Bendgio Pottery' by Paul A.Scholes (Lowden Publishing Co., 1079), page 179, The Bendigo Pottery was established in 1858 by George Duncan Guthrie at what became known as Potters Flat Epsom and is one of the oldest surviving potteries in Australia. Around 1864 it was relocated to its present site at Epsom…
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Somebody's Luggage' Advertising locket for Barnham's Circus trip to Tasmania with 11 miniature photograph portraits of Captain Tom Thumb and companions, accompanied with note 'When I was a child, Tom Thumb and Commodore Nutt came with party to Hobart, they had a carriage & two ponies. Florence Ray(?) nee Johnson(?), 2.5 x 2 cm
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Tasmania: A group of 1880s-90s albumen prints, all attractively mounted. Scenes comprise 'Hop Picking, Derwent Valley', 'The Road to Dundas, West Coast', 'Road to Port Arthur' (2 diff.), 'Tramway at Geeveston'. (5 items).
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Tasmanian Photographers: Examples of the work of Beattie, Spurling and the Anson Brosthers. Albumen paper prints, etc., c1885-90. 'Stanley', 'The Huon Road' & 'New Track to Mount Wellington'. (3 items). All mounted.
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Tasmania: A group of 1880s-90s albumen prints, all attractively mounted. Scenes comprise 'Fern Scenery, The Huon Road', 'Fern Tree Bower', 'Huon Road' & 'Hobart Railway Station'. (4 items).
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A fascinating album of silver gelatin albumen prints attractively laid out and captioned with views of Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, the royal visit of the Duchess and Duke of York, Chinese Joss house at Daylesford, Sorrento, Albury, Ballarat, Deptford Gippsland and Cheshunt.
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A 19th century photograph of W. Paton furniture shop (cabinet portrait size) together with original letter punch set from the shop used to stamp the furniture
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Tasmania: A small collection of Rp postcards, all blcok mounted for presentation/sale. (10).
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Queensland: A small collection of Rp postcards, all block mounted for presentation/sale. (19).
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Victorian Railways silver gelatin photograph captioned 'Interior of Parlor Car, On Express Trains between Melbourne & Albury', framed and glazed, photo 31 x 44 cm
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Stereographs Collection of cards including 'The American Fleet' (53), 'Duke of York Celebrations' (53), 'The Great War' (22), Boer War (12), New Zealand (39), Australian themes (40), total 219 cards
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c1922-25 photograph album of an engineer working on bridges, roads & dams throughout Victoria, noted Goulburn Weir, Echuca, Barham, Oakleigh, Shepparton, Healesville, Geelong, Greensborough, Elmore, Bright, Euroa, Wodonga.
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1934, Group of press photographs for The Duke of Gloucester's visit to Australia to celebrate The Centenary of Victoria. In Melbourne he opened the Shrine of Rememberance. With Victoria, 8 photographs incl. 'Preparing the Shrine' and 'Dedication of the Shrine'. Perth 3 photographs incl. 'Welcome' and 'A Corroboree'. Plus 3 other. Mixed condition
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Belgica Polar Expedition, silver gelatin photograph captioned verso 'Dr. Frederick A.Cook gave me this photo. Shows him on the Belgian Expedition to the South Pole. Ship Belgica is in background. Cook said the temperature was 40 below, when this picture was taken'. Also inscribed 'Print not so good. Freeman Mackay(?) Belle Mead N.J. U.S.A.'. The Belgica left Antwerp in 1897, Dr. Cook assumed command of the vessel along with Roald Amundsen after Captain de Gerlache went down with scurvy. The ship spent an…
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Shackleton's 1908 Expedition: cover addressed to 'Mr T.D. Robertson / King Edward VII Land / South Pole', endorsed at top left 'per Nimrod', dated at lower left '29-11-08', franked with ½d pair with Invercargill machine cancel, with 2 line violet h/stamp 'Not Known At / King Ed-VII Land'. Plus 3 transit cancels on the reverse and octagonal 'Christchurch / Unclaimed' on the front
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Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922): Rare Edison cylinder phonograph recording titled 'My South Polar Expedition By Lieut E.H.Shackleton'. Recorded on March 30, 1909 after his return from the British Antarctic Expedition. With original cardboard protective tube.
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Charles Henry Costantini (attributed), Portrait of a lady, watercolour on paper in original huon pine frame, 30 x 22 cm
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Thomas Griffiths Wainewright (1794-1847) (Attrib), Portrait of a young man, pencil and watercolour, Huon pine frame, 14 x 10 cm. Provenance: Purchased by the present owner at Edwards and Windsor first National Auction, Hobart, Wednesday December 11th, 1985, held at Hadleys Hotel, 34 Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania
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Artist Unknown (British/Australian, Early 19th century), Portrait of an officer in Regimental Uniform wearing military signet ring, circa 1830s, Pencil and watercolour on paper, laid on paper, laid on canvas, Framed in (probably original) birdseye maple frame, 54 x 33.5 cm
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George Edwards Peacock (1806-1890), Point Piper From Shark Island, New South Wales, 20 x 27.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, United Kingdom, Menzies, Sydney, 24 June, 2010, lot 13, Private collection, Sydney, Menzies, Sydney, 22 March, 2012, lot 97, Private collection, Melbourne
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New South Wales 1810, pair of coloured lithographs, View of Sydney from the East Side of the Cove & View of Sydney West Side of the Cove, 1884 facsimile of original by John Clark (after John Eyre), published by William Dymock., Framed & glazed 35 x 98 cm each.
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A hand coloured engraving, 'South West View of Sydney in New South Wales', published 1st January 1814 by James Whittle & Richard Holmes, Laurie No. 53 Fleet Street London, 42 x 28 cm
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Nicholas Chevalier, hand coloured lithograph, 'Review and Encampment of Victorian Volunteers at The Werribee 1861', engraved by R.Shepard, maple frame, 44 x 64 cm
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John Skinner Prout (1805-1876), Group of 5 coloured engravings of Sydney, I. Port Jackson from Dawes' Battery. II. Woolloomaloo Bay Sydney. III. Miller's Point Sydney From The Flag Staff Hill. IV. Sydney Cove. V. Untitled, 18.5 x 26 cm each.
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Adam Gustavus Ball (1821-1882), South Australian Aboriginal Hunters, pencil, initialled lower right: A.G.B, 34 x 24 cm
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S.T. Gill (1818-1880), Five framed coloured engravings, 16 x 21 cm each
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Arthur Victor Gregory (1867-1857), S.S. Queenscliff off Lakes Entrance, watercolour on paper signed lower left, 29 x 52 cm
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George Frederick Gregory (1821-1887), The Tasmania, watercolour, birdseye maple frame, 29 x 46 cm
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George Frederick Gregory (1821-1887), The City of Hobart, watercolour, birdseye maple frame, 29 x 46 cm
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Haughton Forrest (1826-1925), On The Lydd, oil on board, initialed lower left with hand written title verso, (the Lydd River is now known as the Prosser River near Orford in Tasmania), 15 x 30 cm
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Australian School, Farm scene, Oil on board, 30 x 46 cm
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William Delafield Cook Snr (1861-1931), Approaching Storm, oil on canvas on board, signed lower left: W Delafield Cook, 46 x 63 cm
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George Frederick Gregory (1821-1887) (Attrib.), Geelong Hunt Club Meeting at The Wallington Hotel, circa 1861, watercolour, 34 x 65 cm, Inscribed verso to an old document fragment: 'Meeting of hounds at Wallington Hotel - period about 1854. Provenance: Purchased by the present owner from 'Joshua McClelland Print Room, 81 Collins Street, East, Melbourne, C.1, 63 - 5835, Oct.6, 1967', Note on the purchase receipt reads 'Watercolour, 'Geelong Hunt Club meeting at the Wallington Hotel, 1861.' (The licencee of…
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Artist Unknown, Colonial School, Hobart Town, 1856, watercolour titled and dated 1856 in image, Original Huon pine frame, 24 x 34 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen, Somercoates Auction, Ross, Tasmania, December 7, 2008, lot 42.
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Edmund Thomas (1827-1867), 6 coloured engravings of Melbourne and Geelong, 22 x 32 cm each
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Edmund Thomas (1827-1867), 3 Coloured engravings of Melbourne scenes, I. Elizabeth and Lonsdale Street., II. The Post Office Melbourne., III. From Below Princes Bridge, Largest 25 x 39 cm
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Conrad Martens (1801-1878), Sydney Cove from Milson's Point, lithograph, printed in black ink from one stone, 13.5 x 23 cm
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Joseph Lycett (c1775-1828): Coloured aquatints, 'View of Tasman's Peak, from Macquarie Plains, Van Diemens Land' & 'Beckett's Fall, on the River Apsley, New South Wales, each 28 x 18 cm.
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Frederick Firth (British/Australia 1819-1871, active Tasmania 1854-62), Portrait of Captain Colin Campbell RN, Signed F Frith 1825 (sic), 18.5 cm x 16 cm, Inscribed 'Captain Colin Campbell RN. One of my father in laws greatest friends. Georgina E Stilwell. Hilfield April 8th 1910, The date on which we finally moved from 33 Gordon Sq and brought this to Hilfield.', Reframed by Conservation (S.Hodgson) December 1989
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Lycett, Joseph: 'Scene up the River Huon, Van Diemens Land' being plate 37 in 'Views in Australia or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land', published by John Souter, London, 1824-25. Hand-coloured aquatint and etching, image 27 x 17 cm.
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Edmund Thomas (1827-1867), Hobson's Bay From the Signal Staff Williamstown, engraving printed and published by R. Quarrill & Co. 67 Collins Street East, 16 x 26 cm
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Le Breton (French), Rade D'Hobart-Town, coloured engraving, 25 x 40 cm
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Captain Cook: 'Vue de la riviere D'Endeavour sur la Cote de la Nouvelle Hollande ou le Vaiseau sut mis a la bande', engraving by Duret from the French edition of Cook's Voyages (Paris, 1774), the first known landscape drawing of the east coast of Australia, 39 x 25 cm
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Australian School, Seascape, oil on board, 23.5 x 31 cm
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Samuel Augustus Perry (1791 - 1854) View of the Valley of Roseau, Dominica, watercolour on paper, signed and inscribed verso, 10.5 x 15 cm, Inscribed verso: ' View of the Valley of Rousseau or Queen's River in the Island of Dominica with the cascade and mountain called Morne Verte. The columns of smoke near the right are Souffrieres. (Saufrieres = sulphur mines) Sketched one morning before breakfast. Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's Fine Australian paintings, Melbourne, April 19, 1993, lot 138, formerly…
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J. Heath (Engraver), After Thomas Watling, The Brickfield Hill or High Road to Parramatta, 1796, Copper-plate engraving, 20 x 26 cm, Note: The original watercolour of this work is held in the National Library of Australia, Canberra
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Henry Gilbert Jones (Britain/Australia, circa 1804-1888), A Suite of six etchings, Views of Melbourne, i) Catholic Chapel, Melbourne ii) Elizabeth Street iii) Collins Street from the West iv) Collins Street East v) Old Government Offices from Batman's Hill vi) Wesleyan Chapel, Queens Street, 6.5 x 15.5 cm (each)
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Australian School 19th (century), Evening on The Yarra, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 24 x 34 cm
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Artist Unknown, Portrait of Mary Hennings 1837, oil on canvas, signed illegibly and dated '1837' lower left, 60 x 49 cm, Bears label verso with the following inscription 'I bequeath this painting to my dear young friend Edward Yencken, son of Ferdinand Yencken - as a testimony to my affections - Mary Hennings, Dulwich Jan 1842'
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James Heath (1757-1834) after watercolour paintings by Edward Dayes, believed to be after convict Thomas Watling, A South East view in Sydney, extending from the old to the new barracks, including the Church, Pitt and Spring Rows, copper-line engraving with later hand colouring, circa 1798, 35 x 40 cm, Note: Cited in 'First Views of Australia', pl. no. 43. A similar engraving is held in the the collection of the National Library of Australia, Canberra
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Joesph Backler (1813-1895), (i) Portrait of Robert McPhillamy (circa 1850), oil on canvas, 92 x 76 cm, (ii) Portrait of Catherine McPhillamy (circa 1850), oil on canvas, 92 x 76 cm. Provenance: Mr & Mrs Joseph & Catherine McPhillamy, Thence by descent, Australian and International Paintings, Christies, Melbourne, 24 November 1999, lot 78 (illustrated), Private collection, Melbourne
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Lai Fong (attributed), China trade maritime ship portrait, oil on canvas (relaid on new canvas), attched label verso 'Barque Britomart, Built at Port Glascow 1866, Lost at Cerro Azul 19 July 1881', 43 x 57 cm
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Anglo-Chinese Colonial School, circa 1844, Watercolour on paper, Chinese figures by a bridge and banyan tree within a hilly rocky landscape, pen inscription verso 'Sketch of part of the grounds of the White Stag, a large Joss House in Amoy', signed and dated December 1844, This rare watercolour, is one of the earliest known examples of the topography of Amoy, pre-dating any known photographs of the area. The White Stag Temple still stands in Amoy today. The artist may have been a member of the London…
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A maritime ship portrait, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 'Fondent, 19 x 24 cm
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Artist Unknown, Mangling Done, watercolour on paper, 12 x 18 cm.
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Albert Fullwood (1863-1930), Gabo Island, N.S.W 1891, watercolour and ink, initialled and dated lower right: A F 91, titled lower left, 14 x 18 cm
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Australian School, pair of watercolours, circular huon pine frames, 30 cm diameter
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Artist Unkown (Australian, 19th century), (Figure Studies) 1888, ink on paper, dated and inscribed with initials upper right: Dec 1888 B.B., mounted in birdseye maple frame, 27 x 21 cm
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John F. Norton attributed (Australia, working 1890's-1930's), Two Tasmanian landscapes, gouache on watercolour on card, 9 x 12 cm each
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V. Woodthorpe, (active 1794-1802), Bird of Paradise, hand coloured engraving, Published by M. Jones, Paternoster Road, London, 13.5 x 8.2 cm, Note: An identical print is held in the collection of the National Library of Australia, Pic Volume 12 #U1483 NK4222
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