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Antiquities – Asian

  1. A Chinese bronze coin, Tang/Song Dynasty (618-1279) the central…

Antiquities – Greek

  1. An ancient Grecian Didracham silver coin, Corinth, Greek Empire…

Ceramics – Davenport

  1. A Davenport landscape vase, 19th century, painted with a…

Ceramics – Dresden

  1. A Dresden porcelain pot pourri urn and cover, by Carl Thieme,…
  2. A porcelain pot pourri vase, probably Dresden, late 19th…

Ceramics – Majolica, unmarked and minor makers

  1. A rare Italian Majolica vase, Caltagirone, Sicily, circa 17th…

Ceramics – Ridgways

  1. A Ridgway porcelain two handled vase, 19th century, painted and…

Ceramics – Royal Doulton

  1. A Royal Doulton flambe 'Woodcut' vase, after 1932, pattern 1619…

Ceramics – Royal Vienna

  1. A Royal Vienna tea canister, early 20th century, of square form…

Ceramics – Sevres/Style

  1. A pair of Sevres style porcelain urns and covers, late 19th…
  2. A Sevres style porcelain and gilt bronze urn, 19th century, of…
  3. A monumental pair of ormolu mounted and Sevres style ceramic…
  4. A pair of Sevres style porcelain and ormolu urns, late 19th…
  5. A pair of Sevres style two handled porcelain and ormolu urns,…

Ceramics – Spode/Copeland

  1. An English porcelain pot pourri vase and cover, probably…

Ceramics – Zother - 19th Century European

  1. A Royal Bonn porcelain urn and cover, late 19th/early 20th…
  2. Two similar KPM porcelain vases and covers, late 19th century,…

Costume & Dressing Accessories – Compacts

  1. 18ct gold compact, of hinged ovoid form, decorated to the…
  2. 18ct gold compact case, Cartier, of hinged rectangular form…

Glass – British - Georgian

  1. A pair of Georgian glass flasks, late 18th century, the square…

Horology (Clocks & watches) – Watches - Pocket & Fob

  1. William Kerr 15ct gold presentation watch fob 15 Years service)…

Industry Science & Technology – Natural History

  1. 19th century polychrome scrimshaw whale's tooth, by the…

Jewellery – Bracelets/Bangles

  1. Bulgari 18ct rose gold and diamond Bangle/Bracelet, the oval 5…
  2. 18ct white gold and gemstone 'B.Zero1' bracelet, Bulgari,…
  3. 18ct white gold 'Idylle Blossom' bracelet, Louis Vuitton, set…
  4. 18ct gold and mother-of-pearl 'Bvlgari-Bvlgari' bracelet,…
  5. 18ct gold 'B-ZERO1' bracelet, Bulgari centring a coiled band…

Jewellery – Brooches

  1. A 9ct yellow gold circular Concaved brooch, engraved to obverse…

Jewellery – Cufflinks & Studs

  1. Paspaley, 18ct gold and pearl cufflinks. Each centring a keshi…
  2. Pair of 18ct gold and pearl cufflinks, Paspaley, each centring…

Jewellery – Necklace/Chain

  1. Awarded for the 400m men's freestyle swimming final race held…
  2. An antique Australian 9ct gold medal, with chain and t-bar,…
  3. 18ct gold and diamond 'Open heart' pendant necklace, Elsa…
  4. Diamond locket necklace, the heart-shaped pendant pave-set to…
  5. 15ct gold necklace, Denis Bros, Melbourne, circa 1900 and an…
  6. 18ct gold and diamond 'B-Zero earrings, Bulgari, each surmount…
  7. 18ct gold 'B-ZERO1' necklace, Bulgari, centring a coiled band…
  8. 18ct diamond 'Scarab' pendant necklace, Robert Clerc, circa…

Jewellery – Pendants/Lockets

  1. Greek Stater of Thebes coin in gold pendant, featuring a…
  2. 18ct rose gold and diamond 'Bvlgari Bvlgari' pendant necklace,…
  3. Mother-of-pearl, feather and gemstone pendant necklace, circa…
  4. 9ct gold and diamond propelling pencil pendant and longchain,…
  5. 18ct gold and diamond 'Taurus' pendant, Tiffany & Co., designed…
  6. 1911 gold sovereign pendant, King George V, London mint struck…
  7. 18ct gold necklace and enamel and diamond-set miniature locket,…
  8. 18ct gold, diamond and sapphire pendant locket necklace,…
  9. 18ct gold and ancient coin 'Gemme Nummarie' pendant, Bulgari…
  10. Platinum, sapphire and diamond pendant necklace, circa 1920,…
  11. A 1908 22ct yellow gold Swiss Franc coin pendant, one 22ct gold…
  12. A 1907 22ct yellow gold 20 French Franc coin mounted in an 18ct…

Jewellery – Rings

  1. 18ct gold and diamond 'B-ZERO1' ring, Bulgari, the tapered flat…

Jewellery – Zother

  1. J. Mochelle, 18ct gold and enamel chatelaine jewellery suite…

Memorabilia – Commemorative - Royalty

  1. Silver King George V 1911 Coronation medal, obverse has a…

Memorabilia – Commemorative - zother

  1. Set of six sterling silver Australian state medals., 75th…

Memorabilia – Sporting - AFL/VFL

  1. Australasian Football Council - 1914, Gold (15c) medallion…

Memorabilia – Sporting - Olympics and Other Games

  1. 1932 Los Angeles bronze Participation Medal by Julio Kilenyi of…
  2. The British Empire and Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Perth 1962…
  3. The games of the XVI Olympiad Gold Medal Melbourne 1956 awarded…
  4. Australian 22ct $200 gold coin, commemorating the Brisbane 1982…
  5. 1906 Intercalated 'Olympic' Games: commemorative medal by P.…
  6. Australian silver 999 standard Sydney 2000 Olympic proof coin…
  7. Australian silver 999 standard Sydney 2000 Olympic proof coin…
  8. Australian silver 999 standard Sydney 2000 Olympic proof coin…

Militaria & Weapons – Ceramics

  1. A Winton Stoke on Trent World War I patriotic large mug 'United…

Militaria & Weapons – Convict Relics

  1. 1824 convict love token, stipple engraved on a George III…
  2. Convict love token, shaved and engraved halfpenny, inscription…

Militaria & Weapons – Edged Weapons

  1. Shinshinto Wakizashi sword the blade unsigned, ubu blade, with…
  2. Late Edo Ansei period Wakizashi attributed to Yokoyama Sukenaga…
  3. A important and rare Turkish jambia with scabbard of mid to…
  4. Very rare Australian issued World War II era Fairbairn Sykes…
  5. Very rare Australian World War II era commando knife with…
  6. A World War I German trench fitting knife in repainted black…

Militaria & Weapons – Medals, Badges, Insignia

  1. Makikihi World War I Tribute fob medal handcrafted in gold (9ct…
  2. Waitohi World War II Tribute fob medal hand engraved in gold…
  3. Heriot World War I Tribute fob medal handcrafted in gold (9ct,…
  4. Rare and desirable Waterloo/Military General Service (Toulese)…
  5. A bronze Gallipoli Anzac medal dated 1915, issued 1967 obverse…
  6. Jas Fleetwood Lieut 78th foot military General service war…
  7. New Zealand Ministry of Transport Long Service and Good Conduct…
  8. Group of 9 to James Conley, Auckland Naval Artillery, New…
  9. Pair, plus 3 masonic jewels, to Captain John Edward Barltrop,…
  10. Group of 5 to Captain Peter Arnott Tacon, New Zealand Army and…

Numismatics, Stamps & Scrip – Badges

  1. Adelaide jubilee 1887 bronze international token, obverse reads…

Numismatics, Stamps & Scrip – Coins

  1. A Victorian full gold sovereign, in 9ct gold mount and chain,…
  2. 1981 Elizabeth II gold sovereign, 22ct, depicting Queen…
  3. A 22ct gold Mexican 50 Pesos coin; 1821-1947, featuring winged…
  4. Royal Australian mint 22ct $200 koala gold coin, 1980, the…
  5. Two gold Malaysia 500 Ringgit coins 1976 world Conservation…
  6. Austrian 4 Ducat Jimi, c.1915 bullion coin made of 0.443 troy…
  7. 1878 gold full sovereign young Queen Victoria head / shield,…
  8. 1980 Australian $200 gold proof coin 22ct gold coin struck by…
  9. A gold (900) Mexican 100th Anniversary of Independence from…
  10. An ancient Greece Athens 'Tetradrachm' silver coin, 449-413B.C.…
  11. Central Bank of the Phillipines 1500 Piso proof gold coin, in…
  12. 1936 Vatican City Gold 100 Lire Pius XI coin, certified Vatican…
  13. A 1989 $200 gold coin, 'The Pride of Australia', the Queen…
  14. [Coins] 98-118AD Roman silver coin, Emperor Trajan, obverse,…
  15. An English gold half Guinea, George III, 1785, on the obverse…
  16. A 22ct gold 1909 Indian head gold $5 eagle coin, the obverse…
  17. A 22ct gold 1914 Indian head gold $2 1/2 eagle coin, the…
  18. An English 22ct gold Sovereign coin, 1911, the obverse with St…
  19. An English 22ct gold half Sovereign coin, 1896, the obverse…
  20. 1980 Canadian $50 gold coin, 1oz fine 999 gold Obverse: Queen…
  21. Australian 1866 half sovereign gold coin, with SYDNEY MINT…
  22. Commonwealth of Australia five pound note signed Coombs & Watt…
  23. Commonwealth of Australia 5 pound note signed Coombs & Watt…
  24. Australian silver 999 standard Sydney 2000 Olympic proof coin…
  25. An album Australian pre decimal silver coins, complete set of…

Numismatics, Stamps & Scrip – Medals, civilian

  1. Victorian Goldfields: The old Identities Association, Ballarat,…
  2. Timaru Agricultural & pastoral Association stock medal struck…
  3. St Kilda Fire Brigade prize fob medals the first handcrafted in…
  4. Three Timaru Fire Brigade/Mounted rifle club fob medals the…
  5. Two rifle club fob medals the first in gold (9ct, 4.0gms, 25 x…
  6. Two sports fob medals the first hand engraved gold (9ct, 5.9gms…
  7. St John's bowling club Wanganui pair of fob prize medals the…
  8. Dux medal Sedgebrook school 1911 manufactured in two-tone gold…
  9. An antique Australian 9ct gold medal, crested shield with…
  10. A antique Australian silver medal, for Auburn G.C.C,…
  11. A rare 19th century New Zealand silver fireman's gallantry…
  12. A 1911 George V Coronation official silver medal, by Sir…
  13. The London to Melbourne, MacROBERTSON Centenary air race 1934,…
  14. The London to Melbourne, MacRobertson Centenary air race 1934,…
  15. A 19th century Anton Teutenberg 1884 'The Auckland College and…
  16. A 19th century Anton Teutenberg 1885 'Judge's Bay Amateur…
  17. A 19th century Anton Teutenberg 1886 'The Auckland College and…
  18. A 19th century Anton Teutenberg 1885 'Hobson's Bay Regatta'…
  19. A 19th century Anton Teutenberg 1886 'The Auckland College and…
  20. A 19th century Anton Teutenberg 1887 'J.B.R.C.' (Judges Bay…
  21. A 19th century Anton Teutenberg 1887 silver five point ball…
  22. A 19th century Anton Teutenberg 1889 'Printer's Picnic' silver…
  23. Victorian Lord Kitchener bronze medallion with portrait of Lord…
  24. French silver Empereur Napoleon III Agricultural medal,…
  25. Three early Victorian card game coins / tokens in gilt metal.…
  26. Exhibitions: 1888 Melbourne Centenary Exhibition gold medallion…
  27. The Kings and Queens of England John Finch/Stokes Silver Proof…
  28. Bronze medal international exhibition Sydney NSW, 1879.…
  29. Terracotta medallion F Liebentritt Cumberland Pottery, c1888.…
  30. General Post Office engraved brass fob / medallion with 'No.35…
  31. World Exhibitions: 1851 Crystal Palace, London, gilded plaster…
  32. A Melbourne international Exhibition, bronze prize medal, 1880,…
  33. Great Exhibition, London, 1851, pair of medals in white metal…
  34. Copper Medal By Oudine - With Original Presentation Case: Medal…
  35. Bronze medal, commemorating the International Exposition, by…
  36. Silvered bronze award medal (64 mm, 115g.) by A. Patey; awarded…
  37. A bronze Pan-American Exposition Medal designed by Hermon A.…
  38. Awards Medal in bronze, 76 mm, 176 gm. Inscribed Gold Medal.…
  39. France: 1891 Exposition Francaise a Moscou - bronze medal (64…
  40. England: silver medal for the Royal Society for the…
  41. Bronze medal, (72 mm, 176g.) Obverse, personification of…
  42. France. Statue of Liberty Inaugurated, 1886. Bronze medal (68…
  43. Grand Prize Medal / Louisiana Purchase / Exposition. 1904 St.…
  44. Siege of Paris: Bronze medal by Chaplain (74 mm, 187g) Obverse:…
  45. Three medals Concours Exposition Nice, 1907, a gilt copper…
  46. Crystal Palace Re-opening medals by Pinches, (2) white metal;…
  47. 1855 Emperor Napoleon III Exposition Universelle Palais De…
  48. Napoleon III copper award medal by Caque & Oudine; engraved on…
  49. British Medal: The International Exhibition, London, 1862,…
  50. Obv. Robust nude man and woman stand in sea. Mankind joined by…
  51. Third Prize Medal: Obverse: bust of Emperor Napoleon III signed…
  52. Copper medal (53 mm; 70gm) by Hamel of Rouen; Obverse: Eugenie…
  53. Bronze medal (76 mm) - London strike (with dot after Ccc in…
  54. Bronze medal (76 mm) - by Wyon; woman on harbourside holding…
  55. Prize medal in bronze. Obverse: Veiled head of Queen Victoria…
  56. France: The Funeral of President Carnot, 58 x 81 mm,…
  57. Bronze medal, 71 mm, 164g, the obverse profusely decorated in…
  58. Award medal in silver-gilt (50 mm, 55g) obverse with bust of…
  59. Melbourne International Exhibition, 1888-89, French…
  60. France: 1889 bronze with gilt plating 'Souvenir' Medal,…
  61. Two plaques Banquet Des Tuileries, Offert Aux Maries De France,…
  62. Another example of the Grand Prize Medal / Louisiana Purchase /…
  63. An Academy of Universal Arts and Manufactures Award, Paris,…
  64. A Queen Victoria diamond Jubilee medal and a King George V…
  65. Colonial & Indian Exhibition London Great Britain 1886 medal,…
  66. A Victorian silver-gilt prize medallion: engraved obverse 'For…
  67. Medal: 1826 Dumont d'Urville's voyage of the 'Astrolabe', in…

Numismatics, Stamps & Scrip – Notes & Scrip

  1. Five Pounds 1954 Coombe Wilson Commonwealth Bank note the 1954…
  2. One pound 1942 Legal tender note the Armitage McFarlane one…

Oriental – Furniture

  1. A Chinese blackwood table inlaid with Dali marble, Shanghai,…

Oriental – Zother

  1. Fine Chinese white jade rectangular pendant plaque. 18th/19th…
  2. Chinese silver coin dish dish with inset silver coin to centre,…

Precious Objects – Boxes, Jewellery & Trinket (not wooden)

  1. Cartier 9ct gold and ruby pill box, circa 1938, of hinged…

Precious Objects – Religious Objects

  1. A 22ct yellow gold our lady of Guadalupe (Virgin of Guadalupe)…

Precious Objects – Russian works of art

  1. Bronze medallion 'Visit of the Russian Squadron' embossed to…
  2. A Russian silver gilt and enamel covered urn, marked Khlebnikov…
  3. Imperial Russian Order of St. Anne 2nd Class Neck Badge Civil…

Printed & Written Material – Tickets

  1. Tickets & Passes: Pmg: 1877-8 Victorian politician's yearly…

Recreations & Pursuits – Masonic Regalia and Jewellery

  1. 9ct gold Masonic medallion, hallmarked 9ct, the front inscribed…
  2. 9ct gold Masonic medallion, hallmarked 9ct, the medallion of…
  3. 9ct gold Masonic presentation medallion, hallmarked 375, London…
  4. Two gold fobs. Australian 9ct gold fob by Willis, inscribed on…

Sculpture/Statuary – Figures/Groups

  1. France Medal 'Visit of the Russian Squadron to Toulon' 1893 by…

Sculpture/Statuary – Zother incl. carved Western ivory

  1. Charles Douglas Richardson (1853-1932), a plaster maquette…
  2. Wall plaque by Orsted Johansen Denmark, signed obverse, 22 x 37…

Silver – Bowls, Comports and Dishes

  1. Continental silver coin dish, of circular form, set with a 1771…

Silver – Mugs, Cups & Goblets

  1. A George IV silver cup & cover, and salver by Paul Storr,…

Silver – Tea & Coffee Services

  1. A silver tea-set, three pieces, each oval, half-fluted,…
  2. A Victorian silver tea-set, three pieces each of octagonal…

Silver – Zother

  1. Australian silver 999 standard Sydney 2000 Olympic proof coin…

Small Wooden Items – Frames

  1. Grace Cruickshank (British, fl.1860-1894) Attrib. A portrait of…

Sundries – Love Tokens

  1. Great Britain: a 'Love' token, inscribed 'Gloucester Cathedral'…

Tribal – New Zealand Maori

  1. A pounamu toki, Aotearoa. This adze is made from mottled light…