Militaria
Victorian swagger stick and case
Late Victorian swagger stick in remarkable condition. Triple banded tapered ebony, all three sterling silver elements in excellent condition, maker is TWP. The hinged case is cedar and lined with the original burgundy felt (see close-up image below). Hallmarked Birmingham 1891.
Provenance: Belonged to Clyde Henry Walker (b. 20 August 1898, d. 17 May 1962 in Sydney, buried Northern Suburbs Cemetery, Macquarie Park). Walker saw action in WWI and won the Military Medal (pictured lower) at the Battle Of Messines (Belgium 1917). Three years after the war he was sent to Quetta Military College (pictured lower), India (now Pakistan), later returning to Australia and serving in WWII, reaching the rank of Lieutenant. A handwritten testimonial and these images below kindly provided by his son, (Dr.) Ian Walker.
Length 52 cm. $450 Shop 27 SOLD
These images courtesy Dr. Ian Walker
c2012 British PhD researcher (University of Bristol) – about a carving by Clyde H. Walker into a tree on the Salisbury Plain!!
These images courtesy Dr. Ian Walker
WWI and WWII Miniature Merchant Marine group includes OBE
Uncommon. WWI and WWII Miniature Merchant Marine group, includes OBE. $330 Shop 27 SOLD
Vietnam War era silver presentation case Ochiltree (OBE) Thailand
1968 Thai sterling silver and niello presentation cigarettes case to Colonel J. G. Ochiltree (OBE), Australian Armed Services Attache to Thailand. From Thai Air Chief Marshal Dawee Chullasapye (was later Thailand Deputy Prime Minister, 1979/1980). Engraved (see two additional images below). 17 cm x 8.5 cm. 210 grams. $350 Shop 27
WWI German Iron Cross 2nd Class
WWI German Iron Cross 2nd class. $110 Shop 27 SOLD
WWII era RAAF framed photo portrait
1940s WWII era RAAF framed photo portrait. Hand tinted colour, RAAF badge centre, top. Apologies for the reflection in the glass. Height 27.5 cm, Width 21.5 cm. $135 Shop 27 SOLD
Victorian engraving 25-Ton Gun At Middle Head
One of two drawings by Julian Rossi Ashton (1851-1942) commissioned for "The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia" (Volume II, p71) to illustrate the fortifications at South Head and the 25-ton gun at Middle Head, Sydney, respectively. The writer described them as "....the greatest fortification of Sydney. The gun carriages are placed in shallow, circular wells, the rock is caverned with magazines, and the powerful guns sweep all the water's face in front! To this point come artillery, professional and volunteer, to practice marksmanship, and to learn with accuracy the distance of any part that could be occupied by invading foe...". Ashton was among the leading colonial artists to be employed by the Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company to work on sketches, in several colonies, of landscapes, figures and buildings for the "Picturesque Atlas of Australasia". Other Australian artists included W. Macleod; A.H. Fullwood; G.R. Ashton; W.C. Piguenit; A. Collingridge ; L. Buvelot and T. Roberts.
"The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia" of 1886 was an attempt to describe Australia as it was at that time using words and pictures. It was edited by Andrew Garran (1825-1901) and included writing by leading politicians, academics and writers illustrated with over 700 images. It was the enterprise of an American art publishing company Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co. Ltd who had been responsible for the successful production of "Picturesque Canada" in 1882. The company had premises in Wynyard Square, Sydney and employed a team of American and colonial artisans. It was lauded for providing much needed impetus in the Australian art publishing scene of the time. The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia was reprinted in 1887 and 1888 over 50,000 copies were sold.
Frame measures 46 cm x 39 cm. (Additional close-up image below). Some glass glare in both images. $195 Shop 27
Bone china military plate Boer War Our Boys at the Front
c1900 Boer war bone china plate (unmarked, but probably English made, possibly German) "Our Boys at the Front For Queen and Country". Scalloped gilded rim with lithographed depiction of hand to hand combat with cannon, artillery, swords etc. Diameter 22 cm. $195 Shop 27
Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902
Queen's South Africa Medal with the Transvaal, Cape Colony and the rare Wittebergen Battle Clasp awarded to 1556 Private R. Baldwin, 2 Battalion Scots Guards. The Wittebergen Clasp was awarded to all troops who, between 1st and 29th July 1900 only, were inside a line drawn from Harrismith to Bethlehem, thence to Senekal and Clocolan in the Orange Free State along the Basutoland border and back to Harrismith. $675 Shop 61
WWII anti aircraft shell converted table lamp
40 mm Bofors anti aircraft WWII shell converted to a table lamp. On/off toggle switch at the base of the shell, mounted on a turned timber round base and with a contemporary shade. In good working order. Height as pictured 68 cm. $225 Shop 7
Edwardian Royal Navy bicorn hat and epaulettes
1901-1917 British Royal Navy Officer's bicorn hat and epaulettes. Interior of hat is in well used condition with loss of some silk lining. Epaulettes in as found condition by Cieve, Matthews and Seagrove (By special appointment to His Majesty The King). $550 Shop 27 SOLD
WWII era Duke Cornwall Light Infantry Band Banner
c. WWII era Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Banner Band banner with silver bullion thread (see close-up image below). Width 59 cm, Height 52.5 cm. $150 Shop 7
WWI Original c1915 GALLIPOLI postcard from the TURKS perspective
This WWI Gallipoli postcard depicts Johnny Turk blasting the hell out of the Anzacs. To the rear, ink handwritten correspondence (unsure of the language), Austrian 5 heller stamp and Ljubljana (Slovenian capital - then part of the Austro/Hungarian empire) post ink stamp. Measures 9 cm x 14 cm. Condition is pretty good. Used. As expected with a postcard over 100 years of age, there's a little discolouration here and there and the top/left of the card is slightly rough. We'd rate it 7 or 8/10. (Close-up and reverse side shown below). $65 Shop 27
c1920 North Sydney Anzac Memorial Club jug
c1920 small commemorative pottery jug by Newport Pottery, England. Made for North Sydney Anzac Memorial Club, featuring lithographed Emu and Kiwi coat of arms. Height 8.7 cm. $95 Shop 27
WWI Australian leather bound album of original photographs
c1919 WWI Moroccan leather bound album gold embossed "SNAPSHOTS - Egypt, Palestine, Sinai. 1915-1919". Original photographs by Australian digger Sergeant W. E. Penfold (Turramurra, NSW) B Squadron, 1st Light Horse Australian Imperial Forces. The album contains 428 black and white images of a wide range of subjects, almost all hand annotated. Images include Suez Canal, Port Said, Jerusalem and notably, Beersheba. Also lots of random pics of diggers with their walers and kits, plus camels, cavalry, tanks, aircraft, ships, pyramids, General Chauvel, war graves etc etc etc. There is an issue with the spine, one page leaf has detached and a few of the images are somewhat faded. But this album is in relatively good condition and is a significant historical find. (A further six random images below...) 36.5 cm x 25.7 cm. Depth 9.5 cm. $995 Shop 7 SOLD
Presentation plaque for Sergeant Penfold
General Chauvel
WWI tank in Gaza
WW I Turkish troops
Beersheba
Random page of nine WW I images
UK issue British WW1 War Medal and Victory Medal group
Full size UK issue British WW1 War Medal and Victory Medal group for Sapper G. Price, Royal Engineers. Spr Price, an iron and steel moulder from Sheffield, enlisted on 12 October 1916 at age the age of 20. He was discharged from G Depot Company, Royal Engineers at Chatham on 8 October 1919 as a result of wounds and was a awarded Silver War Badge. (The Silver War Badge was awarded to those who were honourably discharged as a result of injury or illness.) The medals are in good condition but the original ribbons are faded and have pin holes, probably from being mounted and worn. $148 Shop 61
WWI UK Medal and Victory Medal
1914-1918 War Medal and the 1914-1920 Victory Medal pair awarded to Corporal G.G. Kent, Army Service Corps. $145 Shop 61