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An antique Australian gold and enamel coat of arms pin, circular form with multi colour enamelled coat of arms, inscribed to the reverse, suspended from a pin fitting, crafted in 9ct gold by Willis and Sons Melbourne, total weight 7.5gms

A collection of desk and travelling clock barometer/thermometers, 1930's-1950's, comprising a leather cased travelling barometer/thermometer by Negretti & Zambra of London, a German made chrome desk clock retailed through T. Gaunt & Co, Melbourne, and a Ge

A leather cased surveyor's instrument, A. G. Barker & Associates, Melbourne, circa 1940, marked 'Surveyor's Aneroid Compensated', made in England, retailer A.G. Barker; leather case stamped Timbers 1940, the instrument face 8 cm diameter

A prismatic compass by Troughton & Simms made for Gaunt & Co., Melbourne, mid 20th century, the folding instrument stamped Pmg, with leather case stamped Pmg, the case 13 cm long

A cased brass carriage clock by Ingram Bros, made in Paris, retailed in Melbourne, circa 1900, having an enamel dial with Arabic numerals and a subsidiary dial, with visible escapement, marked Ingram Bros, Paris, Melbourne, with a hard carry case and assoc

An Australian oak mounted steel stick barometer, circa 1960, manufactured by R.W Skoglund Instrument Service, Northcote, Melbourne, 102 cm high

An impressive lacquered four glass mantle clock, Drummond & Co, Melbourne, late 19th century, the well cast cornice over heavy bevelled glazed panels on a swept base, the Arabic gilt dial with an applied central mask, the circular movement by Japy Freres w

A sterling silver tankard by Thomas Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, early 20th century, the classic baluster shaped tankard with a waisted foot and scroll handle, with later engraving 'J.R.G.C. 1950', 11.5 cm high, 240gms silver weight

A sterling silver oblong card tray, William Drummond & Co, London 1926, of plain form with everted straight sides, marks for retailer William Drummond & co, Melbourne; hallmarked underside, 12.5 x 9 cm, 90gms

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

An Australian sterling silver presentation waiter, William Edwards, circa 1867, featuring a richly embossed Neoclassical border with panther, vines, urns and masks enclosed by laurel leaf rim, raised on cast paw feet, the tray with engraved grapevines, bir

A polished brass kaleidoscope by George Gyori, after the original by William Leigh, the cylindrical body tube with rack and pinion and worm screw geared mechanism, with an ebonised handle activating two independent periphery geared collar tubes rotating at

Antique Australian 15ct rose gold & porcelain brooch, marked 15ct Joseph Lawrence (Melbourne) approx size 53 x 42 mm

1901 sovereign, Melbourne mint, fine condition, wt. 7.97g.

1904 sovereign, Melbourne mint, fine condition, wt. 7.95g.

Sterling silver photograph frame, wooden backed, stamped sterling silver W Drummond and Co Melbourne 23 x 10 cm

Gold, pearl and diamond stud earrings, white gold and South Sea pearl stud earrings highlighted by three row set diamonds by Ashley Jewellers Melbourne in box

Jaeger- Lecoultre a platinum and diamond-set bracelet watch circa 1960; dial: concealed, silvered Arabic and baton numerals; calibre: manual back winding, fully jewelled; case: polished round, between domed diamond-set lugs; case number: 502864; closure: p

1913 full gold sovereign, Melbourne mint

1913 full gold sovereign, Melbourne mint

1909 full gold sovereign, Melbourne mint

1892 full gold sovereign, Melbourne mint

1898 full gold sovereign, Melbourne mint

1907 full gold sovereign, Melbourne mint

1905 full gold sovereign, Melbourne mint

1903 full gold sovereign, Melbourne mint

An early colonial photograph album, the covers in mottled kauri, Morocco leather binding, containing photos mainly of early NZ with a few from Sydney and Melbourne.

1893 Gold sovereign & 9ct yellow gold pendant marked London 1972 375. Approx weight 9.4 grams. Melbourne mint

A rare Bhutan parcel-gilt silver alloy and gilt figure of Avalokiteshvara, 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: Collection of Donald Stuart Leslie friend (1915-1989). Donald was a painter, draughtsman, decorator and writer, and a leading figure in modern A

A Nepalese bronzed seated Shiva and Parvati, circa 16th century. Provenance: An important private collection, Melbourne. Soo Tze Orientique, Melbourne, 26 July 1990. An important private collection, Sydney, 11 cm high

A fine Chinese Longquan celadon vase, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). The bulbous body rises to a wide cylindrical neck, terminating in an everted-lipped rim, and is covered overall in a glaze of an even greyish-green tone. Almost identical examples, se

A Chinese celadon glazed long neck vase, Sui Dynasty (581-618). 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 distinguished dealer

A Chinese black glazed Meiping vase, Jin Dynasty (1115-1234). 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 distinguished dealer o

A Chinese small Lonquan celadon glazed flower-shaped bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). 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

A Chinese dark glazed double gourd vase, Northern Song (967-1279) with a pair of twisted handles. 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 w

A very rare Chinese yellow-glazed pottery 'Dragon and Phoenix' 'Pilgrim'S' flask, Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). Pilgrims flasks like the present example are known as bianhu which translates to a 'Flattened jar'. Travelers preferred these types of vessels

A pair of Chinese celadon glazed long neck vases, Sui Dynasty (581-619). 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 distinguish

A Chinese Yue celadon incised bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). 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 distinguished

Three Chinese small celadon glazed vessels, Western Zhou (1045 Bc-771 Bc). 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 distingui

A Chinese Ding white glazed jar, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). 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 distinguished dea

A Chinese celadon glazed Four-Lugged jar, Northern Qi (550-577). The jar is moulded with lotus petals on the body. Provenance: The Estate of the late Walter Hochstadter and Alice Chu, acquired by Walter Hochstadter prior to 1997 hence by descent. Walter Ho

A Chinese celadon glazed tripod censer, Warring States/Jin Dynasty, 5th century B. C/5th century A. D. The censer is decorated with a dragon handle. Provenance: The Estate of the late Walter Hochstadter and Alice Chu, acquired by Walter Hochstadter prior t

A Chinese yellow-glazed dragon bowl, Daoguang six-character seal marked in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1,850). The exterior of the bowl is decorated with two dragons chasing flaming pearls, and the interior center with a 'shou' character. Prove

A Chinese iron red dragon dish, Guangxu six-character underglaze mark and of the period (1874-1908). Provenance: Private collection, Melbourne, Australia, 27 cm diameter

A fine Chinese Yue celadon 'Chicken head Spout' ewer, Southern Dynasties (420-589). For a very similar example please see, 30/11/2022, lot 106. A two lugged example, see 6/10/2015, lot 73. Provenance: The Estate of the late Walter Hochstadter and Alice Chu

A Royal gift to Tom Roberts, presentation cigarette case, a Victorian silver gilt cigarette case, maker's mark of Alfred Clark, London, 1900, inset with a gilt commemorative medal and engraved to the reverse: 'To / Tom Roberts Esq. / from / HRH / the Duke

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 collection of photographs in seven, well annotated albums (associated with Lots #921 and #922) with pictures by or for Eric Croll. A short summary of the contents, including the titles, where present: 'Gwylata' - 1904 - 1927: The home at Elphin Gro

Cartes De Visite: Four small albums (dilapidated) containing images (including tintypes) by photographers from Sydney, Dubbo, Melbourne, West Maitland, Sunderland, Mudgee, Hobart, Sandhurst, Hobart, Launceston, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne, etc. (qty).

A vintage Melbourne tram bell, cast metal with nickel plated finish, early to mid 20th century, 23.5 cm high

Station Clock, antique English single train fusee movement in mahogany case with brass plaque '548', purported to have come from Balaclava station in Melbourne, late 19th century, 40 cm diameter

A collection of mainly Australian publicity photo cards for radio, television and film personalities, mainly 1950s - 80s. Of those with original signatures we note a very early Olivia Newton-John (issued by Hsv Melbourne), Evie Hayes and Mary Hardy.

Autographed By Charles Kingsford Smith: 'The Old Bus', [Herald Press, Melbourne] 1932, 224pp + photo plates; decorated blue hard-cover; signed and endorsed ' C. Bruce Andrews Esq. with best wishes CKingsfordSmith 4.11.32',

Two antique coloured engravings of Melbourne, the larger 47 x 37 cm overall

A collection of 19th Century steel and copper engravings, mostly hand-coloured and block mounted. Scenes include 'View on the Yarra near Dight's Mill' by Gill; 'Melbourne from the Botanical Gardens' by Winkles; 'South Bank of the Yarra, Near Melbourne' by

I.) Henry Winkles (1,800-1860), Melbourne From The Botanical Gardens, coloured engraving, 15 x 20 cm, 32 x 36 cm overall, and, II.) J.J. Crew, Burke & Wills Monument, Melbourne, coloured engraving, 16 x 15 cm, 36 x 32 cm overall

Commemorative Broadsides On Silk With Lace Borders, 'A Grand Shakspearean Fete by the members of the, Melbourne Garrick Club, in aid of the, Statue Fund, on Friday, April 22nd, 1864', featuring 'The Induction to The Taming of the Shrew' and the 'Merchant o

Barry Humphries poster 'Dennis Smith Nervously Presents An Evening Intercourse With Barry Humphries, Her Majesty's Theatre', designed by Diane Millstead, Melbourne, 1981), 90 cm x 59 cm

Melbourne City, Suburbs & Victorian Towns: A large album containing a very good range of cards; somewhat annotated and with much of social history interest including street scenes, people, buildings, a few advertising, also a couple of cartes-de-visite, ph

Australian & New Zealand Postcards very impressive album of mainly real photo examples with many rarities including Trucking Wheat Warracknabeal, George Town Pier by Spurling, Snow in Ballarat, Kerang, Stawell, The Cable Station Southport Queensland, Hamil

Postcards. An impressive album with a diverse range including some rarities. Of note Aboriginal, Titanic, Great White Fleet, Australian towns, Camel teams, 1907 and 1908 Melbourne Cup, Prahran, Kyneton, Kalgoorlie, Gold Mining, Kilmore, Mining Disasters, Z

'City of Melbourne Centenary, 1934' Shelley porcelain dish with wattle decoration, factory mark to base, 26 cm wide

Amy Johnson MacRobertson 1934 England to Melbourne Air race hand embroidered commemorative apron

George Bell School artist easel, from the studio in Bourke Street, Melbourne, 20th century, 181 cm high, 56 cm wide, 61 cm deep

William Drummond & Co., Melbourne antique desk clock in ivory case with enamel and silver trim, circa 1920, 9 cm high

Two antique huon pine hat blocks, both stamped 'Godfrey Melbourne', 19th/20th century, the larger 25 cm high, the other 34 cm wide

Stock Exchange Melbourne 'List of Tenants' beautiful antique gothic example in brass and bronze, bearing manufacturer's label 'Brooks Robinson, Melbourne', circa 1890s. This piece was part of the original furnishings from the New Stock Exchange in Collins

Catherine Anderson Australian parrot feather and watercolour floral picture depicting primrose, cabbage roses, butterflies, etc., Melbourne, circa 1870. Anderson was the Governess to the Armitage family at 'Como', South Yarra, Melbourne. Two almost identic

S. P. Charteris of Collingwood, Melbourne handsome fiddleback blackwood box, lined with huon pine, impressed maker's mark to the inner edge, 19th century, 15 cm high, 34.5 cm wide, 18 cm deep

W. H. Rocke & Co. (Melbourne) antique ebonised timber wall bracket with hand-painted floral decoration, 19th century, oval brass makers' plaque affixed to reverse, 37 cm high, 38 cm wide, 19 cm deep

W.H. Rocke & Co. of Melbourne, antique huon pine seven drawer chest, 19th century, 123 cm high, 115 cm wide, 49 cm deep

An antique Australian huon pine three door wardrobe, Melbourne origin, circa 1880. Well selected huon pine veneers, and handsomely fitted interior. 210 cm high, 192 cm wide, 53 cm deep

An antique Australian dressing table, birdseye huon pine, Melbourne origin, circa 1875, 161 cm high, 120 cm wide, 51 cm deep

W. H. Rocke Co. (Melbourne) antique birdseye huon pine three door wardrobe, Melbourne origin, circa 1875, 231 cm high, 198 cm wide, 61 cm deep

An antique Australian eight drawer chest with barley twist columns, birdseye huon pine, Melbourne origin, 19th century, 141 cm high, 119 cm wide, 57 cm deep

George Thwaites & Son of Melbourne, fine antique Australian cedar servery with carved shield back, circa 1860. From an original 1853 design by Blackie. An imposing and impressive 171 cm high, 245 cm wide, 67 cm deep

George Thwaites & Son of Melbourne, stunning Colonial sideboard, made from selected choice cuts of fiddleback blackwood, veneered onto Australian cedar, circa 1855. Note, this design was taken from 'Blackie's Cabinet Makers Assistant' [1853]. Originally co

A fine antique Colonial cedar carver chair with reeded legs, in the Regency style, Tasmanian origin, early 19th century. Illustrated in 'A Guide To Collecting Australiana' by Juliana and Toby Hooper (fig. 38). 89 cm high, 57 cm across the arms. Provenance:

William Hamilton, important Colonial Australian cedar wine table, solid book-matched flame cedar top, handsomely carved with crisp dragooned edge, and finely carved column, standing on a platform base with Hamilton's signature scroll over feet, circa 1845.

William Edwards of Melbourne impressive silver and emu egg casket, adorned with emus, parrots, kangaroo and ferns. Bearing inscription 'To A.A. Vansittart Esq, in grateful remembrance of Past Favors And Admiration Of Many, Disinterested and Noble Actions,

Willis & Son of Melbourne 9ct rose gold wax filled bangle with engraved endorsement dated 1905. 7.5 cm diameter, internal 6 cm diameter

Simonsen of Melbourne antique 15ct yellow gold ring, set with diamonds and rubies, 19th century, 3.4 grams

T. Gaunt & Co. Melbourne, antique seed pearl hairpiece in original plush box with retailer's details, 19th century, 10 cm wide

Lamborn & Wagner of Melbourne (attributed), impressive antique shell cameo brooch set in fine yellow gold mount fashioned as tendrils and leaves with emu and kangaroo, 19th century, mourning window to reverse, 6 cm high

Brush & MacDonell of Melbourne, antique pocket thermometer in original leather case, circa 1860, 8.5 cm high overall

Bronze bust of Archbishop Daniel Mannix 1864-1963, Archbishop of Melbourne for 46 years and an influential public figure of the 20th century unsigned. Height 20 cm

3 Trans-Australia Airlines TAA travel posters, Melbourne, the great Barrier Reef, Snowfields, lithograph 96 x 59 cm each

An 1878 full sovereign, Melbourne mint.

Citrine brooch/pendant, the heart shaped citrine weighing approximately 195.30 carats is mounted in 18ct gold, approximately 42 x 41 mm . Provenance: important jewels, watches & objects of Virtu, Smith & Singer, Sydney, 16 September 2020, lot 123, illustra

An antique oak turners triform chair, English or Welsh 19th century 83 cm high, 63 cm wide. Provenance: Sothebys Melbourne, 08/11/88 Lot 73

A coloured steel-plate engraving of Melbourne by A C Cooke, engraved by S. Calvert visible paper size 63 x 101 cm

A very good Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted vernis-martin bombe display cabinet, French 19th century 195 cm high, 83 cm wide, approx 46 cm deep. Provenance: Adam Galleries Melbourne, 1987

A George III inlaid mahogany linen-press, English circa 1800 201 cm high, 145 cm wide 63 cm deep. Provenance: G. G. McPhee Antiques, Melbourne, 1982

A fine quality Carrara marble gilt-bronze and palisander cabinet, French circa 1860 130 cm wide, 40 cm deep, 117 cm high. Provenance: Glenleigh Antiques Melbourne.

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 Louis XV style rosewood and marquetry bonheur du jour, mid-20th century, the top of serpentine outline mounted with a tall cabinet above a velvet lined slide and a frieze drawer, raised on cabriole supports, richly inlaid throughout in various woods with