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Antique Auction — Gowans Auctions

Auction House:Gowans AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:286
Sale Title:Antique AuctionLots with images:286
Auction Location:HobartPrices available:206
Date:7-Oct-2017
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Sterling silver cigar case inscription to NSW Attorney General, R.D Meagher, Birmingham 1920
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Two original photographs c1880 showing hallmarked sterling Wolverine (Australian Station Flagship) and other ships in Hobart Dock
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1891 Sydney mint half gold sovereign
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15ct yellow gold portrait brooch decorated with seed pearls
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Sterling silver snuff box, engraved C. J. Jorden Risdon Rd New Town, hallmarked Birmingham (Jorden was a former owner of Lauderdale Cottage New Town 1860's)
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1900 Sydney mint half gold sovereign
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10ct gold & multiple diamond bracelet
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Sargisons silver sugar spoon
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Sterling silver ladle & salt spoon
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Two original photographs c1890, 1 x Hobart Fire Brigade cart & one Hobart Buggy, E. C. a Nicholls Builder
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Two sterling silver ladles
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Box of stereoscopic glass slides & Photos
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15ct yellow gold Victorian brooch with blue enamel & seed pearls in J.R Bold Germiston Transvaal box
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Sargisons sterling silver sugar spoon
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Gents wrist watch, 18ct gold Movado automatic
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Rare convict period Prison Warder's buckle, as worn At Port Arthur
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Sargisons sterling silver sugar spoon (Gumleaf handle)
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Two stereoscopic card viewers and 2 boxes of early Tasmanian glass slides & stereoscopic cards, including Hobart Wharf Scenes, Mt Wellington Botanical Gardens, Port Arthur & other Tasmanian scenes, some by Ansons
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Two original photographs c1890, one showing Agricultural Workers Around Launceston area & one showing miners Around Zeehan
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Victorian dogs collar
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Pair of whalebone & baleen knitting needles with carved handles, 39 cm
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Set of 6 Sargisons sterling silver teaspoons in box
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Sargisons sterling silver bread fork
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Silver ladle, Exeter 1831
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Colonial scrapbook inscribed inside front cover 'Robin R. Hood' containing a number of original watercolours and assorted prints & Clippings
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Early Tasmanian Scrapbook formerly belonging to Marion Miller, daughter of Reverend Frederick Miller first Congressional Minister arrived Hobart Town 1830. Featured in this album is a photo of the Tasmanian Volunteer Force with the title 'Our Warriors' (C1880)
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Early Tasmanian photo album of Pioneer Families total 50 tin type portraits plus 1879 Hobart Town bible
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Silver serving spoon, London 1823
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Pewter food bowl hallmarked sterling Repulse
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Five convict era buttons, 2 convict department 2 post office & 1 other, metal detector finds, Port Arthur area
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Whalebone boot hook with ring carved handle
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Carved & inlaid card case
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18ct yellow gold solitaire diamond ring set (1 x .09ct diamond & 10 x.03ct diamonds).
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18ct yellow gold diamond ring in old fashioned shield design containing 1ct (approx) trilliant cut diamond, total weight 7.1 Grams
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Sterling silver tea caddy George III, London 1767, Pierre Gillois
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6 Sargisons sterling silver cake forks in box
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Three sterling silver spoons, London 1804
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6 sterling silver forks, London 1770
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Pair sterling silver candlesticks, 19 cm, London 1908
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18ct gold shield shape cufflinks engraved with initials and made by F. W. Stewart Launceston. Original box engraved with plaque 'From friends at Dunorlan to Trooper R. O. Wyatt AJC on his return from S.A 1901'. History: Robert Oliver Wyatt (Boer war 1899, 1902) 1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, Rank Trooper RN
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Pair sterling silver candlesticks, 15 cm, London 1894
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Sterling silver rose bowl, 13.5 cm high London 1901
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Whalebone pastry crimper, 16 cm
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Rolex gents watch (serial no 02546)
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Hallmarked silver shoe horn
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Four section Victorian telescope, Ex-Optics, in leather case
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Rolex Oyster gents wrist watch
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Edwardian child's Scottish sporran
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Tooth with scrimshaw maritime scene, 10 cm
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Hallmarked silver & ivory glove stretchers
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1925 hexagonal double Oyster case Rolex gents watch with screw down crown, part required, Rolex hairspring 10 1/2 H. Ref 700
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Rare bronze whale oil lamp C1800
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Hallmarked silver cased manicure set retailed by F. Flint Hobart
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18th century wrought iron whale oil lamp unusual design with heart & thistle
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Convict leg irons
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Cased set 4 apostle spoons with gilt bowls by Martin & Hall Sheffield
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W. H. Allen (Tas) pocket barometer in original case
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Pair of walrus tusks with scrimshaw 47 cm
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Colonial plate, 'Gardeners & Amateurs Horticultural Society', 25.5 cm (cracked)
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1892 Diary, Hobart to Glasgow
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Sterling silver hot water jug, Edinburgh 1837, maker J. Mckay weight 1.04 Kilo 26 cm high
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1833 letter, W. Mawle Hobart Town (W. Mawle, Publican, Shades Tavern Hunter St Precinct)
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Hallmarked silver snuff box Birmingham 1804 original gilt interior
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1857 letter to John Tolman Scotland with 2 Van Diemen Land four pence stamps
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Tasmanian Local Forces helmet badge
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NSW Military Forces badge
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Victoria belt buckle
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Derwent Regiment helmet badge
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18ct gold pocket watch engraved Evan Jones (Hunter St & Royal Arcade Sydney) decorated with Advance Australia coat of arms
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Tasmanian Local Forces Boer war leather belt & buckle
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Officers pouch belt plate & sword belt, Tasmanian Infantry Regiment C1880
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2 original Stereoscope Photos, one showing convict hand driven railway carriage, Port Arthur one Port Arthur church
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Four piece sterling silver tea set, Sheffield 1857
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World War I. photo album, Tasmania soldier
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Governor Davies Proclamation printed Hobart 1931
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Victorian apothecary box with contents
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Cased Meerschaum pipe
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Whalebone walking stick with horn handle, Permit no: 1330/17
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Pair of small sterling silver ladles London 1868 maker George Angell
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Pair of sterling silver sugar tongs London 1868 maker George Angell
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Boxed set of 12 sterling silver teaspoons & matching sugar tongs (plus 13th spoon)
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Colonial Victorian Land Grant on vellum dated 1854 signed by Governor Sir Charles Hotham. Hotham Played a Major Role in the Eureka Stockade Riots with wax seal
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Mchugh pottery jardiniere, 21.5 cm
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Marble mantle clock, French
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Moorcroft vase, red
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Bronze Figure group, the hounds, reproduction
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Framed Crayon portrait, Admiral Rooney, 46 x 37 cm
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Colonial cedar 4 door sideboard with 3 doors & acanthus carved back
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Large model vintage steam boat (Cygnet-Sydney) 150 cm
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Art pottery glazed bear jug, 21.5 cm
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Victorian kerosene lamp with brass base
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Sterling silver 3 sconce candelabra
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Large Colonial cedar 7 drawer chest of drawers with lower secret drawer
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Reproduction bronze figure, Arabesque, 67 cm
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Copper lamp
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Doulton Lambeth jug with sterling silver rim
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Colonial cedar 5 drawer chest of drawers with bullseye ebony handles & triple ring turned feet, Ex Bothwell District
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Telescope on wooden tripod, leather cased, Jp Cutts Sutton & Son
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Oil painting, Chickens, E. W. Waite (English), 53.5 x 70 cm
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Oil painting of Goulburn River by Hal Moreland C1900, 29 x 44 cm
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