Catalogue
Biamanga, King of Wallagand Bega District, Born Bedboura,in brass engraved with kangaroo & emu, 195x110mm. Blacked in lettering, good very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $6,600
Jemmy, King of Wallum (billa), in brass, badly broken, 160x80mm. (badly damaged in homestead fire). Large fragment, poor.
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
Toby King of Wigton, in brass, engraved with kangaroo, emu and grass, 180x75mm. Good fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,700
Dan, Chief of the Wiljakali, in brass, engraved with kangaroo each side, 150x60mm. Shield style, uneven patination, nearly very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $3,300
Wild Duck, King of Windermere,in brass engraved with Crown, and leaves, dated 1832, 160x650mm. Cast early flat style, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $7,600
Paddy, Chief of Wolombi Township, in bronze, engraved with aboriginal with spear, and kangaroo, no chain, 150x70mm. Cast bronze patinated, nearly very fine and early style.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $5,000
King of Wonbah,(letters worn) in brass with no chain. 220x50mm, Poor name of wearer indistinct above King of Wombah. Fair.
Estimate $500
SOLD $450
David, King of Woronora, in brass engraved floral leaf, with three pierced holes. 130x60mm. Early gorget shaped style, hand beaten, nearly very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $5,400
Jimmy, King of Wurtimurti,in brass, engraved with crown, leaf emu & kangaroo, with chain. 183x115mm. Cast plate, ornate shape, patinated, very fine,
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $6,500
Eve, Queen of Wortimurti,in brass with crown engraved to top, 170x55mm. Smaller similar shape to previous, very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $5,600
Sam Cubbie, King of Wycombe, in brass, with Queensland Coat of Arms, elegant printing, string chain, maker/engraver F.W.Walker, Brisbane 200x95mm. Flat plate split at top centre, otherwise good fine and very rare with coat of arms.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,500
King Charlie, Yancannia, in brass, with engraved cross boomerangs, 160x65mm. Flat plate with some patination and verdigris, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,000
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 $3,000
SOLD $4,500
Tommy King of Connai, emu left kangaroo right each beside a grass tree, 210 x 90 mm. Beaten sheet, nearly very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,700