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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 rare brass watchmaker's gear<br />
cutting engine, mid 19th century<br />
polished brass dividing plate,<br />
with conforming brass handles,<br />
standing on cast iron legs<br />
19.5cm high<br />
$800–1,200<br />
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A rare gear driven watchmaker's<br />
topping tool, mid 19th century<br />
complete with cutters<br />
and arbors, the precision<br />
instrument fabri<strong>cat</strong>ed in<br />
brass and steel with an<br />
ebonised handle, mounted to<br />
a later wood base with single<br />
drawer containing eight arbors<br />
and nine cutters<br />
25cm high<br />
$2,000–3,000<br />
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