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ith November around the corner thoughts turn to preparing for the summer break, festive preparations and most importantly, what special token to give to family and friends. Each Collectables edition holds a myriad of ideas and suggestions that makes gift-giving so much easier. In this edition, Rob Ditessa’s insight into a fascinating collection of police-related memorabilia is also a lead into sourcing an item that could relate to a person's profession. Such is the collection of Larry Morgan's police memorabilia. Here, profession and collector intersect. The bond between work and collecting is intrinsically linked giving a heightened appreciation of the objects – a connection to events, colleagues and special moments. Also accessible and affordable are pieces crafted in wire. There are as many options as there are objects, explains Melody Amsel-Arieli whose insights into the use of wire range from finely spun gold threads woven into garments to the invention of the mobile. Both decorative and appealing these three-dimensional forms, the invention of Alexander Calder, would add interest to any setting. Alternately, think wire flower stands and baskets; consider industrial designs of the 1950s so sought after today, or perhaps vintage costume jewellery made of intricately woven brass strands. From metal we turn to our special feature on ceramics which opens the door to a significant variety of collecting and gift-giving options. The article on Japanese cloisonné explains the technique which is thought to have originated in the ancient Near East before spreading to Europe and finding its way to China in the 13th century. Interestingly, it was not until the 19th century that decorating metal vessels with this technique reached Japan. Japanese cloisonné is found on all manner of goods, from tea pots and vases to jars exquisitely embellished with luminous enamels and gold or silver wire work. Like all hand-crafted pieces, no two works are exactly alike. For something with a local flavour look no further than ginger beer bottles. The brew might have originated in England but by the end of the 19th century its popularity in Australia was on the rise. As John Lamont points out, even the smallest Australian city had at least one ginger beer manufacturer. Finding very early pottery bottles is a challenge, but as there was such a great demand for the brew, there is a plethora of containers around to collect or give to a dedicated collector. Look for bottles with interesting trademarks or examples with colourful tops. A short but sweet idea is the tempting treat. Easy to prepare, this light sponge cake presented on a 1930s inspired cake plate makes an ideal summer offering. Alternately, it is an excuse to bring out the tea set, old linen, fine silver cutlery and celebrate the English tradition of taking tea. More in line of toys for boys is Jason Bridge’s story on model trains. Since the opening of the first railways, model trains have been made. Originally in wood, the trains came without rails. As the train evolved so too the models – these were powered by steam or with clockwork motors to match the full-sized equivalent. A whole toy and model industry has been built around transport in all its forms. There is no shortage of ideas for the toy model collector. More on toys is the story on dolls which touches on this vast subject, from the models to the materials used in their construction, such as celluloid which was pulled off the market in the 1950s due to this plastic being declared a fire hazard. Related to collecting dolls, but also aligned with movie memorabilia, are the action figures inspired by big screen hits such as Star Wars. If models are not of interest there are other movie merchandising options. In this edition John Harrison looks at Jaws memorabilia. As he says, collectables with bite! Think beach towels, board games and posters. Be inspired to collect something new, find that special gift, or be challenged to think outside the square and start a conversation with other like-minded enthusiasts. Whatever the interest, Collectables has it covered. Eva Jaku
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CONTRIBUTORS Melody Amsel-Arieli is an Israeli-American freelance writer on art, collectables, genealogy, history and more. Her most recent book is Jewish Lives: Britain 1750-1950 (Pen & Sword). Jason Bridge is proprietor of Colonial Collectables based in Woolloongabba, Queensland. He specialises in old wares, antiques and jewellery. Rob Ditessa writes articles on artists, collectors and collecting trends. Dr Dorothy Erickson is an art historian, curator, editor, author and practicing jeweller. Her publication Gold and Silversmithing in Western Australia: A History is an essential resource for anyone interested in collecting Australian jewellery. John Harrison is an enthusiastic movie memorabilia collector as well as delighting in pulp fiction. John Lamont is a passionate collector of all types of bottles and jars and has been collecting for the majority of his life. He is interested in hearing from other bottle collectors and can be contacted by email: admin@brisbaneantiquecentre.com.au. James Peill is curator of Goodwood House, West Sussex. He was previously a director of Christie’s where he was a specialist in the furniture department. He is co-author (with the late Knight of Glin) of Irish Furniture and The Irish Country House. His latest book The English Country House is published in October. Roy Williams is a noted antique dealer, author and principal of Roy’s Antiques in historic Fitzroy, Melbourne’s oldest suburb. He specialises in 18th and 19th century English, French and other European furniture, hallmarked silver and Imperial Russian silver and icons.
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Colonial cabinetmaker Edward Foss Duffield (1846-1922) A rediscovered Western Australian master craftsman Dr Dorothy Erickson Antique v Ancient: the old argument For a collector what do these words mean Roy Williams The art of wire work: collected in all its many forms Melody Amsel-Arieli
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The exacting art of Japanese cloisonné Melody Amsel-Arieli
Larry Morgan and his collection of police memorabilia Rob Ditessa
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Tea and treats for a High Tea experience
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Emil Otto Hoppé: one of the most important art and documentary photographers of the modern era
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Jaws memorabilia: collectables with bite! The 1970s blockbuster had the merchandising machine in high gear John Harrison
Ginger beer bottles: resurrected from the tip and highly collectable John Lamont
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Becoming a doll collector is easy
Goodwood House in West Sussex: the epitome of an English sporting estate James Peill
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Model trains: more than toys Jason Bridge
Old Paris Porcelain: beautiful and affordable Roy Williams
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Colonial cabinetmaker
EDWIN FOSS DUFFIELD a forgotten Western Australian Grandson of an early settler, only recently has the talent of this gifted craftsman come to light
Jarrah table by Edwin Foss Duffield auctioned in Perth
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Edwin Foss Duffield’s stamped label on the underside of the table
DOROTHY ERICKSON
his father had inherited half his father’s ‘Bicton Estate’ and could
Establishing context: Family history
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apprentice him to a good master. The entrepreneurial and successful George Lazenby was chosen and Edwin
dwin Foss Duffield (1846-
became a cabinetmaker and
1922) was a colonial born
undertaker with his own enterprise by
cabinetmaker of distinction in
1868. He was a well-known
Western Australia. Born in
cabinetmaker in the 1870s, servicing
Fremantle, he was the grandson of
the people of Fremantle but then
John Hole Duffield (1797-1859), one
expanded his interests.
of the early settlers at the Swan River arrived on the Warrior in March 1830
Following the trail: identifying and finding fine pieces
followed by his wife Charlotte Foss
In the Loan Exhibition of Art and
and four children the next year.
Industry in Perth in 1870 he exhibited
Duffield must have brought
a ‘very pretty and chastely designed’
considerable goods as he was granted
(Perth Gazette and West Australian
500 acres of land near Fremantle and
Times, 16 September 1870)
more in the Murray district further
sandalwood ‘whatnot’ and an inlaid
south. His property ‘Bicton’ is today a
cabinet and two boxes he made for
suburb of Perth. He was a contractor,
Mr Leake. He was one of three or
carpenter and cooper and exported the
four craftsmen singled out for fine
first cask of wine from the colony to a
woodwork. The others were the
friend in England. He became a
consumate craftsman Joseph
wealthy brewer, wine merchant,
Hamblin, Isidore Oriol and Hookum
proprietor of the Albion Hotel and
Chan. A chiffonier of Duffield’s
expanded his holdings with land at
making is in Samson House, the
Colony. John Hole Duffield had
Harvey and town lots in Fremantle. His son John Hole Duffield (18191894) was a jack-of-all-trades. He became a schoolmaster to Aborigines, mail contractor and general dealer and married Sarah, daughter of another early settler William Glyde, an indentured labourer of Thomas Peel. Their son Edwin Foss Duffield, born in 1846, was the first male son to survive childhood. By the time he was old enough to consider an occupation Top: One of at least two inlaid tables made for the Leake family by Edwin Foss Duffield. A similar one was exhibited in London in 1862, a third is held by the Duffield family Middle: Occasionally inlaid tables by Edwin Foss Duffield appear at auction Right: The pair to the Leake games table exhibited in London in 1862 made by Edwin Foss Duffield seen on the left in the Northam homestead ‘Grass Valley’
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Jarrah chiffonier in Sampson House, Fremantle. National Trust of Australia (WA)
National Trust property in Fremantle.
Perth in June 2013. St John’s Church
by January 1891 when his workshops
This was the home of Sir William
of England in Fremantle also has a
in Market Street were offered for
Frederick Samson (1892-1974),
carved bookcase by Duffield which
lease. Income could have come from
businessman and Fremantle mayor for
was presented by Thelma and David
four valuable Fremantle town lots that
21 years, who donated it to the State
Johnson. Apart from these, few pieces
he sold in 1920.
so that it became part of the Western
have been identified. Some bear the
Edwin and Adeline lived at
Australian Museum before then being
distinctive stamp seen under a table
‘Wanilyah’ at 180 Beach Street,
gifted to the National Trust. Other
recently put up for auction.
Fremantle where he died on 2
pieces, such as a games table made
Pillar of Fremantle society
November 1922. The newspapers
from various Australian woods, are still held by the family and others by descendants of the Leake family. Another unidentified games table, but clearly by the same hand, was sold for $3,600 at auction at McKenzies in Claremont, a suburb of
Edwin married Lazenby’s daughter Adeline. Their first child was baptised in 1870. In all they had four sons and four daughters who reached adulthood. Duffield was a landowner and became a
described him as occupying ‘a prominent position in the commercial life of the Port. He was of a retiring disposition, unostentatious …’ (Daily News, 4 November 1922, p. 16).
pillar of society in Fremantle. He was
Postscript
an ardent supporter of St John’s
A memorial service was held for him in
Anglican Church in Fremantle as his
St John’s Fremantle on 5 November and
parents had been before him. Duffield
a stained glass window in honour of
became a church warden. He was also
Edwin and Adeline Duffield was
an officer of the Fremantle Odd Fellows
dedicated in St John’s on 18 January
Lodge. He was Acting Town Clerk on
1931. Since then he appears to have
occasion when the Town Clerk, his
slipped from all but the family’s
brother-in-law, was on holiday. He was
memory. Hopefully this may redress the
a director of the Fremantle Gas
situation and pieces of his work that
Company for 36 years, Returning
appear may be identified and valued.
Officer for elections in 1897, director of the Fremantle Building and Benefit Society in 1910 and patron of the Fremantle Bowling Club. It was not all work and no play. In 1874 he owned a cutter the Scud. He appears to have ceased cabinetmaking A recently located jarrah chiffonier by Duffield also auctioned in Perth
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Further reading Oliver E Duffield, The Duffields of Bicton 1776-1979, Lutheran Publishing House, Adelaide, SA, 1979 Rica Erickson (comp), The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre 18291888, vol II D-J, UWA Press, Perth, 1988, p. 906 Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary 17881938, Casuarina Press, Sydney, 1998. p. 46
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1930s stool showing the influence of Pharaonic era finds in Tutankhamun’s tomb
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anguage is not a constant and words gradually change meaning; ‘antique’ is one of those words. In the 18th
century, when most of my current stock of antiques was the latest craze and all was shiny and new, the term ‘antique furniture’ referred to the furniture of the ancient world: Classical Greece, Rome of the Caesars, and Egypt under the pharaohs. To describe furniture only a few generations old, the 18th century scholars used the term ‘ancient’. By the 20th century this had reversed, so that furniture 2000 years old or more was ‘ancient’ while ‘antique’ covered more recent items which were mere hundreds of years old.
Duty free antiques as they’re brain food Part of this was that the Georgian period was sufficiently remote to be adored as a Golden Age, while Victorian was then considered ‘mum’s stuff’: always a pejorative! A legal definition was necessary to separate dutiable imports into America from duty free items. Many countries followed America’s lead, so the definitions became widespread, and certainly applied to Britain and Australia. Art and antiques entered countries free of duty because it was considered they improved the moral fibre and intellect of the public. So, antiques are good for your character
Now the Steampunk movement, only a
and brain, as well as being green and
few decades old, has reconciled me to
Legal definition
substantially organic and non-toxic.
Victorian products.
When I first started collecting
Antique collectors apparently really
Steampunk germinated as a
antiques in the mid-’60s (as a toddler,
are better than lay folk! US legislation
literary genre exploring the idea
you understand!), an antique was
cannot possibly be wrong!
of an alternative history where the
something made before 1830.
Steampunk and the Victorian era
technologies of today had been
As I grew up with this 1830 date and
steam engines and clockwork power
the prevailing prejudice, I still keep
calculating machines, dirigibles and
my furniture stock mostly before 1840
mechanical servants, while everyone
for the same reasons that it is artisanal,
still gets to wear lace, parasols,
rather than factory mass produced.
cravats, and top hats with goggles.
Georgian and before was antique, and what came after was not! This was a legal definition as well as an exercise in sound prejudice. Taste was understood to have deteriorated during the reign of the fourth George, and Victorian objects were almost
achieved in the 19th century using power other than electricity; so
universally considered to be in the
The influence of Steampunk is obvious
worst possible taste – appalling
in many recent Hollywood films.
hideous muck! The pre-1830
Elegance & glamour
definition was passed into United States law in 1930 with the SmootHawley Tariff Act. That 1830 is a convenient division between a period of predominantly hand manufacturing and factory mass production, and was a convenient whole century prior to the Tariff Act, as well as being the end of the gorgeous Georgians, cemented the choice. Opposite top left: George II chair Opposite top right: Mahogany 18th century Pembroke table, the elephant ivory banding added in the 20th century Left: Ancient Roman bed
I have always loved the elegance of the Edwardian period, and consider that period to be the residual bit of the 18th century that France forgot to have, due to the French Revolution and its influence. With the crash of the land and housing boom in the late 19th century, Australians had to endure decades of recession and depression, making do with old and hand-me-down Steampunk lamp. The shade is an inverted Edwardian ashtray and the base is from an Art Nouveau dinner gong, h: 38 cm
Images courtesy Roy’s Antiques www.Roys-Antiques.com.au
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Steampunk aviator cap George II sterling silver spirit kettle, London, 1759, stamped with makers’ mark of Thomas Whipham and Charles Wright Steampunk clockwork pendant by Errol Pukallus Pair of angels holding candlesticks made in poplar with original polychrome and gilding, Naples, c. 1630-1640 Mahogany mid 18th century two seater settee in the manner of Giles Grendey, cabinetmaker of the Chippendale era (1754–68)
furnishings until the post WWII
shops Victorian paintings in gilded
fireplaces, wooden sailing ships and
economic boom. New things were such
frames were $20. Antiquing was also
painted portraits. Now antiques come
a novelty that for a while anything old
a pastime where one could paint an
from an age of motor cars, electric
was contemptible. This changed in the
old Edwardian washstand in one
light and heating, refrigerated
continuing prosperity and generational
colour then wash another over the top,
steamships (and the Titanic),
change of the 1960s. In the Swinging
wiping off the topcoat to reveal a
airplanes and photography.
Sixties, Art Nouveau was rediscovered,
smart sky blue and avocado, for
along with the Art Deco of the Roaring
example, resulting in what was then
when people ring me anxious to sell an
Twenties. Glamour! The phrase ‘art
regarded as a recycled masterpiece.
antique washing machine, lawn
deco’ was first heard by the general public in the 1960s.
mower, or slide projector. At present
antiques as an item ‘over 100 years
the word ‘antique’ clearly means older
‘Antiquing’ as a pastime
old’ at the time of import, rather than a
than the current iPhone. This word is a
Gradually, interest in old things
fixed date, concluding all worthwhile
chameleon. However I sometimes wish
developed, and people started
objects became antique each year as
these lawnmower vendors would view
‘antiquing’ in two ways. Antiquing
they reached their century.
my website before contacting me. I
was a pastime involving combing
must naturally assume, with some
second-hand and antiques shops, for
Older than the current iPhone?
unconsidered trifles. In grand shops
Hence while I was first learning about
elevation recognised as being
Georgian mahogany chests of drawers
antiques they came from an age of
generated by proximity to antiques.
were $300, and in junque (junk)
horses and carriages, candles and
Antiques are strong magick indeed!
through junque (junk) and op shops,
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In 1966 the US legislature redefined
Nevertheless, I’m still dismayed
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Since nearly all our furniture was hand crafted between 1690 and 1840, our cabinetmakers and joiners are all long dead. However, their workshops looked much like this for the whole period. Increasingly from around 1840, huge steam power driven machines saws, lathes, carving machines etc filled the large noisy factories and workers just mass-produced furniture components rather than complete pieces. Factory-made furniture was also sold differently; it was sold ready-made in shops, rather than made to order. Couture had given way to pret a porter! Our furniture was made from start to finish in a workshop by men who used hand tools and took great pride in their artisanal furniture. This furniture tradition had remained substantially unchanged for at least 5000 years. The oldest complete articles of timber furniture we have are from the tomb of the Queen Hetepheres I, mother of Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops), 4th Dynasty (c. 2575–c. 2465 bce). The main differences between the construction of our furniture (1690-1840) and hers (c. 2575–c. 2465 bce) is the addition of glass doors and nailed-on padded upholstery. The joints and construction: marquetry, gilding, painting, varnishing, veneering, plywood, carving, drawers and hinges, are all pretty much the same. Then came the Industrial Revolution, and for us, the magic was gone!
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Larry Morgan and his
POLICE MEMORABILIA Myriad items from model police cars to uniforms and patches comprise this interesting collection
Sillitoe tartan is the name given to the blue and white chequered band worn around their hats by many of the world’s police forces. Strictly speaking it isn’t a tartan and Sir Percy Sillitoe (Chief Constable of Glasgow) didn’t design it – it had existed for about 100 years as an heraldic symbol in many Scottish coats-of-arms. Image courtesy www.tartanregister.gov.uk
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t was only after his wife, Peta, bought Larry Morgan a model Mini-Minor police car that he branched out into collecting all
manner of police memorabilia. Until then Larry was interested in collecting police insignia in the form of badges and patches. This was an interest he developed from retaining the badges from his own uniforms since joining Western Australia Police in 1968. In 1981, while stationed at Corrigin (Western Australia), Larry met a Victorian officer who was visiting the town to attend a wedding. Appreciating Larry’s interest, the officer sent him what became his first Victorian patch. That same year, through mutual friends, Larry made contact with a Californian highway patrolman who sent a patch, the first
Selection of figurines
American patch in Larry’s steadily growing collection.
the collector wrote a short outline of
Sourcing & acquiring
Larry’s collection for the local
Larry realised he had discovered an absorbing pursuit, and he was soon invited to join the nascent Police Insignia Collectors Association of Australia (PICAA), as its 27th
association’s magazine. ‘I started to get people writing to me from other countries,’ he tells Collectables. This was before the Internet made it easy to communicate across the world.
member. He is now a life member,
Model police cars
and PICAA has become a significant
After his wife bought the model
organisation, several hundred strong
police car as a gift in 1995, he began
and affiliated with similar
scouting for other cars to complete a
associations in Austria, Belgium,
small collection of model police cars.
Britain, Canada, Northern Ireland,
Larry recalls: ‘A police officer from
New Zealand and the USA.
Germany was over here visiting, and
When Larry began corresponding
Victoria Police Highway Patrol Car. This is a 1:18 model Holden Commodore with the Victoria Police livery
we met and traded items. Afterwards,
with a fellow collector in the Waterloo
he sent me a lot of model German
Regional Police Service in Canada,
police cars. The collection of memorabilia just grew from there.’
Opposite: This is the first model car in Larry’s collection which was purchased by his wife Peta in 1995 A hamster which plays, sings and dances to the tune Bad Boys as in the TV show Cops. It is the favourite of Larry’s wife Peta Inside Larry’s shed
In their overseas travels, his children, friends, and relatives bought – and continue to buy – model cars and objects that they suspect Larry would like to incorporate into the collection.
Model of a BMW German Police motorcycle, scale: 1:18. The crash helmet is actually a pencil sharpener
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Sets & singular collectables Some acquisitions, such as the cars, he has used as a base from which to build up small specific categories of 1.
collectables. In building up a set, he
1. Selection of tiepins
enjoys the challenge of seeking articles
2. Patch and badge drawers
that are old or new or different, in order to render insight into the theme,
3. Vietnamese police cap obtained from an officer in the police barracks in Hanoi
and also provide a sense of wholeness to the set. He explains he collects
4. First khaki hat for WA policewomen. This is the khaki hat issued to a policewoman who went to Port Hedland and was fitted out in uniform for the first time. Previously, policewomen wore plain clothes
anything and everything that is police related, including figurines, caricatures, thousands of patches, and hundreds of tiepins, for example.
5. This cap was signed by all of Larry’s staff at Stirling Police Station and presented to him upon his retirement on 31 July 2005. It sits pride of place in his collection
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All the same, he has some singular collectables. One is a Vietnamese police hat, which he stresses is
6. Ceremonial helmet of the Isle of Man Police. It is the only white helmet from the UK police in the collection. All others are black
probably very difficult to obtain. He also has a WA policewoman’s khaki hat first issued in 1982. It
7. City of London Bobby helmet. A rare item as there are only 850 members of the City of London Police Force. It bears the crest of the City of London and its members are responsible for the area of London known as the ‘square mile’. City of London police wear a red and white checked band around their caps. Most other police have the black and white Sillitoe tartan
belonged to a colleague who worked in Kalgoorlie. ‘I’ve got it on the promise that I’ve got to give it back to her when she dies, because she wants it put on her coffin, and then I get it back for the collection.’
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Breast badges for trooper, sergeant and lieutenant of the Louisiana Police; cap badge for a trooper and a patrolman. The generic patch is worn by all Louisiana police members Police tunic bear made for Larry from one of his police uniform tunics. He wears a copy of Larry’s police number, miniatures of his service medals and carries a pair of model handcuffs
Displaying the collection Larry has always wanted his collection French gendarme figurine, h: 24 cm. Bought in Avignon, France, in 2008
to be on display. While he was stationed at Gnowangerup (in WA’s Great Southern region) in the mid
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1980s, he began to display the patches
During his own travels overseas, Larry
on little wooden shields he made, and
meets police officers and often swaps or
he exhibited hundreds of them on the
is presented with items such as badges
wall of the police station. It made for a
and patches. In Spain and Germany, he
good talking point, he recollects.
obtained some of the patches used by
He retired in 2005 and built a home
Larry says he wants to stress that he does not collect firearms, any police identification, such as an ID wallet, badge, or warrant card. He explains that across the country it is an offence to hold items of police identification. Under the regulations in Western Australia, he was entitled to his own identification items on retirement. Enthusiasts must know and obey the laws and regulations, which bodies like PICAA can help explain.
the railways’ police officers. Other
and large shed on ten acres of land
collectables come from Greece and
near Donnybrook in the south west of
Identifying fakes
South Africa. Colleagues from India
Western Australia. In 2009, Larry
To avoid pitfalls, Larry suggests the
brought back a police hat for him when
bought some display cabinets from a
novice collector should talk with
they visited family. Personal
shop that was relocating. He insulated
other collectors, and offers some
communication with enthusiasts around
and painted his shed, renovated and
advice about identifying fakes. ‘You
the world is an important source of
installed the display cabinets, added a
get quite a bit of it at different times.
collectables for Larry, and buying over
couple of other display fixtures, and
It’s a replica that you often see for
the Internet accounts for a small part of
had lights connected.
sale, and sometimes it will be
his collecting. Police officers who know about his
He wanted to house his
advertised as a replica, but other
extraordinary collection in a museum
times it won’t. If you’re a genuine
passion will put aside interesting
environment that he says is still a work
collector, you know which is real, and
articles that have been discarded when,
in progress. His maintenance schedule
which isn’t because a lot of the items
for instance, they are cleaning out an
consists of keeping the collection in
are hallmarked.’ It is difficult to
old decommissioned police station.
good order, dusted, dry, and the
replicate the manufacturer’s hallmark,
‘I’ve got some of the old reflective
temperature at a constant degree.
he says.
vests, the old red ones that are no
‘I don’t have an exact figure of the
longer in use, an old office cupboard
total items but an estimate would be in
and an old original Olivetti typewriter
the vicinity of 5,000. A lot of that
that I’ve cleaned up and restored.’
number is made up from pins and
He is always on the lookout for
patches. One of these days I will have
something interesting. ‘I wanted
the entire collection catalogued and I
something different in the display.
will then be able to give an exact figure.’
(So) after a fellow collector paid me a
Collectors, friends and former
visit and told me about a dealer on
colleagues pay visits to see the
the Portobello Road in London, I
collection. As it is a private
contacted him and acquired a hand
collection, passing visitors wanting to
carved policeman that stands about a
view it can contact the local tourist
metre tall.’
authority for information.
A trusted custodian Considering his collection Larry reflects on his role as a custodian: ‘I’ve got stuff that dates right back to the very early days of Western Australia Police that other fellows have had in their family and passed on to me because they feel that, as I’m a collector, I’m not going to sell it, I’m not going to give it away. I’m going to keep it.’ Pictures courtesy Larry Morgan
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Collection of handmade antique wire whisks, beaters, mixers. Sandra Mackintosh Buhalis. Photography: Alon Koppel www.eastmarketstreetantiques.com
The art of
WIRE WORK From jewellery and sculpture to building fences, wire in all its many forms is admired and collected
Ruth Asawa (Japan/USA 1926–2013), Crown sculpture, 1955, brass wire, 4.45 x 30.48 cm. Lost City Arts at www.1stdibs.com
MELODY AMSEL-ARIELI
W
ires are narrow, flexible metal rod or strand, often cylindrical, square,
hexagonal, or flattened in shape which, from antiquity, have been used in both utilitarian and decorative objects.
Wire as fine jewellery: Tracing the early forms Jewellery that features either sculpted wire-wrapping or thin tubular chains, perhaps formed by drawing strips of sheet metal through holes in stone
American primitive furniture, painted wire settee by unknown maker, 1930-40s, most paint rubbed off and wire rusted, 127 (h) x 127 (l) x 45.72 cm deep. Ann Lawrence Collection at www.1stdibs.com
beads, dates from the Second Egyptian Dynasty (c. 2890-2686 BCE). Gold wires, created by laborious
thread cut from them to weave into
traditional wire-wrapping jewellery
between smooth stones, dates
the wool and linen (Exodus 39:1-3).
spread throughout the Mediterranean.
back to the second millennium
The plate had two chains made of
During Greek and Roman rule,
(c. 2000-1200 BCE).
strip-twisting then compressed
pure gold that resembled cables
however, this art declined in favour
Wire also featured in the Bible; the
which were attached to the garment
of other decorative techniques.
High Priest’s breastplate was made of
edges. Gold settings held the twelve
Wire was evidently first drawn –
gold with blue, purple, and crimson
stones symbolising the twelve tribes
forced through metal plates pierced
wool, and twisted fine linen. To work
(Exodus 39:14-15).
by small conical holes – sometime
the gold into the wool, sheets of gold were hammered out and fine wire or
During the height of the Phoenician Empire (1250-539 BCE),
between the 8th through the 10th century in Europe. It was used as closely-spaced carding-comb pins, in
Folk barbed wire art ball by unknown maker, 20th century, h: 60.96 cm. Berns Fry Ltd at www.1stdibs.com
chainmail armour, and for securing religious talismans to wire chains.
From jewellery to folk art in Slovenia By the late 1800s, trendy Bohemian wire-wrapped strings of polished glass and stone beads were charming European aristocracy. Earlier still, north Slovakian tinkers were creating decorative wire sculptures, figurals, children’s toys, baskets, cookware, bird cages, mice traps, as well as tinkering Easter eggs with intertwined, festive wire patterns. Today, Slovak wire craft has largely disappeared in favour of mass production, transforming tinkers from folk artists into simple metal menders.
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3. 2. 1. Collection of antique barbed wire displayed on 19th century tobacco rack, 121.92 x 53.34 cm. Sandra Mackintosh Buhalis. Photography: Alon Koppel www.eastmarketstreetantiques.com
Tinker art a museum exhibit
2. Collection of handmade antique wire lifters, for lifting canning jars, pies, cakes and other baked goods, still used today. Sandra Mackintosh Buhalis. Photography: Alon Koppel www.eastmarketstreetantiques.com
contemporary tinker art are on
3. Sculpture ‘with a light vibration’ by Harry Bertoia (USA 1915-1978), 1962, brass coated piano wire, 49.53 (h) x 47.63 (l) x 7.62 cm deep. Lost City Arts at www.1stdibs.com
In tribute to past and present, examples of both traditional and permanent display at the Považie Museum in Zilina, Slovak Republic.
Made in steel: Barbed wire as a collectable Also by the late 1800s, Americans and
densities, and design, exist. Vintage strands in top condition – those identifiable by material, origin, style and era – are the most collectable. Both American (patented by Joseph Glidden, 1874) and Australian examples are featured at the Melbourne Museum and at the Spalding Barbed Wire Museum in Spalding, South Australia.
to-maintain steel fencing, constructed
Thinking about wire wares around the house
with twists and sharp barbs at regular
Functional wire objects, of course,
intervals, to deter the unwanted passage
were in use everywhere. For
of people or animals.
generations, whisks, corn-poppers,
Australians utilised wire as cheap, easy-
Today thousands of types of barbed wire, varying in weights, thickness,
egg-beaters, egg baskets, handheld toasters, sieves, canning jar holders,
Collection of primitive antique wire and metal pot scrubbers, used on turn-of-the-century cast iron pots. Sandra Mackintosh Buhalis. Photography: Alon Koppel www.eastmarketstreetantiques.com
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Alexander Calder’s circus tightrope act. Sheldan C. Collins/Whitney Museum of American Art
Alexander Calder (USA 1898-1976) ,Cirque Calder, 1926-31, wire-frame acrobats, trapeze artists, exotic dancers, a knife-thrower, sword-swallower and performing animals rigged with thread, pulleys, cranks and springs. Whitney Museum of American Art
vegetable strainers, scoops, tea pot
vast miniature circus which he called
the ordinary with wired images of
stands, trivets and butchering forks,
Cirque Calder created in Paris
hands, shoes, chairs, or bicycles.
had eased kitchen chores. So had
between 1926 and 1931 and
wire rug-beaters, pillow fluffers,
immortalised in the 1955 film Le
Diverse creations
clothes hangers and glove-drying
Grand Cirque Calder 1927, directed
forms, some appealingly shaped into
by Jean Painlevé. The circus is on
rabbits, teddy bears, or double hearts.
display at the Whitney Museum of
Wire spectacles, flower stands,
American Art in New York. Some of
All those who work with wire begin with simple tools – wire cutters, (gloved) hands, and inexpensive stretches of wire. Wire, however, varies in width, material and colour.
baskets and settees, too, were often as
his wire characters perform while
eye-pleasing as they were durable.
suspended from threads. Others twist
The techniques for manipulating
Many of these items, no longer in
and twirl in animation.
wire vary as well: splicing, stranding,
use, are being collected. Hangers for instance, came about with the invention of clothing closets in the Victorian era. The proliferation of styles and forms is endless. An interesting design is that for gloves
Soon after Calder, influenced by the abstract work of painter Piet Mondrian
which may be self-taught, adapted
(1872-1944), created hanging structures
from jewellery work, or based on
featuring colourful, abstract-shaped
tatting, basketry, or principles of
sheet metal weighted objects suspended
engineering. No wonder contemporary
on rods which were animated by
wire creations are so diverse.
mechanised cranks and motors. From
made in the 1950s. Advertising
1931 on, he created more delicate,
hangers are also collectable. These
ingenious wire sculptures dubbed
are affordable, accessible and an
‘mobiles’. They featured weights and
insight into industrial design forms.
counterweights – much like balance
After World War I, when artist C.G. Oxley introduced wire-wrapped glass bead jewellery – the only
Collection of seven fantastically formed rug beaters made in USA c. 1900, wire and wood, various sizes ranging in height: 60.96 – 91.44 cm by widths: 15.24 – 30.48 cm. Cottage + Camp at www.1stdibs.com
scales – that, of themselves, sway with the slightest breeze. Today’s wire artists continue to
metallic jewellery craft that doesn’t
coax linear wire into imaginative,
require melting, soldering or casting
three-dimensional forms featuring
– as a form of occupational therapy
characteristic negative space. Some
for military veterans, that art once
create flowing abstract or realistic
again gained popularity.
pieces for the parlour, gallery or
Elevating wire into an art form
bending, weaving, and twisting, all of
garden. Some create large, intricate wire murals, sculptures, memorials, or topiaries for public or private venues.
In 1926, American sculptor
Others re-interpret images of wildlife,
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
such as boars, bears, birds, or
fashioned imaginative figures for a
butterflies while still others celebrate
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JAWS MEMORABILIA Collectables with bite! The '70s blockbuster film and sequel kicked its merchandise machine into high gear as well as thrilling audiences
JOHN HARRISON
Jaws was not just a commercial and critical success, it captured the
hen the motion
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zeitgeist of a generation and became
picture Jaws was
(and remains) a defining and iconic
released onto an
moment of 1970s pop culture. It also
unsuspecting
inspired a string of imitation films,
audience in June of 1975, it not only
many of them foreign productions
sent the career of Steven Spielberg
like Tintorera: Killer Shark (1977,
soaring into the stratosphere, but
Mexico and UK) and Great White
established the template by which all
(1981, Italy).
future American summer blockbuster
Film launches collectables side industry
movies would be measured. It also thrilled moviegoers worldwide, who helped it establish phenomenal boxoffice records even as it prompted millions of beach-lovers to keep their feet safely planted on dry land.
Pop culture icon
Jaws memorabilia started hitting the shelves almost as soon as the film took off. The John Williams soundtrack LP became a big seller, thanks to that infamous theme music which grew out of the cinema
Based on the 1974 novel by Peter
speakers whenever Bruce the shark
Benchley, Jaws was an extremely
was on the prowl.
effective suspense thriller which
That year, 1975, also brought us
tapped into a very real public fear –
Jaws belt buckles, beach towels (a
that of the great white shark – and
fitting item for the subject), two
conceptualised it with a taut
diorama model kits issued by Addar,
screenplay, assured direction from the
T-shirts, shark tooth necklaces, jigsaw
young Spielberg (only 27 at the time),
puzzles, a coin purse for the girls, a
and terrific performances from a fine
Halloween costume, and the classic
cast which included Roy Scheider,
Jaws game by Ideal, in which players
Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw.
had to fish items of sunken treasure
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While the sequel was not as well-
bubblegum cards (each pack of
and assorted sea junk out of a plastic
received as the original (Spielberg did
which came with a 3D viewer to
shark without causing its jaws to
not return to the director’s chair), it
make the illustrated backs of the
spring shut. A popular electronic
still earned a huge amount of money,
cards come to life).
arcade game by Atari was also
and a series of Topps bubblegum
introduced in 1975.
cards, a Marvel Comics adaptation,
1987 and the final instalment in the
Sequel signals second wave of memorabilia
soundtrack LP, colouring books and
Jaws saga to date, is widely
film tie-in paperback were all
considered to be the worst of the
released in conjunction with the film.
sequels, and produced little in the
was released in 1978 (its poster
Few items in further sequels
way of collectables apart from a
bearing the memorable tagline “Just
Unfortunately, things went downhill
paperback novelisation and a few
when you thought it was safe to go
with the terrible 1983 sequel Jaws
promotional items – the best of
back in the water…”), the
3D, the only interesting pieces of
which is an inflatable shark sent
merchandise machine kicked back
memorabilia being a pack of View
around to stores to promote the
into high gear.
Master reels and the series of Topps
film’s release on home video.
When the inevitable sequel, Jaws 2,
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Jaws: The Revenge, released in
Backlot tours fed interest In 1976, Universal Studios in California introduced the popular (and still running) Jaws attraction to their backlot tour, with visitors threatened by a huge mechanical
was also lampooned on the cover of satire magazines such as Mad and Cracked, and its impact and inspiration can still be seen on flyers, rock concert posters and comic book covers.
passed by an artificial inlet. This
Original Jaws fans recent interest
resulted in a whole separate slew of
While it has been nearly three
memorabilia, with the Universal
decades since a new Jaws film has hit
Studios gift shop selling everything
the screens, the fan following of the
from postcards, snow globes, pens,
original has continued to grow, as has
badges, patches and tour programs
the desirability for collectables, both
bearing the Jaws logo and shark.
old and new.
shark as their open-air tour bus
Universal Studios Japan, opened in
Matchbox's biggest ever release of
2001, expanded upon the idea, with
movie and television promotional
guests being taken on a leisurely boat
vehicles was in 1998 and 1999 at
ride before having to outrun the giant
1/64 size of their regular mass
shark which is hot on their heels.
produced lines. The Star Cars toy line
Various Jaws items were produced
– including the A-Team Van and the
exclusively for Universal Studios
Starsky and Hutch car – progressed
Japan, making them much sought-
to buses with movie posters on the
after by fans.
side, including the Jaws bus.*
Popularity of associated items
release of a Jaws lunchbox, a
Apart from official items, some fans also like to collect the plethora of memorabilia that was clearly inspired by the success of Jaws. Books and magazines on shark attacks lined the shelves throughout 1975/76 (even Australia got into the act, releasing a Jaws of the Deep comic book), and a number of documentary films and television shows were produced on the subject. The famous piece of Jaws poster art, painted by Roger Kastel,
Recent years have also seen the diorama set issued by McFarlane Toys in 2001 (which now sells for over $200 online), a deluxe Blu-ray, a feature-length documentary produced by the Discovery Channel in 2012 (How Jaws Changed the World) and, also published last year, the magnificent making-of book Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard. *Further reading: www.lostentertainment.org/2012/06/ toys-jaws-collectables.html
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plus a bit of old fashioned nous, the project wasn’t as impossible as it had initially seemed. Rob, the supervisor, had seen Howard Products advertised in various woodworking magazines over the years, but it was an article in one of the Antiques & Art in Qld editions that convinced him that Howard Products would do the job. Rob ordered the appropriate colour in RestorA-Finish by email because, as he told me, he had been impressed with the byline in the advertisement – ‘Don’t strip it, restore it’ – which had jumped out at him. Then Rob decided to come to the Working with Wood Show in Brisbane where we were exhibiting. He came to our stand and had a long chat with my partner Sally Gregson who advised him to add Howard Feed-N-Wax and Howard Orange Oil to the Restor-A-Finish he had already purchased. When he got back to the Men’s Shed the team used the products to finish off the chair to the way you see it on this page. If you or your group need any advice related to a project you may be working on please don’t hesitate to email me. David Foster Howard Products Australia advice@howardproducts.com.au
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Salt glazed ginger beer bottle, c. 1820s-1830s by unknown maker as there are no impressed maker’s marks Thomas Tristram commenced business in Brisbane in 1874 and used this relatively plain dump blob top shaped bottle during the 1910s period
GINGER BEER The drink of a nation! Do you remember your very first thirst quenching mouthful of ginger beer? While some of us did not take to the fullness of flavour, others were immediately hooked on its invigorating and effervescent qualities
Group of Gold Coast (QLD) ginger beer bottles used over four decades, showing both swing stoppers and crown seals, along with both plain and coloured tops for easier identification
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produced the bottle for them. The earliest Australian made pottery
History: From England to Australia
W
ay before it was thought to be a patriotic duty to consume brewed
ginger beer, this non-intoxicating beverage had been brewed in England since the mid-18th century. Many a
examples may simply have two different surnames impressed on the body of the bottle, usually the ginger beer manufacturer near the shoulder and the potter near the base. As the earliest sustained colonial settlement stems out from Sydney, so too do the earliest impressed bottles that are highly sought after by many collectors.
the inhabitants of this area first came up
Rising popularity matched with fresh designs
with the idea of fermenting ginger, sugar,
As the decades rolled on there was an
water and lemon juice with a ‘ginger
ever-increasing demand for ginger beer,
beer bug’ comprising of a mix of fungus,
which impacted on the manufacture and
bacteria and yeast. Perhaps it was
design of their containers. Potteries
Australia’s particularly warm climate that
began experimenting with under-glaze
propelled the massive consumption of
transfer designs and colours to
brewed ginger beer in the early
distinguish the various manufacturers
pioneering days, with the peak period
that were supplying the beverage to
being the early years of the 20th century.
the marketplace.
Yorkshire lass enjoyed the flavour when
At the height of its popularity,
Samuel Mansfield operated in Maryborough (QLD) as early as 1869, with his son James continuing from 1912. This beautiful example of an 1890s ginger beer bottle has a distinctive coloured top and pictorial trademark of a cassowary to distinguish his bottles from those of his competitors
Early makers to collect
of brewed ginger beer in the majority
Recycling – not a new concept
of even the smallest of Australian
The pottery ginger beer bottle was
Moreton and Munro impressed
country towns, and sometimes several
not a cheap item to manufacture and
in earthenware bottles can
competitors depending on the
manufacturers all but relied on the
certainly raise the eyebrow of
population that they had to service.
return of their empty bottles to allow
informed collectors.
The original vessels that held this
refilling and redistribution back out
volatile liquid were made of glazed
to customers. Out of this industry
earthenware and as the decades
sprang the vocation of the
marched on, so too did the quality of
professional ‘bottle-oh’ whose role
presentation of these beautiful bottles
was to see the branded bottle (both
that are so very collectable today.
pottery and glass) returned to its
there was at least one manufacturer
Bottles: the early years
rightful manufacturer for a small fee. The use of various under-glaze colours
The earliest bottles used in Australia
in the lip and neck region of the bottle
were rather plain and drab in
allowed quick and easy sorting of the
comparison to their later
bottles into separate crates for the
counterparts. They were often crude,
manufacturers to collect.
hand thrown salt-glazed pieces of pottery shaped with a bulbous lip to allow a cork to be physically tied down to retain the effervescence. Although organic in appearance, they sometimes bore the hand-impressed marks of the drink manufacturer and/or the pottery works that
Dating and collecting by colour and trademarks Collectors find that both colourful tops and pictorial under-glaze trademarks used in the early days by various manufacturers are very useful when organising a display. The vast
Names such as Leak, Field, McArthur, Dunn, Fowler,
array of colours and trademark combinations used by Australian manufacturers make for a beautiful kaleidoscopic display. Other display options could be based around collections organised by categories such as geographical region or closure style.
Bottle top patents The earliest form of ginger beer bottle closure was that of a cork tied down over a bulbous lip. This design was used for many decades. Two other bottle top closures that were invented and became popular to varying degrees in the early 20th century were the swingstopper (lightning stopper) and the crown cap.
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Crown cap, c. 1890s Some manufacturers used bulk sized demijohns together with standard sized ginger beer bottles. This example from Lockett Bros of Kiama (NSW) bears the impressed oval potter’s mark on the shoulder for Mauri Brothers & Thomson, agents for pottery works including Fowlers in Sydney (NSW) and Bendigo Pottery (VIC)
similar appearance but were designed
side to that of the under-glaze transfer of
with a metal crimped top lined
the its pottery predecessor.
underneath with cork and fastened Swing-type closure. Courtesy Glass Container Manufacturers Institute
Images courtesy Bendigo Pottery
over a crown pottery lip of the bottle.
Bottle designs in all shapes and sizes
most soft drink and glass ginger beer
As the evolution of branding and closure
and literally buried pottery ginger beer
type marched on, so too did the design
bottle that all collectors are still trying to
shape of the bottle. The earliest forms
unearth to this day.
often have a defined and pronounced
bottles that we remember as children did not have any bearing on the already dead
shoulder region before quickly tapering
Valuation and appraisal
in to the very bulbous top that allowed
Current market values of the more
the cork to be fixed. These examples are
than 3,000 different types of Australian
often referred to as dump-shaped and
branded ginger beer bottles in all their
with blob lips or simply dump blob-tops
shapes, closure types, sizes and glaze
in collector circles. The later shape that
colours are dictated by many factors.
Swing-stopper
was more favoured, especially for the
This includes rarity, condition, eye
The swing-stopper was invented and
crown seal closures, was a more gently
appeal, closure patent, historical
patented by Charles de Quillfeldt of New
tapering neck to the crown seal closure
significance and availability to name a
York City in 1875. It consists of wire
making the overall height of the bottle
few. From a non-collector’s point of
bails anchored around the neck of the
taller than their dumpy shaped cousins.
view, it can be very hard to understand
bottle and connected to a ceramic stopper
And then they were gone: pottery superseded by glass
with rubber ring, allowing physical clamping of this stopper to effectively seal the contents and not allow gaseous loss. While some manufacturers adopted this type of closure around Australia, its overall usage was limited.
why one example is only worth $30 and another example is worth $300 or even $3,000! Even veteran collectors are
The demise of the pottery ginger beer
sometimes left scratching their heads as
bottle in Australia came about through
to why a high price might be paid for
pottery bottles being banned from usage
any one bottle by other collectors.
for the sale of drinks for human
Various publications over the years,
consumption in the 1940s. By this stage
Crown cap
and more recently, websites, have made
glass, the widespread use of glass bottles
good attempts at summarising the
The next most popular closure was
with various closures including
numerous varieties that do exist and
the crown cap or seal which was
gravitating marbles, crown seal tops and
potential price ranges of these bottles.
originally patented in the USA in
swing stoppers was abundant, and so
Please remember they are only guides
1892 by William Painter. Most would
pottery ginger beer bottles were phased
and depending on the date of
still be familiar with this type of
out to be replaced with glass embossed
publication, journals may be completely
closure today, albeit in the form of the
counterparts of similar shapes.
out of date and not reflect today’s market
metal twist tops that we now find on
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The evolution of closure style to a more contemporary screw top closure on
As the same manufacturer may have
many our most thirst quenching and
also produced various flavoured soft
more intoxicating ales. The earliest
drinks, the style that was typically used
forms that grew to be the most
for ginger beer was an amber glass
popular in Australia from the first
dump-shaped crown seal bottle with
decades of the 20th century had a
similar glass embossing design on the
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and information on recent discoveries. Images courtesy Steve Baxter Acknowledgement Thanks to Des Crump for his ongoing research into the numerous Queensland manufacturers.
Discovery Corner Established in 1976 and proudly run by the Phillips Family Trading from Brisbane Antique Emporium Member of Queensland Antique Dealers Association
Figure of a child clambering up a chair, c. 1900 modelled in bronze, signed ‘Gory’ to base, h: 18 cm. $1450 Art Deco dancing lady figurines made by Beschutz (Vienna, Austria), c. 1920, cold painted bronze, h: 11 cm each Pair spelter American boxers modelled by Arthur Waagen (German/French 1833-1898), set on ebonised bases, h: 70 cm each. This rare pair inscribed 'World Heavyweight Championship 1892 John L. Sullivan and James Corbet,' signed 'Waagen' to base. Fine condition. $2950 the pair
Desk set made Birmingham 1911, comprising sterling silver inkwell with original 8-day clock. $1950
Royal Doulton miniature jug All Black Team series ware, c. 1906-30, h: 6 cm, transfer printed image titled 'The Boss'. An unrecorded shape. $1850
We specialise in furniture, silver, porcelain, glassware, statuary and Rosentengel furniture ALWAYS WANTING TO BUY Quality, rarity and presentation are of prime importance
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Becoming a
DOLL COLLECTOR All you need to have are 10 dolls to be classified as a doll collector explains Jill Phillips from Brisbane’s Discovery Corner
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lthough dolls have been a
Papier-mâché was used in
plaything for children for
Germany, France and the USA
thousands of years, a
in the 1800s.
practice that continues
Celluloid (an early form of
today this is an area of collecting that
plastic) dolls were mainly mass
is not defined by age, gender or
produced in Germany, France and
status. Among the many doll
Japan from the early 1900s to the
collectors is HM Queen Elizabeth II
1950s when manufacture ceased due
who has a group of wooden dolls that
to these toys being declared a fire
were once dressed by Queen Victoria
hazard.
when she was in her youth.
The information about plastics and other materials learned during
Collecting – what takes your fancy?
WW II was applied to the toy
The types of dolls you can collect are
the days of time-consuming
limitless. They can be antique,
manufacture of many composition
souvenir dolls – reminders of a trip
dolls came to an end.
you or a friend or relative had
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industry after the war’s end and so
From the late 1940s there was an
overseas – treasured playthings kept
ever-increasing range and supply of
from childhood, or new ones bought
mass produced hard plastic dolls. In
from a toy shop.
the 1960s these dolls were replaced with soft plastic or vinyl dolls, and
Technology of the time Dolls are made from all kinds of materials, making the collection even
later by the more rigid vinyl dolls that are still being produced today.
more interesting and reflecting the
History of fashion and culture
technology of the time. Though the
For many, dolls record the culture and
majority today are mass produced, there
costumes of the time. Exquisite
are surviving examples made by hand
bisque headed fashion dolls produced
such as early wax dolls made in Europe
in France are an insight into the
and Asia and jointed wooden dolls.
fashions worn by women and teenage
The various white china head
girls of the 1860s to 1890s. Elaborate
dolls of the 1800s made in Germany
costumed dolls made of composition
would have been made using kilns
from Japan give an insight into the
which were often a sideline of a
country’s traditional costumes.
factory making domestic china.
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With the launch of ‘Barbie’ in
1. Group of English celluloid doll made 1930s, ‘Happy’ doll in front 2. Composition ‘Topsy’ dolls made 1930s 3. French bisque head doll, china head doll, china baby doll 4. Under their glass dome two wax dolls with glass bead eyes made 1830-40s 5. Selection of German bisque head dolls 6. German composition doll ‘Diddums’ made 1930s, jointed at waist and arms 7. Group of hard plastic dolls
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Right: Japanese Samurai doll Below: German china head doll
the United States in 1959, the era of collecting the modern fashion doll began. ‘Ken’ soon followed and later, the spin-offs. A collection of Barbie dolls from such early models to those made today shows how fashions have changed. Another area of interest for collectors is television and movie character dolls, together with their accessories and associated paraphernalia.
Is there a budget? Doll collecting can be as cheap or as expensive as you want. Whatever direction your collection takes, regardless if it is old or antique dolls, or more recent models, as the curator, you have the opportunity of preserving these charming creations for future generations. Images courtesy Discovery Corner Brisbane www.antiquesbrisbane.com.au
Above left: Star Wars character figures Left: Action figure dolls from Star Trek television series
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MODEL TRAINS more than toys Jason Bridge of Colonial Collectables looks at the history of modern transportation through toy trains
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ail transport dates back as early as ancient Greece with wheeled vehicles pulled by men and animals which ran on tracks or guides made of stone or wood. From about 15001800 CE, ‘wagonways’ or tramways were quite common in Europe, typically in mining, utilising primitive wooden rails.
The steam engine and the railway system: an English development Mechanised rail transport started to be developed in the late 18th century in Britain. In 1769 the first patent of Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer James Watt (1736-1819) saw an important improvement for the steam engine, enabling it to power a wheel thus making it possible for wagons to be moved along the rails by steam traction. However, it was English mechanical engineer and inventor Richard Trevithick (17711833) who built the first steam engine locomotive. On 22 February 1804, the locomotive hauled a load of 10 tons of iron, 70 men and five extra wagons 9 miles (14.5 km), taking about two hours. It was not until 1825 though that
incredible speed of 24 mph (39 km/h) while transporting 30 passengers. During the remainder of the century, the railway was extended throughout Britain and also in continental Europe. Mechanical innovation saw engines updated to four cylinders, geared wheels for industrial use, and between 1930s and 1950s trains slowly transitioned to the new kinds of power sources– diesel and electric engines. The steam locomotive played a critical part in the Industrial Revolution and in the development of
wagons made excellent toys for children to pull around. The wooden toy train was the equivalent of today’s model railway.
export economies across the world.
Part of the toy industry
Today, significantly, trains remain the
The toy industry became more deeply
primary form of land transport for
involved with trains and began to
most of the world.
make trains of tinplate that ran along
Early wooden models
the floor. They were powered by
famous English engineer and inventor
Soon after the first railways were
George Stephenson (1781-1848)
opened in continental Europe they
designed a steam locomotive that was
became the subject of artistic output.
used on the first public railway
The train was regarded as something
system. The world’s first steam railway
of a wonder in its early years and
was opened between Stockton and
various artists saw commercial
Darlington in north-east England that
possibilities in this.
year. Four years later Stephenson
considered unnecessary. The train and
Tinsmiths also saw an opportunity
steam or a flywheel, with clockwork motors being added later. By 1870 there were manufacturers making complete train sets. Some of these featured rails that were pressed from a single piece of tinplate but most quickly made separate rails soldered to tinplate sleepers.
joined in the Rainhill Trials, a
and soon brought out three dimensional
competition to find the best
and flat pewter representations of the
ACCURATE SCALE MODELS
locomotive to transport passengers
train. Soon afterwards toy makers
British model railways were
over long distances, winning with his
started to produce the first toy trains. At
quite close to scale from the
‘Rocket’, which reached the then
first they were made of wood with rails
beginning of the hobby while the concept of scale
Opposite top: Photograph taken c. 1910 of miniature railway at Brook House, Sheffield, owned by Guy Mitchell showing a Basset Lowke, LNWR Precursor type ridden by Guy Mitchell pictured sitting directly behind his daughter. Photo reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Julie Malam and Simon Townsend www.loco.talktalk.net/smee06/new_page_1.htm
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Above: Bassett-Lowke 0 gauge LMS 4-4-2 Precursor tank
Identifying the railway track gauges The first model railways had a track width of 48 mm which was named 1 gauge. When people began to make wind-up and steam locomotives with
In 1925 Hornby introduced the
a narrower track width it was called
company’s first electric train which
0 gauge. However the 0 gauge proved
operated from mains 100-250 volts.
to still be too wide and led the way
By 1929 Hornby had a much
to the creation of half 0 or H0 in
safer six volt DC source in place.
the 20th century (00 in Britain
Hornby continued up to the 1960s
and the Commonwealth).
until it changed hands to the Tri-
European makers to collect
ang group which brought out
The German firm of Märklin
still using the Hornby name.
various models for many years
(founded in 1859 in Göppingen) offered trains, rails and crossovers and points in various track widths at the 1891 Leipzig Fair. Bing (founded in 1863 in Nuremberg), Karl Bub (founded in 1851 in Nuremberg), Schoener (1875), Cerette (1866) and Kibri (founded in 1895 in Boblingen near Stuttgart, specialising in plastic moulds of model railway accessories). After the start of the 20th century, the two most important makers of model trains railways were the German firms of Märklin and Bing. The
English maker Frank Hornby Another well-known maker to jump onto the scene in the early 1900s was Frank Hornby (1863-1936). Hornby patented an invention in 1901 which he started production under the name of Mechanics Made Easy. The name Meccano Ltd was established in 1907. The industry could not have imagined how Hornby’s designs would influence the model railway hobby we know today.
competition between them caused both
Dating Meccano models
companies to produce a number of
Meccano factories very quickly grew
different systems. Bing developed what
in size and number and toy trains were
became the Nuremberg style which
introduced in 1920. They were powered
was mass produced and kept prices
by a clockwork motor made of metal
low. Marklin chose a different route
pressings and were held together with
with handcrafted pieces becoming very
Meccano nuts and bolts. During the
important to the company which made
1920s and 1930s Meccano Ltd was the
their prices quite high.
biggest toy manufacturer in Britain.
Hornby’s English rival As well as Hornby another leading English firm was Bassett-Lowke, founded 1898/99 in Northampton, and suppliers of model railway and model engineering systems until 1965. This firm also retailed other maker’s models under their Bassett-Lowke label. Their stock included the Bing 00 table top railways and in the 1930s Trix Express (Germany) 00 gauge.
Accessories to accompany the models Besides making the locomotives and rails, firms quickly started to make all manner of accessories related to railways such as stations, level crossings, lamps, signals and model people. A great hobby for all ages, model locomotives are extremely desirable collectors’ objects and will always be a sought-after ‘grown-ups’ toy to own. Jason Bridge, ‘Model trains: a moving collectable’, courtesy Antiques & Art in Qld
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Congratulations to the winner of Conundrum No. 49
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tiquette dictated that upper class ladies and gentlemen should carry a visiting card and the golden age of the visiting card as we know it today was the 19th century. In the United States they were named calling cards. There were strict customs and rules including appropriate visiting times, which was usually late morning between 11.30 am to 1 pm, and for specific purposes such as a courtesy call to present oneself as a new neighbour, or to congratulate on a special event such as an engagement or birthday. Cards often bore handwritten notations in code indicating the purpose of the visit. These notations were in French as until the 20th century this was held to be the language of etiquette; for example, p.c. (pour condoler - sympathy visit).
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Answers to Conundrum No. 49, which asked readers to match the correct name of the item or manufacturer to each of the items displayed 1. French Armoire 2. Chronometer 3. Marples brace 4. Silver quaiche 5. Stewart Devlin 6. Walnut credenza
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fairs & EVENTS for the diary
It is advised to call and confirm the date, venue, address, hours and entry fees to ensure up to date information as changes may occur after printing.
AUSTRALIA OCTOBER 20 25 - 27 until 27 26 30 30
NOVEMBER 7 – 10 10 14 21 until 24 22 24 25 26 28 30 - 1 Dec 30 - 1 Dec DECEMBER 6 7-8
NEW ZEALAND OCTOBER 19 - 20 20 26, 27 26, 27 NOVEMBER 2-3 10 10 10 17 24
Opening of Shaun Gladwell: Afghanistan (AWM travelling exhibition) @ McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery Langwarrin VIC www.mcclellandgallery.com Mt Eliza Art Show @ Moseley Drive Mt Eliza VIC www.mtelizaart.com Contemporary Wearables 13th biennial award exhibition of contemporary jewellery designs Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery Ruthven St Toowoomba QLD 07 4688 6652 www.toowoombaRC.qld.gov.au Opening of Modern Love: Fashion Visionaries from the FIDM Museum Los Angeles Bendigo Art Gallery www.modernlovebendigo.com Jayco Bendigo Cup Bendigo Visitor Centre Freecall: 1800 813 153 www.bendigotourism.com.au AAADA Seminar lecture 'What's in the workshop? Conservation & Restoration' Ben Stoner Antiques Chippendale NSW 02 9699 6166 www.aaada.org.au
Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival Bendigo Visitor Centre Freecall: 1800 813 153 / www.bendigotourism.com Double Bay Antiques Market Guilfoyle Park Bay St Double Bay NSW 10 am - 3 pm 02 9999 2226 / office@organicfoodmarkets.com.au AAADA Seminar lecture 'One lump or two Vicar? Taking tea in Europe from 1700' Michael A Greene Antiques Woollahra NSW 02 9328 1712 / www.aaada.org.au AAADA Seminar lecture 'Tiny tots: European miniature ceramics' Alan Landis Antiques Sydney Antique Centre NSW 0414 703 759 / www.aaada.org.au The art of Star Wars, Superheroes & Star Trek Silver K Fine Art 1092 High St Armadale VIC 03 9585 6567 / www.silverkgallery.com.au Opening of The Reveal: Designs for a new Gold Coast cultural precinct Gold Coast City Gallery 135 Bundall Rd Surfers Paradise QLD 07 5581 6567 / www.theartscentregc.com.au Melbourne Pen Show Malvern Town Hall Glenferrie Rd Malvern VIC www.melbpenshow.com.au Opening of Victorian Artists Society's Artist of the Year exhibition 430 Albert St East Melbourne 03 9662 1484 / www.victorianartistssociety.com.au Opening of Capital & Country: The Federation Years 1900-1914 Art Gallery of Ballarat www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au AAADA Seminar lecture 'Secrets of repairing silver-what goes on in the workshop' Jolyon Warwick James @ WJ Sanders Marrickville NSW 02 9557 0134 / www.aaada.org.au Gippsland Antiques & Collectables Fair Kernot Hall Princes Drive Morwell VIC 03 5122 2590 In-house stock sale Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings Cheltenham VIC 0419 329 886 / www.agod.com.au
Opening of Gold and the Incas National Gallery of Australia Canberra 02 6240 6411 / www.nga.com.au Queensland Antique Dealers Association 2013 Christmas Selling Exhibition Old Qld Museum Building 460 Gregory Tce Bowen Hills QLD 07 3891 1048 / www.qada.com.au
Titirangi Antique Fair 500 South Titirangi Rd, Titirangi 03 304 7172 / info@antiquefairs.co.nz Hamilton East Village street market Grey Street Hamilton East 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month 07 847 9855 / 07 847 1903 Nelson Antique Fair Trafalgar Centre Nelson 03 304 7172 / info@antiquefairs.co.nz Soundshell Market Rotorua Lakefront 07 332 5782
Antique fair Saint Michaels & All Angels School Hall, cnr Oxford Tce and Durham St Christchurch Retro Fair Alexander Park, Greenlane, Auckland 021 433 588 / 09 820 1900 / bmossong@usgi.co.nz Collectors Toy & Model Fair Auckland 489 Dominion Road, Auckland 09 2724648 / alwalters@xtra.co.nz Soundshell Market Rotorua Lakefront 07 332 5782 BlockHouse Bay Antiques and Collectables Fair 524 Blockhouse Bay Road, Auckland 09 445 1227 / hyattfam@xtra.co.nz. Proceeds towards the upkeep of Armanasco House Howick Antique And Collectables Fair 563 Pakuranga Road Howick 021609399 / finechinadi@ihug.co.nz
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OLD PARIS PORCELAIN The vast output of decorative and practical porcelain wares by the Paris factories ensures that collectors can always find something beautiful and affordable says Roy Williams
Anneau d’Or (ring of gold) basket and plate by John Nast, c. 1815. The small vase is 1830s. The large vase is a recent reproduction. Could you spot the difference at a crowded French market at dawn?
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ost people know the word Limoges, and will associate it with French porcelain. Few
will realize it is a region in France, including over 140 different factories. Some, such as Bernardaud, produce high quality luxury goods, while some devote themselves to making cheap souvenir ware, typically miniature pieces printed with frothy 18th century ladies on swings.
Porcelain factories in Paris A few factories existed here in the 18th century, taking advantage of the necessities of the ceramics industry: water, clay, wood for fuel, and canals and rivers for distribution of stock. Water and rail had a much higher survival rate for fragile china during cartage than road transport. However, the great boost to Limoges came with the wholesale destruction of old Paris in the 1860s and 1870s. Until the reconstruction of Paris into the substantially 19th century city we now admire, many porcelain factories were inside the walls of Paris. Second Empire Paris, with its wide boulevards and cafes was too expensive for many residents and industries, including the porcelain industry, which decamped to the Limoges region.
Identifying porcelain decorators Hard paste porcelain known as ‘Old Paris’, or Vieux Paris, is usually not marked. Most are unmarked and rarely identifiable through factory specific attributes such as handles or knob shapes etc. Some marked examples come from Dihl, Dogoty and Jacob Petit. A red crowned ‘A’ mark denotes the work of the rue Thiroux factory, which, under the patronage of Marie Antoinette, was allowed to use her cipher.
Pair of vases, probably made by Jean Népomucène Hermann Nast (France 1754-1817), c. 1820, hardpaste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels and gilding; h: 73 cm, w: 30.5 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Bequest of Miss Clara Endicott Sears. Photo © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Plantation houses such as Oak Alley, Laura, Houmas, etc, are filled with antebellum Old Paris porcelain. Napoleon’s first wife, the Empress Josephine, was a Creole; born and raised in a Creole sugar plantation on the nearby Caribbean island of Plate by Edouard D Honoré (France d. 1855), c. 1844, porcelain, transfer printed, gilded and painted © V&A
Martinique. She would have been raised surrounded by treasured vases, wash sets, dinnerware, perfume bottles etc in Vieux Paris. Ironically, it
End of Sèvres’ monopoly Sèvres being owned by the king,
Appreciated in the Deep South’s great antebellum homes
many other royals and aristocrats
My favourite cities are, naturally
were keen to have a porcelain factory
Melbourne, Paris and New Orleans.
of their own – an engaging hobby!
These last two are connected
This they could only do after Sèvres
intimately through Vieux Paris. First
relinquished its monopoly on
of all, the Creole plantations that
porcelain manufacture in the 1770s.
pepper Louisiana are all furnished in
Old Paris then spans the century from
the French style. The furniture is
the 1770s to the end of the Second
usually locally made but the silver
Empire (1870).
and porcelain are French imports.
The first factories were those of the king’s two brothers, the Dukes of Provence and Artois. In 1772, 37 manufacturers are known, but there were numerous independent decorators and retailers who must also be included in this category. The prestige and importance of the Paris porcelain manufactories has been overlooked due to the focus on Sèvres, the royal factory 16 miles into the leafy country from central Paris. Nevertheless, the first Napoleon was appreciative of the quality of Parismade porcelain and commissioned quantities of goods from Nast, Dagoty, Dihl and Neppel.
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was the rich and prominent Paris porcelain manufacturer Victor Schoelcher who persuaded the French government to end slavery in the French West Indies in 1848.
Seven-piece tea service by Darte Freres (Paris, France), early 19th century, gilded cobaltground set, decorated with classical themes. Courtesy New Orleans Auctions Galleries
Ewer and basin made by Duc d’Angoulême’s porcelain factory (Paris, France), c. 1781-1793, hard-paste porcelain with blue ground painted in gold © V&A. Gift of J.H. Fitzhenry
Rococo revival 1830s Jacob Petit clock case
Museum collections to visit While examples of Old Paris can be seen in the Louvre, Carnavalet and
very real health benefits. It could be scalded, while few utensils of the poor could be similarly disinfected.
The reward for getting up at dawn! Nevertheless, I did buy myself a
many other Paris museums, the
What not to do in Paris
largest and most comprehensive
While shopping in Paris do not ask
to extend a huge 1820s dinner set of
collection is at the New Orleans
for Vieux Paris or Old Paris (but do
my own. Yes, taking an apartment for
Museum of Art. This reflects the
drink domestic champagne!). To the
a month in Paris is always a good
central place of Old Paris porcelain in
French there is only Sèvres and
idea! The tureen jug and sugar box
the culture of old French colonies
antique porcelains made in Paris or
were found on a rain drizzled trestle
such as Louisiana.
Limoges. Alternatively, there is only
table at a flea market at Porte de
‘Foreign Muck’ of no serious
Vanves visited at daybreak. Vast
consequence, including that weird
amounts of money were handed over,
English hybrid, bone china.
and clearly the vendor was thrilled at
As crockery: practical and beautiful The reflective snow white porcelain,
Regrettably, royal and imperial
couple of pieces in Paris in September
this big sale as I was given a quarter
with its rich gilding, looked opulent
period porcelain is expensive in Paris
of a sheet of wet newspaper and an
by candlelight. It provided a luxury
and better bought in Australia.
old plastic bag in which I could wrap
that was more durable than most
Increasingly, the apparent 1830s vase
my treasures. This provision of any
home décor. The industrious tropical
at a French market stall will be a new
wrapping is very rare.
insects and the humidity was deadly
reproduction, and many tourists come
to furniture, textiles and paintings,
horribly to grief. Nearly all souvenirs
shop at the purchase price there
but as long as the mistress or a very,
of Paris, including the ones ‘picked
would probably be rioting in the 19th
very trusted slave washed the
up at a flea market’ or brocante, were
century boulevards of Clifton Hill.
porcelain, it was permanent. With the
made in China or India ‘last week’,
Fortunately, I buy most of my ancient
regular waves of disease that killed so
just as much as the endless scarves
French stock in Australia or the USA:
many thousands of the rich and poor
and handbags printed with an image
so much cheaper than in Paris! And
alike in the colonies, porcelain had
of the Eifel Tower.
think of all the carbon miles I save.
If I put these items for sale in my
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French spelter and slate eight day clock, c. 1850, in excellent condition. $1485
Dennis Ropar, Cowgirl, mixed media. $650
Button back leather upholstered executive desk chair. $1250
Tiffany style leadlight pendant. $485
Dakota nine pendant ceiling light fitting. $850 French walnut bonheur du jour five drawer desk, c. 1900, set on turned legs featuring a pull out tooled leather writing table. $2250
German timber cased striking clock. Fully serviced includes three month warranty. $600
Bevelled mirror set in gilt embossed floral decorated frame. $495
Robert Wilson, Old School House. $680
Set of ten Victorian style mahogany dining chairs featuring Trafalgar bar back, fully sprung, well upholstered. $3500
Rosewood concertina style card table, c. 1850, in good condition. $2250
Glebe Antique Centre Phone: +61 2 9550 3199 Fax: +61 2 9550 3833 Pair of contemporary Georgian style mahogany three drawer bedside cabinets on turned splayed legs. $550 each
Pair of solid brass occasional lamps with milk glass coolie shades. $495 each
88-90 Parramatta Road, Camperdown NSW 2050
French Louis XVI style marble topped walnut nightstand. $950
Two levels of quality furniture, lighting, jewellery, glass, porcelain and general collectables
Victorian oak carver chair with green leather (recent) upholstered seat. $750
Open 7 days 10am to 6pm Email: sales@glebeantiques.com.au Edwardian walnut extension table for eight, single leaf with winding mechanism and repolished top, set on turned legs fitted with original cup and porcelain casters. $3950
French Louis XV style oak draw leaf table to seat twelve, with parquetry top. $3250
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French Louis Philippe Comtoise clock, c. 1860, walnut case. $2650 English double pedestal mahogany desk made in London, c. 1850, fitted with Bramah locks and regency style brass handles, featuring ten graduating drawers, two cupboards, tooled leather writing surface; beautifully made and restored. $9850 Set of ten mahogany spoon back chairs of exceptional quality, c. 1860, strong solid construction carved cabriole legs fitted with brass casters to the front legs, serpentine fronts, leather upholstered seats. $6500 set
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Au s t ra l i an An t i q u e a n d Art Deal e rs A s s oc iat i on
The exacting art of
JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ Of ancient origin, this charming form of decoration is attracting increasing interest
Bowl, artist unknown, c. 1912-26, plique-à-jour, d: 13.7 cm. This enamelling technique with no backing, allows light through, so producing a stained glass effect © Fredric T. Schneider Bowl/vase by Hayashi Tanigor , c. 1905-25, basse-taille, h: 43.94 cm © Fredric T. Schneider
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Definition Cloisonné is the art of decorating metal vessels with designs formed
area of colour from another. As well as the technique itself,
by enamel poured into
the term covers pieces that
compartments (from the French
feature the cloisonné technique –
word ‘cloison’ partition) made by
initially small adorned pieces of
a network of metal bands on the
jewellery and fittings for clothing
object's surface which divide one
and weaponry.
MELODY AMSEL-ARIELI
reaching its peak toward the end of the 15th century when many pieces were produced in Jingtai Blue, a
Origins
B
elieved to have originated in the ancient Near East (a region extending from the eastern shores of the
Mediterranean Sea to present-day
shade named for Jingtai (1428-1457), seventh Ming dynasty emperor. Over time, other innovative enamel compositions, colours and wire working techniques evolved as well.
Above left: Tray by Namikawa So¯suke, c. 1900, wireless with wired cloisonné greenery, w: 20.32 cm © Fredric T. Schneider Above right: Silver wire vase by Hayashi Chuzo of Hayashi Company, c. 1900, decorated with doves resting in a tree above blossoming chrysanthemums, impressed mark on underside © Matthew Baer
elements, nail covers, door pulls,
Afghanistan), as cloisonné spread to
From China to Japan
samurai sword fittings and guards,
the Roman Empire, it developed into
The Chinese cloisonné technique
components of writing sets and
more complex designs, often created
reached Japan in the 1830s when
water droppers.
against gold backgrounds.
former samurai Kaji Tsunekichi
Japanese cloisonné went on to gain
(1803-1883) of Nagoya, acquired a
great popularity during the 1850s
Byzantine and Celtic craftsmen, as
sample then created his own. His
when, after over 200 years of
exemplified in the 12th century
work featured Chinese motifs and
isolationism, Japanese makers
masterpiece of the Pala d’Oro in St
colour schemes outlined by extensive
showcased their arts and crafts in
Mark’s, Venice, this exacting art
wiring that, in addition to preserving
world fairs and exhibitions. As
reached China during the Yuan
colour integrity during firing, formed
demand for exotic Japanese art swept
dynasty (1271-1368) while the
an integral part of their design.
through Europe and America,
Successfully employed by
country was under Mongol rule.
As in China, cloisonné in Japan
There it embellished furnishings in
initially adorned small objects such
Chinese temples and palaces,
as temple and palace architectural
cloisonné production soared. Most of the greatest pieces, which feature pleasing images realised
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Vase by Kumeno Teitaro (c. 1850-1899), decorated with iris motif using ginbari technique, impressed mark on underside. Ginbari technique involves textured silver foil wrapped around the metal body and wire before the transparent enamel is applied © Matthew Baer
through superb precious metal wirework, fine enamel technique, and balanced form, were produced during the Meiji dynasty (1868-1912) through the Taisho era (1912-1926) for international markets.
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Silver wire floral vase by Ota Hiroaki, impressed mark on the underside © Matthew Baer
Moriage Moriage is a technique in which successive layers of enamel are fired repeatedly against smooth grounds to create the realistic, raised motifs believed to have been inspired by
Western influence on traditional wares
protuberant enamel work displayed by
By the late 1870s, Japanese cloisonné
Exposition Universelle.
artists, influenced by exposure to
Noted artisans
Western artists at the 1900 Paris
Factory in Nagoya in 1880, first exhibited Japanese examples of subtly shaded, raised moriage motifs at the Osaka Domestic Exposition in 1903. Kyoto-based Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), who initially favoured stylised botanical and geometric forms, for example, later won national and international recognition for
Western art, created trays, incense
Master craftsmen Kawade
his novel semi-transparent
boxes, tea pots, jars, and brush holders
Shibataro (1856-c. 1921) and
mirror black enamel ground,
in innovative, more intensely hued,
Ando Jubei (1856-?), founder of
intricate designs and superb,
luminous, mirror-finished enamels.
the prolific Ando Cloisonné
tight wirework.
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Pieces created at the Nagoya Cloisonné Company in Tokyo, under the leadership of Namikawa So¯ suke (1847-1910), were famed for their pleasing forms, intense and luminous hues, fine enamelling and mixed wired/wireless creations. So¯suke perfected the technique of cloisonné without wires wherein porcelain-like ‘wireless’ cloisonné featured exquisite, muted, graduated
Identifying Japanese motifs Most Japanese cloisonné, including vases, incense boxes, tea pots, and brush holders, for example, feature traditional, stylised motifs of fireflies, gold fish, dragons, cherry trees, or cascading wisteria. Their gold or silver wirework, which may vary in shape, width, or intricacy, may
resemble brushstrokes, complement their themes, or be omitted altogether. Their graduated, speckled, transparent, or translucent enamels may adorn multi-coloured, graduated, matte, or embossed-foil glossy grounds. With so many artistic options, no two pieces of Japanese cloisonné are exactly alike.
Incense box by Hayashi Kodenji, c. 1905, cloisonné with sculpted wire, d: 6.35 cm © Fredric T. Schneider
effects resembling oil paintings. Many other artists like Gonda Hirosuke (1865-1937), Hayashi Kodenji (1828-1887), his son Hayashi Kodenji II (18591922), Takeuchi Chubei and those at the Tameshio Studio, also produced highly desirable cloisonné pieces.
Shift in quality Extensive cloisonné production continued until the approach of World War II. Then quality declined, with cheap cloisonné ashtrays and teacups flooding the market. After the war, artistic production revived slowly. Only Nagoya’s award-winning Ando Cloisonné, the country’s only remaining Meiji era cloisonné company and was appointed by the Imperial Household around 1900 as the official supplier of cloisonné
Thickly enamelled copper box by Ando © Matthew Baer
objects for imperial gifts – produces traditional cloisonné enamels today. Despite their youth, some Ando pieces produced in the 1950s and 60s are quite desirable.
Images © Fredric T. Schneider, The Art of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel: History, Techniques and Artists, 1600 to the Present (McFarland Press, 2010) Images courtesy Matthew Baer www.ivorytowerantiques.com
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TEA SETS designed for
TEMPTING TREATS
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n 1995 Carol Hansen from Déja Vu in Mosman, Sydney – now since gone – published a wonderful recipe book celebrating the English
tradition of taking afternoon tea. Titled Tea and Sympathy, the glorious cakes and biscuits are displayed on tablewares designed by legendary figures of the 20th century, Clarice Cliff and Suzie Cooper. Selected for this issue is a recipe contributed by French restaurateur
Dany Chouet ‘midwife of modern Australian cuisine’ who made Australia her home for more than 30 years before returning to the Périgord region of south west France. Her recipe for this light sponge cake, which can be dated back to the 18th century, anticipates the warm summer ahead and should inspire collectors to use their crockery. As noted in the book, Susie Cooper maintained that her wares were to be used, not tucked away.
Biscuit de Savoie ‘Madeleine’ INGREDIENTS 4 eggs separated 150 g (3/4 cups) sugar zest 1 lemon 100 g (3/4 cup) plain flour pinch salt pinch sugar METHOD Preheat oven to 180o C. Butter 30 x 24 cm cake tin and sprinkle with sugar. Alternately, a traditional Bundt pan can be used for a more decorative effect. Whisk egg yolks, half the castor sugar and lemon zest until white and foamy. Add flour and mix well. Whisk egg whites with a pinch of salt and half the sugar until very stiff. Gently fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove cake from mould when lukewarm. Serve with summer berries. Reference Carole Hansen, Tea and Sympathy. Fabulous cakes on art deco plates, William Heinemann Australia 1995, p. 34
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Porsche 356 by Quiralu (France) c.1957, boxed, almost mint condition $350
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Camberwell Antique Centre Hornby Series O Gauge Nestles Milk Tank Wagon 1936-39 $495
Mr Mercury Robot made by Yonezawa Toys (Japan), marketed by Louis Marx c. 1963, b/op $850
Schuco Elektro Synchromatic 5700 Packard Hawk (Germany) c.1958, complete with box in excellent condition
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Ausburg, 1928
Early morning, Pemberton, WA, 1930
HOPPÉ British photography's missing link German-born British photographer Emil Otto HoppÊ (1878-1972) was one of the most important art and documentary photographers of the modern era
William Lane, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, 1930
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Friedrichshafen, 1928
Factory worker, Berlin, 1928
T
he many exhibitions of his portrait work concentrated on figures in literature, the arts and politics. His many
famous subjects included George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, A.A. Milne, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Vaslav
Vita Sackville-West, 1916
Hoppé published many books and
Queen Mother, 1923
76 years, he decided to sell five
travelled to many different countries
decades of his photos to a London
making a comprehensive photographic
picture library. Unfortunately this
portrayal of each – including
resulted in his work being
Romania, North America, Cuba,
accidentally obscured from photo-
Jamaica, the West Indies, United
historians and therefore from photo-
Kingdom, Germany, India, Ceylon,
history itself.
Indonesia, Singapore, Malaya, Africa,
It was not until the mid-1990s
Bavaria, Poland, and Czechoslovakia,
when the Pasadena-based museum
as well as New Zealand and Australia.
services company Curatorial
In each country his subjects covered
Assistance extracted the Hoppé
the natural and man-made landscapes,
Collection from the picture library
including 'street photographs' featuring
after over a decade of conservation,
people in their everyday environments.
cataloguing and digitising. After
portrait photographers of the time and
Gift for observation
working and examining the archived
is reported to have made over 600
His talent for documentation was
portraits during one year alone. As
further revealed in the incredible
well as being one of the most
body of work covering Germany's
renowned portrait photographers of
industrial build-up. During frequent
his day, he was also a brilliant travel
trips there between 1925 and 1938,
and landscape photographer.
Hoppé's sensitivity to the inherent
Artistic background & connections
militarism as well as the examination
Nijinsky and the dancers of the Ballets Russes, Queen Mary, King George, Richard Strauss, Rudyard Kipling, Aldous Huxley, Albert Einstein, Virginia Woolf, Henry James and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He was one of the most sought after
Following his schooling in Munich and drawing lessons from watercolorist Hans von Bartels (1856-1913), Hoppé moved to London in 1900. He met and
of mechanised landscapes, depicting man and machine, resulted in some of the most powerful industrial photos ever created. His portrayal of the enormous infrastructures – including Graf Zeppelin, Krupps,
was inspired by British photographer
Siemens, Continental Tire, coal mines
John Cimon Warburg (1867-1931) in
in the Rhur and Essen, and the
1903 and in that same year, was
aircraft factories in Hanover and
admitted as a member of the Royal
Desau – is unparalleled. Such
Photographic Society where, over the
mechanised landscapes became a
next four years, he regularly exhibited.
favourite subject for Hoppé who was
In 1909 he co-founded the London Salon of Photography and joined Sir Benjamin Stone (1838-
interested in its potential for modernist abstraction.
1918) to represent Great Britain at
Body of work entombed
the International Exhibition of
However Hoppé's impressive body of
Photography at Dresden.
work was literally entombed when, at
materials, the international team of curators and photo-historians all agreed that Hoppé was the missing link in early photo-modernism that connects the better known American innovators to the lesser known photopioneers of Britain and Europe. Pushing the boundaries of conventional modernism, Hoppé was also responsible for introducing elements of typology, seriality and sequence that would end up dominating photographic practice. Although, during his time, his artistic success rivalled those of his peers, Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), Edward Steichen (1879-1973) and Walker Evans (1903-1975), it was the discovery of the archive which confirmed his deserved reputation as Britain's most influential international photographer between 1907 and 1939. Further reading www.eohoppe.com/bio.html www.eohoppe.co.uk
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Fine 19th century bronze lion and recumbent putto figure group on a verde antico marble and gilt metal base, c. 1830
Royal Worcester reticulated and gilt decorated two handled vase by George Owen dated 1908
French striking 8 day Sienna marble mantle clock garniture with gilt brass columns and enamel zodiac dial, c. 1900
Pair sterling silver ‘Cymric’Art Nouveau candlesticks designed by Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., Birmingham, 1903
William IV mahogany patent library armchair with reclining action and sliding foot support, c. 1830, by George Minter, London
Tiffany Art Nouveau gold iridescent Favrille peacock decorated epergne, c. 1910
Fine Regency sterling silver and cut crystal centrepiece with lion mask mounts and ornamental floral centre, Birmingham 1809 by Matthew Boulton
19th century Italian bronze figure of Narcissus after the antique, c. 1890
Charles II sterling silver seal top spoon, London 1675 by William Cary
19th century Russian icon with silver and enamel oklad depicting St Vasilis and St Nadegda, Moscow, c. 1880
Fine Victorian inlaid walnut Davenport with brass gallery and tooled leather insert, c. 1850
Victorian sterling silver crested and floral engraved tea kettle on stand, London 1853 by Smith and Nicholson
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Brasac enterprises One of a set of five framed photographs selected by Max Dupain from amongst his favourites, for sets of limited edition prints published for the Royal Blind Society in the late 1980s. Set of five framed $2,500. Individual $600 each.
Sunbaker, 1937
Moonflower, 1982
Girard Perregaux 9 ct white gold stainless steel case back 17 jewel $2750
Interior Elizabeth Bay House, 1978
At Toowoon Bay, 1985
Blue Gum Forest, c. 1940
International Watch Company 18 ct gold, c. 1970, $3950
24 Jewel VGOC 31198614 case 168018, 18 ct gold Omega Constellation c. 1971 $3800
Of the three nine piece sterling silver tea sets made by Garrard & Co London in honour of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, this is the only known surviving example. Hallmarked Garrard & Co London 1953/54, weight approximately 11 kilos
Omega Seamaster 14 ct c. 1960s $1895
Longines Admiral 10 k gold filled c. 1965 $2295
Gerrard Perregaux gyromatic, original band, c. 1960 $1295
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GOODWOOD IN WEST SUSSEX is French heritage and English history intertwined The present Duke of Richmond is also the Duke of Aubigny in France. How did this come about?
Henri Gascars (1635–1701), Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth and Aubigny, depicted as Venus, with her son Charles, first Duke of Richmond, painted as Cupid, c. 1673, oil on canvas, 137 x 112 cm
JAMES PEILL EXPLORES THE HERITAGE OF ONE OF ENGLAND’S FINEST STATELY HOMES
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t all started with a romance. Louise René de Penancoët de Keroualle was a young French aristocrat from Brittany who became the mistress of
King Charles II. Together, they had a son who was given a plethora of titles including Duke of Richmond and Lennox. As a young man, the first duke rented and then bought Goodwood as a base from which to hunt with the fashionable Charlton Hunt, the earliest recorded fox hunt in the country. When Charles II died in 1685, Louise returned to France, taking with her two ships filled with treasures from her Whitehall apartment. Twelve years earlier, Louise had been granted the ancient Stuart estate at Aubigny-sur-Nère, east of Orléans and in 1684 she was made Duchess of Aubigny. The estate included the Château of La Verrerie where Louise lived happily for nearly 50 years. When she died in 1734, it passed to her grandson, the second Duke of Richmond
them into a beautiful neoclassical
(who also became Duke of Aubigny) and
drawing room in the new wing he had
it remained in the family until 1841.
designed for the duke.
The second duke was a considerable patron of the arts. A patron of
Special Sèvres commission
Canaletto, he rebuilt Richmond House
While in Paris, the third Duke of
in London and enlarged Goodwood
Richmond also commissioned a superb
under the direction of Roger Morris
Sèvres green and blue dessert service
and Matthew Brettingham.
with a matching green tea and coffee
Designing rooms to accommodate French arts
service, the teapot being unusually large.
Part of the Sèvres tea service, 1765–66, commissioned by the third Duke of Richmond when he was British ambassador in Paris
The Château of La Verrerie, Aubigny, once owned by the Dukes of Richmond and home to Louise de Keroualle for almost 50 years
Artists from the Sèvres factory came to the Richmond’s Paris residence and
Strong links with France were maintained
copied the birds from George Edwards’
by the third Duke of Richmond who was
Natural History of Birds borrowed from
sent as British Ambassador in 1765.
the library at Goodwood. It was the first
While he was there, Louis XV presented
time real birds had been painted on
him with a magnificent set of four
Sèvres porcelain. The service is marked
Gobelins tapestries showing scenes from
1765 and 1766 and is very unusual in
the story of Don Quixote, the deluded
being decorated in both blue and green.
Spanish knight of Cervantes’ novel. They
The Tapestry Drawing Room showing some of the Gobelins tapestries given by Louis XV to the third Duke of Richmond in 1766 when he was the British ambassador
The third Duke also purchased several
were brought back to Goodwood where
handsome vases including three painted
the architect, James Wyatt, incorporated
with military scenes and a number in the
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The Egyptian Dining Room Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723– 1792), Charles, third Duke of Richmond, 1758, oil on canvas, 126 x 97 cm
Edwardian era, the Egyptian Dining
the French manner. As well as the
Room was completely dismantled, with
Tapestry Drawing Room, the third duke
every Egyptian motif eradicated. In the
made further additions to Goodwood. The
1990s, the Earl and Countess of March
magnificent stable block was built by Sir
decided to recreate the room.
William Chambers in 1757.
Spoils of war on show
In the early 1800s, following a disastrous fire in 1791 at Richmond
Napoleon’s campaign chair, given as a trophy of war by the Duke of Wellington to the fourth Duke and Duchess of Richmond after the Battle of Waterloo
House in London, two new wings were added on to the house to display the art collection that had been saved; here, English furniture sits happily alongside French furniture below family portraits and pictures collected on the Grand Tour.
After the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, the Duke of Wellington gave the fourth Duke and Duchess of Richmond several trophies of war, including Napoleon’s campaign chair, as a thank you for hosting the famous ball in Brussels a few days before the battle.
James Wyatt who also designed the
French heritage in family motto
celebrated Kennels (for the fox hounds)
Today, the family’s French heritage is
fashionable neoclassical taste. His
and various lodges around the estate.
perhaps best remembered by the family
patronage of the Sèvres factory makes
Egyptian Dining Room rebuilt after destruction in Edwardian era
motto En La Rose Je Fleurie (I flourish in
The architect for the new wings was
him England’s greatest patron of Sèvres porcelain. Today, the porcelain is on display in the Card Room at Goodwood.
French furniture for an English household
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tapestries which are set into the walls in
There are many French books in the libraries at Goodwood. These include Baron Dominique Vivant Denon’s Planches du Voyages dans la Basseet la
the rose). The motto was first adopted by Louise de Keroualle and refers to the Lennox rose, instantly taking one back through time to the fifteenth century and the age of chivalry when John Stuart and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of the Earl of Lennox, were granted lands
There are many pieces of French furniture
Haute Egypte. Denon was one of the
at Goodwood including a grand suite of
artists Napoleon had taken with him on
gilt wood seat furniture by Louis
his Egyptian campaign and his book was
Visiting Goodwood
Delanois, which retains its original Lyons
first printed in French in 1802. After
The House is open to visitors from March
cut-velvet upholstery and two commodes,
Nelson’s victory at the Battle of the Nile
to October, simply drop by on one of your
one stamped by Couturier and Moreau,
in 1798, the Egyptian style had suddenly
days out in West Sussex. More at
the other in the manner of Bury. Much of
become the height of fashion in England
www.Goodwood.com.
the French furniture is displayed in the
and the Egyptian Dining Room was
Tapestry Drawing Room against the
created soon afterwards with James Wyatt
backdrop of the third duke’s Gobelins
using Denon’s book as a source. In the
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and properties at Aubigny.
Courtesy James Peill, ‘Goodwood: French heritage and English history intertwined’ World of Antiques and Art, edition 85, pages 48-51
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standard Italian walnut coffer, c. 1880s
English silver plated writing desk set with figural ruby glass vase, c. 1880 Bohemian malachite glass vase decorated in deep relief with maidens beneath grape vines, c. 1930s
Noel Jack Counihan (1913-1986), Untitled (nude study), charcoal on paper, 26.4 x 29.5 cm
Fine set of five French Louis XV oak chairs with caned backs and seats Royal Worcester figurines ‘Water Carriers’, modelled by James Hadley, c. 1898, Female h: 23 cm Male h: 25 cm
Exquisite cobalt blue glass lined jewel box with key gilt finished with enamelling and porcelain floral decoration in relief
Fine French 19th century walnut keyhole desk set on carved cabriole legs fitted with four drawers and brass ormolu escutcheons, h: 76 cm l: 150 cm d: 86 cm Lovely French terracotta figure, signed ‘T. Bess’, 27 x 26 cm
French Louis XV style night stand, rouge marble top fitted with one drawer and unusual curved marble interior cupboard, h: 85 cm w: 43 cm d: 37 cm
French Louis XV style two tier floral marquetry pedestal table with brass mounts, h: 75 cm w: 50 cm French Brittany style oak hall bench with storage, h: 99 cm w: 106 cm
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Ivory carved figurine on a carved timber stand
Late Victorian hand blown and enamelled green glass ewer with applied clear glass handle, c. 1895
Superb 19th century light from France with wrought iron frame, leadlight shades, brass reservoirs and Hinks patent duplex oil burners, c. 1887 Oversized Italian decorative charges signed ‘Pasquali Cappelli Napoli’, h: 500 cm
French Louis XV style carved armchairs set on cabriole legs
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Antique French buffet in rosewood on oak with rouge marble top, h: 95.6 cm w: 122 cm d: 60 cm
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Three piece lounge suite, immaculate original upholstery, gold gilded timber framework consisting of 3 seater settee and 2 armchairs
French antique ladder back carvers with rush seats
Faux bamboo shaving stand
Large French walnut Louis XV style bookcase bevelled glass to doors with adjustable shelves, h: 185 cm w: 132 cm
French oak oval extension table, superb detailed carving on a four footed central pedestal, h: 72 cm l: 127 cm w: 108 cm
Stunning French Louis XVI style buffet, white and grey marble top, inlaid walnut and burr walnut with bevelled back mirror and brass ormolu mounts, h: 208 cm w: 149 cm d: 55 cm
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noticeBOARD Geelong Galley’s Friends events Enjoy the first Friday of the month with Friends. These interesting talks are fundraising events for the Friends of the Gallery and begin at 10.30 am with coffee, tea and scones before an illustrated lecture at 11.00 am. No bookings required.
collectables, vintage fashions and antiques from Europe and the USA. www.dirtyjanes.com
Antiques market day for Sydney’s eastern suburbs
Wollombi expansion
The Double Bay Antiques Market will
Longbarn is expanding their
create a happy community hub for
operations to Wollombi in the Hunter
browsing the lovely offerings of a
Valley to complement their outlets in
bygone age on the second Sunday of
Braidwood. Their new shop,
every month in the beautiful surrounds
Longbarn at the Gate Gallery, will
of Guilfoyle Park, right in the heart of
also stock pieces with a rustic flavour
Double Bay. Starting 10 November, it
sourced from France.
will run between 10 am and 3 pm.
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Stallholders interested on joining the market can call 02 9999 2226 for a booking form. www.organicfoodmarkets.com.au
New research on typewriters Canadian Martin Howard, a keen collector of antique typewriters, together with Norman Ball, the former archivist and curator at the
Collecting and decorating trends in England
Canada Museum of Science and Technology, are working on a book
The October Decorative Antiques &
about the world’s first typewriters.
Textile fair turned to the ‘industrial’
Another project is the history of
look for their foyer display. The blend of
typewriters as part of a full-length
Centenary Antique Centre is having a
unfussy metal and natural wood pieces
documentary on typewriters. Famous
celebratory birthday sale in
were chosen to demonstrate how the
people who still use typewrites have
November where there will discounts
integrity and character of original
also been interviewed, including Tom
on many items throughout the store.
industrial design is relevant in today’s
Hanks, Sam Sheppard, John Mayer
While there pop in to their Old
fashionable interiors and spaces. The
and the Pulitzer Prize winning author
Grocery Store Museum.
designers chose street and station
David McCullough. For more
www.centenarycentre.com.au
lighting, original shop and factory
information email
fittings, mill and warehouse furniture.
martin@antiquetypewriters.com
Southern Highlands shopping Dirty Janes Emporium in Bong Bong Street, Bowral, is opening a cafe in their antique market area which is home to 60 plus dealers. Source
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Archaeological finds continue In the northern Anatolian province of Tokat’s ancient city of Komana a church that is estimated to date back to between Charles Eames delivering the ‘Sample Lesson’ lecture to students at UCLA in 1952 © 2013 Eames Office LLC (eamesoffice.com)
the 10th and 12th centuries has been
Share the history of your area
unearthed, the architectural pieces with
A large collection of job sheets, photos
flower designs are unique to Byzantium.
and drawings from former sign firm
The high-quality wall paintings indicate
Lewis & Skinner, rescued from a
in 1952 at the University of
that this was probably an important
Footscray demolition site can be
Georgia and at U.C.L.A.
structure. Source:
accessed and explored at
www.hermanmiller.com/why.html
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www.lewisandskinner.com, the site set up by Victoria University researcher Dr Stefan Schutt. Visitors are encouraged to contribute to the ongoing research in any of the locations mentioned, especially if they know something about the history of the location. ‘Hand-painted signs are reminders of lives long forgotten or
New Australian auction site Tony Philips from Philips Auctions advises that that a new website australianauctionreview.com.au carrying the latest in auction news and reviews for Australian auction sales has recently been launched. It is fully supported by Victorian auction houses.
Textile Museum’s new learning centre
destroyed by social and economic change. These signs tell us how old inner-urban communities used to live, shop, travel, eat and meet,’ said Dr Schutt.
The Herman Miller Archive unearths a lost moment in design history The digital platform Why is rich with material from and about the legendary
From the smell of an oily rag to an investor’s prize A single owner collection of classic Japanese bikes offered at Bonham’s annual sale at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show in October is a sharp reminder that vintage bikes are prized and highly valuable such as the 1974 Kawasaki 500cc H1-RW 500cc triple valued between £60,000 and £70,000. Japanese Grand Prix motorcycles from the 1970s are exceptionally rare having been either scrapped or consigned to museums.
The grant from the Institute of
figures in post-war American design.
Museum and Library Services’s
Look for ‘Lesson Learned’ which
Bargains in Annandale
FY2013 Museums for America
examines a newly restored set of
Sydney’s Eliza Jane Antiques is
program of US$88,364 will support the
audio interviews with Charles Eames,
closing down and is offering up to
design of an interactive learning centre
George Nelson and Alexander Girard
50% off all items without exception.
for the Textile Museum’s new location
by Mildred Friedman, the influential
They are specialists in antique
opening in 2014 on the campus of the
design curator of the Walker Art
lighting and have in among their
George Washington University (GW).
Center from 1969 to 1992. Two
stock French art deco lights. More at
The learning centre will introduce
decades earlier, they had all
www.elizajaneantiques.com.au
audiences of all ages to the techniques
participated in the development of an
and materials used to create textiles, as
arts-education program that never got
well as the cultures that make and use
past the first lecture – ‘The Sample
textiles around the globe.
Lesson’, as it became known. It was a groundbreaking multimedia presentation that combined slides, film, voice-over, the smells of incense and baking bread. It caused a sensation when it was presented
Melbourne Pen Show being held at
Bendigo Art Gallery celebrates 126 years
Malvern Town Hall on 24 November.
Unique and rarely seen items are on
that American born Lewis Waterman
show in Art for the people: Bendigo
(1837-1901) patented what is considered
Art Gallery 1887-2013, an exhibition
the first practical fountain pen in 1874.
www.melbpenshow.com. Did you know
that traces the numerous transformations the gallery has undergone since its establishment in 1887 when it was originally called Sandhurst Fine Art Gallery. Through
involved come to life, from the founders, benefactors and donors to community minded supporters. The exhibition is on show at the Post Office Gallery until 27 January 2014. www.bendigoartgallery.com.au
Conservation lessons In Langwarrin, McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery’s Made to last: The conservation of art (until 2 Feb 2014) provides a behind the scenes look at conservation with demonstrations on how material can behave over time and under different environments. Exhibits include woodblock prints, altered ceramics, plants on shelves and objects in unusual material such as raspberry lollies. www.mcclellandgallery.com
High prices for stamps The top sale by stamp auction house Zurich Asia of rare stamps, philatelic treasures and works of art held in Hong Kong was a horizontal pair imperforate-between variety of 1885 Small Dragon 1 candarin which achieved US$119,171. Only two pairs of this great rarity has been recorded and the present example boasts the brightest colour and features fresh mint with much original gum.
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Light and Land: Designers and Makers in Western Australia 1829-1969, unearthed more information about
ever work in WA. What is most
off Cape Cod the Whydah was
surprising is that only a few pieces are
originally an English slave ship and
identified as his work. One piece is a
then the flagship of the pirate ‘Black
table now in the collection of the
Sam’ Bellamy who together with all
National Gallery of Australia.
men on board, except two, died in
Colonial cupboard for sale
1717 when the Whydah sank in a storm. In Provinceton, MA, many of the discovered objects are on display at the Whydah Pirate Shipwreck Museum, which is described as ‘a unique showcase for what underwater
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material for her new book Inspired by
Discovered by Barry Clifford in 1984
research.’ More at
writing equipment will be on offer at the
Dorothy Erickson, while researching
Joseph Hamblin (1820-1899), one of the
painstaking historical and scientific
All manner of collectables relating to
More research on WA craftsmen
First documented pirate shipwreck
exploration can accomplish through
Melbourne fair for pen enthusiasts
In conjunction with the exhibition Realms of Wonder (Oct 13-Jan 14) at the AGSA is a free workshop on how to drape and wear the sari. It is being held 7 December and as places are limited, booking is essential. Call 08 8207 7035 /agsabookings@artgallery.sa.gov.au
historical objects and archival material the stories about the people
Sari wrapping
most accomplished cabinetmakers to
Simpson’s Antiques has for sale a rare early colonial cedar corner cupboard in original condition. The piece was made in Tasmania after 1820 and the two blind opening doors are designed in the form of a 6 panel cottage door. More details at simpson@casuarinapress.com.au
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Toy automobile 422 Bedford van made by Corgi Toys 1960-62 with box, in excellent condition $395 Antique Toyworld Camberwell VIC 03 9882 9997
Toy automobile 6 light limousine by Bing c. 1920s, clockwork, adjustable steering, excellent condition $1495 Antique Toyworld Camberwell VIC 03 9882 9997
Schuco 1502 Express Service Station 1962-66 and clockwork Mirakocar 1001 with box $495 Antique Toyworld Camberwell VIC 03 9882 9997
clocks
Meccano No.2 constructor car c. 1930s, with additional alternate guards and rear shroud $1495 Antique Toyworld Camberwell VIC 03 9882 9997
Hornby No. 1 ‘Wayside’ Station c. 1932 with box, in very good condition $295 Antique Toyworld Camberwell VIC 03 9882 9997
Victorian cast iron mantle clock c. 1880, imitation marble effect and brass fittings, 26 x 41 x 19 cm $350 Antique Effects Ballarat VIC 03 5331 3119 Copper cased wall clock made Columbia USA for International Business Machines Co, patented July 1919, diam: 40 cm $770 Patrick Davey Antiques Malvern VIC 03 9822 1830
French mantle clock c. 1880 $495 Seanic Antiques Newport VIC 03 9391 6134
General Electric Bakelite wall clock c.1930s, diam: 37 cm $495 Patrick Davey Antiques Malvern VIC 03 9822 1830
French brass pillar/mounted black marble clock c. 1890, porcelain dial, 8 day striking movement with key, 48 x 46 x 46 x 16 cm $800 Brunswick Street Antiques Fitzroy VIC 03 9416 3093
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accessories
Pair of leather driving gloves c. 1915 $38 Collectors’ Cottage Newcastle NSW 02 4389 1922
Glomesh (Australia) clutch purse c.1980, converts to a shoulder or sling handbag in unused mint condition with the original box and tag $110 Lucite handbag made Columbia USA c. 1950, with double chrome tubular swags to front and rear, chrome fittings, with fitted purse an elasticised compartment, fully lined $395
Collectors’ Cottage Newcastle NSW 02 4389 1922
Online Antiques Harcourt VIC 0407 321 865
Egyptian revival style cane made France c. 1930, original horn ferrule, scrimshaw / carved bone handle, turned brass / bronze collar with larger top lip and machine decoration to middle and lower edge, palisander wood shaft $525 Online Antiques Harcourt VIC 0407 321 865
miscellaneous
Gladstone (doctor’s style) c. 1940 flap-over bag / case in a faux crocodile print $75 Collectors’ Cottage Newcastle NSW 02 4389 1922
Marcasite and silver (800 standard) square watch by Milus (Swiss) c. 1940, suspended from a marcasite and silver fern design brooch $475 Pastimes Antiques Camperdown NSW 02 9550 5554
‘Cylinda’ ware cruet set designed by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton (Denmark) 1964, polished stainless steel $78 Collectors’ Cottage Newcastle NSW 02 4389 1922
Peters Ice Cream enamel sign c. 1950, 57 x 178 cm $350 Antique Effects Ballarat VIC 03 5331 3119
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miscellaneous Stereo Graphoscope probably made by Abraham & Co (Liverpool, England) c. 1870, in figured walnut, includes 140 viewer cards $850 Nostalgia Antiques Pty Ltd Thornbury VIC 03 9480 3745 Cast iron hot water fountain manufactured by T. Holecroft & Son (England) c. 1880, 55 x 31 cm $295 Nostalgia Antiques Pty Ltd Thornbury VIC 03 9480 3745
Cast iron Salter household scales $45 Nostalgia Antiques Pty Ltd Thornbury VIC 03 9480 3745
Set of four anodised aluminium tumblers in leather case with original bottle opener c. 1950s-60s $58 Collectors’ Cottage Newcastle NSW 02 4389 1922
Boxed set of 6 McArthur Stokes 18/8 mini splayds c. 1970 $45 Collectors’ Cottage Newcastle NSW 02 4389 1922
Cartocraft Physical Political 12 inch globe by Denoyer Geppert Co (Chicago USA) c. 1959, 43 x 30 cm $660 Patrick Davey Antiques Malvern VIC 03 9822 1830
French walnut aneroid barometer with thermometer c. 1890, featuring Louis XVIth style carvings, 75 x 28 cm $550 Page Antiques Canterbury VIC 03 9880 7433
glass
Rene Lalique Muguet pattern opalescent bowl c. 1931, diam: 23 cm, acid etched signature to base $2950 Yande Meannjin Antiques Narangba QLD 07 3886 6037
Malachite glass basket made in Czechoslovakia c. 1930, 16 x 14 cm $595 Pastimes Antiques Camperdown NSW 02 9550 5554
Crown Crystal (Australia) carnival glass master bowl in marigold with the impressed kiwi design, made for the Christchurch Exhibition in 1929, h: 7 x diam: 24 cm $3500 Yande Meannjin Antiques Narangba QLD 07 3886 6037
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Glass vase by Nick Wirdnam, h: 22 cm, signature to base $350 Retro Active Northcote VIC 03 9489 4566
Pair of Iittala (Finland) 9 ring ‘Festivo’ textured glass candlesticks designed by Tomo Sarpanevo c. 1970 $115 Collectors’ Cottage Newcastle NSW 02 4389 1922
Wedgwood (King’s Lynn) glass, five disc ‘Sheringham’ candlestick designed by Ronald Stennett Willson c.1970, h: 28 cm $145 Collectors' Cottage Newcastle NSW 02 4389 1922
Murano Seguso mezza filigrana cat sculpture c. 1960, 25 x 10 x 6 cm $325 New Norfolk Antiques TAS 03 6261 1636
lamps Pair brass lamps c. 1930 of Moorish design with green marbled/brown veined glass shades, made in USA $850 Prism Original Lighting Pty Ltd Ashburton VIC 03 9885 8762 Five pendant lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen (Denmark) c. 1960 $595 T21 Tyabb VIC 0431 193 139
Art Deco style bone china sitting polar bear lamp, Australia, h: 24 cm $120 Patrick Davey Antiques Malvern VIC 03 9822 1830
Art Deco Bakelite and gilt metal sentinel lamp by Chase (USA) c. 1940 $850 Tarran Court Pty Ltd trading as Online Antiques Harcourt VIC 0407 321 865
Chrome yacht and lighthouse lamp made by G & Co (USA) c. 1930-40, h: 41 cm $895 Tarran Court Pty Ltd trading as Online Antiques Harcourt VIC 0407 321 865
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furniture
Tessa (Australia) T4 three-piece lounge suite c.1980, original tan leather $1395 T21 Tyabb VIC 0431 193 139
Reclining leather armchair c. 1980 set on a chrome swivel base with matching ottoman $475 Nostalgia Antiques Pty Ltd Thornbury VIC 03 9480 3745
Sofa by Australian designer Jakob Rudowski c. 1960, re-upholstered in a gray fleck fabric, l: 315 cm $3950 T21 Tyabb VIC 0431 193 139
Pair of Narvik blackwood high back armchairs by Fler (Australia) c. 1960, restored and reupholstered $1395 T21 Tyabb VIC 0431 193 139
Tessa (Australia) T10 leather upholstered armchair c. 1980, discontinued model in outstanding original condition $595 T21 Tyabb VIC 0431 193 139
Chair reputedly designed by Grant Featherston for Chiswell Furniture late 1950s, boomerang shaped legs and period vinyl upholstery $375 Turn O’ The Century Antiques Sherwood QLD 07 3379 7311
Tessa (Australia) T4 armchair c.1970 $950 Heidelberg Road Vintage Bazaar Alphington VIC 03 9497 4000
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Pair of highly figured rosewood veneer lamp tables by Paul and Michael Rosta of Rosando Brothers (Melbourne) c. 1956, 51 x 68 x 68 cm $995 T21 Tyabb VIC 0431 193 139
Desk made by Hedensted Mobelfabrik (Denmark) c. 1958, the asymmetrical top with rolled edges and brass and teak stretchers, 74 x 149 x 87 cm $3995 Modern History Burnley VIC 0414 151 829
Tasmanian myrtle buffet by Fred Ward c. 1950 for Myer Heritage brand, 90 x 168 x 54 cm $995 Retro Active Northcote VIC 03 9489 4566
Sideboard by Kofod Larsen (Denmark) c. 1960, Brazilian rosewood grain throughout, double roll front doors and internal drawers, 80 x 200 x 46 cm $4650 Modern History Burnley VIC 0414 151 829
Pair of matching English maple sideboards c. 1960, diamond teak inlays to the tops and teak veneer doors, inset maple handles, l: 340 cm $3450
Nest of 3 coffee tables made in England c. 1970 the largest with a tiled top $475 Retro Active Northcote VIC 03 9489 4566
T21 Tyabb VIC 0431 193 139
Sideboard in oak veneer c. 1955, set on a floating base, 12 drawers, original handles, gold plated hardware, original painted finish to the upper drawers. Stamped and numbered, England, 85 x 150 cm $2950
Sled base sideboard designed by Kurt Ostervig (Denmark) 1960, dovetailed joinery silky maple interior, 80 x 210 x 55 cm $3995 Modern History Burnley VIC 0414 151 829
T21 Tyabb VIC 0431 193 139
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Deluxe Hans Wegner (Denmark) GE300 four seater sofa newly re-upholstered, c. 1960, 72 x 250 x 80 cm $5250 Modern History Burnley VIC 0414 151 829
Lounge chair c. 1970s, set on metal swivel base wool upholstery $475 Nostalgia Antiques Pty Ltd Thornbury VIC 03 9480 3745 Danish 1950s sofa bed with original upholstery $995 Retro Active Northcote VIC 03 9489 4566
Rosewood sideboard by Christian Linneberg (Denmark) c. 1960, 80 x 200 x 49 cm $4950 Modern History Burnley VIC 0414 151 829 Danish teak buffet with three drawers, adjustable shelving, the top section removable for transportation $1450 Retro Active Northcote VIC 03 9489 4566
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Pair of Danish teak bedside tables c.1955, each with a single drawer and split cane shelf $695 T21 Tyabb VIC 0431 193 139
1/4 page colour $270 1/2 page colour $456.50 Full page colour $830
Danish rosewood sideboard c. 1950s, fitted with a series of six slim cutlery drawers and adjustable shelves. $2600 Nostalgia Antiques Pty Ltd Thornbury VIC 03 9480 3745
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Girard Perregaux 9 ct white gold stainless steel case back 17 jewel $2750 Brasac Enterprises 02 9389 2919
International Watch Company 18 ct gold, c. 1970, $3950 Brasac Enterprises 02 9389 2919
One of a set of five framed photographs making up a portfolio illustrating Max Dupain’s versatile approach to a broad range of subjects. They were selected by him for this set of limited edition prints published for the Royal Blind Society and were among his personal favourites. These were produced in the late 1980s. Set of five framed $2,500. Individual $600 each. Brasac Enterprises, 02 9389 2919
Gerrard Perregaux gyromatic, original band, c. 1960 $1295 Brasac Enterprises 02 9389 2919
Longines Admiral 10 ct gold filled, c. 1965 $2295 Brasac Enterprises 02 9389 2919 Gold diamond and jade stick pin $3750 Brasac Enterprises 02 9389 2919 24 Jewel VGOC 31198614 case 168018, 18 ct gold Omega Constellation c. 1971 $3800 Brasac Enterprises 02 9389 2919
Omega Seamaster 14 ct c. 1960s $1895 Brasac Enterprises 02 9389 2919
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Terence John Santry (Australian 1910-1990), Children at Point Street, Pyrmont c. 1965, oil on board, 61 x 81 cm, signed lower right; Santry inscribed on frame verso. Private collection, Melbourne. Provenance: acquired Lawson~Menzies Sydney, 25 March 2009 sale, Colonial to Contemporary including Aboriginal art, lot no. 189
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