Catalogue
Coins, Gilbert Heyde, Sydney 1945, endorsed by hand to his wife"Puchi" Gill April 1945; second copy with typed letter of praise from Stuart Mosher Editor of the Numismatist July 18, 1949; Renniks Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand, Gilbert Christoph Heyde Adelaide 1967, the Detailed list ticked by the author for a record of the collection; Max Stern & Co, auction catalogue, 25th October 1977, containing detailed letters from Ray Jewell and Max Stern; Geoff K. Gray Pty Ltd, The Gilbert Heyde Collection of Rare Coins and Tokens 17th March 1973 to 7th December 1974 all four parts, complete, catalogued by Colin E. Pitchfork. Some toning otherwise extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $200
Heads I Win, The True Story of David Gee Australia's most Audacious Coin Forger, by Jeffrey Watson, Don Thomas and Jack Bennett. Dust cover and hard cover slightly ratty, otherwise mint.
Estimate $250
Murray Ly Col P.L., Official Records of The Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa, 1899-1902, Dept of Defence Melbourne 30th October 1911, John Burridge reprint, green buckram, 607pp. Fine.
Estimate $50
Sydney Harbour Bridge, Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge The Photography of Henri Mallard, second print, 1980; Sydney Harbour Bridge Official Souvenir and Programme, multiple contributors, 1932. First mint, second very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
Twenty Four Original Sketches, from the works of Charles Dickens by Nelson P. Whitelocke, 1865, (42x33 cm), brown goatskin, green buckram binding, spine rebound, some foxing on inside pages, with bookplate of H.V.Vernon. Very fine.
Estimate $250
Mesopotamia, Sumeria, 4th-3rd millenium BCE, polished shell rings (2). Very fine.
Estimate $50
Ancient beads, a string of Egyptian faience beads; another of limestone in white, red, blue and black, possibly Sumerian; natural turquoise pebbles, pierced, uncertain age, in a small tub; three tourist replicas of Egyptian scarabs. Very fine. (6)
Estimate $150
Ancient Greece, (c.8th century BCE), iron arrowheads (3). Corrosion, fine. (3)
Estimate $80
Thrace, Istros, 6th - 5th century BC, arrow head, small change money (commonly a dolphin, an arrowhead) in description from Colonial Rare Coins; Celtic axe head miniature; Rhodes, bronze AE 13 43BC - 96 AD. Fine or better. (3)
Estimate $100
Ancient Greece, (c.4th century BC), bronze spear point, (16cm); bronze projectile points, (3). Very fine. (4)
Estimate $300
Roman, 2nd-3rd century A.D., gold earring, a gold single earring of broad loop form with a single loop clasp, decorated with hollow gold spheres at the base, 25mm diameter; another small gold pendant c.2nd-3rd century A.D, of similar form, decorated with spherical grains of gold, 10mm diameter. First piece slightly dented with a few losses, the second very fine and intact. (2)
Estimate $150
Ancient Roman, (c.2nd century AD), green glass ointment vial, (9.5 cm), rounded body with a slim elongated neck, flared lip, slightly flattened base. Very fine.
Estimate $120
Ancient Roman, bronze signet ring, geometric design on face (Size 10 approx.). Very fine.
Estimate $80
Ancient Roman, (3rd-4th centuries AD), green glass flask, (10cm), rounded squat body with a flattened base, long cylindrical neck, and wide flared lip. Very fine.
Estimate $150
Sassanian, stamp seals (2), c.4th-6th century AD, one in carnelian, depicting a floral motif; another in agate, showing a horned ungulate. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
Byzantine, (4th - 6th centuries), bronze weights (2), (57.73 g, 29.74 g), both of squat form with two flatted sides, the first decorated with concentric circles, the second plain save for an inscription on the base. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
Java, Kingdom of Majabahid, (13th - 15th centuries AD), bronze axe head, (3.5cm), infilled with a concrete-like material; bronze mirror, (16.5cm), a round mirror with raised edges and double axe shaped handle. Both with green patina, the mirror with handle reattached, very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
Islamic, agate stamp seals (2), with inscriptions on face, holed for suspension. Very fine.
Estimate $200
Mesoamerica, Pre-Columbian, clay god heads, four different deities depicted, two in a red buff clay, two brown. Very fine and scarce. (4)
Estimate $200
Mexico, Pre-Columbian, Tarascan, knapped obsidian blades (4). Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
China, Qing Dynasty, ivory Mahjong tiles (6). Fine. (6)
Estimate $60
China, late Qing Dynasty, 17th-19th century Jade carvings, dog; 1850-1900 jade rooster. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $200
Tibet, silver amulet box with bronze backing (6.5cm), cut out sacred "Om" symbol with small turquoise bead above, dotted border around. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $150
Canada, obsidian points, pre-contact, expertly knapped. Very fine. (6)
Estimate $120
South-western Illinois, knapped stone points, three different types, two well made, a third crude. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
New Zealand, Pounamu Mere, 26cm long, handle holed with four curved parallel lines one each side. Very fine.
Estimate $1,000
Various Egyptian tourist antiques, 19th century through to 20th century, mostly tourist trinkets including: marble obelisks (3); Cleopatra bust; small vase; unknown Greek style bust; Jade Buddha in bowl. Very fine. (7)
Estimate $200
Column of Marcus Aurelius, miniature reproduction in marble and bronze, Latin inscription at base M AURELIUS IMP/ARMENIS PARTHIS GERMANISQ BELLO/MAXIMO DEVICTIS/TRIUMPHALEM HANC/COLUMNAM REBVS/GESTIS INSIGNEM/IMP ANTONINO/PIO PATRI DEDICAVIT, small inaccurate bronze figurine at the top, inscriptions on the column itself are not accurate (69 x 10 x 10cm). Figure at top has been glued on at some stage, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
Wedgwood, black basalt ware, portrait medallions of Roman notables, (c.19th/20th century), including Seneca, "Sylla", Brutus, Quintus Flaminius, the Quintus Flaminius set in an 18 carat gold mount with suspension loop, (total weight 15.79 g). Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $500
China, Tang Dynasty, (c.8th century), Guangdong kiln, green celadon glaze bowl, (16.5 cm dia). Globular glazing in spots, very fine.
Estimate $150