General - Auction 276
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| Lot | Symbols | Description | Estimate (AUD) | |||
| 1 | 1838 lead baggage check as used on BRITISH HORSE-DRAWN COACHES, inscribed on reverse, "No. 81 April 1825 - William Easterly, Ticket Porter Exchange East", with a date stamp to obverse, "SEP 1838". Most unusual. | $60 - $100
sold for $45 | ||||
| 2 | Desk set in black & red leather with sliver trims (with sterling marks), ornately engraved HOK and stamped 5-5-06, has lock and 11 pockets of various sizes. Includes: 6 sheets of blotting paper (appears to be a complete set) in leather-bound book; nib pen with caseine handle (no nib); propelling pencil with caseine handle (with lead). Some faults but still nice. | $100 - $125 | ||||
| 3 | c1909-80s range, with maps (c50) mainly Australian road & topographical maps in very mixed condition; 1940s ration tickets (17); trade cards (c100); postcards & postcard folders; ephemera; two reprinted railway posters. | $100 - $150
sold for $150 | ||||
| 4 | ELECTROPLATED-NICKEL-SILVER PLATTER: oval, with handles, decorated with intricately engraved floral motifs and inscribed "PRESENTED TO MRS. A. F. McCURE FROM COLAC AND DISTRICT FRIENDS AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM ON THE EVE OF HER DEPARTURE 1ST OCT. 1912". Marked "W & Co.". Good condition but needs a clean. 51x35cm. | $80 - $120 | ||||
| 5 | ANTIQUE DESKTOP DOCUMENT STAMP: cast metal painted with ebony and gilt. Lever handle type, the stamp is for "GLENDON PROPRIETARY LIMITED", 25cm high. | $60 - $100 | ||||
| 6 | 1926 movie poster "Aloma of the South Seas" (1926), starring Gilda Gray & William Powell, a very attractive Australian daybill poster, framed and glazed, overall 39x94cm. | $100 - $150
sold for $75 | ||||
| 7 | Silver plated Document Holder, 30cm long, engraved "Welcome/ Mr Gordon H. Thring/ Bata Nagar Recreation Club", in original velvet lined case. | $100 - $150 | ||||
| 8 | Silver Teaspoons (7) enamelled "31" in yellow & tan (probably 31st Battalion AIF), one has been engraved "M.J.Phillips 1st XI 1935-36", other six have been engraved "M.J.Phillips"; also set of 6 silver-plated cake forks. (13 items) | $80 - $100
sold for $60 | ||||
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Grain Elevators Board (Vic.), two signs: "... SAFETY FIRST GRAIN DUST IS EXPLOSIVE ...", black lettering on white, 46x76cm; sign marking the location of various grain bins, eg "OFFICE BIN", "ENGINE BIN", "ELEVATOR BIN", etc., black lettering on yellow, 91x15cm. Minor chipping but still good condition. (2) | $200 - $250 | |||
| 10 | HECLA FOOTWARMER, circa 1940s, complete with electric chord. Also: a circular saw, circa 1940s, complete with handles and parts, in 17x15x3cm leather case designed to fit on a belt. Also: various metal brackets, etc. All generally good condition. (7) | $100 - $125 | ||||
| 11 | "The Monolith Monsters" (1957), daybill poster (Australian), 34x76cm. Good Sci-Fi poster. | $80 - $120
sold for $65 | ||||
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ELVIS PRESLEY, display "Elvis Aaron Presley - The King", comprising a small section of a scarf stage worn by Elvis Presley, window mounted with a 1977 concert ticket and four photographs, framed and glazed, overall 87x81cm. With CoA. | $1,000 - $1,200
sold for $750 | |||
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POPE JOHN PAUL II'S ZUCCHETTO (skull cap). A rare and important zucchetto gifted by the Pope's solicitor to the Australian owner in 1982. The owner was holidaying on a family farm in Italy and befriended the Pope's solicitor, who gave her the zucchetto, complete with a certificate of authenticity. The certificate states (in Italian) that this zucchetto was personally consecrated by Pope John Paul II. It is dated December 1982 and signed by the Pontifical Secretary.
The colour is white; about 16cm in diameter and 8cm high. In fine condition, framed with a photograph of Pope John Paul II. |
$2,500 - $5,000 | |||
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