Catalogue
Love token, engraved on a shaved down large copper penny flan(?) 'Keep This/Dear Mary For/My Sake Till the/Departure of/Thy Life // The Gift of a/Friend Whose/Love for You/Will Never End/H.Heald', a star punched under the first line of the reverse. Holed at top otherwise very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
Love token 1834, engraved medal on a nickel silver blank, obv. 'a hunting scene with retriver dog racing to retrive a duck shot by huntsman on edge of pond', rev. 'A Gift to/ Robert Sidney/From a / unfortunate /Transporte / Forget me not/ 1834' all within a circular group of rays around the edge. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $920
Aboriginal king plate or gorget in thin brass (70x165mm), 'King Wanney / 1861' in centre, plants on ground line, appears to be circa 1860's. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,500
Aboriginal king plate or gorget in thin brass (58x172mm), 'King Stevy / Gorombitta' in centre, appears to be circa mid 19th century. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,500
Aboriginal king plate or gorget, c.1900s, inscribed to 'Peter / Chief of / Warangesda / Mission', crescent shaped brass (150 x 220mm), holed at each end for suspension on a chain. Very fine.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $0
Burke and Wills, first crossing of Australia. 1861 in white metal (38mm) by Thomas Stokes. (C.1861/1), previously holed and filled at 12 o'clock otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Products of Queensland, International Exhibition, London, 1862, in bronze (63mm) by J.S. & A.B.Wyon Sc. Nearly FDC.
Estimate $200
SOLD $450
Hunter River A&H Association West Maitland Show 1869, handengraved in silver (29mm) with ornate vineleaf surround mount and loop suspension reverse engraved 'Awarded/to/A. Wright/for/specimen of Printing/from Type made in/the Colony'. Toned extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $840
Riverina Pastoral Society, in silver (45mm) by G.Crisp Melbourne and J.Hagarth for stokes, reverse inscribed '1st Prize/To/Samuel Wilson/Two Ewes/with lambs at foot/bred by exhibition in N.S.Wales/JERILDERIE/1871'. Unevenly toned, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $640
Another, exactly as previous except '3rd prize'. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
Another, as previous two but '2nd prize' and sixth line omitted. Toned, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $450
Another, similar to previous except fifth line reads 'any age over 4 tooth' and date is 1876. Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $450
Wimmera District Pastoral and Agricultural Society in silver (45mm) by G.Crisp Melbourne and J.Hogarth for Stokes , reverse inscribed 'First Prize/Two Merino Rams/any age/S.Wilson/1871'. Toned, uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $550
Another, as previous but '2nd Prize/Pair of/TWO TOOTHED/MERINO LAMBS/S.Wilson/1872'. Toned nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $500
Fitzroy Rowing Club Queen's Birthday Regatta 1879, hand engraved in silver (31mm) by W.Kerr with rope entwined surround and loop suspension, reverse inscribed 'Senior Fours/Won by Banks Crew/A.J.Craig No.1,/James Craig '2,/H.Salmon '3,/W.Sewell, stroke,/E.W.Moran, Coxn'. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,800
The Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia, in bronzed bronze (70mm) by J.S. & A.B.Wyon edge inscribed 'Awarded to James Hoolor February, 1879 for Corrugated Iron flooring'. Extremely fine and scarce this early.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Horticultural Society of NSW, coided uniface badge or medallion in brass (53mm) reverse inscribed 'Presented by T.Patterson, Medical Botanist/to Mr.R.Henderson/for his efficent serivces rendered to/the Horticultural Society of N.S.Wales'. (Circa 1880). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Berrima District A.H. & I. Society, in silver (45mm) by J.Moore, in Hardy Brothers Sydney case, reverse inscribed '11th March 1886/won by/W.Harris/ 'Vermontdr'/Trotting Stallion'. FDC and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,550
Victoria District, Western Australia, undated 49mm bronze cross, by Stokes c.1887, (C.G/6). Obverse scratches, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Queen Victoria's Jubilee, Launceston Tasmania, in silver (31mm) by Stokes and Martin (McNeil 8.6(1); C.1887/-) without necklance. Uncirculated, in contemporary fitted case, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $600
International Exhibition Melbourne 1888, in gold (22mm) by Stokes & Martin(?) (C.1888/16). With gold scroll mount for suspension, good fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $620
Herbert River Agricultural and Pastoral Assocn, in silver (45mm) by _____ reverse inscribed '1891/R.M.Boyd/12 Sugar Canes/One Variety'. Two obverse hairline scratches otherwise nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $500
Assorted badges, medalets, including V.L.W.Centenary run in gilded silver (35 x 28mm), Century run, 1898, inscribed on reverse W.D.Keerey; cap badge, Catholic Schools Cadet Corps, c.1900s; Brighton Eisteddford 1918. Good - very fine. (21)
Estimate $130
SOLD $180
(NSW) Advance Australia, Coat of Arms on 9 carat gold (2.4grams) by HZ Birmingham stock medal, also a Commonwealth of Australia Coat of Arms in sterling silver with enamelled shield. Extremely fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Sterling silver fob medal in shape of Maltese cross, uninscribed on obverse, reverse 'First Prize/Presented by/E.Cole/The Great/Australian/Salesman'. Also a Dutch political medal in brass 1742. Very fine; fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $110
South Australia Chamber of Manufactures South Australia Exhibition 1905, in leather in two halves. Also Poland, Gdansk leather commemoratives(2) with Danzig Free City Coat of Arms. Paper rounded featuring joint portraits of the Duke of Edinburgh and H.I.H. Marie Alexandranova, a George III medalet by Kettle a Coronation medalet 1902 and a plaque for a Century of Heidelberg Printing Machines 1850-1950. Also a Tasmanian Dog registration tag or disc for May 1908 to April 1909. Fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Academie Julian, in bronze (51mm) by Brenet (Paris Mint), reverse inscribed in French Ladies Studio miniature prize of 25 francs to Mrs Blackemore 1907. Verdigrin patch on edge otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
National Rifle Association of N.S.W., awarded to F.W.Turton, Eastern Suburbs Rifle Club, 1910 (38x31mm) , sterling silver by W.J. Amor. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
Medalets, medallions, c.1812 - 1950s, with duplication, including ANZAC Day 1918, in bronze, silvered bronze 912) (C.1918/2), Victory 1919 (21)(C.1919/2), Western Australia Centenary, 1929 (C.1929/2), Victory Medal 1914-19 5711 Pte A.Lomax 7 Bn A.I.F., 323 L Cpl F.Pilling 29 Bn A.I.F.; also Great Britain tokens. Fair - extremely fine. (100)
Estimate $170
SOLD $250
ANZAC medal 1914-18, in bronze (60mm) by Dora Ohlfsen (C.1914-18/1). In case of issue. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280