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Russia, late 19th century icon, traditionally painted depicting Mother of God, 133mm x 82mm. In later gilt frame.
Estimate $550
SOLD $500
Russia, late 19th century icon, traditionally painted depicting a saint in a landscape with overlaid metal oklad, 110mm x 130mm. In later gilt frame.
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Russia, late 19th century icon, traditionally painted depicting three saints full length in a landscape, with Christ above, 130m x 165mm. In later gilt frame.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Lethbridge miniature, oval portrait painted on ivory, 1771-c.1831, features young man wearing jacket and striped vest, 70mm x 55mm in contemporary frame secured over timber backing, signed by artist. Extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $850
Lethbridge miniature, oval portrait painted on ivory, 1771-c.1831, features English military officer, 70mm x 55mm in contemporary frame secured over timber backing. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
Lethbridge miniature, oval portrait painted on ivory, 1771-c.1831, features midshipman, 70mm x 55mm in contemporary frame secured over timber backing. Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $750
Lethbridge miniature, oval portrait painted on ivory, 1771-c.1831, features young boy nursing a puppy, 70mm x 55mm in contemporary frame secured over timber backing. Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Lethbridge miniature, oval portrait painted on ivory, 1771-c.1831, features young girl with fair hair, 70mm x 55mm in contemporary frame secured over timber backing. Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
Lethbridge miniature, oval portrait painted on ivory, 1771-c.1831, features lady about late 30s wearing a head covering, 70mm x 55mm in contemporary frame secured over timber backing. Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Lethbridge miniature, oval portrait painted on ivory, 1771-c.1831, features young girl with dark hair, 70mm x 55mm in contemporary frame secured over timber backing. Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
Lethbridge miniature, oval portrait painted on ivory, 1771-c.1831, features English military officer, 43mm x 36mm in contemporary frame secured over timber backing. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Lethbridge miniature, circular portrait painted on ivory, 1771-c.1831, features young girl nursing a cat, 54mm in contemporary frame secured over timber backing. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Lethbridge miniature, oval portrait painted on ivory, 1771-c.1831, features lady about late 40s half facing right, 42mm x 36mm in contemporary frame secured over timber backing. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Artwork of Walter Jardine, two colour pages featuring adaptation of Walter Jardine artwork both promoting Kraft cheese, together with an original water colour of a similar style but without the cheese, crackers and butter, signed WJ67; posters (3) for the Art Training Institute, among the artists' photographs is one of Walter Jardine. Very fine. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Duke of Wellington, hand coloured lithograph portrait of Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) 1st Duke of Wellington (112mm x 85mm), 19th century, framed. Frame needs re-touching, portrait very fine.
Estimate $350
Passed in
George McCorquodale Littlejohn, original hand coloured portrait under glass (540mm x 440mm approx), probably aged in his thirties, head and chest facing and wearing business suit. A few spots of foxing, very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Lion King II, Simba's Pride, 1998, handpainted water colour story boards, Scene 1, Termite Mound - Wide Shot, seq.3.40s (230mm x 358mm); Scene 22, Gorge Workbook Sketch, seq.3.20s (210mm x 392mm); Scene 27, Fallen Tree Over Swamp, seq.1.60s (185mm x 302mm); untitled, features river meandering through green plains with trees throughout, marked SC.1, seq.1.08s (155mm x 392mm). Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Colonial Australia, black and white part hand coloured photo of a female colonist wearing cap, sitting and facing, mounted on a mirror in a gilt frame (78mm x 65mm) set into a padded case, the underside of the lid in embossed velvet and the outside of the case with ornate impressed pattern front and back. Some foxing on the mirror otherwise good very fine and a scarce contemporary piece.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Colonial Australia, black and white photo of female colonist wearing cap and neck scarf half facing left, mounted in gilt frame (65mm x 50mm) set into a padded case, written on back of frame 'Mrs Hawkins'. The end of the case is loose otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Collectables, match box covers in folders and on sheets from various countries (approx 450) all c.1900-1950, Telecom Phonecards to $20; cigar bands (approx 30); Western Union telegram from Sir Frank Packer to Mrs. Lorraine Stumm, Congratulations for her success; Sydney Harbour Bridge tram tickets (4) 3d, 6d, 7d and 8d, all rare; Certificate awards (5) c.1890's; Jerusalem souvenir postcard set in wooden engraved folder (May 1918), WWI souvenir; autographed photos of selected film stars (10) including Dinah Shore, Eleanor Parker, Gregory Peck etc. An interesting lot mostly fine. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Australian outback photo album, small collection of family photos including many in Australian outback settings in small 'From My Camera' album (180mm x 127mm), fifty six black and white photos. Cover of album loose at spine, some foxing, very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Autograph book, with classic 1960s artists, put together by a girl who's father was in the music publishing business, contains Digger Revell, 'Major' Griff West (Sounds Inc), Johnny Chester, Ray Colombus, The Norfolk Singers, Rod Muir (2SM), Phil Halderman (2SM), Bob Martin (The Vampires) and Del Shannon on a Mad Mel 2SM paper. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Movie star photos, mostly coloured postcards, all old-time stars pre c.1955, some with printed autographs. Generally very fine - extremely fine. (67)
Estimate $200
Passed in
Postcards, a selection of Australian topographical postcards, mostly from Sydney, Sydney suburbs and New South Wales. Mostly very good - very fine. (83)
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Postcards, 1913-c.1950, scenic views, historic buildings, including Australia, Cape Town, Ceylon, England, France, Germany, India, Port Said, Scotland, Singapore; also Pearson's road map of New South Wales, c.1928; Olympic Games, 1956, Melbourne, mini diary, football final and closing ceremony and general programmes. Good - very fine. (182)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Postcards, Canada, Warwick Bros & Rutter series, black and white central scenes surrounded by colourful patriotic borders, Clifton Hotel, Niagara falls; EDC Power House, Niagara Falls; Ferry Landing, Windsor, Ontario; Sandwich Street West, Windsor and King Edward Hotel, Toronto, two postally used 1909/10. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Tickets, an interesting accumulation of bus, train and airline tickets from Great Britain, Australia, mostly c.1960's-1980's. Used. (100's)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Olympic Games Melbourne 1956, complete dark green female official driver's uniform, jacket, skirt and beret, the last with an embroidered and padded Olympic logo badge sewn on, the first two branded C.G.C.F., the last, Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory, Melbourne and this with the pen-written name 'Ball', together with unused Olympic Car Pool tickets (7), a XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956 Pass Out Check and an Olympic Games Programme (small passport size fold-over leaflet). The last item tattered, the other documents good very fine, the jacket with one small moth hole otherwise the uniform is extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Sydney 2000 Olympics, hanging wall plate 'Fluid Energy' in pewter by Royal Selangor (20.5cm); Australian Wattle design on platter (12.5cm) by Renown Australian Silverware together with two certificates, one in English and the other in Japanese; vase (13cm) modern design for single flower, silver finish with gold finsihed central ribbon and bow. First two items in original packaging, care instructions with last item, uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Afghanistan, Ministry of Finance, ten afghanis, SH1315 (1936) (cf.P.17). Uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200