| *** | A large early Victorian gothic bronze and glass birdcage on stand, 202 cm high, 106 cm wide, 60 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A large Louis XV style gilt bronze bird cage, 19th century, 132 cm high, 65 cm wide, 65 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Huxtable's Ballarat Directory, For The Year 1858. Some wear & staining to the original covers, spine hinge loose on back cover but otherwise a very good complete copy. This is the second edition that Huxtable released. Scarce & very desirable in this… | *** |  |
| *** | Troy ounce bullion weights by 'De Grave Short & Fanner, London'. 26 weights from 0.002 to 500 ounces in a single box apart from 200 & 500 which are unboxed. The name plate is engraved 'Decimal Troy Weights, Corporation of Liverpool 1856' | *** |  |
| *** | A copper bound shop display case, late 19th century, 199 cm high, 104 cm wide, 72 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Eureka: Group of military brass tunic buttons from the 12th & 40th Regiments of foot who were stationed at Ballarat during the 1854 rebellion. Nicely mounted for display. Rare (4) | *** |  |
| *** | A very decorative green painted carved and mesh covered house-form aviary, French, 19th century. 65.5 cm high, 57.5 cm wide, 41 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Miners Right; group of 5 late 19th century issued for the Ballarat district | *** |  |
| *** | A metal bound shop display cabinet with makers plaque 'Gill', late 19th century, 199 cm high, 103 cm wide, 72 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | 1868 Execution Warrant for John Hogan, gold miner convicted of murdering his partner; sentenced to hang at Castlemaine Gaol, his remains to be buried at the Gaol. Signed by Sir John Manners-Sutton, 5th Governor of Victoria. Plus Victorian Supreme Court… | *** |  |
| *** | An antique wine barrel French circa 1880 100 x 45 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of three sailor's whale bone tools, 19th century, 33 cm, 21 cm, 28.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Album of Ballarat & goldfields advertising lithographed labels. Noted ' 'Eberhard & Co Lime Juice Cordial. Clunes', 'Tait's Hotel', 'J. K. Blogg & Co'. (33 items). Inspection will reward. | *** |  |
| *** | Mining diary circa 1870s of South African born prospector Edwin Bray. Fascinating handwritten accounts of daily life prospecting in South Africa. With accompanying carte de visite. | *** |  |
| *** | Lithograph panorama with architectural portraits titled 'View of the City of Ballarat. Victoria. Australia'. Printed & Published by Rider & Mercer, Steam Printers, Lithographers Engravers & Co Lydiard St Ballarat. 19th century. Rare image. 96 x 62 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large whale bone sailor's tool, 19th century or earlier, 65.5 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Ballarat Mechanics' Institute. Catalogue of the library. Ballarat, 1864. Duodecimo, pp. 56, original printed wrappers, disbound. Some light marginal waterstaining., The rare inaugural catalogue of the Institute, which was established in 1859. | *** |  |
| *** | Women On the Goldfields: Miner's Rights - Ballarat, dated August 1904 and issued to Bridget Walsh, and another of July 1915 issued to Mary Harvey. (2 items) | *** |  |
| *** | A rare hot water urn by 'John Holloway & Sons Manufacturers of Ballarat'. Holloway arrived in Melbourne & pushed a wheelbarrow of tools to Ballarat in 1854 to start his tin smith business. 52 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Goldfields: 1851-86 engravings (7) from illustrated newspapers, noted 'Lump of Gold from Ophir Diggings, Actual Size, Weight 3lb.10oz', Gold-Seekers arriving at Bathurst, on their way to Ophir' & 'Miners Prospecting'. All window mounted, various sizes. | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual copper bound shop display cabinet fitted with 4 drawers on the reverse. Tasmanian oak, copper & glass, early 20th century (later casters). Height 104 cm, width 76.5, depth 60.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Marshall, John 'Battling For Gold, or Stirring Incidents of Goldfields Life in West Australia' (E.W.Cole, Melbourne, 1903) 207pp including photo plates. Front free endpaper incription 'To His Excellency Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Beford, Governor… | *** |  |
| *** | Ballarat: 'Ballaaratania 1881-3. Descriptive Notes & Statistics' by J. B. H. [Ballarat 1883]; 1864-90 cheques (5); range of trade cards (5). | *** |  |
| *** | Women On the Goldfields: Miner's Rights - Ballarat, dated January 1915 and issued to Emily Dixon, and another dated June 1919 issued to Sarah Watts. Also, two Rights dated July 1916 and July 1921 issued to Emily Cheney at Maryborough. (4 items). | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white painted pagoda form birdcage, French, 19th century, approx. 97 cm high, 43 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A triple domed bird cage, 49 cm wide, 18 cm deep, 66 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Miner's Right: 2/6 Miner's Rights from Ballarat (6), dated 1898-1906, for William Barnard (2) or Flora Barnard (4). Good condition. | *** |  |
| *** | Miner's Rights: 1900-1916 range of Victorian Miner's Rights issued at Ballarat (4) & Maryborough (1). All at the 2/6 rate. (5 items). | *** |  |
| *** | A nickel bound counter top display cabinet, early 20th century, 85 cm high, 74 cm wide, 46 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A fruitwood carpenter's work bench (top only), French, 19th century, 11 cm high, 231 cm wide, 63 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Women On the Goldfields: Miner's Rights - Ballarat, dated March 1905 and issued to Jane Dunlop, with later transfer to Arthur Dixon. And another of November 1906 issued to Ellen Monahan. (2 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Miner's Right: Group of seven (2s. 6d.) Victorian issue from the district of Ballarat to Ellen Kersteen Rasmussen. Early 20th century c1920/30s | *** |  |
| *** | A trampart dovecote, Victorian origin, circa 1900, 51 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Goldfields bank gold collection bag from Bealiba (central Victoria), circa 1857, leather with brass name plate and original padlock and key, additional locations added later in pen, 29 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Miner's Right & Bank Cheques: 1888 Miners Right issued to William Edwell Harcourt of Moonee Ponds for mining in the Castlemaine district (details verso); Plus a group of 9 Ballarat bank cheques (1876-1886). 10 items | *** |  |
| *** | An Art Deco shop display female bust, painted plaster, circa 1930s. 69 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A whale hunters logbook stamp, with fine whalebone and shell handle, mid 19th century 11 x 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Gold miner's bucket, hand forged iron in relic condition. 76 cm. Provenance: Private collection Ballarat. | *** |  |
| *** | 1880s share certificates ex Ballarat printer F. W. Niven, noted Kaiser Gold Mining Company, Butler's Extended Freehold Gold Mining Company, Prince of Wales Birthday Quartz Mining Company, The New Koh-i-Noor Gold Mining Company. Poor/G condition. | *** |  |
| *** | Miner's Right: 2/6 Miner's Rights from Ballarat (3) & Castlemaine, dated 1902-16. Fair/G condition. | *** |  |
| *** | A gold veined quartz specimen on a timber stand, The timber stand with a plaque inscribed 'The base of this momento is a piece of Messmate timber from a tree about 6 feet in diameter. It was recently removed by Western Mining from an old Bendigo mine… | *** |  |
| *** | Ballarat gold fields tinware map canister by John Hollway (ex major Ted Millet/Montrose cottage); plus early Ballarat tinware money box with Penhalluriack mark. Largest 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A painted concrete Dovecote, French, Circa 1950. Approximately 84 cm high, 84 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A whale blubber mincer, with wooden handle, Trademark Hassam Boston, New Bedford Whaler's celebrated Mincer, 20 cm high, 73 cm long. Provenance: Eldred's Massachusetts, USA, Americana & Paintings, 04/04/09 lot 860 | *** |  |
| *** | Norman Penrose (1903-1970), Head of Bendigo Miner, pencil, signed 'N Penrose' lower right, 36 x 26 cm (oval) | *** |  |
| *** | The Gold-Fields of Victoria Reports of The Mining Registrars for the Quarter ending 30th June, 1887, & 'The London Mining Journal, 75th Anniversary Number.' with circa 1910 Ballarat news clippings. (2 items) | *** |  |
| *** | A cast iron kettle, ceramic jelly mould and a Bendigo pottery pot | *** |  |
| *** | A huon pine butter churn and two butter pats 32 cm high | *** |  |