Australian & Colonial – Antique & Historical (#38MG) Closed Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViews Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-100 of 476. Previous|12345|Next Lot 1 A pair of Tasmanian Huon Pine frames, 48 x 56.5 x 8.5 cm View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$1,100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 2 COLE'S BOOK ARCADE: Literary plates (2), egg shaped advertising tin, postcards (2), 3 tokens & circular tin. Late 19th to early 20th century. (9 items) View details Estimate$600 - $1,000Price Realized$2,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 3 THOMAS WOOLNER plaster relief plaque of Dr. Godfrey Howitt renowned early Melbourne public identity who emigrated to Melbourne in 1840. Howitt formed a close relationship with Woolner who also did a plaque of Mrs Howitt & other Melbourne dignitaries including Governor Latrobe. Mid 19th century, diameter 25cm. PROVENANCE: By direct family descent View details Estimate$1,200 - $2,000Price Realized$11,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 4 ROYAL WORCESTER: Porcelain cup & saucer, painted with Australian Flannel flowers, early 20th century View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 5 Antique walking sticks. Carved blackwood & a metamorphic stick with silver plaque "Presented To W.Pinnington Esq. By The Members, Portwood Working Men's Club On His Resigning Office As Hon. Treasurer Feb. 17th (18)96". (2 items) View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 6 Pair of scrimshaw cow horns carved with various portraits & horses. 19th century. Approx. 37cm each View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot 7 A fine Scrimshaw whales tooth, 19th century decorated with a wrap around ship. Length 13cm View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Price Realized$1,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 8 Two sailor engraved shells, 19th century one engraved Toad Miller, dated 1893 the other engraved Marry Christmas 8cm high, 7.5cm wide View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 9 A whalebone, baleen and spiral carved walking cane, 19th century. 78cm long View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot 10 A fist carved whalebone walking cane, 19th century 85.5cm long View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot 11 A whalebone baleen and carved wood cane, 19th century turned fish scale and spiral carved. 83cm long View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$1,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 12 A whalebone baleen and turned wood cane, 19th century 81cm long View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 13 An unusual whalebone and turned wood sailor’s love token, 19th century;engraved to one end ‘MYSTIC*CONN’ and at the other end with the name of the sailor ‘W*T*RAMSEY’ 14.2cm long View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Price Realized$750StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 14 A whalebone fid, 19th century. Length 25cm View details Estimate$500 - $800Price Realized$340StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 15 An antique whalebone pastry crimper with love heart finial, 19th century 15.8cm long View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Price Realized$750StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 16 A whalebone seam rubber, 19th century 12.5cm long View details Estimate$500 - $800Price Realized$460StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 17 Two whalebone and steel sailors chisels, 19th century. 27.5cm and 27cm long View details Estimate$250 - $400Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 18 Whaler's killing lance, marked "Mortimer, London Cast Steel", 19th century. 177cm View details Estimate$3,000 - $4,000Price Realized$2,500StatusSold Lot 19 BRAND muzzle loading percussion shoulder Whaling & Bomb Lance Gun with skeleton stock. 19th century. 96cm View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Price Realized$2,000StatusSold Lot 20 Two 19th century whale bone sweetheart brooches (one with silver clasp). 4 x 2.5cm each View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 21 Whale harpoon, double flued, 19th century. 94cm View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Price Realized$1,100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 22 Whale harpoon, single flued, stamped "SCHEIBNER", 19th century. 99.5cm View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Price Realized$1,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 23 Large percussion muzzle loading swivel harpoon gun marked Greener. London 1857. Together with two Greener type double flued sliding ring harpoons. Also marked "G.H. Gilks, Tower Hill, London". These items where part of a private museum collection & also include a reproduction of Oswald Brierly 1867 painting "Whaler's off Twofold Bay". Gun 137cm. (4 items) View details Estimate$20,000 - $25,000StatusUnsold Lot 24 Toggle iron harpoon, 19th century. 98cm View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot 25 Whale blubber spade stamped "SCORBAR(?), LONDON". In 19th century relic condition. 55cm View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$450StatusSold Lot 26 Whaler's narrow cutting boat spade. 19th century relic condition. 93cm View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$450StatusSold Lot 27 Whale harpoon, mid 19th century with articulated barb. 67cm View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot 28 Sailors whale tooth display. Two teeth carved & engraved mounted in a cedar & glass case, mid 19th century. Case height 10cm x width 12.5cm, depth 5cm View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot 29 Pair of scrimshaw whales teeth depicting ladies in costume, 19th century. 10.5cm View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Price Realized$700StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 30 Scrimshaw whales tooth decorated with a three masted ship and laurel, 19th century. 12cm high View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$1,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 31 Scrimshaw whales tooth decorated with a three-masted ship 19th Century 17cm high View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$1,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 32 Toggle iron whale harpoon, 19th century. 82cm View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$750StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 33 Whale harpoon, single flued stamped "A.S. London". 19th century. 85cm View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$1,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 34 An erotic Scrimshaw whales tooth, "Coming into Port", 19th Centry. 12.5cm long View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$750StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 35 Brass powder flask, 19th century. 20.5cm View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 36 Embossed leather powder flask, 19th century. 24cm View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 37 Whaler's knife with Whalebone grip & leather scabbard, 19th century. 46cm View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$480StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 38 Ship's captain surgical kit, incomplete but rare. Housed in a fitted brass bound mahogany box with makers plaque "Evans & Wormull, London". Height 7.5cm, width 45cm, depth 17.5cm View details Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 39 An early colonial Australian mortar carved with the initials & date "G.F. 1823". Eucalypt possibly stringybark. Height 12cm, width 32cm. PROVENANCE: Ex Jane Thomas collection View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Price Realized$5,250StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 40 "HOBART TOWN" Circa 1825 Staffordshire earthen ware plate with blue & white transfer pattern. (After) George William Evans who originally published the image as a frontispiece to his book on the colony in 1822. Earliest known depiction of Australia on porcelain or earthen ware. Extremely rare & desirable. Diameter 23cm View details Estimate$5,000 - $10,000Price Realized$4,000StatusSold Lot 41 SILHOUETTE portrait picture in timber frame with labels verso "Dearest George at the age of 10 done at .....(?), 1830/31. J.E.S, Jan 1845"; & a later early 20th century label "Youngest son of Col. Wm. Sorell Gov. of Tasmania Jan. 1845". William Sorell became Governor of Van Diemen's Land in 181 View details Estimate$600 - $1,000Price Realized$700StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 42 AUSTRALIAN STOCKWHIPS & OTHER CURIOS: Museum standard life-time collection of stockwhip handles, walking sticks & walking stick handles. Predominantly Australian origin ranging from early 19th to mid 20th century. Many fine examples including fiddleback blackwood, casurina, mulga wood & various Australian hardwoods. View details Estimate$30,000 - $40,000Price Realized$24,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 43 A rare lamp from Australia’s free settler history. This “Candle Lanthorne” was made available to free settlers for their sea voyage to Australia where compartment lighting was very dim. The brass label on the lamp is inscribed: “Price Patent Candle Company Ltd, Government Emigrant Ship Lanthorne No 3610, Registered July, 1854.” The lantern is octagonal in shape with a pierced lid and hinged top with eight glass sides. 49 cm tall, 23 cm diameter. EXTREMELY RARE View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 44 Trade Tokens: Group of 11 mid 19th century Australian shop tokens, noted "Andrews & Co Drapers, 11 Lonsdale st West" dated 1862 with kangaroo & emu; "1861 J.R.Grundy Merchant Ballaarat"; "George McGregor, City Tea Warehouse, Sydney". Inspection will reward. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$900StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 45 Tasmanian Centre Piece. Huon pine, casuarina, blackwood, King Billy pine & whale bone. Mid 19th century. 56cm View details Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$5,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 46 Ben Hall Bushranger Presentation Epergne: View details Estimate$100,000 - $150,000StatusUnsold Lot 47 Muzzle loading single barrel percussion rifle marked Wm. Wallace, 19th century. 117cm View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 48 Powder flask with embossed motif, 19th century. 21.5cm View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$120StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 49 Small pistol powder flask, brass & copper. 19th century. 13cm View details Estimate$100 - $150Price Realized$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 50 Two convict ball and chains and a lead cannon ball, the largest 13cm diameter View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 51 Colonial wooden pouring vessel decorated with bands of ring turnings, 19th century, unknown origin. 36cm View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 52 Huon pine picture frame, 19th century with NICHOLAS CHEVALIER etching titled "Mallee Scrub, Victoria". Frame 42 x 39.5cm View details Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$280StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 53 An unusual silver plated vase engraved with waratahs, flannel flowers, parrot, magpie & swallow. Circa 1870s in the Aesethetic movement style. 32.5cm View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Price Realized$600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 54 KANGAROO embossed notepaper: March 1875 - Dec.1877 group of (3) letters from Thomas Woods to John Jeremiah; each on notepaper with a kangaroo embossed at top in black, reddish-brown or bright-blue. GSTex GSTSymbolD View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 55 POT LIDS: "Victoria Tooth Paste, Mr Iliffe Dentist Melbourne" emblazoned with coat of arms (8cm); "Cherry Tooth Paste, Bowen & Co. Melbourne" (6.5cm). 2 items View details Estimate$700 - $900StatusUnsold Lot 56 Glass beaker with etched coat of arms "Advance Australia", circa 1888. Height 13cm View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot 57 Taxidermied fairy penguin in glass dome, late 19th century. Dome 46cm View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Price Realized$1,700StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 58 New South Wales Colonial Government weights. This historically significant set of 7 brass weights was used as the official compliance standard for all weights & scales in the colony. Each weight is engraved "SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES 1850" & again with a series of marks including the Queens crown & "V" for Victoria. Weights range from 1lb. to 56lb. View details Estimate$15,000 - $20,000StatusUnsold Lot 59 Telescope by W.J.Macdonnell of Sydney, 19th century with black finish & later tripod. Macdonnell is one of Australia's most noted amateur astronomers of the 19th century. Length 150cm, width 90mm View details Estimate$1,000 - $2,000Price Realized$480StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 60 Two antique brass shop advertising signs; "VIOLIN, PIANO, Mr Hamish W. Russel. Winchfield & Hermann 397 Lonsdale St", & "ELOCUTION. Mr Hamish W.Russel". 45 x 30cm each View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusUnsold Lot 61 HIP FLASK: Sterling silver by Stokes & Ireland Ltd. of Chester, circa 1896, engraved "Sir T.N.FitzGerald. Melbourne 10.3.00". Thomas Naghten FitzGerald was the first Australian knighted for medicine & practised in Londsdale Street in Melbourne. FitzGerald sported a fine art collection which boasted the famous Jules Levebure oil "Chloe" which adorned Young & Jackson's in Melbourne for many years. Approx. 440 grams View details Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 62 Pair of unusual folk art bamboo posts each one carved with portraits of Prime Minister Edmund Barton, King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra as well as the Australian coat of arms emblazoned with "ADVANCE AUSTRALIA", Early 20th century. 167cm View details Estimate$120 - $200StatusUnsold Lot 63 BOOKENDS: Pair in fiddleback blackwood & burl myrtle with barber pole string inlay. Height 14cm View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 64 ROBERT PRENZEL (school of) carved floral panel, pencil inscription verso "Miss Dowdell, Albion Park". 21 x 35cm View details Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 65 Taxidermied PLATYPUS, early 20th century. With facsimile hand written note "To the grandchild who should be intrusted. This was stuffed & mounted by your Great Grandfather Carmelo Mastorana. Year about 1912 (or there about) Australian Platypus or Ornithorynchus." 42cm View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Price Realized$2,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 66 Australian Arts & Crafts box. Jarrah, copper & enamel. Lid beautifully carved with gum blossoms, leaves & nuts with a circular hand beaten copper panel adorned with a jade green enamel disc. Stamped on the base "W.HOWITT. Art Worker". Carver endorsement under lid "Tom. To. Joe. March 17. 1911". Height 13.5, width 33cm, depth 17cm View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Price Realized$2,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 67 Tram plate (1) and tram tickets (11). View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 68 Badges & medallions including 9ct gold A.I.F "Rising Sun" brooch, 15ct gold medallion & "Royal Society" silver brooch. (8 items) View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 69 WALKING STICK. Finely carved walking cane with inscription "J.G.H. Souvenir 1918 Langres France". 93cm View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusUnsold Lot 70 Wall cabinet, cedar & glass with early 20th century telephone list. Height 44cm, width 25cm View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 71 ROBERT PRENZEL (1866-1941): Carved portrait of an aboriginal man, signed & dated 1924 lower right. 57 x 63cm View details Estimate$20,000 - $25,000StatusUnsold Lot 72 Hat boxes (4) and advertising ware, Akubra and Fayrefield hats. Plus reproduction advertising print. (5 items) View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$140StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 73 Point of sale advertising; Guardian cotton canvas tent, Miller's anchor brand rope, Chadwicks bucket handles (2) early to mid 20th century. 4 items. View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$140StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 74 Sea turtle shell, early 20th century. Length 70cm View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$280StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 75 Sea turtle shell, circa 1930s. Length 45cm View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 76 "NEWMANS Celebration Chocolates" tins (2) commemorating Melbourne 1834-1934 View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$120StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 77 GRIFFITHS BROS. Tea tin "Victoria's Centenary 1834-1934 Choice Tea 20lb". Lithograph view of Melbourne skyline, rare in this 20lb large size. View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusUnsold Lot 78 GRIFFITHS BROS. Tea tins "By Special Appointment To His Excellency The Governor General", 5lb & 7lb. (2 items) View details Estimate$200 - $400StatusUnsold Lot 79 Brass oval company plaque "J.C.Brown & Co. Engineers. Geelong" c1930s. 14 x 9cm View details Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$80StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 80 Car hood ornaments: 1929 Graham-Paige mascot, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (2), Royal Automobile Association of South Australia. (4 items) View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 81 New South Wales Fire Brigade vintage brass helmet and accompanying woollen tunic. (2 items) View details Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 82 Australian Film Award 1946 "Presented by the Victorian Branch of The Royal Empire Society Awarded to THE OVERLANDERS Produced by Ealing Studios London". Bronze statue by Stanley Hammond dated 1947 on marble base with silver plaque. 17cm View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot 83 BALANCE OF COLLECTION, noted c1968 political poster "Boltwhole"; 1956 Olympics programme & tickets (4); range of cartoon books (23) including Pickering; cricket programmes (12); reprinted Russian theatre posters; Fenech v Nelson poster. View details Estimate$100 - $150Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 84 An early Australian Platypus rug of 56 pelts, the animals taken from the Namoi River at Manilla, Northern New South Wales, circa 1900 View details Estimate$30,000 - $50,000Price Realized$22,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 85 Glass goblet with etched lyrebird, signed H.Hiebl, 20th century. 18cm View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$80StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 86 Penfolds Grange Hermitage Bin 95 Vintage 1980. View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 87 MERRIC BOYD (attributed): Cream & brown pottery vase with applied apple & leaves in landscape. 17.5cm View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Lot 88 MERRIC & EMMA MINNIE BOYD: Pottery vase thrown by Merric Boyd with handpainted night landscape signed E.M.Boyd 1927. PROVENANCE: Hurnall Collection Joels Auction. Height 12.5cm View details Estimate$600 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot 89 FOWLER Convict ginger beer pottery bottle, straight impressed mark on the shoulder. c1840s. 17cm View details Estimate$1,600 - $1,800Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot 90 Australian pottery water filter, 19th century with coat of arms & "Whites Dripstone. Advance Australia" applied on the front. With original or period filter. 40cm View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 91 MERRIC BOYD: Pottery vase with incised gum leaf, dated 1922. Height 11cm View details Estimate$200 - $400StatusUnsold Lot 92 MERRIC BOYD Pottery vase with hand painted landscape scene, incised signature dated 1941. 10cm View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 93 MERRIC BOYD pottery vase, signed & dated 1924. Height 8.5cm, width 12cm View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 94 MERRIC BOYD pottery vase with painted landscape scene, incised signature dated 1946. Height 5.5cm, width 7.5cm View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 95 MERRIC BOYD Green glazed pottery vase, incised signature dated 1929. 10cm View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 96 GRACE SECCOMBE pottery koala statue, circa 1930s. 10cm View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$420StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 97 REGAL MASMAN: Regal Art Ware art deco pottery vase in the style of Keith Murray. 17cm View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$120StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 98 MERRIC BOYD: Pottery bowl with applied gumnuts & leaves glazed in green, signed & dated 1930. Width 13cm View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 99 PPP, Premier Pottery Preston: Pair of dribble glazed cylindrical pottery vases with flared rims, early 1930s. 17cm each View details Estimate$400 - $800Price Realized$500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 100 PPP Premier Pottery Preston pottery vase with lid. Unusual colourway & design. Lid ill fitting but most likely correct. 24cm View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345|Next Previous 12345 Next Previous 12345 Next
