Australian & Historical 12 07, 2024 View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViews Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 401-500 of 1553. Previous|12345678...16|Next12345678910111213141516 Image Lot # Item Title Quantity Time Left Your Bids 399 WWI period British Patriotic pottery lion with peace shield, sold to raise funds for the war effort, manufactured by Bretby Pottery, 15cm high, 25cm long Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 400 SOME POSTCARDS TO HOME: A 1916-18 collection of postcards sent by Australian soldiers, while en route to the Western Front, from England and from France and Belgium; several silks, and mostly expressing their longing for home and their loved ones, and their hope for return mail that never seems to come. Accompanied by several Christmas cards from the same correspondence and several postcards that were mailed in envelopes (without written messages). (35+ items). Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 401 A circa January 1916 silver gelatin photograph (13.5 x 19cm), laid down on backing card (W. Mason & Co. of Bridge Road, Richmond), depicting a group of men in front of the recruiting office under a banner which reads "RICHMOND'S 1st QUOTA of RECRUITS For Australia's New Army of 50,000". The men are photographed with their recruiting officers and a young, uniformed mascot. Overall 24 x 29cm. In January 1916, the Army announced that it needed 50,00 men for the "New Army", and 16,000 reinforcement Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 402 AUSTRALIA IN NEW BRITAIN, NAURU & THE SOLOMON ISLANDS DURING WW1: A large "Newlyn" photograph album containing 91 postcard-size photographs of the Australians and natives, the buildings, gatherings and activities from about 1916 onwards. Most images are annotated and include "Rabaul NB", "Easter Sports - Rabaul 1917", "Road Mending - Rabaul", "S.S. Marsina", "S.S. Morinda", "Coal Shed - Matupi", "Officer's Mess - Rabaul - Late German Club", "Kokopo Road", "Sir Samuel Pethebridge + Staff", etc. Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 403 A TRAGIC BOOK OF CONDOLENCE CARDS: Following the deaths of their two sons, Private Leslie Edward BENNING, who died of wounds at the age of 21 (24th July 1916), and his younger brother, Harold Vincent BENNING, who died of his wounds, aged 19 (14th Nov. 1916), the mourning parents collected the newspaper reports and condolence cards they received from family, friends and acquaintances, as well as old school teachers and others, who were motivated to write. Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 404 R.A.F. Walking stick carved from the propeller of a bi-plane, WW1 period, 91cm high Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$240StatusSold View details 405 A WWI period impressive trench art umbrella stand made from a 1918 German shell casing, titled "REIMS", 50cm high, 13cm diameter Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 406 CAMP POCKET CANDLESTICK "A Soldier's Friend" WWI period tin box with photolithograph top and patent date "19.7.15", 12.5cm wide Estimate$200 - $250StatusUnsold View details 407 WW1 ERA flags/bunting of various sizes, strung together for display on shop-front or house; a bit weathered, but a fascinating group. (8 flags). Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$140StatusSold View details 408 Two WW1 period trench art biplane ornaments, both engraved "PERONNE". 9.5cm wingspan each 2 Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$160StatusSold View details 409 WW1 period trench art vase with leaf decoration, together with a brass vase, 20th century, (2 items), the larger 27cm high 2 Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$120StatusSold View details 410 WWI period German artillery shell dated June 1918, stamped "KARLSRUHE", an imposing 108cm high, 27.5cm diameter at base Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 411 An original Royal Air Force Technical Department lithographic poster, dated 4.8.18, depicting a Sopwith "Pup" with details of the control mechanisms shown in cross section. Overall 67 x 101cm. Despite extensive research, we have been unable to locate another example of this training poster. Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 412 WORLD WAR ONE ERA bunting consisting of patriotic flags of the Allies, mostly stitched together in strips for display outside shops and home. Comprising of two strips of 8, and a pair, all marked "British Made", each flag is approx. 22 x 29cm. (18 flags). Estimate$300 - $500StatusCLOSED! View details 413 "RECORD OF AUSTRALIA'S VOLUNTARY EFFORT IN THE GREAT WAR (A.I.F.), AUGUST 4th,1914 TO JUNE 28, 1919" chromo-lithograph print attractively presented in period oak frame, 69 x 54cm overall Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 414 "A SOUVENIR OF THE GREAT WAR AND THE GLORIOUS PART PLAYED BY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND", circa 1919 linen tea-towel with scenes depicting the ANZACS landing at Gallipoli, various battle cruisers and the flags of the Allies. Framed & glazed, overall 59 x 74.5cm. Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 415 "Y.M.C.A. AUSTRALIA" vintage enamel and metal sign, 20th century, 114 x 230cm Brought back from France by an Australian Army officer. Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold View details 416 ARTIST UNKNOWN, (General Sir John Monash in uniform), oil on board, circa early 1920s, 40 x 32cm; overall 49 x 41cm. Estimate$1,000 - $2,000StatusUnsold View details 417 ARTIST UNKNOWN, H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA, watercolour and ink on card, circa 1920s, initialled "JR" at lower left, 18 x 26cm; overall 32 x40cm. Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$120StatusSold View details 418 WW1-era telescope by W. Ottway & Co, Ealing, dated 1912 and with Australian Army broad arrow marking......tripod, etc. Estimate$500 - $750StatusUnsold View details 419 AN AUSTRALIAN GENERAL'S CAP, made by Hawkes & Co. Ltd., 1, Savile Row W., circa 1920s. With evidence of being worn, including perspiration stains to inner lining. Otherwise in superb condition. While it is rare to see a General's cap on the market - from any period of Australia's military history - this cap may be truly unique and important. Acquired some years ago by the present vendor, from a prominent Ballarat collector/dealer, who passed away recently. Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusUnsold View details 420 ARTIST UNKNOWN, (An Officer of Victoria's 57th Infantry Battalion, the "Merri" Regiment), circa 1930s, oil on canvas, 60 x 45cm, 67 x 51cm OVERALL Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$280StatusSold View details 421 Australian Military Forces "Field Message And Notebook" circa 1945, in original green cloth boards; together with a tine of assorted studs and buttons including many military examples Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$80StatusSold View details 422 MANTUA scratch-built model ship in glass case on timber base, 20th century, with detailed label affixed documenting the history of the ship, 12.5cm high, 25.5cm wide, 10cm deep Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$180StatusSold View details 423 A sterling silver Fleetwood Class model ship mounted on green onyx base, retailed by ASPREY of London, in original box, 25.5cm wide 2 Estimate$500 - $800Price Realized$550StatusSold View details 424 An American military flare gun, stamped "PISTOL, PYROTECHNIC-M2 No.5631 INSP. F.A.M. U.S. PROPERTY", note replaced wooden grips, Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$180StatusSold View details 425 JAPANESE MINIATURE SUBMARINE metal fragment with affixed souvenir card "A Guaranteed Souvenir From The Japanese Midget Submarine. Sunk In Sydney Harbour, Sunday, May 31st, 1942", 4cm wide Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 426 R.A.F., R.A.A.F. and Civilian range of instructional, information and training publications, mainly 1940-45 including R.A.A.F. Educational Service "Instructional Course for Air Crew Reservists", "Japanese Aeroplanes - Aircraft Identification" booklet, "Through The Overcast" by Assen Jordanoff, R.A.A.F. "Manual for Air Crew Reservists", "Oxygen Sense", "The Vickers Gun Simplified", "The AIrcraft Captain", "War Gases - Learn and Live", "How to avoid flying accidents due to Weather", etc. Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$100StatusSold View details 427 COMMANDO FIGHTING KNIFE with leather handgrip, WW2 period, relic condition, 31.5cm long Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$700StatusSold View details 428 Set of four folk art Australian cedar beer tankards with brass linings, each one carved with the R.A.F. crest and R.J. MITCHELL, POONA, 1945", 13cm high 4 Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$260StatusSold View details 429 Three WWII period black and white photographs of war ships including H.M.S. Illustrious and H.M.S. Grenville in the Bay of Naples, circa 1940s, the largest 24 x 31cm overall 3 Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$60StatusSold View details 430 WWII period Australian military folk art painted Greek pottery vessel adorned with caricatures of Adolf Hitler, Mussolini, Josef Stalin and an Australian digger, 28cm high Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 431 A vintage aviation leather cap, mid 20th century, Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSold View details 432 UPPER YARRA RIFLE CLUB presentation brown leather kit bag, fitted with cartridge compartments and accessories, bearing silver plaque "Upper Yarra Rifle Club Scratch Championship, Won By N.E. FLEMING, 1954-1955", 28cm wide Estimate$120 - $200StatusCLOSED! View details 433 M. RADIK, (The Battle of Cape Spada), oil on board, signed and dated "58" lower left, 91 x 73cm; overall 104 x 84cm. Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 434 M. RADIK, (A Battle of Britain scene), oil on board, signed and dated "59" lower left, 91 x 73cm; overall 103 x 85cm. Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold View details 435 The September 1964 typewritten manuscript by the author, Thomas A. Miles, for a book to be titled "Men of Anzac", as submitted to the Shakespeare Head Press for consideration. Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$600StatusSold View details 436 A vintage Australian slouch hat with Queen Elizabeth II Royal Australian Engineers badge, circa 1980s Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$140StatusSold View details 437 Light Horse Breeches (Bedford Cord.), late 20th century Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$40StatusSold View details 438 SANDS OF GALLIPOLI boxed set of limited edition medallions, 30 x 23cm Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSold View details 439 An Australian hand-crafted Bowie knife with scrimshawed whale's tooth handle and leather scabbard, 20th century, blade stamped "K. B. S., Castlemaine, Aust.", 36cm long Estimate$600 - $1,000Price Realized$1,300StatusSold View details 440 MELBOURNE & HOBSONS BAY RAILWAY STATION FLINDERS STREET bronzed medallion (50mm) Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$240StatusSold View details 441 TRAMWAYS conductor's hat with attractive hat badge, 20th century Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSold View details 442 MELBOURNE TRAMS: A small collection of glass-plate negatives circa 1910s-20s, (seven different), various sizes. Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$120StatusSold View details 443 N.S.W. RAILWAYS assorted silver plated cutlery and serving dishes, fifteen of the pieces stamped "R.R.R." (Railways Rest Rooms), early to mid 20th century, (16 items), the largest oval platter 35cm wide 16 Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$220StatusSold View details 444 BRISBANE TRAMWAYS Conductors cap, signed by various members of interstate workers, 19th/20th century. Estimate$350 - $450Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 445 A scratch-built model tram in barn find relic condition, mid 20th century, 93cm long Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSold View details 446 TRAMWAYS tin lithograph vintage sign "COCA COLA, DRIVE SAFELY, DRINK ICE COLD" mid 20th century, 61 x 30cm Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$260StatusSold View details 447 TRAMWAYS tin lithograph vintage sign "WHITE CROW TOMATO SAUCE, PICK THE BEST", mid 20th century, 61 x 30cm Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 448 TRAMWAYS tin lithograph vintage double sided sign "LEXINGTON CIGARETTES" and " TERRY DEAR COMPERES AUSTRALIA'S AMATEUR HOUR THURSDAYS AT 8, 3AW" mid 20th century, 61 x 30cm Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$220StatusSold View details 449 TRAMWAYS tin lithograph vintage sign "BPL GLOSS-MASTA PAINT" mid 20th century, 61 x 30cm Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 450 TRAMWAYS tin lithograph vintage sign "LA SCALA THEATRE 147 ORMOND RD. ELWOOD" mid 20th century, 61 x 30cm Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$280StatusSold View details 451 TRAMWAYS tin lithograph vintage sign "PIMS No. 1 CUP" mid 20th century, 61 x 30cm Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$240StatusSold View details 452 TRAMWAYS tin lithograph vintage sign "3AW 60 TOP TUNES! ALL RACES" mid 20th century, 61 x 30cm Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 453 TRAMWAYS two tin lithograph vintage signs, automotive themes, mid 20th century, 61 x 30cm each 2 Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 454 TRAMWAYS tin lithograph double sided vintage sign "KIT KAT" and "THORNE & DEAN CAR ELECTRICAL REPAIRS", mid 20th century, 61 x 30cm Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 455 LOCOMOTIVE NUMBER PLATE "R709" painted cast iron, 20th century. Note: From the last batch of 70 passenger locos imported for the Victorian Railways from Glasgow, 1951-53. 28 x 81cm Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$1,600StatusSold View details 456 TRAMWAYS group of five assorted vintage metal destination signs: I.) IVERS ST, PARKVILLE, II.) SPENCER STREET (double sided) MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND, III.) BLOCK CAR, IV.) TOORAK, V.) NOT CARRYING PASSENGERS, the largest 28 x 59cm 5 Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$400StatusSold View details 457 MELBOURNE TRAM DESTINATION ROLL: Brunswick, Coburg, St. Kilda Beach, Moonee Ponds, etc, 20th century Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$260StatusSold View details 458 MELBOURNE TRAM DESTINATION ROLL: KEW, NORTH BALWYN, WINDSOR, HAWTHORN, ST. KILDA BEACH, TOORAK RD, FOOTBALL, etc, 20th century, 900 x 99cm Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 459 MELBOURNE TRAM DESTINATION ROLL: FOOTBALL, RACECOURSE, ST.K JUNCTION, CAMBERWELL, ORRONG RD, etc, 20th century, 830 x 100cm Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 460 MELBOURNE TRAM DESTINATION ROLL: TOORAK, SPECIAL, FOOTBALL, RACECOURSE, BRUNSWICK, VICTORIA MARKETS, MORELAND, etc, 20th century or later. Note: Includes a few non genuine destinations, possibly a later hand-painted example. 800 x 100cm Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$260StatusSold View details 461 MELBOURNE TRAIN DESTINATION ROLL: Special, Caulfield, Moorabbin, St Kilda, Port Melbourne, Belgrave, Lilydale, Coburg, Flinders Street, etc. 20th century, 690 x 87cm Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$360StatusSold View details 462 MELBOURNE TRAIN DESTINATION ROLL: SUNSHINE, MITCHAM, KENSINGTON, NEWPORT, RINGWOOD, SANDRINGHAM, BELGRAVE, LILYDALE, etc, 20th century, 700 X 85cm Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 463 MELBOURNE TRAM DESTINATION ROLLS: group of three, destinations include BUNDOORA, TELSTRA DOME, SOUTHBANK DEPOT, NORTH RICHMOND, PRAHRAN, (3 ITEMS), the largest 194 x 100cm 3 Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 464 An attractive natural gold ore specimen from the Victorian goldfields, housed in an antique card box branded "F.W. FIELD...BENDIGO", the specimen 4cm wide Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 465 EUREKA STOCKADE: 40th Regiment of Foot hat badge (Albert pattern). Missing crown top. Note: This piece was discovered by a metal detectorist in the Victorian Goldfields. Relic condition with what appears to be a musket ball hole. Rare. 7cm high. Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Price Realized$1,200StatusSold View details 466 A gold ore quartz pendant, 2cm wide 6 grams total Estimate$700 - $900Price Realized$650StatusSold View details 467 A natural gold nugget specimen (1.7 grams), together with a natural gold ore specimen, plus a silver ore specimen, (3 items), the largest 3.5cm wide 3 Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$360StatusSold View details 468 An antique miner's pick with pen inscription "Gold Miner's Pic, Ballarat, Victoria", 69cm high, 30cm wide Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSold View details 469 Two natural gold ore specimens, the larger 2.5cm wide 2 Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$120StatusSold View details 470 An attractive natural gold and quartz ore mineral specimen, 3cm wide, 34.3 grams total Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Price Realized$2,000StatusSold View details 471 Assorted gold ore specimens, housed in an antique agate box, the box 6.5cm wide Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$180StatusSold View details 472 Assorted natural gold specimens, 18.6 grams total Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Price Realized$1,700StatusSold View details 473 Assorted natural gold and quartz ore specimens, the largest 3.5cm wide Estimate$600 - $1,000Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 473A Three opal fossil bivalves, the largest 4.5cm long Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$160StatusSold View details 474 Antique Chinese banjo gold scales, 19th century, 35cm long Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$80StatusSold View details 475 An antique iron strongbox, (locked), 19th century. Purported to be ex Cobb & Co. 29cm high, 40cm wide, 33cm deep Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$340StatusSold View details 476 An 1866 Sydney Mint gold sovereign Estimate$1,200 - $2,000Price Realized$1,100StatusSold View details 477 A 1907 gold sovereign with pendant mounting, together with a 1915 gold half sovereign with pendant mounting and an 1887 gold half sovereign with shield back (3 items), 17.7 grams total 3 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold View details 478 An 1879 Melbourne Mint sovereign Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold View details 479 A South African one pond 22ct gold coin mounted as a pendant, 8.1 grams total Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold View details 480 VICTORIAN GOLDFIELDS: An October 1885 "GOLD-FIELDS RESIDENCE AND CULTIVATION LICENCE" for 20 acres in the Parish of Koorch in the County of Gladstone, to be leased to DONALD STEWART of Avoca for £2 per annum. Estimate$100 - $200StatusCLOSED! View details 481 "VIEW OF BALLAARAT, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1887" colour lithograph panoramic view of Ballarat, attractively framed and mounted, 53 x 109cm overall Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 482 MINER'S RIGHT circa 1917, issued to William Sizer; together with two 19th century indenture mining lease documents for "The Bucknalls Estate Gold Mining Company", circa 1885, (3 items) 3 Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$180StatusSold View details 483 SAMUEL THOMAS GILL (1818-1880), six assorted views from "The Australian Sketch Book" (1865): I.) The Duiff Children (Aug. 20. 1864), II.) Kangaroo Stalking, III.) Cattle Branding, IV.) Bush Funeral, V.) Native Sepulchre, VI.) Night Camp, coloured lithographs, 17 x 24.5cm each, 30 x 37cm each overall 6 Estimate$600 - $1,000Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 484 SAMUEL THOMAS GILL (1818-1880), six assorted views: I.) The Native Police, II.) Stockman, III.) Bush Mailman, IV.) Squatters Tiger, V.) Attacking The Mail, (Bushranging N.S.W. 1864), VI.) Prospecting, coloured lithographs, 17 x 24.5cm each, 30 x 37cm each overall 6 Estimate$600 - $1,000Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 485 SAMUEL THOMAS GILL (1818-1880), four assorted views: I.) Diggers Licensing, Forrest Creek, II.) Spring Hill From Road To Government Camp, Creswick Camp, III.) Mounted Police Gold Escort Guard Mt Alexander, IV.) The Mid-Day Repast, engravings and lithographs, the largest 15 x 21.5cm, 31 x 37cm overall 4 Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$480StatusSold View details 486 MINER'S RIGHT 1896 Five Shilling, Ballarat issue; SKINNER PROUT hand-coloured engraving "Diggers On The Road To A Rush"; The Illustrated London News "Map Of The Port Phillip Gold Fields"; and a share certificate for "TARCOOLA UNITED GOLD MINING COMPANY", (4 items), all framed, the largest 40 x 28cm overall 4 Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$100StatusSold View details 487 Antique pocket gold scales in metal case, 19th century, 16.5cm wide Estimate$100 - $200StatusCLOSED! View details 488 BELL WEIGHTS, an attractive graduated set of ten, quarter ounce to eight pounds, 19th and 20th century 10 Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$800StatusSold View details 489 Antique pocket gold scales in fitted timber case, 19th century, the case 11cm wide Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$80StatusSold View details 490 Antique gold scales and weights in mahogany case, bearing paper label to top "G.E. GREEN....MALOP ST. WEST, GEELONG", 19th century, 18cm wide Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$140StatusSold View details 491 Antique gold scales with lozenge weights in oak case, bearing paper label inside the lid "W. & T. AVERY", 19th century, 17.5cm wide Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$120StatusSold View details 492 Antique gold scales with weights in oak case, bearing paper label inside the lid "W. & T. AVERY", 19th century, 24cm wide Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$120StatusSold View details 493 Two sets of scales with assorted weights, 19th/20th century, the larger 19cm wide 2 Estimate$120 - $200StatusCLOSED! View details 494 GOLD MINING IN MARYBOROUGH: A March 1893 indenture bestowing a lease of land in the Parish of Craigie, County of Talbot, in the mining district of Maryborough, to JAMES BUCHANAN, of Caulfield; the document sealed and signed by Sir John MADDEN (Chief Justice) on behalf of the Government of the Colony of Victoria. Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$40StatusSold View details 495 Six assorted antique and vintage bell weights including an impressive 300oz example, 19th and 20th century 6 Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 496 Antique gold scales and weights in oak case with original lithograph label under lid "W. & T. Avery", 19th century, the case 18cm wide Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSold View details 497 An antique Irish flag in relic condition with numerous patches, repairs and moth holes, 19th century, 110 x 175cm Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$1,700StatusSold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345678...16|Next12345678910111213141516 Previous 12345678910111213141516 Next
