Auction details

Australiana
5:00 PM PT - Feb 8th, 2008

offered by
Davidson Auctions

43-45 Nelson St.
New South Wales, 2038
Au Auction

Auction dates

392 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(AUD)
199 Lot 199

Early Electric Jug (no fittings); & Early Arnotts 'Christmas Cakes' Tin. Rosella to centre (wear). H 22cm & Dia 2...

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3 Bids
200 Lot 200

Album of Colonial Photographs. Many portraits and 3 Australian landscapes including Broadwater School 1886; cane c...

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1 Bid
201 Lot 201

Yates Garden Guide and Seed Catalogue, 1935. 24. 5cm x 18.5cm

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202 Lot 202

WWII Servicemen Printed Christmas Cards. Australia n Defence Canteens Service with original envelope & 4 cards. 2 mi...

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203 Lot 203

1933 Melbourne Centenary Air Race Game. Produced b y Impex of Melbourne prior to the 1934 MacRobertson UK to Austral...

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3 Bids
204 Lot 204

c.1870 Cedar Chest. Wrought iron handles, fitted shelf interior. Single plank, dovetailed construction. Damage to...

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5 Bids
205 Lot 205

19th C Cedar Dressing Table Base. Single drawer wi th shaped platform. Comes with non-original brackets & mirror att...

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206 Lot 206

The Hunter Sketchbook, 1989. Published by Nationa l Library of Australia. Number 11 of an edition of 50. Unbound pa...

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2 Bids
207 Lot 207

3 Original Melbourne Botanical Gardens Reports 18 59-60, 1861-2 & 1864-85, by Ferdinand Mueller. Includes lithograp...

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19 Bids
208 Lot 208

c.1930 Blue Mountains & Mt Wilson Postcard Album. 50+ real photo views inc. many by Katoomba photographer Manning.

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16 Bids
209 Lot 209

c.1910 Australian Wildlife Picture Books, 1950 Ll oyd Triestino Immigrant Books, & Labels.

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11 Bids
210 Lot 210

May Moore Photographic Portrait of a Woman. Signed to mount. Photograph 14.5x9.5cm

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211 Lot 211

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Official Souvenir & Pr ogramme of the Opening. Published by Government printer, 180 page...

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212 Lot 212

Photo Album of Jenolan Caves, 1887. Missing fron t & back cover of album.

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10 Bids
213 Lot 213

c.1910 Australian Postcard Album. 30 real photo & litho views of Bowral, Austinmer, Nowra & South Coast.

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214 Lot 214

Postcard Album c.1905 of approx.150 Postcards. Ma ny theatrical (some signed), plus some Australian inc 2x 1906 US ...

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215 Lot 215

Albumen Print Photograph of Theatrical Group. Mou nted on Grourelle, Melbourne panel. 28x40cm

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216 Lot 216

SPURLING, Stephen (1821-1892) 'Tasmanian Views' ph oto album containing 51 images. 29x25cm

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9 Bids
217 Lot 217

Series of 14 Early Tasmanian Photographs. Tasmania n landscapes c.1860 & Hobart Regatta c.1888 by Henry Hall Baily. ...

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218 Lot 218

WALKER, C.B 'Melbourne & Suburbs' photo album cont aining 24 images of Melbourne from 1900's.

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13 Bids
219 Lot 219

c.1914 Central Coast Photo Album. Taken around Sar atoga. Plus 20 Australian postcards.

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220 Lot 220

Australian School (3 Various Works) Country Lane W /clr; & 2 Harbour Scene Pencil Sketches. 37x27cm, & 8x12cm each

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221 Lot 221

Boxed Volume 'Australian Chivalry.' Reproductions of official war paintings. Published by War Memorial, 1933. 52 p...

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7 Bids
222 Lot 222

SPINNEY, Dorothea 3 photo portraits by May Moore. Signed in the negative. 21.5x16cm

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223 Lot 223

4 Various Hardback Books Relating to History of Ra ilways in NSW.

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224 Lot 224

4 Albumen Prints/Photographs of Sandhurst Gold Di ggings, & 2 of Sydney Harbour 13x17cm

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225 Lot 225

Series of 14 Early Australian Photographs. Landsca pes by Nicholas Caire & others. Most double sided. Various

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226 Lot 226

Childrens Book Manuscript. 'The Adventurous Pixies ' by Winifred Law; & Short Story 'The Fiery Dragon of the Rocky M...

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1 Bid
226A Lot 226A

Green mottled bakelite pedal bin. Australian made Haxby Ware. Removable bin. H 31cm Dia 32cm

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227 Lot 227

Albumen Print Photograph of English Cricket Team, 1894. Mounted on card. Photographer McGann, Adelaide. 26.5x37.5...

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228 Lot 228

Colonial Photograph of Queen Victoria Markets. Mou nted on glass. 15x20cm

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229 Lot 229

MOORE's Map of New South Wales 1877-8. Hand colour ed & canvas backed. 50x60cm

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230 Lot 230

Book: 'Doreen' by CJ Dennis. Printed by Penfold & Co, Sydney. Pocket editions for the Trenches Series, 1917. 18.5...

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231 Lot 231

Early NSW State Lottery Ticket. State lottery no.5 5. Inscribed in the name 'Darby & Joan.'

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232 Lot 232

11 Various Dorothy Lamb Childrens Book Illustrati ons. Fantasy, fairy, birds etc. W/Clr Approx 22x24cm

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233 Lot 233

Colonial Cast Iron Pick Axe Head. Impressed with arrows denoting government issue. Accompanied by book "The Road...

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234 Lot 234

WWII Pay Books & Personal Ephemera for William Cat on; also letters to WWI veteran living in France; plus meat meal ...

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235 Lot 235

Material Relating to LE HUNTE, Sir George Ruthven (1852-1925) Illuminated testimonial in Moroccan leather folder f...

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6 Bids
236 Lot 236

Max ROBERTSON, Radio Broadcaster and Cricket Comm entator Correspondence & Radio Scripts, relating to Robertson's t...

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237 Lot 237

Various Personal & Stage Photographs of Margaret COLLINS, Actress. Plus 1st editions on Australian poetry by Val ...

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238 Lot 238

Pair May GIBBS Story Books of 1916. 'Gum-Nut Babi es' & 'Gum-Blossom Babies.' Inc. original envelope. Both booklets...

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239 Lot 239

Tasmanian Cedar Childs Chair. Original horsehair and straw upholstery. Ex Mather Family, Hobart. H 53cm

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240 Lot 240

3 N.W. CAYLEY Illustrated Greeting Cards. With ti pped in printed images of Superb Parakeets, Bearded Honeyeaters &...

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241 Lot 241

Department of Lands Sydney New Years Greeting Car d of 1905, after H MacIntosh. Depicts allegorical female figures ...

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242 Lot 242

Painted Cast Iron Dog Form Money Box. After 'HMV N ipper' H 27cm

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243 Lot 243

SPOWERS, Ethel Louise (1890-1947) (18) 'Silly Pegg y.' Typed text with hand written amendments accompanied by origin...

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244 Lot 244

Australian Chip Carved Cedar Cabinet. Leaf and fl oral motifs. Missing knob. H 46cm

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245 Lot 245

Carved Boomerang. Depicting kangaroos & emu. L 65 cm

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246 Lot 246

Carved Boomerang. Depicting kangaroos in landscape . L 73cm

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247 Lot 247

Carved Boomerang. Mob of kangaroos. L 73cm

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6 Bids