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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 brass and cast iron<br />
watchmaker's gear cutting<br />
engine, early 20th century<br />
with a brass dividing plate, a<br />
polished wood winding handle,<br />
crosshatched brass turning knobs,<br />
standing on cast iron legs<br />
31.5cm high<br />
$2,000–3,000<br />
33<br />
A brass and steel watchmaker's<br />
gear cutting machine, Swiss,<br />
mid 19th century<br />
on cast iron legs<br />
27cm high, 37cm wide<br />
$3,000–4,000<br />
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A large and rare brass and steel<br />
watchmaker's depthing tool,<br />
mid 19th century<br />
15cm high, 38.5cm wide, 9cm deep<br />
$1,800–2,200<br />
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