Catalogue
U(pper) Y(arra) A(gricultural) & H(orticultural) S(ociety), 1913, fob in silver (36.5mm x 40mm) by G.Armfield, engraved shield with small shield overlay, engraved on obverse 'U.Y.A. & H.S. / 1913', and on reverse 'Pony 14.2 / Ridden / J.Crichton'. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Melbourne & Hobsons Bay Railway Station Flinders Street, c1914, in bronze (51mm) by A.C. S & S W.A.H., to commemorate the opening of the first steam railway in Australia (C.M/6). Nearly FDC.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Melbourne & Hobsons Bay Railway Station Flinders Street, c1914, in bronze (51mm) by A.C. S & S W.A.H., to commemorate the opening of the first steam railway in Australia (C.M/6). FDC.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Vict(orian) Amateur Boxing Championship, 1914, in silver gilt and enamel (30mm) with scroll suspension, obverse, voided monogram 'VAAA', inscribed on reverse 'Welterweight 1914. T.A.Nelson Runnerup'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
The Great War, For King and Empire, Aust Impl Expd Force, uniface trial piece in bronze (badge design 31mm x 32mm). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
H.M.A.S. Sydney - S.M.S.Emden, silver medal by W.Kerr, Sydney, 1914, made from a mounted Mexican eight reales of 1895 (C.1914/4); Western Australian silver medal (32mm) presented by the Citizens of that State to the crew members of the H.M.A.S. Sydney from W.A., inscribed on reverse, 'J.W. Seabrook, Signalman' (C.1914/9); Marine Society (London) Award of Merit, in silver (42mm), engraved on reverse, 'John W.Seabrook, 6th February 1913'; gilt and enamel badge of the first H.M.A.S. Sydney; souvenir programme to commemorate the arrival of the Australian Fleet, Sydney, October 4th, 1913. Five items. Very fine - good extremely fine.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $4,600
H.M.A.S. Sydney - S.M.S. Emden, Nov 9 1914, medal by W.Kerr Sydney, with chop marks (C.1914/4). With case of issue. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Western Australian Sydney Emden Medal, in silver, issued by the citizens of Western Australia to Naval personnel from Western Australia serving on HMAS Sydney, inscribed on reverse 'T.J.Timmins / Chief Stoker'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,100
Western Australian Sydney Emden Medal, in bronze (C.1914/9 variant) issued by the citizens of Western Australia to Naval personnel from Western Australia serving on HMAS Sydney, uninscribed. Good extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
H.M.A.S. Sydney - Emden, Mexican eight reales, 1863, with extensive chopmarks. Together with letter from the Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Navy, Sydney, 2 Oct 1918, stating '... one of the Mexican silver dollars, in the same condition as salved from the German Cruiser 'Emden'...' Very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $900
S.M.S. Emden, brass canteen token for fifty pfennig. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Pair of sterling silver spoons, possibly for jam, the bowls fashioned from two Australian florins of 1914H, long twisted stem, flat shield handle engraved 'M L' (length 12.8cm) with a smaller pair of silver salt spoons, the bowls fashioned from Australian sixpences of 1910, short twisted stems, curved shield handle engraved 'L'. Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Broken Hill Proprietary, sliced railway line, 1915 (128mm) impressed 'B.H.P. Steelworks / Newcastle / N.S.W. / First Rail Rolled April 17 1915', (variant impressions). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Melbourne Eight Hours Committee, 1915, fob in silver and enamel (31mm) by C.Bentley, with loop mount. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
National Rifle Association of N.S.W., 1915, in silver (39mm x 31mm) by W.J.Amor, inscribed on reverse 'Lithgow R.C. / H.L.Smith / 1915'. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
G(erman) C(oncentration) C(amp), Liverpool, N.S.W., 1916, in copper (31mm) (C.1916/4). Very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $1,150
Victoria, Manchester Unity I.O.O.F., 1916, fob in gold (9ct, 7.6gms, 24mm x 33mm) and enamel, with loop mount, inscribed on reverse 'Collingwood M.U. / District / Officers / Prize / Won By / Bro.E.J.Blackman G.M. / For most initiations / 3.6.16'. Good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Shire of Heidelberg, King and Country, 1916, in bronze (30mm) (cf. C.1915/16); Department of Education, Victoria, ANZAC 1917, in silvered bronze (27mm) (C.1917/1a, mule of C.1917/1 obv. and C.1916/2 rev.); National War Memorial of Victoria, in silver (32mm) (C.T/9). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Australian Comforts Fund Medal, 1918, in bronze (52mm) with loop mount, by Stokes & Sons, obverse, Australian soldier holding rifle, reverse, New Guinea / Egypt / Gallipoli / France / Palestine / Salonika / Mesopotamia, impressed around edge 'Australian Comforts Fund'. Edge bruise on reverse, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Rising Sun sweetheart badge, c1918, in gold and enamel (15ct, 5.3gms, 54mm x 18.5mm). Extremely fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $130
E.W.Coles, Personal Memento of his Book Arcade, token in gold (15.5gms, 31mm) with loop mount (D.92), obverse Acquaintance only required / if / all men / throughout / the world / were acquainted / with each other / there would be / no war, and within rainbow, Federation of the / world medals / issued / by E.W.Cole / Book Arcade Melbourne, reverse All men are brothers / the / people / everywhere / that / you do / not / know / are / as good / as the / people / that / you do / know (oo in good sloping). Good very fine and unique in gold.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $10,000
South Australian Chamber of Manufactures, All Australian Peace Exhibition, 1920, award medal in silver (51mm), inscribed on reverse 'Miss Pegg Clarke / Photography / Enlargements'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
South Australian Chamber of Manufactures, All Australian Peace Exhibition, 1920, in bronze (51mm), inscribed on reverse 'Miss Peggy Clarke / Photography / Enlargements'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Elsternwick Park Committee, c1920, fob in gold and enamel (9ct, 8.8gms, 26mm) by Stokes. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Centenary Macintosh and Degraves, Tasmanian shilling, 1923, in silver (31mm) by Stokes & Son for A.Chitty (C.1923/4). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,000
Centenary Macintosh and Degraves, Tasmanian shilling, 1923, in silver (31mm) by Stokes & Son for A.Chitty (C.1923/4). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $640
N.S.W. Railways & Tramways Ambulance Corps, Dr Woodward Memorial medal, 1924, in bronze (44.5mm) by Amor, struck in high relief, engraved around edge 'Southern Dist. B.Houghton 1924'. With case of issue, black blocked inside lid 'Amor Ltd / Sydney'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
The Hon.J.G.Latham C.M.G. K.C. M.P., uniface cast plaque on bronze (94mm), obverse, a low relief profile portrait, The Hon J.G.Latham C.M.G. K.C. M.P., inscribed on reverse 'Attorney General'. Cast plaque probably a private commission. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Presentation key, 1925, in sterling silver (76mm) shield shaped, handle inscribed 'To J.C.Latham Esq. M.P. / from / Carey / Baptist Grammar School / 30/5/25. Good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Presentation shovel, sterling silver blade and handle with a wooden shaft, face of blade engraved 'Presented to / Hon.J.G.Latham K.C. / M.H.R. / to / Commemorate / The / Turning of The First / Sod / of the / Kyogle-Brisbane / Railway / June 23 1926', back of blade engraved 'Manufactured & Donated / By / S.J.Nunn & Son / Kyogle / stg silver'. Together with custom made case with blue silk and velvet lining, makers label attached 'S.J.Nunn / Practical Watchmaker / Jeweller & Engraver', and two photos of the ceremony. Extremely fine and a rare item by a New South Wales provincial silversmith (Kyogle).
Estimate $400
SOLD $2,500