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The Te Pahi silver medal, presented by Governor King of New South Wales to Te Pahi [Tippahee] a Chief of New Zealand, 1806, maker unknown, New South Wales, inscribed and dated 'Presented / By Governor King / to / Tippahee / a Chief of New Zealand / during

Captain Cook's Pistol: An early 18th century Continental Flintlock holster pistol, the lock signed 'Corbau-AMaastricht' with plain 13 bore barrel, brass fore-sight, spurred brass pommel (minor damage to spur tips), brass trigger guard, replacement ramrod a

The highly important Adelaide Hunt Club Cup of 1881, 18ct gold, by Henry Steiner, modelled to a neoclassical form, with an elongated scroll handle, an inverted spout, the collared neck with a band of acanthus leaves above a tapered body bearing the inscrip

A fine and rare Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of a crowned Buddha, 14th /15th century. Seated in dyanasana. 27.5 cm high. Rectangular base. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

John Kendrick Blogg stunning Australiana panel depicting a naturalistic eucalyptus branch, superbly carved in high relief, signed and dated 'John K. Blogg, 1924'. Museum quality. A Tour de Force of Australian craftsmanship. One of the finest examples in pr

The games of the XVI Olympiad Gold Medal Melbourne 1956 awarded for the 400m men's freestyle swimming final race held on 4 December 1956. From 1928 to 1968, the medals for the Summer Olympic Games were identical, depicting a design first used for medals aw

A rare and exceptional Chinese gilt-bronze seated figure of Mahakala, (Nag.po.chen.po), Defender of the Faith,Early Ming Dynasty, 15th century. The crowned deity wearing an elaborate apron, a skull cup in one hand and standing on a supine figure, supported

The 1964 Melbourne Cup won by Polo Prince, 9ct gold, James Steeth & Son for William Drummond & Co. Ltd., (3), modelled as a three handled loving cup supported on a tapering stem terminating in a stepped circular foot, inscribed 'Melbourne Cup / 1964 / Won

Shaw, George. Zoology of New Holland. Vol. 1 [all published]. London, [1793]-94. [ With] Smith, James. A specimen of the botany of New Holland. Vol. 1 [all published]. London, [1793-95]. Two volumes in one, quarto, with 12 + 16 hand-coloured plates, contem

A Carlton Draught beer glass in 18ct gold by Hardy Brothers Jewellers, 18 cm high, the top measures 10.5 cm diameter, the base measures 6.7 cm diameter, weight 2066gms. Engraved on front 'Since 1864 Carlton draft Brewery Fresh'. Presented on a custom made

The 1985 Foster's Melbourne Cup, 18ct gold, Fortuanato Rocca for Hardy Brothers, won by What A Nuisance, (3), modelled as a three handled loving cup supported on a tapering stem terminating in a stepped circular foot, resting on a turned blackwood (Acacia

The 1899 Melbourne Cup Trophy comprising a silver presentation tray and tea and coffee service, Walter, Michael, John, Stanley Barnard with Robert Dubock, tray London, 1896 and service, London, 1898, (5), the tray engraved to the centre 'MELBOURNE CUP TROP

A carved Australian blackwood wardrobe by Robert Prenzel, circa 1908, of two tall cupboards enclosing hanging compartments flanking a recessed central arrangement of a smaller cupboard, drawers, and open compartments, all on a plinth base, each of the tall

1949 Melbourne Cup, 3-handled loving cup, engraved on front 'Melbourne Cup/ 1949. Won by Mr. L.G. Robinson's/ Foxzami', on wooden stand, 37 cm tall. Foxzami owned by Leonard G.Robinson won the 1949 Melbourne Cup by 3 lengths from Hoyle & Benvolo, before a

Awarded for the 400m men's freestyle swimming final race held on 31 August 1960. From 1928 to 1968, the medals for the Summer Olympic Games were identical, depicting a design first used for medals awarded at the games of the IX Olympiad (Amsterdam 1928), c

A Chinese horn libation cup, 19th century, carved in relief to the exterior with a band of taotie masks on a key-fret background, surrounded by a border of key-fret design to both the mouth and foot rim, the handle pierced with numerous intertwined qilong,

An important Tibetan densatil gilt-bronze image of an offering goddess, Chopay Lhamo, 14th - 15th century. Being part of a group of caryatids, (usually four), supporting the throne of a major deity, with a Newari inscription on the back of the support, 'Pu

[Purry, Jean-Pierre]. Memoire sur le Pais des Cafres et la Terre de Nuyts [and] second memoire sur le Pais des Cafres et la Terre de Nuyts. Amsterdam, 1718. Two volumes in one, small octavo, pp. 84 + 78, [ii], later calf. First title a little dusty and wit

Opal, South Sea pearl and diamond 'Embrace the Sea' necklace, Paspaley, 2005 the flexible Collar comprised of 47 South Sea cultured semi-Baroque pearls highlighted by nine variously shaped crystal opals together weighing 131.69 carats and highlighted by br

An impressive embroidered silk and ivory-inset carved wood four-panel screen late Qing dynasty, the ivory silk ground of each panel embroidered in coloured silks with many different species of birds in pairs, including peacocks, quails, roosters, song bird

Schulim Krimper, 1893-1971, Desk (circa 1955), Black Bean, the shaped rectangular glass top above a stylised linear frame and dual brass-capped supports united by a removable slatted shelf, above a single pedestal pivoting on a copper cylinder, with four d

A rare Chinese marble tiered base, Tang Dynasty, dated 697-698, made for a figure of Maitreya, the top in the form of an open lotus flower on an octagonal section, supported by five squatting figures, resting on a rectangular-shaped support, a continuous i

An exceptional Chinese glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian two-Humped camel, Tang Dynasty (618-906AD), standing fours-quare on long legs upon a rectangular base, its long neck raised to support the well modelled head, with mouth open, and nostrils flared,

An important live steam model of the 'Charlotte Dundas' circa 1870s, approximately 1:24 scale model, of the paddlewheel steamboat, constructed, according to family history, from timbers taken from the actual Charlotte Dundas which was scrapped in 1861, cen

A rare Chinese gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin, Yuan/early Ming Dynasty, 13th-15th century. The bejewelled figure draped in long ribbons, with the Amitabha Buddha positioned at the front of the elaborate headdress, seated elegantly on a pierced rockwork plat

A very fine and rare Chinese Longquan Guan celadon vessel, Zhadou, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) the zhadou is potted with a compressed bulbous body and a broad neck that flares at the rim, and is covered inside and out with a beautiful ice-crackled ce

The important Australian 'Baggy Green' Test cricket cap of 'W.A.S. 'Bert' Oldfield' from the 1932-1933 'Bodyline' series, green wool, embroidered with the Australian coat-of-arms worked in gold and silver wire and coloured silk, the series date below '1932

An impressive blue and white 'Three Friends' jar Wanli mark and period, of baluster form, the sides painted in deep cobalt blue with pine, prunus and bamboo rising from the base with birds in flight among trailing clouds above, all between a band of lappet

The Famous Ned Kelly Boxing match photo, taken after his 1874 match Against Isaiah 'Wild' Wright, albumen paper photograph dated August 8, 1874 bears stamp of Melbourne Portrait Rooms and photographer J. J. Chidley on verso

A carved Australian blackwood wash stand by Robert Prenzel, circa 1908, the rectangular marble top with a high back and an asymmetrical arrangement of a small cupboard, drawer, and open compartment below, raised on tapering square supports, the back with a

A huanghuali and hongmu three-drawer desk, Qing dynasty. 147 cm long, 85.5 cm high, 54 cm deep. Provenance: The Estate of Emilia Stella, Milan, Italy, acquired in Beijing or Shanghai between 1850 and 1870 (letter of provenance, Mossgreen). Mossgreen, Melbo

The sterling silver Centenary of Melbourne Birthday Clock Cake, James W. Steeth & Son, 1934, in sterling silver and silver gilt featuring five tiers with candles, kangaroo and emu emblems, a clock mechanism with an enamel dial with hour markings reading Bi

Charles Darwin, On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life, John Murray, London, 1859, octavo, folding lithographed diagram, 32-page publisher's catalogue dated June 1859, bound at

A superb George III inlaid mahogany serpentine-sided partners-desk, attributable to Thomas Shearer, English, circa 1780. Provenance: Sand Hutton Hall, near York. UK. The Estate of the late Major Sir Robert James Milo Walker, Bart. Middlethorpe Lodge, previ

The 1939 Premiership medal won by Melbourne Football Club Hall of Fame Inductee Percy Beames. Superb original condition. Percy James Beames (1911 - 2004) had a remarkable career as an Australian rules footballer of the highest calibre with Melbourne Footba

A rare Greco- Roman torso, circa 1st century AD-1st century BC, mounted on stand. Provenance: Christies, London, 1982. Private Collection, Melbourne;

A carved Australian blackwood chest of drawers by Robert Prenzel, circa 1908, with two small cupboards flanking an open compartment and a small drawer above three long drawers, on a plinth base, the top with a low Art Nouveau style pediment back finely car

A fine half size Roman marble torso of Aphrodite, late 1st/early 2nd century, the naked goddess of Love modelled in a highly naturalistic style, bending forward with her right leg advanced slightly and tilting to her left, perhaps originally retrieving a t

A wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' bowl, Daoguang mark and of the period, 14.8 cm diameter. Provenance: John Kenny, Melbourne, Sotheby's, The Estate of the late John Kenny, Melbourne, 17-18 May 2004, lot 64, also featured on the cover. Private collection,

A rare Chinese white glazed bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735), 13.2 cm diameter. Provenance: A private collection, Melbourne, acquired from Sotheby's London, 1980's.

Ben Barnett's Sensational Autograph Book Featuring the Work of Arthur Mailey An autograph book titled 'Australian Cricket Tour - England 1934' on the first page, followed by 18 full-page illustrations of the team members and officials in the touring party,

Rare Australian fancy intense purplish pink diamond and diamond ring, circa 1997, property of a private Melbourne collector, of tapering bombe design centring a collet-set Argyle natural fancy intense Purplish pink square-shaped diamond stated to weigh 0.3

A gilt bronze figure of Buddha Qianlong mark and period, the figure of Shakyamuni Buddha seated in meditative dhyanasana, the right arm lowered in bhumisparsamudra the left in dhyanamudra, wearing a loosely draped robe, the face with gentle expression and

A rare Nepalese figure of Buddha Sakyamuni, 10th-11th century, with traces of gilt. Seated on a double-lotus throne. 12 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

A rare and fine Ding/Dangyangyu persimmon-glazed conical tea bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) the bowl is finely potted and covered in an even purple glaze on the interior, exterior and inside the unglazed foot-rim, 4.7 cm high, 18.2 cm diameter. Pro

Mile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861-1929), Beethoven, tete Monumentale (study for the Metropolitan) 1902 bronze, ed.5/8 62 cm height. Provenance: This piece was acquired in 1982 through the agency of Edson Antiques, Sydney in association with Graham Gedde

A Chinese Jian hare's fur tea bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279), 12 cm diameter. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne, 1/12/2005, lot 537. A private collection, Melbourne.

Two rare Worcester (Barr, Flight and Barr) porcelain armorial monogrammed plates from 'The George III Service', circa 1807-1813, the centre finely painted with the Royal Coats of Arms, the shield encircled by the order of the Garter ribbon, the broad cobal

A Campanian red-figure neck amphora, attributed to near the Chequer and Dirce Painters, circa 380 B.C. side a depicting a nude male youth to the left, leaning on a stele and wearing a radiate stephane, facing a draped female figure holding a ribbon to the

Christian Ludwig Quist, a stunning pair of Australian silver mounted emu egg urns adorned with Aboriginal figures seated in strikingly natural poses with weapons and tools, kangaroos and an emu. A tour-de-force of Colonial silversmithing, Museum quality. S

An important Tasmanian musk wood and specimen-wood exhibition table, Australian circa 1835. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, October 1988 ( $60,000.00), 120 cm diameter, 72 cm deep

A Chinese Dehua figure of guanyin Ming (1368-1644) or early Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) the large figure modelled standing on clouds, with a serene expression. 41 cm high, 14 cm wide. Provenance: by repute, Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 31 October 2007, lot

A bronze and glass dragonfly lamp, the shade by Tiffany Studios New York, number 1462, the conical shade featuring a frieze of dragonflies with raised, pierced wings and green glass eyes, the bodies inset with coloured glass against mottled green, yellow a

A large well modelled De Hua figure of Bodhidharma Qing dynasty, 18th century, standing on a reed floating above the domed base of crested waves, wearing a long flowing robe draped over one shoulder leaving the other bare, and falling in layered folds to h

Formerly property of Patricia lady McCaughey, 18ct white gold, platinum, sapphire and diamond double clip brooch, comprising two detachable dress clips of ribbon scroll and spray design, set with circular-cut sapphires together weighing approximately 9.00

A gilt bronze figure of green Tara, Tibet, 14th/15th century, seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base with beaded edges, the right foot resting on a lotus flower rising from the base, the right hand lowered in varadamudra and the left raised in vitarka

The highly important Gallipoli D.S.O. Group of six and Diary of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rankine 14 Bn. A.I.F. Mounted on display bar: - Distinguished service Order (G.V.R.) - 1914-15 star impressed to reverse 'Major R. Rankine 14/Bn A.I.F' - British war

Young Wizard French chiming clock with automaton figural top, slate, bronze and ormolu with silvered dial, circa 1860, three train movenment with duplex springs, top adorned with a nest of 4 bells which are struck by the wizard figure on the quarter hour.

William Edwards (b London 1819 - '), an Australian Colonial sterling silver mounted etched glass presentation claret jug, circa 1875, the baluster body finely etched with a continuous scene of two coursing hounds and a handler in pursuit of a hare, the sil

A Rene Lalique Perruches vase, designed 1919, the baluster body moulded with a repeating pattern depicting pairs of parakeets perched on branches against a leafy background, in frosted yellow and clear glass, inscribed R. Lalique, 25.5 cm high. Provenance:

A pair of fabulous English specimen-marble and gilt-wood neo-classical console tables, English 19th century. Provenance: Martyn Cook Antiques. Sydney. Private Collection Melbourne. Dimensions: 125.5 cm wide, 52.5 cm deep, 87 cm high

A Chinese hanging scroll painting 'Autumn Mountain After Rain' by Guan Shanyue (1912-2000), ink and colour on paper, signed Guan Shanyue, with three seals of artist. 146 x 77 cm. Provenance: An old Melbourne Private Collection. Literature: Yiyuan Duoying:

Fornasetti 'Trumeau Architettura Cabinet' by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1980, 219 cm high, 80 cm wide, 41 cm deep, with Fornasetti plaque inside top drawer. Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne, purchased directly from Piero Fornasetti. The Architettura (

A Chinese 'Doucai' 'Anbaxian' ogee dish, Qianlong mark, probably 19th century or later, interior centre painted with a full-faced flower head encircled by four peaches and stylized lotus blossom scrolls, the Eight Daosit Emblems, 'anbaxian' tied to flower

Australian 22ct brooch ornately worked, depicting gold miner at his mine, various mining implements, enamelled ribbon swag and floral enrichments, stamped twice -G bell-. Trade directory listing for G S bell, 1869, Charles St, Footscray & 1972-6 Patrick La

A carved Australian blackwood dressing table by Robert Prenzel, circa 1908, the rectangular top with a high back supporting a swinging mirror above a pair of small drawers, a pair of frieze drawers and cupboards flanking a kneehole below, on a plinth base,

Joseph Lycett, circa 1775-1828, Views in Australia, or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. London: J. Souter, 1824, first edition, oblong folio, lithographed pictorial title and 48 finely hand coloured aquatint plates after drawings by Lycett, 2 engrave

A small Tibetan gilt bronze crowned Buddha, Ming Dynasty, 15th century. Seated in Dyanasana on a double-lotus throne, a vajra resting on the front of the throne, the crown inlaid with semi-precious stones, 16.25 cm high. Provenance: Purchased in 2001 from

A correspondence of eleven letters from John Monash to Ada Benjamin (nee Krakowski): 1911 to 1926, during the turbulent and hugely consequential years that included his service during World War One, John Monash (1865 - 1931) maintained a correspondence wit

Robert Prenzel superb fire screen adorned with carved kookaburras, gum blossoms, leaves and waratahs, early 20th century, 92.5 cm high, 99.5 cm wide, 39 cm deep. The Morgan Collection contains several fine examples of the wood carver's craft and artistry,

A pair of famille-rose 'dragon and phoenix' bottle vases, Guangxu mark and of the period, 31.9 cm high (2). Provenance: The Collection of Dame Nellie Melba, Sotheby's Australia, Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE, Melbourne, 31 March to

A rare Rene Lalique Bacchantes vase, designed 1927, the cylindrical body moulded with a continuous scene depicting dancing maidens, in frosted and clear amber glass, wheel-cut R. Lalique France, 24.5 cm high. Provenance: Decorative Arts, Furniture, Silver

'Come On Boys, Follow the Flag!', artist James Northfield (Australian, 1888-1973), colour lithographic poster in 6 sheets. Published by Troedel & Cooper, Melbourne. Issued by the Recruiting Committee of Victoria. Illustrated in Hetherington, James Northfie

A Chinese painting of Gibbons by Chen Wen Hsi (1906-1991); circa 1970s; painted in ink and gouache on paper with two gibbons on rocks beneath a tree, with Chen's signature to the lower right corner with red seal. Framed and glazed. The painting 33 cm high,

An exceptional and dynamically carved narrow shield, Darling River Region, New South Wales (nineteenth century), carved hardwood and natural earth pigments, 68 cm high. This exceptional stone-carved example still retains strong remnants of its original red

A carved Australian blackwood settle by Robert Prenzel, circa 1908, of rectilinear design, the panelled back and closed arms above the hinged seat enclosing a storage compartment, the back and lower part of the front each with a pair of panels finely carve

A grey sandstone torso of a deity, Khmer, Angkor Period, 12th/ 13th century together with two installation shots by Max Dupain for the exhibition at the David Jones' Art Gallery, 57.5 cm high. Provenance: (of the Torso) David Jones' Art Gallery, Indian, Th

A large Chinese white glazed four lugged jar, Sui Dynasty (581-618), 30.5 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of the late Walter Hochstadter and Alice Chu, acquired by Walter Hochstadter prior to 1997 hence by descent. Walter Hochstadter was a well known and d

A Tibetan gilt-copper repousse seated figure of Ushnishavijaya, 18th century, 38.4 cm high. Provenance: Purchased from Suzy Lebasi, Melbourne

A flambe-glazed censer Yongzheng four-character seal mark 8.5 cm high. Provenance: Bonhams, Fine Furniture Decorative Arts and Asian Art, 26 November 2013, Sydney, Sale 21298, lot 142. Sotheby's Melbourne, Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts &

A fine Regency cavalry officer's sabre by John Prosser, presented to Thomas potter MacQUEEN, dated 1819, the gilt hilt with a milled grip and wolf's head pommel, cross-guard with spread eagle badges in relief, acanthus leaf langets, and dog's head terminal

The British Empire and Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Perth 1962 awarded for the 1650 yard men's freestyle swimming final race held on 30 November 1962. The obverse embossed '19 [imperial crown] 62 VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games Perth Western Aus

A rare Philippine Islands Ifugao Bulul stool, early 20th century, carved from solid narre wood as a stool with solid base and top supported by four carved Bulul figures, each depicted standing with hands on thighs, the whole covered in a rich deep lustrous

A Cafe Australia dining chair, blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), plywood and leather designed by Marion Mahoney Griffin and Walter Burley Griffin, 1916 being part of the furnishing of the 'Fern Room' in Melbourne's Cafe Australia, located at 268-274 Collins

An embroidererd brown-ground dragon robe, Qing dynasty, early 19th century, the semi-formal court robe 'Jifu' embroidered with nine rampant dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls set among bats, 'ruyi' cloud scrolls, and the 'an baxian', all above turbulent

A very large Chinese enamelled hundred deer vase, 20th century, with stag-head handles, the deer in iron-red, amongst trees and high mountains. 46.5 cm high, 18.5 cm diameter at mouth, fitted wood stand. Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong between 1957 and 1

An embroidered silk hardwood screen of rectangular form, embroidered in colours on a cream silk ground with pairs of different species of birds near a large pine tree growing beside rockwork, various flowering plants and lingzhi fungus, including song bird

Schulim Krimper (1893-1971), Bookcase, c. 1955, possibly New Guinea walnut and teak, the two door upper section stands on a chest of six drawers, the drawers have horn-like handles, one drawer is signed 's Krimper', raised on tapered legs with copper fitti

The Williamstown Cup, 1933 gold cup, engraved 'Won By F.E. Shillabeer & S.E. Bailey'S, Shadow King, Ridden By A. E. Breasley' made by Thomas Gaunt of Melbourne, stamped 'T. Gaunt & Co. 15ct', blackwood base also bearing Gaunt's maker's mark, 34 cm high ove

A Japanese six panel Kano school folding screen, 17th century, ink on paper, finely painted with a mountainous winter landscape, featuring a small village and large rocky outcrop beside the lake, three seals at the bottom left panel, attributed to Kano San

A significant cross-banded and inlaid cedar turned leg dining table, Sydney origin, Australian circa 1820. one original leaf, original brass casters. Provenance: Acquired by the vendors from The Collection of Caressa Crouch & Carl Consalves, Mossgreen Melb

A rare red Chinoiserie lacquer wall mirror, English, circa 1700. 104 cm high, 70 cm wide. Provenance: John Dunn Antiques, Melbourne

Platinum and diamond ring, Boucheron, Paris the upswept band channel-set with a row of nine baguette diamonds against a ground pave-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, the diamonds together weighing approximately 2.45 carats, size M, signed Boucheron, Paris,

A large Italian antique walnut refectory or dining table, part 16/17th century. 80 cm high, 290 cm long, 92 cm deep. Provenance: John Dunn Antiques, Melbourne

John Hunter Kerr (1821-1874), photograph album of 12 views of Melbourne taken from the Club, 1861, bound in leather with slip-case, The photographer of these fine and unique early photographs (John Hunter Kerr) of Melbourne, was the author of 'Glimpses of

A very large Faunal and floral carved oak mirror frame by Robert Prenzel, 1905-1910, a plate frame of 'Sansovino' type, the toprail with a figure of a cockatoo alighting on a crest of two overlaid escutcheons pierced by a spray of fruiting foliage and flan