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China, Shoushan stone seal (chop), c.1740-60, intricately carved with a village scene, Chinese characters on base, attributed to the Board of Revenue and Works. Minor flea bites around edges, surface wear, very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
China, 19th century, late Qing dynasty, gold cup, tests at 16ct via XRF spectrometer, of scalloped circular form, with circular handle and thumb piece, decorated with hunting scenes and scholars conversing, (96 x 44 mm, 132.89 g). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $16,500
China, early twentieth century, four panel screen, black lacquered timber, depicting birds in nature in red paint on one side, and bamboo in yellow paint on the other (each screen 169 cm x 41 cm). A few signs of wear and edge chips, one bottom pin missing, very fine.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
China, late Qing Dynasty, (19th century), blue and white export ware porcelain dish, ship motif in bowl, two lines around rim, simple alternating geometric pattern around body (11cm dia). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
China, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period, (1573 - 1619), blue and white kraak export ware, klapmuts bowl, grasshopper motif in centre with complex repeating floral pattern in four panels in the cavetto and rim, simplified floral pattern in four panels around body and outer rim (14cm dia). Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
China, Ming Dynasty, Tianqi period (1621-7), blue and white export ware porcelain dish, central coin motif "Hung Wu Tang Bao" around, seal script "Fu Gui Chang Chun" inside, geometric patterns around rim, repeating dotted pattern around body (15cm dia). Minor glaze chips around rim, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
China, Qing Dynasty, (1644-1911), blue and white export ware, late 18th - early 19th century, porcelain saucer decorated with a peony and magnolia, two thin bands around lip, salvaged from the Tek Sing wreck. Minor glaze roughness commensurate with a burial at sea, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
China, Qing Dynasty, set of five blue and white export ware porcelain dishes, Lingzi fungus motif (symbol of longevity) (12.5 cm dia). Very fine. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Victorian board games, mahogany folding cribbage board with mother of pearl inlay; travelling draught board; The Royal Game of Bezique by Ghas, Goodall & Son ltd; Chess Traps and Stratagems by Rev. E. E. Cunnington, sixth edition. Fine - very fine, the last very rare. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Printing plate, captioned Ancient British Coins, c. early 19th century, depicting Celtic and Gallic types of the British Isles. Top left corner chipped, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
German Vintage Pocket Microscope, in brass and in small timber case (84x65x37mm) of issue with five internal slides (appears to be one missing), with printed instructions for use on underside of lid, all written in German, and written in ink on the instructions is the name, "S.Dunlop". Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Personal items, attributed to H.R.Dunlop, includes Albert and pocket watch chains in base metal (now with rust) (2); Waterman fountain pen, with two spare nib fittings and no lid; another Waterman fountain pen with no lid; silver cigarette case with initials on lid, "HRD", hallmarked for Birmingham 1919 by maker V.W, the case with bumps; pocket knife with pencil fitted at top, inscribed on one side, "H.R.D."; Holy Bible, inside front page inscribed, "Herbert R. Dunlop/44. Dalziel Drive./P.S. Glasgow/10th May 1905" (cover damaged); Buttner De Luxe Model pipe filter (appears to be unused); small lucky wishbone good luck charm carried by H.R.Dunlop to Gallipoli in WWI; name tag in brass marked on one side, "H.R.Dunlop/6/Meadway.Close/Hampstead.Garden/Suburb", with ring top suspension; leather key tag fitted with voided brass initials, "HD" (loop broken from top); Pocket travel case (approx 7x11.7x2cm) in suede with gold printed initials on lid, "H.R.D.", made by Reid & Todd, Glasgow. In individual plastic envelopes, defects as described, otherwise fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Bottles and flasks, leather bound glass flask with plated silver lid and slide on cup; another similar except pewter; another similar with a woven reed covering; Bouttell's Bronchitis Mixture, W. Jas. Boutell, Yass glass bottle with original lable; Mist-Pepsiniae Co.c.Bismutho dyspensia treatment. Flasks very fine; medicine bottle labels show yellowing, the last with losses bottom margin. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Assorted household antiques, including tooth paste pots and lids, Calvert's Carbolic toothpaste, Cherry toothpaste, May's Indian beetlenut or areca toothpaste, Nuclean dental teeth and plates cleaner; silver plated toothbrush holder attributed to the Bank of NSW manager; Germinicdal ointment pot; Victoria eye glasses with cases (2); boot polish and beeswax tins (2); Albert H. Newman pill box with original contents; eye ointment pot lid; hat pins (3), c.1890's. Fine - very fine. (15)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Domestic antiques for the discerning gentleman, 19th and early 20th century, Torrey Razor Co. Massachusetts 'cut throat' razor with original box; Valet auto-strop safety razor in original tin; folding spoon and fork with xylonite hilt c.1890's; Sheffield made stag antler handled folding knife c.1870's; assorted smoking pipes (6), notable Peterson's with sterling silver collar, Czechoslovakian made three piece pipe, German Meerschaum bowled pipe, 2 with original cases; ornately engraved tobacco tin with cigarette paper dispenser inside tin and original contents, c.1900. Fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Banking stationery and related domestic items, late 19th to early 20th century, heavy timber ink well stand, unopened box of fluted candles from John Connell & Co Ltd Kent Street, combined ink pen and letter opener, victorian photo and frame attributed to the Bank of NSW's Bathurst branch manager, saddle maker's advertising plate, graphite refills in original box (c.1900), brass gold scale weights, night deposit leather Bank of NSW satchel, by Chubbs & Co, with original key, NSW Government Gazette No. 80 (11/9/1833). Very fine. (lot)
Estimate $300
Passed in
Australia, 1965, Royal Mint London, mint bag seals in lead with tags, twenty cents (29 Sep 1965), ten cents (5 Oct 1965), used to seal bank bags, produced for the swap from pre-decimal to decimal. Very good. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Plaster cast for the proposed design of the reverse for the Cook Islands 1973 two and a half dollars (KM.9), by James Berry. Glue adhesions on edge, very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Numismatic Display, a history of Chinese coinage, spanning from 1100 BC to 1940 AD, including proto money, knife money, spade, various emergency issues in glass and ceramic, silver kettle money (2), bar money, bamboo money, chopmarked trade dollars (2) and eight reales, cast charms and amulets, all identified and described, mounted and described on five heavy card boards, a most exhaustively researched collection. A few poor - good, most fine - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $500
SOLD $3,200
Numismatic display, the Royal Maundy, featuring maundy coins and related philatelic material, Charles II, twopence, 1672; maundy set, 1679, plus additional groat and threepence; maundy set, 1687, with additional twopence; silver penny, 1851; maundy set, 1900, plus additional silver penny; twopence 1902; maundy set, 1903, plus additional twopence; maundy set, 1937; maundy set, 1944. Fine - uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,600
Numismatic Display, framed series of items relating to numismatic weighing and testing, including, hand held coin balance, England, c.late 1700s; brass sovereign balance, England, c.1850; Byzantine coin weights, c.4th-5th centuries A.D., (3); Ashanti figural gold weights, c.19th century, (2); various brass guinea and sovereign weights; Burmese bronze opium weight, c.19th century; chopmarked British Trade Dollar, 1898; Ragusa, tallero, 1767, with heavy adjustment marks. Fine - very fine. (23)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Two pan balance set, with brass weights and original wooden box, c. 1900. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, trolling lure made with a pearlshell shank and turtleshell barb, with fibre lashings and blue glass bead hackle (6cm); small barbless hook, appears to be carved turtleshell (3cm). Very fine, unsual. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $650
Bolivia, Andean Indian culture of the Oruro Altiplano, 19th century, stone amulet sculpture of a hamlet modelled as a central altar surrounded by four houses and thirteen animals including llamas, rams and sheep, (125mm long). Very fine with some repairs, scarce.
Estimate $250
Passed in
Wreck artefacts, brass slave manilla from the 1843 wreck of the Duoro; copper alloy bell, chisel, needle, and nail from the 1622 wreck of Nuestra Senora de Atocha; silver pocketwatch from the 1894 wreck of the SS Wairarapa. The last toned and not in working order, fine. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Percussion pistol, (mid 19th century), 15mm smooth bore, inscribed decorations across metal components, '4785' inside trigger guard, 150 mm barrel. Wood splits, areas of wood loss, metal components loose, trigger and hammer mechanism working, fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Percussion pistol, smooth .45 calibre bore, mid-late 19th century, curved plain timber grip, some inscribed decorations on side plates, trigger guard, and top plate, plain 73mm barrel, 'Z 021 V' behind trigger guard; brass adjustable gun powder measure, 19th century. Hammer moves, trigger stuck, rust inside barrel, nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $400
Passed in
Antique flintlock pistol accessories, includes small brass trigger action powder dispenser with suspension ring at base; small brass pistol ball holder; small engraved metal pistol ball holder; patterned powder filler with suspension ring at base, the first three have worn leather straps fitted. Very good - fine. (4)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Antique replica flintlock pistol, long barrel on timber base with pushrod attached, barrel decorated along total length and timber base and handle decorated with wire (some loose or missing), also some decorated brass sections, With some oxidation and other defects as mentioned, otherwise fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Antique replica flintlock pistol, long barrel with some decoration at front end and back end of barrel, with timber handle decorated with wire (some loose or missing), with brass end to handle with suspension ring. With oxidation on barrel and other defects as mentioned, otherwise fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50