Catalogue
Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Pachycephala Collaris, (Golden Whistler), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 530 x 350mm., Mintern Bros Imp, [1875-88], framed, overall size, 720 x 550. Framing glass broken, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $500
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Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Pitta Caeruleitorques Salvad, original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 530 x 350mm., Walter Imp, [1875-88], framed, overall size, 720 x 550. Minor water damage at base, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $750
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Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Ptilopus Fischeri, (Fischer's Frui-pigeon Dove), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 530 x 350mm., Walter Imp, [1875-88], framed, overall size, 720 x 550. Very fine.
Estimate $750
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Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Semioptera Wallacii, (Standardwing Bird-of-paradise), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 530 x 350mm., Mintern Bros Imp, [1875-88], framed, overall size, 720 x 550. Very fine.
Estimate $750
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Sydney Harbour Bridge, souvenir metal cigarette case (12x8cm), features scene of the bridge and in the top right corner is a map of Australia and inside is inscribed, 'K.Burley'; Scottish M.C.C. Association Chieftain badge on tartan rosette and with added blue enamelled Chieftain badge; miniature prints (2), in frames, one in circular timber frame (11.5cm), the other in oval, decorative brass frame (9.5x13.5cm), both feature a beautiful young lady in evening dress wear, both frames fitted for wall hanging. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Royal Hobart Regatta Association, Tasman's Centenary Regatta, 1938, on large silk banner (approx 48x100.5cm including surrounding tassel), with listing of officials and full race programme and listing of all competitors, also programme for other competitions, too many to list but includes full programme of wood chopping with description, printed at the Mercury Press, Hobart. Fold creases, staining to back and a few stain areas and toning on front, otherwise in good condition for age, very fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Middle East clothing WWII wartime souvenirs, probably purchased in Egypt, features a colourful, long shawl in vibrant pink, green, orange and yellow colours on heavy black silk (?); also a knee-length, elastic waisted black skirt with two orange bands around the hem area and with an attached long, red silk waist sash together with a red silk scarf; all unused as new and with a heavy cloth bag (approx 23x35cm), with affixed Australian postage stamp and addressed to 'Miss Ann Galbraith, 633 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay North, NSW, Australia', marked, 'Contents/Ornaments/Value/400 Mills' and signed, below this, 'NX716699 (sic, should be 71699)/Spr Brabin, B'. Some foxing on skirt elastic, otherwise all clothing unworn.
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
Australia Telecom phonecard packs, includes Xmas 1992, Australia Day 1993, Summertime II, Stamp Classics No 1 (2), State series for Northern Territory, Western Australia and Tasmania, Cardex 94 Amsterdam (2), Commonwealth Games 1994, Australian Life Saving, Xmas 1995, Homecoming 50th, Red Cross. All in folders of issue, some scarce, uncirculated. (15)
Estimate $70
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Assorted newspapers, books, magazines and photo albums, circa 1928-1990, the sun, LIFE, Daily Telegraph, Woy Woy Herald; photos of F.Mckeahnie, Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, scratched with Australian soldiers' names, Italian field anti-tank cannon. Very fine. (29)
Estimate $250
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Cigarette cards, original Will's cigarette card tin with slit in top for inserting cards, set of cards inside; Cigarette cards, original Will's cigarette card tin with slit in top for inserting cards, set of cards inside; Will's cigarettes paper tin, tally-ho, job cigarette papers inside and surplus papers. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Swap cards, British coloured set, 'Bill Jones' by Parker & Halladay, London, 1928 (53); Australia, black and white set by PH printed in Australia (24 of 30), all in album. Fine - very fine. (77)
Estimate $100
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Views of Ireland, 19th century engravings (approx 12x18cm plus border with title below), all by W.H.Bartlett, includes Youghall Abbey (The Residence of Sir Walter Raleigh); Interior of Cashell Abbey; Interior of Holy-Cross Abbey; Augustinian Abbey, Adare (with the Castle of the Fitzgeralds and the Francescan Abbey); Glenariff; Clifden Castle (Connemara); Phoul A Phuca; The Giants Causeway (from above); The Industrious 'Prentice Favourite, and Entrusted by his Master from the book Industry and Idleness; Ancient Crofs, Clonmacnoise; Dephi Lodge (Connemara); Taking a Stag, near Derrycunnihy Cascade, Killarney; The Giants Causeway (from above); Gougauna Barra; Castle Howard Vale of Ovoca, all printed by Geo. Virtue of 26 Ivy Lane, London, all printed by Geo. Virtue of 26 Ivy Lane, London; also Germany, set of three collectables by Gode, includes amethyst, oval in shape, miniature Blucher Star replica, and Elisabeth of Austria medal, undated, in individual packets with certificates and in set folder; Olympics folder with stamp set of four, CTO at Bonn 1, 1992, commemorating first time in 28 years for a common German Olympic team. The prints with some foxing around borders, otherwise very fine, Gode folder with writing on front, otherwise uncirculated. (16 + 1 set)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30