Aboriginal art and artefact collecting goes back to early first contact times. In fact local Aboriginals around Sydney use to trade artefacts with visiting ships from the earliest days.

Curio collecting has always been part of early exploration of the new world. Ceremonial adornment items that were made of perishable material were not preserved for future use and so early examples are very collectable. Early shields, clubs and boomerangs that were cherished as favourites and had developed a deep colour and patina are preferred.

Historical items that were collected by early notable pioneers, explorers or anthropologists are of high interest to collectors. Some areas are collected because the artistic expression makes them more appealing when displayed.

Production of artefacts has never ceased and are still made today for sale.

Some examples of collectable Aboriginal artefacts are:

57 items found:

These items have been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.

Isobel Australian pottery charger decorated with Aboriginal…

Isobel Australian pottery charger decorated with Aboriginal designs, signed "Isobel Australia, hand painted, Helen", 42 cm diameter

Arthur Merric Boyd and Neil Douglas pottery plaque with…

Arthur Merric Boyd and Neil Douglas pottery plaque with hand-painted scene of two Aboriginal warriors in landscape, signed "Yarloo, Hindarra, Australia, Neil Douglas", 11.5 cm diameter

Arthur Merric Boyd pottery plaque with Aboriginal portrait,…

Aboriginal Portrait: A.M. Boyd Pottery Plaque, Howley & Corvan

Arthur Merric Boyd pottery plaque with Aboriginal portrait, signed 'Howley, Richard Corvan', incised 'A.M. Boyd', 19 cm diameter

Guy Boyd pottery charger with aboriginal warriors in landscape,…

Aboriginal Warriors Charger by Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd pottery charger with aboriginal warriors in landscape, incised 'Guy Boyd, Australia', 39 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plate with an aboriginal warrior in…

Aboriginal Warrior Plate by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd pottery plate with an aboriginal warrior in landscape, incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia', 26 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery wall plaque with kangaroos, Aboriginal…

Aboriginal-inspired Kangaroo Wall Plaque by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd pottery wall plaque with kangaroos, Aboriginal figures and symbols, incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia', 13 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plaque with an Aboriginal male portrait on…

Aboriginal Male Portrait by Martin Boyd Pottery

Martin Boyd pottery plaque with an Aboriginal male portrait on blue ground, incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia', 26 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plate with unusual hand-painted decoration…

Aboriginal Woman Spearing Fish Martin Boyd Pottery Plate

Martin Boyd pottery plate with unusual hand-painted decoration of an Aboriginal woman spearing a fish, incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia', 27 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plaque with Aboriginal warrior incised…

Aboriginal Warrior Plaque by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd pottery plaque with Aboriginal warrior incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia' 26.5 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal mother and child with…

Aboriginal Mother and Child Plate by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal mother and child with goanna incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia' 26.5 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal mother and child…

Aboriginal Mother and Child Plate by Martin Boyd Pottery

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal mother and child holding a coolamon incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia' 26.5 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plaque of an Aboriginal man and three small…

Aboriginal Man & Pottery Jugs Plaque Set

Martin Boyd pottery plaque of an Aboriginal man and three small pottery jugs, (4 items), the plaque 18 cm diameter

Martin Boyd Australian pottery charger with Aboriginal…

Aboriginal Portrait Pottery Charger by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd Australian pottery charger with Aboriginal portraits on blue ground, incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia'. 38 cm diameter

Gerhard Krobek for Goebel, 'The Plains Hunter' figural group…

Plains Hunter Bison Hunt Figurine by Skrobek for Goebel

Gerhard Krobek for Goebel, 'The Plains Hunter' figural group depicting native American Hunt for a bison, height 35 cm, length 55 cm, depth 22 cm. Brass plaque to verso reads: 'The plains hunter' depicting the Indian in contest with the bison sculpted by…

Arthur Merric Boyd (1920-1999) and Neil Douglas (1911-2003), a…

Boyd and Douglas Slipware Charger with Kangaroo Hunt

Arthur Merric Boyd (1920-1999) and Neil Douglas (1911-2003), a slipware charger decorated with an aboriginal kangaroo hunt, incised 'Neil Douglas, A. M. Boyd, potters' to the base, 30.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques & decorative Arts…

Ellis Pottery, Aboriginal face plaque, incised 'Ellis', 7 cm…

Aboriginal Face Plaque by Ellis Pottery

Ellis Pottery, Aboriginal face plaque, incised 'Ellis', 7 cm high, 6 cm wide

Martin Boyd large porcelain charger decorated with hand painted…

Aboriginal Portrait Charger by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd large porcelain charger decorated with hand painted Aboriginal portraits dia:38 cm signed to reverse and marked Australia

Guy Boyd pottery plaque with kangaroo and Aborigine, incised…

Guy Boyd Kangaroo & Aborigine Pottery Plaque

Guy Boyd pottery plaque with kangaroo and Aborigine, incised 'Guy Boyd, 23 cm diameter

Guy Boyd pottery plaque with Aboriginal woman and child,…

"Aboriginal Mother and Child" by Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd pottery plaque with Aboriginal woman and child, incised 'Guy Boyd, 15 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal warrior, incised…

Aboriginal Warrior Plate by Martin Boyd Pottery

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal warrior, incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia, 18 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal father and Son…

Aboriginal Father and Son Plate by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal father and Son looking right, incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia, 35.5 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal father and Son on…

Aboriginal Family Plate by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal father and Son on blue background, incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia, 39 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal father and Son,…

Aboriginal Father and Son Plate by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal father and Son, incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia, 37.5 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plate with male Aboriginal face, incised…

Aboriginal Face Plate by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd pottery plate with male Aboriginal face, incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia, ?26 cm diameter

Martin Boyd pottery plate with sitting Aboriginal figures,…

Aboriginal Figures Plate by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd pottery plate with sitting Aboriginal figures, incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia, 26 cm diameter

Arthur Merric & Neil Douglas hand-painted pottery charger with…

Hand-painted Aboriginal pottery charger by A.M. Boyd & Neil Douglas

Arthur Merric & Neil Douglas hand-painted pottery charger with Aboriginal scene, incised 'A. M. Boyd Pottery, Neil Douglas, 1953', 35 cm diameter

Studio Anna serving platter and three triangular form dishes…

Aboriginal Motif Serving Set

Studio Anna serving platter and three triangular form dishes all with Aboriginal motifs, (4 items), the platter 37 cm wide

Three Australian Studio Pottery display plates including: Vande,…

Australian Studio Pottery Display Plates Collection

Three Australian Studio Pottery display plates including: Vande, Aborigine Portrait wall plaque, signed verso, diameter 23 cm, an Easton, Gumnut Blossom decorated plate, impressed signature verso, diameter 23.5 cm, and a Studio Anna painted Australian…

William Rickets pottery plaque depicting an Aboriginal boy,…

Aboriginal Boy Pottery Plaque by William Rickets

William Rickets pottery plaque depicting an Aboriginal boy, signed to base, height 18 cm

Guy Boyd pottery plaque with Aboriginal hunting scene, incised…

Aboriginal Hunting Plaque by Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd pottery plaque with Aboriginal hunting scene, incised 'Guy Boyd, 15 cm diameter

A rare Royal Doulton cabinet plate 'Aborigines in Corroboree…

Royal Doulton Corroboree Dress Plate, c.1950

A rare Royal Doulton cabinet plate 'Aborigines in Corroboree Dress', c.1950 marked to reverse D 6409, diameter 26 cm

Martin Boyd Aboriginal plate, 30 cm

Boyd's Aboriginal Plate

Martin Boyd Aboriginal plate, 30 cm

Martin Boyd Aboriginal plate, 26.5 cm

Aboriginal Plate by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd Aboriginal plate, 26.5 cm

A Royal Doulton Australian Aborigine display plate Tc 1058.…

Royal Doulton Aborigine Display Plate

A Royal Doulton Australian Aborigine display plate Tc 1058. Diameter 27 cm

Carl Cooper (Australian, 1912-1966), Cabinet Plate, 1955,…

Aboriginal-themed Cabinet Plate by Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper (Australian, 1912-1966), Cabinet Plate, 1955, earthenware featuring sgraffito decoration of Aboriginal motifs including a fish and turtle, underside incised 'Carl Cooper, 1955, Australia, height 5.5 cm diameter 26.5 cm

Guy Martin A'Beckett Boyd (1923-1988), a slip cast glazed…

Aboriginal Profile Plate by Martin Boyd

Guy Martin A'Beckett Boyd (1923-1988), a slip cast glazed earthenware plate, hand decorated with an Aboriginal profile, inscribed: Martin Boyd Australia, 26.5 cm diameter

A Coalport botanical plate, Baptisia Tinctoria, circa 1830,…

Coalport Botanical Plate, Baptisia Tinctoria, c. 1830

A Coalport botanical plate, Baptisia Tinctoria, circa 1830, painted title, 'Baptista triflora' (sic), a moulded and scallop edged plate with pierced decoration, gilt scrolls and vegetal motifs, painted centrally with a stem of yellow Baptisia Tinctoria,…

An Arthur Merric Boyd and Neil Douglas plate, hand painted with…

Hand-painted Kangaroo Plate by Boyd and Douglas

An Arthur Merric Boyd and Neil Douglas plate, hand painted with a native Australian landscape scene of three kangaroos, signed Neil Douglas and AMB to verso, 31.5 cm diameter

An Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas plate, hand painted with a…

Boyd & Douglas Hand-Painted Native Landscape Plate

An Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas plate, hand painted with a native Australian landscape scene of a river with a kangaroo in the foreground, signed Boyd, Murrumbeena and Neil Douglas to verso, 31 cm diameter

Len Castle, stoneware platter, in colonial shino and brown…

Falcon Platter by Len Castle

Len Castle, stoneware platter, in colonial shino and brown glazes with wax resist double falcon modernist motif in tenmoku glaze, 1970s, diameter 40 cm. Len Castle was fascinated by his boyhood sighting of a native falcon and used falcon heads widely in…

Martin Boyd Aboriginal display plate hand painted as three men…

Boyd's Hand-Painted Aboriginal Landscape Display Plate

Martin Boyd Aboriginal display plate hand painted as three men gazing into a rural landscape, strung with wire, inscribed signature 'Martin Boyd Australia P.H.'. Condition good, minor age related wear to the base. Diameter 38 cm

Martin Boyd Aboriginal display plate hand painted as an elder &…

Aboriginal Elder Teaching Cave Painting: Martin Boyd Plate

Martin Boyd Aboriginal display plate hand painted as an elder & teaching a young boy the Art of cave painting, strung with wire, inscribed signature 'Martin Boyd Australia N.K.'. Condition good to fair, some crazing, hairline crack. Diameter 35.5 cm

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A slip cast glazed earthenware platter,…

Aboriginal Face Platter by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A slip cast glazed earthenware platter, hand decorated with an Aboriginal man's face, signed Martin Boyd Australia, FG, 31 cm diameter

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A slip cast glazed earthenware plate,…

Aboriginal Landscape Plate by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A slip cast glazed earthenware plate, hand decorated with and Aboriginal elder and boy in landscape, signed Martin Boyd Australia, 26.5 cm diameter

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A slip cast glazed earthenware plate,…

Martin Boyd Aboriginal Plate

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A slip cast glazed earthenware plate, hand decorated with Aboriginal figures, signed Martin Boyd Australia, 26 cm diameter

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A slip cast glazed earthenware platter,…

Aboriginal Face Platter by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A slip cast glazed earthenware platter, hand decorated with two male Aboriginal faces, signed Martin Boyd Australia, 38 cm diameter

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A glazed slipware platter, hand…

Aboriginal Figures Glazed Platter by Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A glazed slipware platter, hand decorated with Aboriginal figures, signed Martin Boyd Australia, 31 cm diameter

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A slip cast glazed earthenware platter…

Martin Boyd Kangaroo Platter

Martin Boyd (1923-1988). A slip cast glazed earthenware platter decorated with kangaroo and Aboriginal motifs, incised Martin Boyd Australia, 38.5 cm diameter

Martin Boyd Aboriginal face display plate signed to back,…

Signed Aboriginal Face Plate, 27 cm Diameter

Martin Boyd Aboriginal face display plate signed to back, diameter 27 cm approx

A Crown Lynn 'New Zealand Native Flora & Fauna' teapot stand,…

Crown Lynn Teapot Stand with Native Flora & Fauna

A Crown Lynn 'New Zealand Native Flora & Fauna' teapot stand, relief gilded decoration on dark green ground, the reverse white glazed with maker's inscription including 'The Largest Pottery in the Southern Hemisphere'. This piece being of similar design…

Carl Cooper cabinet plate, 1995 the interior incised with…

Aboriginal Kangaroo Plate by Carl Cooper

Carl Cooper cabinet plate, 1995 the interior incised with Aboriginal motifs and central kangaroo, underside incised 'Carl Cooper, 1995, Australia' diameter 20 cm

Guy Boyd Aboriginal pot and plate

Aboriginal Pottery Set by Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd Aboriginal pot and plate

Ola Cohn pottery plaque, of an Aboriginal & koala. 21 x 20 cm

Aboriginal and Koala Pottery Plaque by Ola Cohn

Ola Cohn pottery plaque, of an Aboriginal & koala. 21 x 20 cm

Martin Boyd plate painted with a profile of an Aboriginal, 18.5…

Aboriginal Profile Plate by Martin Boyd (Cracked)

Martin Boyd plate painted with a profile of an Aboriginal, 18.5 cm Dia, (cracked)

Guy Boyd, Pottery plate with handpainted aboriginal scene. 24 cm

Aboriginal Handpainted Pottery Plate - 24 cm

Guy Boyd, Pottery plate with handpainted aboriginal scene. 24 cm

A rare Spode Indian Sporting series plate, circa 1810, 'Chase…

Spode Indian Sporting Plate: Chase after a Wolf

A rare Spode Indian Sporting series plate, circa 1810, 'Chase after a Wolf', in an all over blue and white print depicting native figures with dogs pursuing a wolf, the rim with a continuous scene of exotic animals amidst lush foliage; with impressed and…

A collection of Martin Boyd pottery-7 pcs Active Sydney…

Martin Boyd Pottery Collection

A collection of Martin Boyd pottery-7 pcs Active Sydney (1948-1957) depicting various scenes including Aboriginal, ballerina, Australian outback, and native flora, with various factory signatures plate Diameters 12.5 cm-17.5 cm