Australian & Historical (#525) Closed Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low) Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 11-20 of 87. Previous|123456789|Next Lot #11 RUNNYMEDE TASMANIA an impressive Maori antique taiaha, carved hardwood with paua shell eyes (one missing), a fine quality 19th century example, 158cm high. SymbolPlease note, we are unable to ship these items in house due to shipping restrictions from Australia Post. Please contact a professional carrier for advice and quotes.Condition ReportMissing paua shell to one of the eyes, some chipping to the edge of the blade. Numerous bumps and marks throughout and a possible burn mark, we also note some minor shrinkage crack throughout. Patination and finish appears to be completely original throughout View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Price Realized$3,600StatusSold Lot #12 RUNNYMEDE TASMANIA, antique parrying club (or Roromaraugi) with curved blade and tapering handle terminating in a crouching figure, Makira (San Cristobal), Solomon Islands origin, mid 19th century, 122cm long. PROVENANCE: Bayly family. SymbolPlease note, we are unable to ship these items in house due to shipping restrictions from Australia Post. Please contact a professional carrier for advice and quotes.Condition ReportTip missing as photographed. Made from a solid single piece (no joins). Appears to have had some kind of tasselling or fringing on the top (no longer present but holes visible along the ridge). Excellent 19th century patination. Approximately 1.5 kilograms. View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Price Realized$8,000StatusSold Lot #13 A Fijian tribal war club, 19th century, 116cm long. SymbolPlease note, we are unable to ship these items in house due to shipping restrictions from Australia Post. Please contact a professional carrier for advice and quotes. View details Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #14 A rare antique stingray tail walking stick with silvered cap, whalebone ferrule and impressive original barb affixed, 19th century, 87cm long. SymbolNote: Not suitable for international postage View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Price Realized$1,600StatusSold Lot #15 An antique whalebone walking stick with carved whale's tooth double Turkman knot grip and finely turned tapering whalebone spiral shaft, 19th century, 85.5cm high. SymbolNote: Not suitable for international postage View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Price Realized$1,300StatusSold Lot #16 An antique whalebone walking stick with baleen spacers and carved whale's tooth top, 19th century, 78.5cm high. SymbolNote: Not suitable for international postage View details Estimate$1,200 - $2,000Price Realized$1,600StatusSold Lot #17 A rare pair of antique carved and turned whalebone and whale tooth candlesticks with acanthus leaf decoration, Tasmanian origin, circa 1830's, 20cm high. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania. SymbolNote: Not suitable for international postageCondition ReportShrinkage cracks clearly visible throughout. Lovely 19th century patination. No damage or loss. Fine examples. View details Quantity2Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Price Realized$2,400StatusSold Lot #18 An antique carved whalebone sweetheart toggle inlaid with abalone shell, 19th century, 3cm high SymbolNote: Not suitable for international postage View details Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$1,700StatusSold Lot #19 An impressive scrimshaw whale's tooth depicting Aesop's Fable, 19th century. Originally the property of Captain WILLIAM C. JONES son of the ill-fated Captain HENRY JONES who drowned when his ship the barque Herald was wrecked off the Falkland Islands in 1855. His son William survived the ordeal and went on to captain several vessels including the barque Irizu, barque Republic, barque Times, and the brig Esperanza, as well as the Nicoya and the Barranca, crossing the equator an impressive 122 tim SymbolNote: Not suitable for international postage View details Estimate$1,200 - $2,000Price Realized$1,800StatusSold Lot #20 An antique whalebone and paua shell sailor's sweetheart amulet; together with a whalebone apple corer and an attractive antique whalebone pocket awling tool with carved fist decoration, 19th century or earlier, (3 items), the largest 10cm long SymbolNote: Not suitable for international postage View details Quantity3Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$800StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123456789|Next Previous 123456789 Next Previous 123456789 Next
