The Gary & Genevieve Morgan Collection - Part One

1 · BENDIGO POTTERY Colonial bread platter, mottled glazed finish with embossed lettering "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread", 19th century, impressed anchor mark to base, 32cm wide

2 · WILSON & RIDGES Colonial teapot with mottled glaze, 19th century. Rare. 25cm high, 26cm wide

3 · BENDIGO POTTERY cheese dish and cover with corn pattern, 19th century, ​18cm high, 24cm diameter

4 · BENDIGO POTTERY triangular cheese dish and cover with chrysanthemum pattern, 19th century, ​19cm high, 27cm wide

5 · JAMES GILSON Colonial pottery bread platter, Queensland origin, 19th century, ​34cm wide

6 · BENDIGO POTTERY cordial barrel made for "J. J. TRAIT, GEELONG" with mottled majolica glaze, 19th century. Rare. 45cm high, 33cm diameter

7 · BENDIGO POTTERY terrace urn with mottled majolica glaze, lion masks and swag decoration, 19th century, 60cm high, 49cm diameter

8 · BENDIGO POTTERY cheese dish and cover adorned with berries and leaves, 19th century, impressed anchor mark to base, 17cm high, 19.5cm diameter

9 · LITHGOW Colonial pottery cheese dish and cover, 19th century, 11cm high, 20cm diameter

10 · BENDIGO POTTERY ladies boot vase, 19th century, 21cm high

11 · BENDIGO POTTERY bread platter, mottled glaze on brown ground with raised blue lettering, 19th century, ​31cm wide

12 · BENDIGO POTTERY "Sunflower" pattern butter pot, 19th century, 12cm high, 18cm diameter

13 · BENDIGO POTTERY stoneware water filter, emblazoned "W. Candy, George Street, Fitzroy", 19th century, 46cm high, 39cm wide

14 · BENDIGO POTTERY stoneware water filter, emblazoned "Prize Dripstone, Melbourne" with embossed coat of arms, 19th century, ​with original stone filter, 37cm high, 25cm wide

15 · JAMES CAMPBELL & SON Colonial butter dish with mottled blue majolica glaze, 19th century. Rare. 14cm high, 14cm diameter

16 · BENDIGO POTTERY, Two Colonial soap dishes with frog decoration, late 19th century, ​7cm high, 14.5cm wide each (2)

17 · BENDIGO POTTERY Jardinière with floral swags and lion mask handles, 19th century, ​21cm high, 29cm wide

18 · BENDIGO POTTERY stoneware water filter, emblazoned "Prize Dripstone Filter, Melbourne" with embossed coat of arms, 19th century, with original stone filter, 52cm high, 34cm wide

19 · BENDIGO POTTERY water filter, emblazoned "JAS. McCALLUM MELBOURNE" with coat of arms, late 19th century, with original stone filter, 65cm high

20 · V.A.P. (Victoria Art Pottery) mantel vase with incised decoration, glazed in burgundy and olive green, late 19th century, 32.5cm high

21 · V.A.P. (Victoria Art Pottery) "Grotesque" pottery spoon warmer glazed in burgundy by WILLIAM FERRY, late 19th century, impressed stamp "V.A.P., W. F.", 14cm high, 14cm wide.

22 · BENDIGO POTTERY grotesque bird tobacco jar, in the manner of Martin Brothers of London, impressed mark to base, 24cm high

23 · An Australian pottery jardinière with applied lizards, ​incised "T.M. 1918", 24cm high, 28cm wide

24 · An antique brickworks tree stump stylized vase, adorned with kookaburras, most likely a workman's piece, early 20th century, 57cm high, 57cm wide

25 · MERRIC BOYD pottery jug with hand-painted rural scene and two applied koalas perched on the branch handle, incised "Merric Boyd, 1941", 14cm high, 15cm wide

26 · MERRIC BOYD pottery jug with applied wind-swept branch handle and hand-painted rural scene, incised "Merric Boyd, 1928", 16.5cm high, 16.5cm wide

27 · MERRIC BOYD pottery koala vase, incised "Merric Boyd, 1924", 17.5cm high

28 · MERRIC BOYD tree stump vase with three applied koalas and wind-swept branches, signed "Koala, VIC, Australia, 1929", 16cm high

29 · ELISCHER porcelain koalas on tree stump statue, 24cm high

30 · MERRIC BOYD koala jug with grey glaze, signed "Koala, VIC, Aust., 1929", 11cm high, 11cm wide

31 · MERRIC BOYD pottery jug with windswept branch handle and painted decoration, incised "Merric Boyd, 1930", 16.5cm high, 17cm wide

32 · MERRIC BOYD pottery vase with sgraffito and painted landscape decoration, incised "Merric Boyd, Australia, 1928", 17.5cm high, 14.5cm wide

33 · MERRIC BOYD wind-swept tree pottery jug, incised "Merric Boyd, Gum Tree From Australia, 1939", ​15cm high, 15cm wide

34 · MELROSE WARE "Tragedy" pair of pottery bookends with green glazed finish, circa 1935, 17cm high, 11cm wide

35 · JOHN CAMPBELL green glazed pottery umbrella holder with bird decoration, incised "Campbell, Australia", ​42cm high

36 · BOSLEY pottery frog statue, ​21cm high

37 · BENDIGO POTTERY "Waverley Ware" green glazed pottery frog, 15cm high, 19cm wide

38 · BOSLEY pottery squirrel statue, ​27cm high, 20cm wide

39 · BOSLEY pottery kookaburra statue, ​18cm high, 26cm wide

40 · BOSLEY pottery koala statue, ​24cm high, 24cm wide

41 · PEGGY WHITING pottery leaf dish with applied female nude figure, incised "Peggy Whiting '35", 24cm wide

42 · PEGGY WHITING pottery bowl with applied gum blossoms and leaves, incised "Peggy Whiting '34", ​10cm high, 20cm wide

43 · GRACE SECCOMBE pottery kookaburra statue, incised "Grace Seccombe", 16cm high

44 · GRACE SECCOMBE pottery budgerigar statue, rare yellow colourway, incised "Grace Seccombe", 18cm high. Illustrated in "AUSTRALIAN ART POTTERY 1900-1950", by Fahy, Freeland, Free and Simpson [Casuarina Press, Syd. 2004], plate 436.

45 · GRACE SECCOMBE pottery statue of two kookaburras on a fence, titled "To You The Open Sliprails And A waiting Friend", impressed stamp "Grace Seccombe", 10.5cm high, 13cm wide

46 · GRACE SECCOMBE pottery kangaroo tree stump vase, incised "Grace Seccombe, N.S.W." with remains of original paper label. Rare. 19cm high, 18cm wide. Illustrated in "AUSTRALIAN ART POTTERY 1900-1950", by Fahy, Freeland, Free and Simpson [Casuarina Press, Syd. 2004], plate 435.

47 · CASTLE HARRIS rare pottery lizard statue, incised "Castle Harris", 6cm high, 21cm long

48 · CASTLE HARRIS pottery vase with applied dragon, incised "Castle Harris", 21cm high, 21cm wide

49 · ALAN JAMES blue glazed pottery vase with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handles, incised "Alan James, 1933". Rare. 11cm high, 17cm wide.

50 · REMUED early pottery bowl with applied fruit and leaves, rare pink colour way with incised decoration, incised "Remued", 11.5cm high, 16.5cm wide

51 · REMUED pottery vase with rare applied skink lizard decoration, incised "Remued", 13cm high, 17cm diameter

52 · REMUED pottery vase with applied koala and branch handle, incised "Remued 313/5B", 13cm high

53 · REMUED early pottery jug with applied branch and unusual sgraffito decoration depicting a post and rail fence, incised "Remued, 1933", 14cm high

54 · REMUED early pottery jug with applied branch handle gumnuts and leaves with hand-painted finish, incised "Remued,1933", ​17.5cm high, 19cm wide

55 · REMUED cylindrical pottery vase with applied gum nuts and leaf, rare purple and green colourway, incised "Remued, Hand Made, 1934", 16.5cm high, 8.5cm diameter

56 · REMUED pottery jug with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handle, early pink and purple colourway with incised decoration, incised "Remued", 16cm high, 15cm wide

57 · REMUED pottery mantel vase with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handle, unusual banded decoration, incised "Remued, Hand Made", 21cm high, 13cm wide

58 · REMUED pottery jug with applied gumnuts, leaf and branch handle, incised "Remued, 54/2M", 22cm high, 17cm wide

59 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD exceptional pierced pottery lidded vase adorned with two winged dragons, titled "GOTHIC", circa 1936, lid and base signed "Marguerite Mahood, Gothic No.1570", 33cm high. Illustrated in "AUSTRALIAN ART POTTERY 1900-1950", by Fahy, Freeland, Free and Simpson [Casuarina Press, Syd. 2004], plate 295.

60 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD pierced pottery candlestick with applied dragon decoration, incised "Marguerite Mahood, C67B", ​15cm high

61 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD pottery mermaid statue on original ebonized wooden base, titled "Forsaken Mermaid", circa 1936, incised "Marguerite Mahood" and titled on the plinth, 15.5cm high overall, 13.5cm wide, 13.5cm deep. Illustrated in "AUSTRALIAN ART POTTERY 1900-1950", by Fahy, Freeland, Free and Simpson [Casuarina Press, Syd. 2004], plate 296

62 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD pottery statue titled "The Griffin Puppy", incised "Marguerite Mahood, 1932, The Griffin Puppy, B380", 22cm high

63 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD green glazed pottery lidded vase with two applied dragons, signed "Marguerite Mahood, M.M. B365", 18cm high

64 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD pottery dragon vase with blue and green colourway, incised "Marguerite Mahood, MM, CO496", 18cm high

65 · HARVEY SCHOOL three handled blue glazed pottery vase with incised decoration, 20cm high

66 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD pottery statue of a lady in a blue dress, incised "Marguerite Mahood", 28cm high

67 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD "Devil" pottery face plaque, incised "M. Mahood, B 394 M", ​10cm high, 9cm wide

68 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD "Goblin Potter" statue, incised "M. Mahood" 6cm high

69 · STONE'S BRISTOL POTTERY "Kangaroo" teapot with brown glaze, early 20th century, impressed oval mark to base, 13cm high, 18cm wide

70 · ELLEN BUTLER-WOOD HARVEY SCHOOL pottery lidded vase with incised Japanese inspired decoration, signed and dated 1928, 14cm high, 11cm wide

71 · HARVEY SCHOOL pottery vase with applied parrot, gumnuts and leaves with purple, pink and blue glazes, incised "Fred......", 10.5cm high, 14cm wide

72 · HARVEY SCHOOL rainbow glazed pottery vase with incised owl and cockerel, emblazoned with limerick "You Can't Sit Up With The Midnight Owl and Expect to Get up with the Barn Yard Fowl", incised "P. G. McKay, 1936", 26cm high, 18cm diameter

73 · MARGARET McLEAN Harvey School two handled pottery vase with mottled glaze, incised "M. L. McLean, 21-1-38", 17cm high, 28cm wide

74 · PHILIPPA JAMES pottery jug with applied gumnuts and leaves, incised "Philippa James", 17cm high, 12.5cm wide

75 · PHILIPPA JAMES pottery jug with rare applied koala handle and sgraffito hand-painted landscape scene, incised "Philippa James", 7cm high, 9cm wide

76 · PHILIPPA JAMES pottery jug with applied cicada and gumleaf, glazed in pink, blue and sage green, incised "Philippa James", 7.5cm high, 9cm wide

77 · PHILIPPA JAMES green and pink glazed pottery jug with gum blossom and leaf decoration, incised "Philippa James", ​16cm high

78 · PHILIPPA JAMES pottery jug with wind-swept tree decoration and applied branch handle, incised "Philippa James", ​16cm high

79 · PHILIPPA JAMES pottery vase with applied wind-swept tree decoration glazed in blue and black with green interior, incised "Philippa James, 1925", 8.5cm high, 14.5cm wide

80 · PHILIPPA JAMES brown and blue glazed pottery jug with applied gum leaf and blossoms, incised "Philippa James" ​16cm high

81 · PHILIPPA JAMES impressive pottery jug with whimsical hand-painted landscape decoration, incised "Philippa James" 16cm high, 22cm wide

82 · ALICE LEWIS Australian pottery jug with applied windswept branch decoration and handle, incised signature to base, ​22cm high, 18cm wide

83 · DELAMERE pottery centrepiece with applied lizard and tree stump decoration, incised "Delamere", 31cm wide

84 · WILLIAM RICKETTS superb pottery teapot made for the 1934 Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, tree stump form with gumnuts, branches and leaves, adorned with two koalas and seated swagman lid, incised "Wm Ricketts, Melbourne, 1934", 25cm high, 24cm wide

85 · WILLIAM RICKETTS pottery bust of an Aboriginal woman, incised "Wm. Ricketts", 28cm high

86 · WILLIAM RICKETTS pottery statue of an Aboriginal elder sitting on a rock adorned with three Aboriginal faces, 31cm high 20cm wide

87 · WILLIAM RICKETTS pottery vase with Aboriginal elders face and feather decoration, incised "Wm. Ricketts", ​29cm high, 22cm wide

88 · KLYTIE PATE rare fairy penguin pottery statue, incised "Klytie Pate", 23cm high

89 · KLYTIE PATE pottery bird statue with turquoise glaze, incised "Klytie Pate", ​25cm high

90 · KLYTIE PATE pottery vase with stunning sgraffito decoration of dancing female nudes, green glazed with crystalline highlights and pink glazed interior, incised "Klytie Pate", 30cm high

91 · KLYTIE PATE tall pierced pottery vase with bird decoration glazed in green, incised "Klytie Pate, 1987", ​an impressive 42cm high

92 · KLYTIE PATE pierced pottery vase with cockerel decoration glazed in green, incised "Klytie Pate, 1987", ​28cm high

93 · KLYTIE PATE pierced pottery vase with decoration glazed in mottled turquoise, incised "Klytie Pate, 1987", 33cm high

94 · KLYTIE PATE face mask wall plaque, orange enamel finish on plaster, incised "Klytie", 25 x 16cm

95 · ALBA WARE burgundy glazed pottery lyre bird vase, 15cm high

96 · MABEL TURNER Art Deco style pottery jug with burgundy glaze, adorned with flying gulls, incised "Mabel Turner", ​27cm high

97 · ALLAN LOWE brown glazed studio pottery jug with rattan handle, incised "Allan Lowe", 28cm high

98 · ALLAN LOWE yellow glazed studio pottery vase with brown lid, incised "Allan Lowe", 38cm high.The National Gallery of Australia holds a very similar piece by Lowe.

99 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS stunning pottery fruit bowl with hand-painted kangaroos in landscape, titled "The Forester Of The Wallangunyah Ranges", signed "Neil Douglas" and incised "Arthur Merric Boyd, Australia", ​10.5cm high, 30.5cm diameter

100 · JOHN PERCEVAL & ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD stunning pottery fruit bowl with hand-painted buffalos and tigers, incised "Perceval, Arthur Merric Boyd", ​8cm high, 33cm diameter. Provenance: Christies, Australia, Decorative Arts, May 1988, Lot 142.

101 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD pottery coffee pot with hand-painted bird design, signed "Arthur Merric Boyd, 1947", 25cm high

102 · JOHN PERCEVAL & ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD large pottery bowl adorned with moulded and striated gum leaves and two stylised stumpy tail lizard handles, glazed in shades of green and blue, incised "Perceval, M.B. 1957", 17.5cm high, 48cm wide

103 · UNA DEERBON two handled pottery vase with fruit decoration, incised "Deerbon", 16cm high, 24cm wide

104 · DEBORAH HALPERN early studio pottery wall pocket vase, signed "Deborah D. Halpern", 27cm high, 28cm wide

105 · DEBORAH HALPERN (1957 - ), Angel, 1987, ceramic maquette, signed "Deborah Halpern", 63cm high, 58cm long. "Angel" represents one of Halpern's most significant public works. Commissioned for the 1988 Bicentennial celebrations, the full sized statue has become a Melbourne icon. Originally adorned the south moat of the N.G.V. (National Gallery of Victoria), it now has pride of place on the north bank of the Yarra River at Birrarung Marr. Provenance: The Rae Rothfield Collection, Sotheby's, Melbour

106 · An exceptional and early Australian Colonial breakfast table, superbly crafted top made from a single butt cut slab of cedar with fine cross banded edge, hexagonal tapering column and platform base terminating in carved feet with brass castors, circa 1825. A museum quality piece. 73cm high, 121cm diameter. Illustrated in "A GUIDE TO COLLECTING AUSTRALIANA" by Juliana and Toby Hooper [Melb. 1978], page 26, plates 12 and 13.

107 · A fine Colonial carver chair, cedar with later brown leather upholstery, New South Wales origin, circa 1835, 51cm across the arms

108 · An early Colonial Australian cedar sideboard with Thomas Hope scroll back, cross banded edge and inverted baluster ring turned legs, Tasmanian origin, circa 1835. A superb example. 120cm high, 155cm wide, 64cm deep

109 · A Colonial Australian wine table with stunning segmented huon pine and musk veneered top, turned solid huon pine column and base, Tasmanian origin, early to mid 19th century. ​81cm high, 68cm diameter

110 · A stunning and early Colonial chest of drawers, full cedar construction with rare Greek key inlay top and drawer fronts, plus inlaid wooden escutcheons. Sydney, New South Wales origin, circa 1825. This piece is obviously a Sheraton inspired design with the use of fine inlay work. This technique had all but vanished in Australian cabinet making by the late 1830s. 111cm high, 111cm wide, 53cm deep. Provenance: Sotheby's Sydney, November 13, 1989..

111 · An early Colonial sideboard, superbly crafted in Australian ribbon cedar with six finely turned legs, unusual half turned corbels and carved back, Sydney, New South Wales origin, circa 1825, ​124cm high, 181cm wide, 58cm deep

112 · A rare Colonial secretaire chest of drawers, unusual flame cedar frieze with half turned bobbin columns and squat bun feet, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, 106cm high, 121cm wide, 60.5cm deep

113 · A Colonial Australian cedar chiffonier with shield doors and cushion moulded drawer, full cedar construction, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, 145cm high, 112cm wide, 49cm deep

114 · A Colonial Australian wine table, solid huon pine top with blackwood column and feet and pine platform base, Tasmanian origin, circa 1820. 73cm high, 59cm diameter Accompanied by a hand-written note advising that the table was made by Michael Barr, around 1820. The table remained with the Barr family in Tasmania, until the 1950s, when they moved to Gippsland.

115 · WILLIAM HAMILTON (attributed), early Colonial cedar sideboard, twin pedestal with palladium back, doors attractively cross banded with tapering feather banded pilasters, Tasmanian origin, circa 1835. 119cm high, 177cm wide, 62cm deep

116 · A Colonial Gothic Pugin style carved cedar throne chair, Sydney, New South Wales origin, circa 1845, 117cm high, 71cm wide, 59.5cm deep

117 · An early Colonial Gentleman's linen press on chest, full cedar construction with shield doors and cock beaded drawers, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, (missing slides), 224cm high, 140cm wide, 62cm deep

118 · An antique Colonial library reading chair, Australian cedar with scrolling arm supports and turned front legs, upholstered in brown leather with hand caned back, Tasmanian, origin, circa 1840s, 97cm high, 61cm across the arms

119 · A Colonial library chair with splayed and ring turned legs, carved scroll arm supports, Australian cedar with brown leather upholstery, ​mid 19th century, 92cm high, 64cm across the arms

120 · A Colonial Australian cedar spade back carver chair, with original tapestry upholstered drop-in seat, Sydney, New South Wales origin, circa 1850, 45cm across the arms

121 · ANDREW LENEHAN Colonial Australian cedar hall table with two drawers and double turned stretcher base, Sydney, New South Wales, mid 19th century. Bearing original circular paper label "A. Lenehan's Cabinet and Upholstery Establishment, 179 Castlereagh Street, Sydney", 78cm high, 136cm wide, 57cm deep

122 · A Colonial Australian cedar canterbury with drawer to base, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840s, 44cm high, 48cm wide, 33cm deep

123 · A rare Colonial folding daybed, Australian cedar and leather with vase turned baluster legs on original brass castors, Sydney, New South Wales origin, mid 19th century, 37cm high, 187cm wide, 61cm deep

124 · A Colonial double ended settee with serpentine front and pierced carved back, Australian cedar with diamond button black leather upholstery, Melbourne origin, circa 1865, 90cm high, 226cm wide, 75cm deep

125 · Unusual Colonial Australian throne chair made from solid slabs of kauri pine, 19th century, 172cm high, 75cm wide, 65cm deep. PROVENANCE: Lord McALPINE Collection

126 · An antique Australian revolving hexagonal bookstand, solid cedar construction on scrolling tri-form base with rolling brass castor mechanism, 19th century, 104cm high, 72cm wide.

127 · An antique cedar telescopic dumbwaiter, circa 1860s, Sydney origin, 115cm high (when fully extended), 122cm wide, 54cm deep.

128 · An antique Australian cedar dumbwaiter with ring turned columns and single drawer, circa 1850, 130cm high, 106cm wide, 50cm deep

129 · An impressive Colonial solicitors chest comprising of ten single drawers and three double depth drawers with compartments and carved corbels, Australian cedar with Baltic pine secondaries, Melbourne origin, circa 1870, 187cm high, 88cm wide, 82cm deep

130 · UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY an impressive antique Australian cedar display cabinet, circa 1880, with impressed marks "UNIV. SYD.", 213cm high, 252cm wide, 50cm deep.

131 · W.H. ROCKE & Co. Australian cedar, two-drawer writing table with insert leatherette top, circa 1880, oval brass "W.H. ROCKE & Co. MELBOURNE", 80cm high, 138cm wide, 77cm deep

132 · An antique Australian tabletop cabinet with removeable panelled front, huon pine and cedar, 19th century, interior fitted with six compartments, 45cm high, 42cm wide, 31cm deep

133 · A rare set of ten Australian cedar hall chairs with carved shield backs and turned legs, Melbourne, Victoria origin, circa 1885

134 · An antique museum display cabinet, Australian cedar and glass, 19th century, 175cm high, 103cm wide, 103cm deep

135 · A stunning and rare Colonial huon pine breakfast table with radially veneered circular top, cross banded in huon pine, hexagonal tapering column, tri-form base, scrolling feet with inset brass castors, Tasmanian origin, circa 1835. 75cm high, 127cm diameter

136 · An impressive huon pine chest of 8 drawers with full length carved corbels, Melbourne, Victorian origin, circa 1885, ​144cm high, 121cm wide, 59cm deep

137 · A fine Colonial huon pine dressing table, Melbourne, Victorian origin, circa 1885, 182cm high, 122cm wide, 60cm deep

138 · ALTMANN & LINDSAY (Flinders Lane, Melbourne), impressive Colonial D-end library table, attractively fitted with drawers and octagonal faceted baluster legs, Australian cedar with tooled leather top, origin, Victoria, circa 1860. 77cm high, 118cm wide, 90cm deep

139 · ALTMANN & LINDSAY (Flinders Lane, Melbourne) set of six Australian cedar chairs with later leather upholstery, circa 1860s, 88cm high, 49cm wide

140 · An antique Australian lectern desk, carved and turned blackwood, Melbourne, Victoria origin, 19th century, 122cm high, 65cm wide, 68cm deep

141 · An antique Australian pedestal, kauri pine and cedar, 19th century, 140cm high, 35cm wide, 34cm deep

142 · An antique pedestal, Australian red cedar with Ionic column capital, 19th century,139cm high, 29cm wide, 29cm deep

143 · A billiard room settle, solid blackwood with diamond studded black leather upholstery, Melbourne origin, circa 1880, ​

144 · W.H. ROCKE & Co. (attributed) set of four Australian carver chairs, solid fiddleback blackwood with brown leather upholstery and square tapering legs, Melbourne origin, early 20th century, 56cm across the arms

145 · MELBOURNE CLUB: An antique Australian blackwood hall seat settle, Melbourne, Victorian origin, 19th century, 110cm high, 145cm long, 55cm deep

146 · Rare Australian blackwood games table with leatherette inset and scalloped top, seven playing positions each with drawer and fold out tray plus drinks stand. Melbourne, Victorian origin, circa 1885, 77cm high, 150cm wide

147 · MELBOURNE CLUB pair of armchairs, mahogany and brown leatherette, late 19th century, 75cm across the arms

148 · An antique bureau desk, cedar with inlaid tumbling box motif and original glass handles, Barossa Valley, South Australian origin, circa 1870, 126cm high, 112cm wide, 56cm deep

149 · An antique Australian parlour bookcase, cedar and huon pine, late 19th century, 255cm high, 158cm wide, 58cm deep

150 · ROBERT PRENZEL superb fire screen adorned with carved kookaburras, gum blossoms, leaves and waratahs, early 20th century, 92.5cm high, 99.5cm wide, 39cm deep

151 · ROBERT PRENZEL rare longcase clock, carved Queensland black bean in the Gothic style with dated cartouche "1898", imported German movement, maker's stamp to the reverse of the pediment "TREEDE & PRENZEL, SOUTH MELBOURNE", 207cm high, 37cm wide, 16cm deep

152 · ROBERT PRENZEL rare Australian easel picture stand, carved Australian hardwood in the Gothic style, circa 1900, 189cm high, 81cm wide, 65cm deep

153 · DAVID BRYCE, HARVEY SCHOOL: An Australian three-fold screen, silky oak and eucalypt, with finely carved panels, adorned with gum nuts and gum leaves, thorns and roses, grapes and vines, Queensland origin, circa 1930s, 170cm high, 145cm wide

154 · DAME NELLIE MELBA INTEREST. A superb antique Australian miniature chest of six drawers with cantilever top and finely carved rococo corbels, Australian cedar and celery pine with kauri pine and cedar secondary timbers, late 19th century. The piece is purported to have belonged to Melba and was part of the furnishings of COOMBE in the Yarra valley on the outskirts of Melbourne. An exceptional piece befitting the famed diva. 58cm high, 49cm wide, 34cm deep

155 · An Australian gramophone cabinet, superbly crafted with unusual cushion fiddleback blackwood paneling, Melbourne, Victoria origin, circa 1925, ​ ​133 cm high, 80cm wide, 57cm deep

156 · A fine Australian antique apprentice chest of nine drawers with full turned columns and feet, kauri pine, circa 1870, 46cm high, 37cm wide, 26cm deep

157 · An antique Colonial writing slope box, blackwood, huon pine, tulip wood, cedar, pine and fiddleback blackwood, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 16.5cm high, 45.5cm wide, 46cm deep

158 · RUDOLPH W. UNGER (Germany, South Australia, 1846-927), rare carved wooden jewellery box in the Black Forest style with unusual pivot swinging compartments, South Australian origin, late 19th century, signed "R. Unger", 14cm high, 18cm wide, 10cm deep

159 · An antique Australian apprentice chest of four drawers, birdseye huon pine and cedar with kauri pine secondary timbers, circa 1875, 35cm high, 39cm wide, 28cm deep

160 · RUDOLPH W. UNGER (Germany, South Australia, 1846-927), carved panel in frame, circa 1900, Australian timbers, 84 x 64cm (overall). Unger arrived in Australia from Germany in 1883. He was in business with his sons in Adelaide between 1900 and 1904, and later on his own account until 1916. He is represented in the Art Gallery of South Australia, and a blackwood book chest incorporating a panel carved by him was presented to the Duke and Duchess of York in 1901. It is in the collection of the Stat

161 · Clerk's standing desk, full Australian cedar construction, with square tapering legs, early 19th century, 102cm high, 68cm wide, 63cm deep.

162 · J.M. WENDT A fine pair of Australian silver mounted ostrich eggs, each egg decorated with a finely painted Australian bush scene (unsigned); on silver bases. Signed J.M. Wendt, with lion passant and queen's head. Both 18cm high, 19cm wide. Provenance: Toby & Juliana Hooper, October 1988.

163 · SCHRAMM (attributed), superb fiddleback blackwood antique picture frame with kookaburra print, Melbourne, Victorian origin, late 19th century. August Schramm operated from 38 Kerr Street Fitzroy from 1891-1904, and then moved to 60 Westgarth Street Fitzroy until 1924. His work using Australian native timbers was unsurpassed in his day, making spectacular specimen wood boxes and superb picture frames using the finest cuts of timber. 58 x 53cm

164 · A fine and rare silk and silver thread embroidered Australian coat-of-arms, circa 1890s, the central shield depicting cattle, shipping, mining and wheat harvesting, supported by an inward facing emu (left) and kangaroo (right), surrounded by four flags, with the rising sun at top, a panel with "ADVANCE AUSTRALIA" and various fruits and vegetables at base. Attractively displayed in a period oak frame and in superb condition, 72 x 73.5cm (overall, including frame).

165 · An Australian Coat of Arms, cast bronze mounted on timber panel, late 19th century, 40cm high, 77cm wide

166 · WILLIAM NORRIE (New Zealand) jewellery box, handsomely inlaid with native New Zealand timbers including, totara, puriri, mottled kauri, kohekohe, pukatea, rewarewa, white maire and others. Interior fitted with two lift out trays with original red cloth lining, late 19th century. William Norrie, Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand was awarded a medal for excellence at the Sydney International Exhibition 1879. 21cm high, 43cm wide, 24cm deep

167 · ROBERT PRENZEL (attributed), rare Australian Art Nouveau mantel clock, early 20th century. Shallow stepped inverted bell top case supported on full height sabre pilasters terminating in out swept feet, marquetry inlaid black bean dial with maple inlaid Arabic numerals and brass spade hands, fiddleback maple hinged door with leaf floral inlay to the corners and decorative patinated copper strap hinges. Case unusually fitted with a single drawer for clock key storage with figured blackwood knobs,

168 · ROBERT PRENZEL "Kookaburra" carved timber panel in original carved framed, early 20th century, ​61 x 72cm

169 · JOHN KENDRICK BLOGG stunning Australiana panel depicting a naturalistic eucalyptus branch, superbly carved in high relief, signed and dated "John K. Blogg, 1924". Museum quality. A Tour de Force of Australian craftsmanship. One of the finest examples in private hands. 48 x 121cm.

170 · A most unusual 1934 Melbourne Centenary sampler, with a verse from Banjo Paterson, a Cobb & Co coach, the winning aeroplane from the MacRobertson Air Race, the Melbourne coat of arms, etc., attractively displayed in a Tasmanian musk frame (circa 1830s). 53.5 x 46cm overall

171 · TABUA scrimshaw whale's tooth, 19th century. An unusual combination of a Fijian chieftain's whale tooth pendant that has been souvenired by a sailor and decorated at some later point with biblical scene of Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac. A rare example. 12cm high

172 · An impressive scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with ship portrait and whaling scene, signed on both sides (illegible), ​13cm long

173 · An impressive miniature mahogany breakfront wardrobe, interior attractively fitted with drawers and compartments, circa 1870, ​76.5cm high, 103.5cm wide, 35cm deep

174 · A. PERUGIA & SON pair of antique terracotta architectural statues on column pedestals, 19th century, incised "A. PERUGIA & SON, MELBOURNE", 217cm high overall

175 · An impressive Australiana sterling silver and emu egg cup and cover, adorned with emus, fern fronds and kangaroo finial, 19th century, interior lined with silk, marked "G. F." London, 1882, 25.5cm high

176 · EDWARD FISCHER, GEELONG (attributed) impressive Colonial sterling silver and emu egg centrepiece adorned with numerous Aboriginal figures entwined in foliate design with gilded highlights, 19th century. 27cm high, 27cm wide PROVENANCE: Christie's Auctions, Decorative Arts, 2nd, May 1988, lot 177

177 · An Australian silver plated emu egg ornament, foliate design with cast emu finial and suspended emu egg carved and decorated with cockatoo and emu in landscape, mounted on ebonised timber plinth, late 19th century, 29cm high. PROVENANCE: Christie's Auctions, Decorative Arts, 2nd, May 1988, lot 173

178 · An Australian emu egg centrepiece with carved cockatoo and lyre bird decoration in silver plated mounts adorned with kangaroos, emus and ferns, late 19th century, 26cm high

179 · An antique cameo brooch set in 18ct yellow gold with kangaroo, emu and flying bird in foliate design, 19th century, 5cm high

180 · A cameo brooch set in 18ct yellow gold mount, 20th century, stamped "750", ​3cm high

181 · An antique Australian gold memorial brooch set with double sided swivel hand-coloured ambrotype photo portrait panels, 19th century, inscribed "JANE DENMAN & JOSEPH BECKER MARRIED AT SYDNEY, 1868", 5.5cm high

182 · An antique Australian gold locket adorned with raised kookaburra set with ruby and seed pearls, late 19th early 20th century, ​4.5cm high, 7.5 grams total

183 · An antique 15ct gold crescent brooch set with 13 graduated solid cabochon opals, early 20th century, stamped "McMASTER, 15c", ​5.5cm long, 6.5 grams total

184 · HENRY STEINER antique Australian gold brooch with vine leaf decoration, Adelaide, 19th century, stamped "H. STEINER", ​3.5cm wide

185 · A Colonial yellow gold brooch set with garnets, 19th century, ​3.5cm wide

186 · A superb pair of Colonial earrings, 18ct yellow gold with kangaroo and emu in foliate design set with cabochon rubies, housed in a period plush fitted box, 19th century, 5cm high

187 · An Australian necklace, Pilbara gold nugget specimens with black Broome pearls, 20th century, ​80cm long

188 · PILBARA gold nugget, Western Australian, 7cm wide, 188 grams total

189 · PILBARA gold nugget matrix specimen, Western Australia, ​7cm wide, 226 grams total

190 · GEORGE BAIRD SHAW (1751 - 1813), Platypus Anatinus, Watercolour on paper, inscribed with title and 'The Duck-billed Platypus", 11 x 13cm.

191 · HEATH & NODDER (after), Platypus and Anatomical Details of the Platypus, watercolour on paper watermarked "1810", both inscribed verso, both 22 x 18cm. (2).

192 · JOHN WILLIAM LEWIN (1770 - 1819), Ptilinopus Magnificus (Wompoo Pigeon), watercolour, circa 1812, signed lower right, 37 x 28 cm (visible). Provenance: Sotheby's, Fine Australian Paintings and Books, Sydney, 29/11/1993, Lot No. 153.

193 · CHARLES ROLANDO (1844 - 1893), Upper Yarra, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1885 lower left, 60 x 101cm (91 x 131cm framed). Provenance: Leonard Joel, Australian Paintings, Melbourne, 07/07/1982, Lot No. 149.

194 · ARTIST UNKNOWN (Australian Colonial School, 19th century), (Fishing by the lake, Tasmania), watercolour, circa 1830s, in birdseye huon pine frame, 18 x 25cm (image); 48 x 45cm (overall).

195 · ARTIST UNKNOWN (19th century), Miniature portrait of a lady, circa 1820s, watercolour on bone, in contemporary oak frame, overall 20 x 18.5cm.

196 · FREDERICK WOODHOUSE, JNR. (1847-1927), Blue Spec, oil on canvas, signed and dated "1906" (partially obscured by mount) lower right, 50 x 68cm. Previously sold under the title "Gay Friar" at the Leonard Joel Auction, November 1990.

197 · FREDERICK WOODHOUSE, JNR. (1847-1927), Flash Jack, Winner Grand National Steeplechase, 1915, oil on board, signed and dated "1915" at lower right, 43 x 57cm. Appears to be incorrectly titled. Flash Jack actually won the Great Eastern Steeplechase in 1917.

198 · JAN HENDRIK SCHELTEMA (1861-1941), Sheep grazing, oil on canvas board, signed lower right, 26.5 x 39.5cm.

199 · HAROLD SEPTIMUS POWER (1878-1951), Autumn Evenings, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 45 x 60cm. Provenance: Queensland Fine Art Auctions, Fine Paintings, Brisbane, 15/08/1988, Lot No. 122.

200 · GEORGE FREDERICK GREGORY (1821-1887), Shipping in Port Phillip Bay, watercolour, circa 1880s, signed lower left, 56 x 90cm. Gregory's work is represented in the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Queensland Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Victoria.

201 · WILLIAM MICHAEL NICHOLAS (1809 - 1854), Three Quarter Length Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing A Lace Overmantle, watercolours heightened with white, 21 x 15.5cm. Provenance: Lawsons, Fine Paintings, Drawings, Prints & Sculpture, Sydney, 19/06/1984, Lot No. 105.

202 · ARTIST UNKNOWN (Australian School, 19th century), (The Angel Guardian), oil on canvas, in fine period frame by Isaac Whitehead of Melbourne, 90 x 121cm

203 · CONSTANCE TEMPE MANNING (1896-1960), The Reflection, self portrait, oil on board, signed and dated 1916 at lower right, 46.5 x 31cm.

204 · DORA LYNELL WILSON (1883-1946), Portrait of Winifred Murphy, pastel on paper, signed lower right, 49 x 32.5cm (ovall). Lauraine Diggins Gallery label verso. Provenance: Christies, Australian Paintings, Prints & Books, Melbourne, 12/04/1987, Lot No. 298.

205 · CONSTANCE TEMPE MANNING (1896 - 1960), Untitled (Self-portrait in a sunhat), watercolour, signed lower left,

206 · JAMES RANALPH JACKSON (1882 - 1975), Boats for Hire, oil on canvas on board, signed lower left, 28 x 40cm Provenance: Christies, Australian Paintings, Prints & Books, Melbourne, 12/04/1987, Lot No. 329.

207 · HORACE HURTLE TRENERRY (1899 - 1958), Flinders Ranges, oil on canvas board, signed lower left, 24.5 x 45cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Fine Australian Paintings, Melbourne, 27/11/1989, Lot No. 258

208 · CLIFTON ERNEST PUGH (1924-1990), Dialan and his birds, (1957), oil on board, signed lower left "Clifton, May '57", and titled at base "DAILAN & HIS BIRDS, 1957", 88 x 65cm. Provenance: Christies, Australian Paintings, Melbourne, 12/04/1987, Lot No. 415.

209 · JOHN De BURGH PERCEVAL (1923-2000), Self portrait, pencil, signed "Perceval" and dated "79" at left, 40 x 49.5cm. Perceval's sketches and caricatures often challenged the conventional concept of beauty. In this case, the pimples or freckles seem to have been his primary focus, as they appear to have escaped the face, and are also floating in the air at left. One imagines he was having lots of fun at his sitter's expense.

210 · ALBERT HENRY FULLWOOD (1863 - 1930) The Chalk Quarry, oil on canvas, circa 1908, 65 x 92cm with Joseph Brown Gallery label verso, signed by Geoffrey Barr Fullwood, Provenance: Christies, Australian Paintings, Melbourne, 12/04/1987, Lot No. 343. together with a preliminary sketch, oil on canvas, with "HF" monogram lower right, 27 x 37cm. (2 items).

211 · ARTIST UNKNOWN, Phillip Island, watercolour, titled, initialled "EEG" and dated "1897" lower left, 25.5 x 43.5cm. In original mount and frame which bears the stamp of the framer, W.J. Tiller, Melbourne. Tiller had won a Diploma of Merit for his frame mouldings at the 1885 Jubilee Exhibition, and exhibited his frames, mirrors and mouldings at the 1888 Melbourne Exhibition.

212 · NAYLOR GILL (1872 - 1945) In the Dandenong Ranges, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1897 lower right,

213 · WILLIAM T. BENNETT, Untitled (Yacht on the river), watercolour, signed and dated "1875" lower left, 37 x 50cm.

214 · FREDERICK DAWSON (Working c1890s - 1920), Yachts sailing off the jetty, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 30 x 46cm.

215 · A.B. WILLIAMSON (A Bend in the River), watercolour, signed and dated 1907 lower left,

216 · AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL SCHOOL (A farm by a stream), watercolour, circa 1830s, in contemporary musk frame with gilt slip, the board bearing a "T.S. Glasier & Co. Gallery of Art, Melbourne" label,

217 · JOHN BROWN (active 1840s-80s), Portrait of a young woman, pencil and wash, signed and dated "1846", 34 x 28cm. PROVENANCE: Christie's Auction, Sydney, 12th April 1987, lot 357

218 · ARTIST UNKNOWN (19th century), portrait of a gentleman, oil on canvas in fine gilded frame, ​59.5 x 49cm

219 · ARTIST UNKNOWN (19th century), portrait of a girl with hat, oil on canvas

220 · ARTIST UNKNOWN (Australian school, 19th century), portrait of a girl, oil on canvas, ​76 x 57cm