Catalogue
Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Gymnophaps poecilorrhoa, (Rusty-banded fruit-pigeon), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 530x350mm, Walter Imp, [1875-88], framed, overall size, 720x550mm. Very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Manucodia Comrii, Slater, (Curl-crested Manucode), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 560x340mm, Walter Imp, [1877], framed without glass, overall size, 690x550mm. Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Carpophaga Van-Wyckii, (Van Wyck's Fruit pigeon), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 530x350mm, Mintern Bros Imp, [1875-88], framed, overall size, 720x550mm. Very fine.
Estimate $150
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Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Pachycephala Collaris, (Golden Whistler), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 530x350mm., Mintern Bros Imp, [1875-88], framed, overall size, 720x550mm. Framing glass broken, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
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Anzac Cove print, in colour (approx 12.5x9cm), mapped framed under glass in a timber frame (22x18cm), below the painting is written in ink, at the left 'Anzac Cove' and at the right it is signed, 'Sapper. H Moore-Jones.', probably one of a series of prints of his watercolours which he sold as he toured New Zealand. Very fine.
Estimate $50
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Print of The "Anzacs" Landing at Gallipoli 25 April 1915, a b&w print (approx 36x20cm) by Philip G Hunt & Co, London, mat framed under glass in a timber frame (approx 49x34cm). Small grazing to one corner of glass, barely visible when in frame, loose at back and needs re-framing, print extremely fine.
Estimate $50
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Cabinet photos, USA, c1860s-1870s, all portraits, mostly (100x65mm) size, also a daguerreotype of two people (120x85mm). Very good - very fine. (39)
Estimate $100
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Australia, Melbourne, 188-, calling card (cabinet photo size 92x60mm), for Mr J.E.Tepper, Sands & McDougall, photograph of Tepper on one side. Very fine.
Estimate $100
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Gent's antique wallet, made of soft elephant skin dyed black, with latch closer, inside lined with green satin and on one side an elephant skin purse with compartment behind and on the other side is a note compartment, on front is a sterling silver shield marked for Birmingham 1905 with maker's initials, 'FM', inscribed in the centre with initials, 'J.M.A'. Some wear around outside edges, fine, inside virtually unused.
Estimate $50
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Bank of New South Wales travellers cheque display board unused; Hong Kong Thomas Cook set of four travellers cheques; Australian paintings specimen stamp folder issues (2); Telecom Calendars 1991 and 1992, featuring coloured banknote images from Vort-Ronald collection (2); collection of sixteen medallions for Shell 'Man in Flight'. In packs of issue, uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $70
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Captain Cook's Cottage, Melbourne, small, coloured, wall-hanging plate (10cm); small, plate (10cm) featuring Cook's Endeavour; Australia First Fleet plate (15.2cm) with 24K gold trim; large porcelain coffee mug by Denby, England, features various scenes of Yorkshire, Cleveland & Humbershire, including a bust of Captain Cook; small porcelain coffee mug featuring Captain James Cook's bust on one side and H.M.S. Resolution on the other side, base marked 'Decorated in Canada 22k gold'; small blue and white porcelain coffee mug, marked on one side 'Launch of the Endeavour 9 December 1998 Fremantle' and on the other side an image of the Endeavour; tall porcelain coffee mug featuring the name 'Captain Cook' under a small cameo image of the Endeavour and on the other side the name 'Endeavour' under a large cameo image of the Endeavour. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $50
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Japanese paintings on rice paper, various sizes, featuring flowers, water scenes, houses, village, birds and mountains, all with artist's red seal stamp at base. A few with some light foxing, otherwise very fine. (10)
Estimate $50
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Muswellbrook, coupon vouchers, c1930s (see example, Leichardt MVR p42) five green coupons, Penrith; ten, Arnotts, Corpiun Store, Mrs Henderson, A.Weidman, Any Fruiterer and Greengrocer, Any Food Store. Frail with some damage, otherwise fine or better and rare. (7)
Estimate $150
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Cigarette card sets, Victoria Cross set by John Player & Sons (25); War Incidents set by W.D. & H.O.Wills in 1915 (50); Army Badges set issued by Gallaher Ltd (48); Military Uniforms set by The House of Craven (Craven Black Cat) (proprietors: Carreras Ltd) (50). Each set in an individual folder, noted one with missing corner but generally extremely fine. (173 in 4 sets)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Cigarette cards, a large interesting collection or accumulation of sets of cigarette cards stored in five large book (albums) and three boxes these are stored in old cigarette cardboard packs, note most sets (about 200) are complete (sets noted with 25, 48, 50/set etc), sets included are by Player, Wills, Churchman, Phillips, Gallaher, Ogdens, LLoyd, Boguslavsky, Murray etc. Most sets appear to be original. Generally fine condition all stored in a large box. (100s)
Estimate $500
SOLD $560