An 18-Inch (46 cm) English Library Globe by T.M. Bardin, circa 1836, the cartouche inscribed 'To the Rt Honorable Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B. President of the Royal Society...., The inscription continues 'This New British Terrestrial Globe [...] Is respec
An oak Melbourne Stock Exchange chair, 19th century, In the gothic revival style. Provenance: This chair is one of 120 used for 70 years by the Melbourne stock exchange until the close of call trading at that exchange in December 1961.
A Melbourne Stock Exchange chair, 19th century, carved oak in the gothic revival style. Provenance: This chair is one of 120 used for 70 years by the Melbourne stock exchange until the close of call trading at that exchange in December 1961.
A c.1900 'SHINGFAT' Chinese silver rose bowl, shaped rim, relief decoration of chrysanthemum flowering branches and butterflies, engraved rocky outcrops to the base, the spreading circular pedestal foot presentation engraved 'Presented To Wor. Bro. E A Sta
Don Bradman - antique telephone from H.W.Hodgetts Stockbroking Firm: Intercom phone with names of stockbroking staff including 'Mr.Bradman' & 'Mr.Hodgetts'. (in February 1934, Harry Hodgetts, a South Australian delegate to the board of control, offered Bra
Splash board for a large Ocean Going canoe, Tami or Siassi Island, huon Gulf, Morobe Province,Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Collected by Peter Hallinan, 1982, on Tuam Island, Dampier Straits, Morobe Province, from the owner of the large ocean going canoe A
A Chinese silver two-handled presentation cup, hemispherical shape with loop handles, raised on knopped stem and circular spreading foot, floral decorated rim. Engraved 'Xìn fú zhong wài' (To be trusted at home and abroad) and 'Presented to G. P. Forster,
An Indian silver three piece tea set with elephant spout and cobra handles by P. Orr and Sons, Madras, 19th century. The pot 12 cm high, 1005 grams total weight. The Scottish brothers, Peter and Alexander Orr arrived in Madras in 1843 and formed a partners
1995 Sanitarium (Weet Bix) 'The Bradman Collection' card no.1 signed by Don Bradman in plastic sleeve numbered '029'. With CoA letter from Sanitarium, 'This is to certify that the Trading Card No.029 is from an exclusive series of one hundred (100) persona
A collection of ancient glass earrings, Geelvink Bay area, West Papua; these glass earrings were collected on the Waropen Coast along the north Coast of West New Guinea, traditionally called 'Dimbo' in the local Warpoen language, they were an important typ
The Beatles: A 1970 complete Philmar 'The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics Puzzle in a Puzzle' jigsaw in original box (lacks poster); 1968 'The Beatles Yellow Submarine' non-toxic watercolour set manufactured by Craft Master; 1981 complete set of 'Caveman' lobby
An impressive Victorian silver four piece tea and coffee service in original fitted oak box, the matching set with repousse embossed florals and fancy trellis decorated panels in the French manner, applied floral and leaf finials to the tea and coffee pots
An unglazed pottery urn, Australian, by Liebentritt & Son Cumberland Pottery, near Enfield NSW, late 19th century, 34.5 cm high. Note: Paul Liebentritt, born in Austria on October 22 1807, arrived in Australia, from Germany, on 7 December 1857. He came to
A very fine Satsuma hexagonal bowl, Meiji Period, 1868-1912 the exterior decorated with exotic flowers, the interior with a thousand butterfly design Yasuda Trading Company seal mark and Kozan mark reserved against flowers on the base 6.8 cm high, 9.8 cm d
A set of Chinese Tangram puzzle, Late Qing dynasty the seven pieces each carved and reticulated with designs of dragon, bat, or phoenix, configured in a square sliding box carved with figures against a background of garden landscapes on the top and the bas
Cheng Shifa (1921 - 2007), Girl and Rooster Ink on paper, framed and glazed Inscribed and signed Cheng Shifa, with three seals of the artist Dated 1982 79.5 cm x 49 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in an exhibition held by a regional galle
Maruso Trading Co. (Japan): Top Camera, c1965, sub-miniature bakelite camera with metal front and back and finished to look like an all-metal camera; in original box with maker's plastic Erc. Also, a Tynar, c1950 sub-miniature camera styled like a tiny mov
A rare 18th century Chinese ridge roof tile, decorated with different figures and scenes on both sides. Originally discovered in the old trading port of Penang, Malaysia. Very wealthy Chinese merchants would place a row of these ridge tiles on their roof (
A silk scarf by Hermes, the 'Au Fil de la Soie' design by Annie Faivre, depicting the ancient silk road trading route from china, India, Persia, Europe and Arabia, on an aqua background with rust border, 90 cm square.