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ibson’s is delighted to announce our forthcoming Australian, Maritime & Exploration auction featuring items of Australian historical interest and importance including Australian and Colonial Furniture, Decorative Arts, Paintings and Early Photography, Scrimshaw, Artefacts, Goldfields and Convict interest, Militaria, Books and Documents. Leading the sale is the exquisite Australian silver cake clock, commissioned by the Myer Emporium in celebration of the Centenary of Melbourne in 1934, made by renowned silversmiths, Steeth & Son, of Melbourne Cup fame. At almost five kilograms of silver, this example is twice the size of the model in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria and presents a unique opportunity for private collectors and institutions to acquire a piece of significant Victorian history.
ibson’s is delighted to announce our forthcoming Australian, Maritime & Exploration auction featuring items of Australian historical interest and importance including Australian and Colonial Furniture, Decorative Arts, Paintings and Early Photography, Scrimshaw, Artefacts, Goldfields and Convict interest, Militaria, Books and Documents.
Leading the sale is the exquisite Australian silver cake clock, commissioned by the Myer Emporium in celebration of the Centenary of Melbourne in 1934, made by renowned silversmiths, Steeth & Son, of Melbourne Cup fame. At almost five kilograms of silver, this example is twice the size of the model in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria and presents a unique opportunity for private collectors and institutions to acquire a piece of significant Victorian history.
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A limited edition Jovilabe Grand Orrery,<br />
made by George Gyori<br />
edition three from a limited edition of ten, mounted on an<br />
ebonised wooden base surmounted by a circular brass<br />
plate engraved with signs of the Zodiac, months of the<br />
year and the four seasons, the central stepped and turned<br />
brass column surmounted by a brass sun, the geared arms<br />
supporting the planets and moons of earth's solar system<br />
52cm high, 78cm diameter<br />
NOTE<br />
The grand orrery is a mechanical model powered by<br />
clockwork, that repli<strong>cat</strong>es the orbit of the planets of our<br />
solar system around the sun. The first modern orrery<br />
was produced in 1704. This contemporary example<br />
is made of brass and wood. Its baseplate is engraved<br />
with months, zodiac signs and the four seasons. The<br />
earliest known example of clockwork technology is<br />
the Greek made Antikythera mechanism from 87 BC.<br />
Records and mythology suggest many ancient cultures<br />
were familiar with clockwork mechanisms, but this<br />
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