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Vintage Britains soldiers - The Queens Own 8 Body Guard, #1257together with 6 plastic figure and three other metal figures

Two antique chromolithograph advertising posters, 1890 and 1892, one advertising 'R. T. English Sadler... Kyabram' and the other 'M. Dickens, Tramway boot Emporium, terminus, Sydney Road, Brunswick', the larger 56 x 44 cm

A pair of scrimshaw whale's teeth with hand coloured decoration as well as British and American flags. One engraved 'Peace, Liberty, Unity' and the other 'I love Thee Still' with Queen Victoria sypher and signed on reverse 'W. Kelly'. (2 items). 15

Two portrait miniatures of gentlemen, one wearing a white cravat & dark blue coat, the other in monochrome brown, each watercolour, in a double sided rose gold oval pendant frame, glass to both sides, frame: 6.7 x 5 cm

A pair of Colonial Australian musk picture frames, Tasmania origin, mid 19th century, with antique engraving by George Stubbs, kangaroo (first known European image of a kangaroo) and the other of a Madagascan Lemur, the larger 21.5 x 27 cm overall

Convict love tokens, one engraved 'S. T. 1799' and the other with monogram 'E. B. L.', (2 items)

Paul Conti a pair of model 6250 armchairs for G-Plan, black button back vinyl upholstery on solid wood four point swivel bases with castors. Wing backed with oversized dimensions. Inbuilt spring system. The United Kingdom, designed 1962, 100 cm high, 90 cm

Guglierlmo Ulrich a set of six dining chairs, black painted timber frames with black and white geometric patterned fabric upholstery. Brass sabots to front legs. Fully restored. Italy, c 1960s, 93 cm high, 43 cm wide, 44 cm deep Provenance: purchased throu

A Chinese imperial style doucai glazed saucer dish, traditional palette. Six-character Guanxu mark and other label to base, diameter 18 cm.

An uncommon large Chinese porcelain brush pot, underglaze blue restrained decoration with musicians and other figures. Metal band to the top rim, inscription and collection number to the base. Recessed gutter base, height 17 cm, diameter 18.5 cm.

Austrian 1915 restrike 100 Corona - Franz Joseph I gold coin, bared headed portrait to one side, imperial eagle the other. In gold rope twist frame on gold chain. 39.5gm.

A 1895 USA $20 gold Coronet Liberty Head Double Eagle coin, Liberty Head to one side and the head of Liberty to the other, designed by James Barton Longacre set in a 18ct. gold pendant mount. Total weight 40.7gm.

A 1927 USA $20 gold double eagle coin, the eagle to one side and the head of Liberty to the other, designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Set in an 18ct. gold pendant mount. Total weight 42.5gm.

An old Chinese bronze of the Daoist xian, modelled standing with one arm raised supporting a double gourd bottle, his other hand to a ring connected to his flared robe, raised on stepped square plinth. Some gilding remains.H.35 cm. Reputedly early Ching bu

A pair of vintage ivory elephant figures, in ornate jewelled full body caparison carrying the Buddha on his back, the Buddha seated on lotus throne in protective pose, each figure a mirror image of the other, attached to a decorated ivory base which sits i

Aboriginal artists unknown, 'Two Carved Spear-throwers (Woomeras)' Circa mid-20thc, one being carved with emus, the larger incised with geometric interlocking designs. Both with sinew-bound hooks at one end, and one with spinifex-resin at the other. The la

Settle or bench seat, 19th century Germanic, South Australian, pegged construction, red gum carved arms over Biedermeier legs, other timbers used for back and seat, three naive carved floral splats, similar to a settle found in SA Art Gallery, height 84 cm

A fine George II sterling silver rococo tea caddy, 1750 London, w maker's mark Samuel Herbert & Co. Rectangular bombe form w detachable cover, surmounted by a gesticulating cherub & bird finial, raised on 4 shell & scroll feet, lavishly decorated w repouss

A Japanese Yoshida workshop bronze jardiniere, Meiji period, circa 1880. The oval Kyoto bronze jardiniere with a rounded body, waisted neck and flat rim, and raised on four cast ruyi form feet, cast and incised in deep relief with cranes eating summer berr

A Moorcroft Australian themed 'Golden Wattle' vase, Des. Sally Tuffin, c1990 the shape 102/7 vase decorated with 'Acacia pycnantha' commonly known as the golden wattle encircling the body with bright yellow ball-like inflorescences and foliage against a cr

Two Moorcroft 'Summer Lawn' and 'White Roses' vases, the shape 7/5 special edition vases, both designed by Rachel Bishop 1994-5, comprising a 'Summer Lawn' decorated with daisies and foliage upon a soft green ground and a 'White roses', each with impressed

A small collection of commemorative and other tiles, English 19th century, The three at the bottom are actually a set of six, but only three are illustrated.

A collection of various Victorian bee-hive and other door handles, 19th century

A stained glass door and two other doors, 19th century

Two different gilt-metal wall lights, 19th century, 38 cm high,40 cm deep the other 30 cm deep 18 cm high

An Aesthetic movement style brass wall light and two other branch wall lights, English circa 1875, 38 cm wide, the backplate 41 cm high

A pair of Colonial era leg irons, from Hobart house, appear to have been escaped from, one side ovalled (a flogging offence) & rivet removed from other circular side, length 60 cm

Two Australian Wish bone brooches, one with the map of Tasmania, the other with the map of Australia, three round imitation rubies & two seed pearls, Wt 3.5 grams

A pair of 18ct gold stone set stud earrings, each of dome shape set with colourless topaz, replacement butterflies (1 in 9ct, other metal), size 8.3 mm, wt. 1.90g.

Alvar Aalto (Finnish, 1898-1976), two stools, model 60, designed c. 1933 / 2022, manufactured by Artek, lacquered birch with one white linoleum top, the other grey laminated seat, retain manufacturer's labels (2), height 44 cm. Provenance: purchased from A

Fritz Haller (Swiss, 1924-2012) and Paul Scharer (Swiss, 1933-2011), pair of side units, designed 1963, manufactured by Usm, one white powder-coated steel panels, one alcove with open shelves, the other with black powder-coated steel panels, one alcove wit

Two Lladro Gres young Chinese children figurines one #2153 a boy carrying water, the other #2152 a girl carrying water, height 18 cmtallest

A sterling-silver mounted emu egg presentation covered cup on pedestal base, makers mark of William Edwards, Australian 19th century. with sewing and other fitments in velvet lined interior. Provenance: Descended from the family of Theodore Roosevelt. Acqu

An Aubusson style garden tapestry, 18th century, a window view of a flower garden with pendent fuschia and other blooms in flower boxes, within an arching frame with trompe l'oeil architectural features, 275 cm drop, 128 cm wide

A carved double-sided creation door, Papua New Guinea, possibly Middle Sepik, female to one side, male to the other, 101 cm high

Two polychrome carved wood figures, 19th/20th century, one of a seated dignitary, the other of a figure riding on the back of an ox, 36 cm and 29 cm high

Two Dutch delftware plates, 18th century, one centred with an urn of flowers and fanned feather motifs, the border with scrolls and bold butteflifes, the other with flower heads issuing from a vase and enclosed by a running floral border, marks underside,

A set of four porcelain cow form creamers, Staffordshire and other, 19th century and after, the cow creamers standing four square on grassy oval bases, unmarked, 13 cm high, 7 cm long

A 19th century French fruitwood refectory dining table, the four plank top with good grain and polish, raised on traditional square section legs with internal taper, pegged construction, drawer to one end with substantial drawer leaf tension to the other.

A Victorian mirror back sideboard, the beveled mirror back with scrolling carved detail, the base with two frieze drawers over two panelled doors, the interior with cellarette to one side, open shelves to the other, raised on plinth base. Old repair to fin

Two small Maori pre-European small toki, one pounamu with scarf and snap evidence to side, length 6 cm. The other small dark stone toki of flat flared form, length 6 cm.

Two Maori pre-European toki, one flaked of hog back form, length 14 cm. The other of tapered form, polished with some flaking remaining evident, length 11 cm.

Three Maori pre-European stone toki, tapered form. Two polished the other with flaking and polish. Lengths. 10.5 cm. 11 cm & 12 cm.

Three Maori pre-European stone toki, tapered form. The shorter two in reasonable polish the other narrower and flaked all over. L's. 110. 10 & 16.5 cm..

Two Maori pre-European toki, one of grey argillite, flaked and pecked, polished curved bevel, length 15.5 cm. The other of narrow form and triangular section, the narrow blade in polish otherwise flaked finish, length 16.5 cm.

A pre-European Maori pounamu toki (adze), mainly polished, the straight side with scarf and snap grooves, the other mildly curved, mid/dark green with pale inclusions, angled bevel with straight cutting edge, the angled poll end with natural fractured fini

A Maori pre-European pounamu hei tiki, type II, of female form, well carved with head turned to the left shoulder, displays small recessed ring eyes, chin and ear projections, the counter sunk suspension hole dominantly drilled from the reverse one hand to

Antique sterling silver bracelet and two fobs the bracelet adapted from a fob chain marked Chester 1885, one fob gold and silver marked Birmingham 1907, the other fob gold and silver English hallmark rubbed.

Two rare George Barsony Aboriginal warrior figures. One with boomerang standing in water, the other seated with hand club. Club and hand restored, height 25 cm (tallest)

Two Harvey School Pottery trays. Both with applied gumnuts and leaves. In brown glaze. One incised 'Handmade S.V.C. 1930', the other 'Keane', sepia and orange, length 27 cm (each)

10 various Diana Pottery items. Includes. Three pieces of 'Nefertiti', two cream jugs and sugar bowl, bird form trough vase, two mixing bowls, and four other vases, height 22 cm tallest)

Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddha, depicted seated with legs crossed holding a vase containing foliage in the left hand, the other hand resting on knee with flower, set on single lotus base, mark to base, height 30 cm

Heavy Chinese carved lapis lazuli snuff bottle, of flattened baluster form, carved front and back with shaped panels containing pagodas and pine trees, one featuring a figure, the other a resting horse, set with fixed loop handles to sides below a domed tu

Australian Aboriginal paddle club, Port Essington, Northern Territory, of long form, with one end painted and incised, the other end forked, length 52 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland

Australian Aboriginal hardwood fighting club, of elongated cylindrical form, with knop to one end and grooved point handle to other, length 69 cm

14th century Cambodian bronze Buddha, depicted seated on a stall base, with one hand on lap with palm facing upwards, the other hand resting on the knee with palm facing outwards, height 17 cm

Extremely large and magnificent pair of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644AD) Sancai glazed court figures, depicted standing with headdress and wearing flowing robes, one with hands together holding a vessel, the other depicted holding a fan, raised on pedestal bases

Good Sukhothai 14th/15th century bronze standing Buddha, with top knot and curled hair, above lobed ears, with serene expression, one arm outwards, the other resting beside robe, with sampot tied at waist with evidence of decoration, on silvered plinth, a/

Two Aboriginal woomeras, one with painted decoration, the other of typical form, length 68 cm and 72 cm (2)

Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Bodhisattva, depicted seated with one leg down, with head resting in right hand, with other hand on the ground, height 32.5 cm

Large Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Tara, depicted seated with legs crossed, with one hand in lap with palm facing upwards, the other on her knee with palm facing outwards, set on a single lotus base, height 49 cm

Russian 1882 all Russian exhibition medal, Moscow, with portrait of Alexander III to one side and maiden with anchor to other side, script translating to 'In memory of the all-Russian exhibition of 1882 in Moscow,' engraved by S. Z. Vazhenin, diameter 4.5

20ct gold Moscow 1980 Olympic 100 Roubles, featuring Lenin stadium and other buildings, Soviet Union coat of arms verso, set within plastic case and box, total weight 17.4gm

Russian gold, silver and guilloche propelling pencil, c.1908, marked 56 and 88, other marks rubbed but possible British import marks, set with moonstone finial, with gold end, in purple guilloche, a/f, total weight 28gm

Russian silver twin branched candelabra, impressed 84, Np (Nicholls & Plincke), St Petersburg, other marks rubbed, set with two tulip shaped holders on scrolling acanthus branches, with pulled spiraled support, on a circular foot engraved with armorials to

Russian silver and enamel icon, marked 84, maker Ng (in Cyrillic), of rectangular form, depicting St. Nicholas, with one hand blessing, the other holding a bible with Jesus Christ and Mary above, the oklad featuring a halo in fine enamel, in tones of blue,

Three antique clocks, two American nickel plated carriage clocks with alarm movements, the other a German timepiece on figural cast spelter base, early 20th century, the largest 29 cm high

A Charles & Ray Eames stool, and two in the style of, American, circa 2000's, Solid walnut, other stools veneered and lacquered timber, Walnut stool 33 cm high, 32 cm wide

A Gino Colombini model 4670 bin for Kartell and one other, Italian, circa 1960's, red and white moulded plastic, 38 cm high, 25 cm deep

Of Rolls Royce interest, from the Quigley family of 'Blytheswood' Turramurra, an album of R.W. Quigley's Rolls Royce circa 1928 Australian tour in his Australian bodied Rolls Royce. It was one of the new Phantom 50 h.p. Models and the first to do 1000 mile

An early 20th century allegorical polychrome needlework painting, depicting a Roman scene with boy child and warrior in front of the flaming altar, a sheep sacrifice to the base, the priests offering their prayers, the clothing and dais embroidered in long

A Chinese export silver three piece teaset, comprising teapot, double handled covered sugar bowl and milk jug, decorated with scholars to two sides in a garden setting, surrounded by bamboo and other plants, bamboo simulated handles and finials, mark to ba

A Royal Doulton 'The tower of London ' loving jug, modelled with Beefeaters and other characters, the handle formed with a knight and chains, designed by Charles Noke and Harry Fenton, issued 1933, number 93/500, height 27 cm.

A Hermes noir Togo Birkin bag. Size 35. Made in France. Features noir Togo leather exterior featuring the iconic Hermes double straps with turn lock closure, four protective metal feet at base and double leather top handles. The interior is lined in Chevre

A Hermes Bleu Frida Epsom leather Sellier Birkin bag. Size 25. Made in France. Features Bleu Frida Epsom leather exterior featuring the iconic Hermes double straps with turn lock closure, four protective metal feet at base and double top handles. The inter

A collection 1980s to 2002 medals, etc. in issued albums. Mainly football but also noted two 2000 Olympics Gold Medal presentations. (11 sets). Also, a few oddments and strays from other sports.

The Victorian Football League Visitors Book 1956 - 1973 : Including The Visit of The Royal Family, April 1970. The large, leather-bound visitors book in which significant visitors to Harrison House (former headquarters of the VFL), the M.C.G. and V.F.L. Ho

N.S.W. Rowing Association silver medal, engraved verso '1889 Maiden Eights Won by East Sydney R.C. J. McIVER (6)'. One other example known in the Sir William Sixson Collection at the State Library of N.S.W. The New South Wales Rowing Association (Nswra) wa

Beverley Ann Bainbridge (nee Spargo, 1940 - 2016). 1956 Team track suit top with official label and Australian Team emblem; 1956 Australian Team tie; another Australian Team track suit top (probably Australian Team to Cardiff Games 1958) and two Australian

Norm Provan and Arthur Summons, original signatures on a large format print of the iconic photograph by John O'Gready, known as 'The Gladiators'; overall 43 x 34 cm. The 1963 NSW Rugby League Premiership Grand Final between long term rivals Western Suburbs

The Football Record: Special editions for the Royal Visit (April 5), VFL Park Opening (April 18), the Victoria v W.A. Interstate Match (June 13) and the First Semi-Final (Sept.5); also, various other football related publications.

Stimorol AFL cards: 1990 (an almost complete set plus numerous duplicates), a duplicated range of the 1991 series, and duplicated part sets of other issues including Colourgrams, Herald-Sun, etc. (100s).

St. Kilda: c1950 Morris & Walker Packaging House, Smith Street, Fitzroy 'This is a Brightwood Box For You to Keep Your Footballers Swap Cards Tidy', cardboard box in St. Kilda colours and with the club name to the end panels. Extremely rare; we have offere

1915 Sniders & Abrahams '1915 Football Fixtures' distributed with Peter Pan cigarettes; card-size, folds out twice to list all League and Association fixtures. In very fine condition. Extremely scarce; we know of only one other example.

'Wells Football Cartoons' by Samuel Wells (Melbourne, 1923). Covers loose and a little defective, but internally sound. This is only the 3rd example known to us and is in better condition than the other 2.

Don Bradman, tin-plate Sidney Riley Studios photo (35 x 24.5 cm) showing Bradman in his batting stance, c1929, with facsimile autograph (and additional feint inscription). Horizontal crack, but extremely scarce; only one other example known to us.

1948 Australian Invincibles: display featuring 50th Anniversary Team Poster signed by Don Bradman, surrounded by inset signatures of nine other players including Keith Miller, Bill Brown, Neil Harvey, Sam Loxton & Arthur Morris; attractively framed and gla

1996 Victorian Cricket Association Centenary Souvenir Program featuring a youthful Shane Warne on the cover (and signed by him), with twelve original signatures on pages 52-53 including Dean Jones, Richie Richardson, Chaminda Vaas, Aravinda de Silva, Marti

The Bodyline Series: The autograph book presented as a Christmas present by the mother of a young Scotch College student in Melbourne in December 1930. Young Stanley Evans of Kew managed to collect the original signatures of the whole English Touring Party

Jubilee of International Cricket: 'Victorian Cricket Association Invitation Smoke Concert, 30th Dec. 1911, Masonic Hall, Collins Street.', 12-page pictorial programme featuring the 1862 Captains (Marshall and Stephenson) on the front cover, the programme p

1888-96 The Sixth - Ninth Australian Teams To England: The original scorebook of the Hastings & St.Leonards Cricket Club for 1887-1897, which includes the original scorer's records for matches at Hastings involving four Australian tours: - South of England

Carlton Player Hyundai bobbleheads including Stephen Kernahan, Anthony Koutoufides, Marc Murphy, Patrick Cripps, and 2 others; also a few by other makers. (9).

Easi Oats - Carlton Cards: 1964 Victorian League Footballers Card No.17 John Nicholls and Card No.18 Sergio Silvagni, both in excellent condition; plus 3 other caricature cards in mixed condition. (5).

A collection of 1960s Herald Footy badges featuring one of each of the 12 VFL clubs plus a couple of other types. (14).

A pair of Carlton 1952 pennants: one headed 'The Blues 1952 Souvenir', the other 'Carlton Finalists 1952'; both approx. 42 cm long. (2 items). Carlton finished in 4th spot on the ladder but lost to Fitzroy by one point in the first semi-final.

Carlton Tie-pins and cufflinks: a lovely collection including a very rare 1947 'V.F.L. Premiers' tie-pin and cufflinks set; a 1964 Centenary Year tie-pin; a Carlton footballer tie-pin and button-hole pin; and various other single items and sets. (Total:19