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Monthly Auction — Barsby Auctions

Auction House:Barsby AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:896
Sale Title:Monthly AuctionLots with images:891
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:701
Date:20-Oct-2019
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George V sterling silver sovereign case Birmingham 1915, monogrammed, weight 20 grams.
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Antique rose gold spy glass approx total weight 13 grams. Tests as 14ct with repairs
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Two vintage cased cravat/tie pins one topped with a pearl & the other with a yellow gemstone
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The third great seal of NSW Australian 1827-1832 width 11 cm with government information copied documents
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George V sterling silver lady's purse Birmingham 1910, makers E.J. Houlston, lined interior, (length 11.5 cm.
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George V sterling silver figural cigar lighter Birmingham 1911, makers Philip Hanson Abbot, standing cat figure with inbuilt wick and lighter, with beaker form ashtray, height 13 cm, weight 152 grams.
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George V sterling silver cigarette case Birmingham 1910, makers T.H. Hazelwood, engraved decoration, weight 72 grams.
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Silver and gold Lancome badge By Tiffany & Co marked 18k on Sterling SIlver Tiffany & co. Set with a diamond, sapphire and ruby. Approx diameter 19 mm
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Continental silver vinaigrette / pill box pendant with post 1922 Austrian silver marks. Approx diameter 31 mm, weight 9 grams
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Antique silver posey holder with open work floral and vine decoration. With a black bakelite hook. Unmarked. Approx length 16 cm
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George V sterling silver lady's evening bag Birmingham 115, makers C & S, with fitted interior, (small dents), (length 12 cm; weight 146 grams approx, total.
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Antique Scottish silver & horn mull silver cap, shield, and collar, (marks rubbed, hinge worn), to horn mull.
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Russian bronze figure of Revolutionary Soldier standing figure of rifleman, marked to base, height 12 cm.
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Goldscheider alabaster bust William Shakespeare marked to base, (small marks to alabaster), height 16 cm.
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Tom's Drag ballerina figure, 'Anna' from the 'Out of the Circus' Collection, missing two gemstones, 37 cm high approx, with original box
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Rare horse & foal figure lantern depicting metal horse with foal, on wood stand with street light lantern, operated by batteries, height 24 cm total.
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Photograph SS Nestor with New Zealand Olympic team signatures. The photograph has approximately 20 signatures in ink, under the hand written heading 'NZ Olympic Team.' Although the photograph is undated, some clue as to date may be that the 'Nestor' was launched in 1913, and there is also the signature of R.D. Owen, Commander, who was Master of the Ship during the 1920s. Accordingly the Olympic team referred to may date from the 1924 Paris, or the 1928 Amsterdam, Olympic Games. (13 x 25 cm.
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Australian pottery ball on stand with detailed Australian theme and animal decoration, signed, height 13 cm
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Framed sterling silver and enamel plaque decorated with a scenic scene, 16 x 16 cm
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Edwardian carved timber bird & flora panel width 35 cm, height 24 cm
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Belgian Manneken Pis miniature bronze figure traditional standing figure, description to base, height 11 cm.
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Antique gilt bronze of a boy holding a wreath 11.5 cm high
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Georg Jensen stainless steel candle holder together with a pair Georg Jensen stainless steel salt and pepper shakers.
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Extensive collection of memorabilia including boot hooks, memorial medals, Edward VIII brass vesta, miniature silver plated trinket boxes, early 'Mury' rouge compact, pearl form lady's purse, pair pince nez spectacles, souvenir match box holder, etc.
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Good abalone and silver plate inkwell with silver inkwell and pen holder on a half abalone shell, width
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Volume 'The Don Meets the Babe' The 1932 Australian Cricket Tour of North America, by Ric Sissons, with a Forward by Sir Donald Bradman, published by J.W. McKenzie, 1995, with dust jacket.
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Georg Jensen stainless steel 'Bowl Petite' from the Bloom Collection, in original packaging, diameter 15.5 cm.
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French brass carriage clock key included, 14.5 cm high.
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World War II Australian discharge paperwork for Sergeant Thomas Edward Turner
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Quantity of World War II era New Guinea photos
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Three various vintage ceramic desk pieces including blue and white decorated ink well and pen rack; a Victorian Staffordshire ink well, floral decorated; and a floral decorated ceramic blotting paper roller.
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Souvenir model pistol and sheathed knife souvenir model of a vintage pistol handgun, (length 16 cm; and a vintage sheathed dagger, (length 28 cm; together with an early Cadman and Sons, Sheffield, Full concave 'Bengall,' cut throat razor, in original box.
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Antique Austral Island paddle, the paddle blade of leaf shaped form with a long cylindrical shaft. Intricately carved with low relief and an elaborate design of interlocking geometric patterns. Some losses to sides. 98 cm long.
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Collection of military badges & buttons
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French gilt metal decorative jewellery casket moulded decoration to lid and sides, lined interior, diameter 9 cm.
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Georgian handpainted portrait miniature portrait of a gentleman, in ornate paste and velvet oval frame, height 9 x width 7.5 cm
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Antique handpainted portrait miniature portrait of a lady in period dress, in an early brass frame, height 7 cm, width 4.5 cm
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Antique handpainted portrait miniature portrait of a lady in period dress, in an early brass frame, height 7 cm, width 5 cm
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Antique handpainted portrait miniature portrait of a lady in period dress, in an early ornate brass frame, height 10.5 cm, width 8 cm
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Antique handpainted portrait miniature portrait of a lady in period dress, in an early brass frame, height 7 cm, width 6 cm.
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Georgian portrait of a gentleman miniature handpainted on ivory, signed Harris, height 15 cm, width 11 cm
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Vintage Reeves & Sons paint box 21 cm x 15 cm, 5 cm high.
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Art Deco Shagreen trinket box width 12 cm depth, 10.5 cm, height 6 cm
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Antique Royal Horse Guards 'Remember Me' cushion heart shaped, hand embroidered and beaded, 'Remember Me' souvenir remembrance cushion, with embroidered insignia of the Royal Horse Guards, in original wooden display box, with glass cover, height 17 cm cushion.
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Art deco onyx & lapis lazuli trinket box with hallmarked London 1904 hinge, width 10 cm depth, 9.5 cm, height 5 cm (as inspected)
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Leica Minox M3 miniature digital camera 7.5 cm wide, serial number 82005178, with storage case
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Two various vintage compasses including brass cased, marked for Short and Mason, in leather carry case; and another compass, unmarked, in leather carry case.
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Vintage brass cased barometer marked to dial for W.H. Harling, London, marked NSWG verso, in leather carry case, diameter 7 cm.
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Two volumes 'Australia' by E.C. Booth written by Edwin Carton Booth, illustrated with drawings by Skinner Prout, and N. Chevalier, published in two volumes by Virtue and Company, circa 1870s, leather bound editions.
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Vintage English 'Progress' gyroscope top in original box, (worn.
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Collection of vintage cheroots holders and pens including sterling silver and ivory, together with 3 souvenir spoons, a eye glass, medallion, and a letter opener
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Two cast metal S.S Mariposa dog souvenirs height 5 cm
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Antique framed Australian photographic portrait portraits by J. Duncan Peirce, of St Kilda, Melbourne, (label verso), circa 1880, of the parents of renowned Australian artist/illustrator, Ethel Jackson MORRIS,(c1890-1985), in original frame, (15 x 10.5 cm each image.
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Three various vintage carved timber mystery boxes to include a match striker
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Three boxes of vintage glass slides Australian scenes, approx 29 in all
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Australian blackwood walking stick carved with Aboriginal drawings. Ex John Williams Auctions
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Art deco onyx & malachite trinket box width 15.5 cm depth, 11 cm, height 5 cm
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Four vintage fountain pens two with 14K nibs, including a Conway Stewart Executive 60, one missing its cap
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Hand painted French ceramic jewellery casket with floral decoration, stamped to base (width 9.5 cm
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Robert Emerson Curtis (1898-1996) lithographs 'Building the Bridge,' Limited Edition bound portfolio of 12 lithographs, with Supplement in colour, marked # 2R, with hand signed dedication by the artist, dated 1974; together with a Robert Emerson CURTIS, hand signed print of the Sydney Opera House, dated 1973, (23 x 30 cm, (some loss of print.
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Art Deco bronze & ivory sculpture circa 1930, depicting a dancer on a marble base, signed in cast, 28 cm high
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Two volumes 'Three Expeditions to the Interior' 'of Eastern Australia, with descriptions of the Recently Explored Region of Australia Felix, and the Present Colony of New South Wales,' by Major T.L. Mitchell, Surveyor General, second edition, in two volumes, including Volume one and two published by T. and W. Boone, London, 1839. Re-bound in leather.
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'Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947) 'Wheelbarrow' circa 1920, a fine gilt bronze & ivory figure group, modelled as three children playfully tumbling out of pushed wheelbarrow by another child, raised from a naturalistic base and mounted on a stepped vert marble plinth, signed in cast 'D. H. Chiparus', Ex Leonard Joel, 2014, 30 cm wide, 16 cm deep, 20 cm high.
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Australian National Service medal & ribbons cased, for A.B. Stevens
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Collection of vintage smoking related items to include lighters, together with Gramophone needle tins and other collectables
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Carl Abel-Klinger (Germany) Miniature Globe Miniature Terrestrial Globe 'The Earth,' by Karl Abel-Klinger, published Nuremberg, circa 1860s, for the English Marketplace, with 32 framed hand coloured images of international figures. The Globe is enclosed in a glass display case with the original box, (lid non-extant, but reproduced in the framed images). (40 x 48 cm framed images dimension.
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Vintage Indian photograph album containing a total of approximately 78 photographs, (a small number are in faded condition), depicting Army Barracks life in Ambala, North West India, during early 1900s.
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World War two 1943-44 Lloyds Register of Shipping Secret Volume issued to Gilchrist, Watt and Sanderson, Sydney. This issue is marked 'Secret' to cover, with notice of security requirements, printed to inside cover. Issue number 641.
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Vintage Russian postcard album containing an extensive collection of Russian, Finish, and Estonian post cards, a total of approximately 190 postcards in a vintage album, (worn condition), circa early 1900s.
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Set of Australian territory maps circa 1880, 8 in total
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Art Deco Capstan cigarettes promotional ashtray approx height 84 cm
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German stoneware pewter jug blue and white figural decoration pewter lid, incised # 2074 to base, circa 1910, height 22 cm.
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Early Phillips Terrestrial Globe on stand with details of principal steamship routes, and distances measured in nautical miles, (some discolouration), on a cast iron foliate base, height 50 cm.
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Antique American Kerosene Lamp
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Antique Mauchline 'Bournemouth' circular box lidded souvenir box with image of 'Bournemouth looking West,' to lid, height 7 cm, diameter 12 cm.
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Antique G & C Dixey London brass telescope retractable operation, inscribed mark to body, on brass tri-footed stand, (some replacement eyepieces available)
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Archibald Knox design pewter basket circa 1905, 30 cm wide.
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Antique French Empire gilt bronze oil lamp tri form marble base, 49 cm high (including chimney.
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Early 19th century copper kettle
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19th century copper kettle
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Two vintage top hats in a hat box one Tress & Co fine silk, the other made in England for David Jones fine Merino
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Brass inlaid mahogany 'Cafe' spoon box together with a handpainted floral design leather box,
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Victorian Tunbridge Ware octagonal lidded box decorated lid and sides, diameter 12.5 cm.
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Two pairs of decorative candlesticks to include pair of 1900s barley twist candle stick and pair of French brass and crocodile print leather candle sticks
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Two sets of vintage measuring scales together with a boxed set of weights, eight brass weights, and a wooden rule, height 26 cm tallest
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Good Australian carved timber wall plaque Kangaroo & gum leaf & gum nut, 25 cm high.
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Victorian brass money box with relief decoration of birds, 22 cm length, 14 cm depth
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Lucas No 756 English carriage oil lamp brass case, 'King of the Road', factory marks to base, 31.5 cm high (including handle.
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Vintage metal tobacco jar embossed classical decoration to jar, ornamental finial to lid, lined interior, height 23 cm.
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Twinings Limited Edition Royal Worcester tea caddy to commemorate the Australian Bicentenary, 1788-1988, with documentation and original presentation box
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Vintage carved oak barometer with thermometer above, and aneroid barometer below, height 45 cm
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Good vintage Chanel silk scarf rolled edges, and Chanel monogram.
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'Brass Lantern clock, English style with brass case and German time & strike movement, key and pendulum included, 37 cm high. Working order
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Set of antique balance scales metal framed scales on a wooden base with one drawer, made by Degrave Short and Fanner London, height 56 cm
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Vintage cast iron scales with a set of brass weights
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Vintage wood cased Mawson & Swan microscope brass microscope in fitted wood case, height 32 cm microscope.
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Victorian tennis string stretching tool by M&C, with carved ivory handle, 80 cm long
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Cast iron Flying Scotsman plaque 90 cm wide
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Vintage J.O. Vickery postage scales
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Four framed miniature plaques 13.5 cm diameter
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