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The Owston Collection

25 June 2010 | starting at 10:30 AEST | with lot 1
26 June 2010 | starting at 10:30 AEST | with lot 706
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Philip Reinagle (British 1749-1833) and Sawrey Gilpin (British 1733-1807) Portrait of Colonel Thornton, Marquess Dupont,Philip Reinagle (British 1749-1833) and Sawrey Gilpin (British 1733-1807) Portrait of Colonel Thornton, Marquess Dupont,. Sold for AU$348,000 inc. premium
An important and rare set of twelve George III Australian red cedar collector's cabinetsAn important and rare set of twelve George III Australian red cedar collector's cabinets. Sold for AU$300,000 inc. premium
Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (Australian, 1879-1969) 'The Sisters'Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (Australian, 1879-1969) 'The Sisters'. Sold for AU$288,000 inc. premium
A fine and imposing George IV double breakfront mahogany library bookcase in the Gothic style attributed to GillowsA fine and imposing George IV double breakfront mahogany library bookcase in the Gothic style attributed to Gillows. Sold for AU$192,000 inc. premium
An important and rare early 19th century Russian ormolu forty-two light chandelierAn important and rare early 19th century Russian ormolu forty-two light chandelier. Sold for AU$120,000 inc. premium
William Francis (Will) Longstaff (Australian, 1879-1953) 'The rearguard (The spirit of ANZAC)'William Francis (Will) Longstaff (Australian, 1879-1953) 'The rearguard (The spirit of ANZAC)'. Sold for AU$72,000 inc. premium
A fine Regency rosewood cut brass inlaid and gilt metal mounted library tableA fine Regency rosewood cut brass inlaid and gilt metal mounted library table. Sold for AU$45,600 inc. premium

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1321 lots available

A Fine George III satinwood and purpleheart banded secretaire bookcase in the manner of Gillows
A Fine late Regency rosewood Gentleman's library cabinet in the manner of Gillows
A Regency rosewood and cut brass inlaid baby grand piano by John Broadwood & Sons signed in pencil Hendley and numbered 13932
A Regency mahogany chest
A good late Regency oak pedestal desk
A Victorian mahogany pedestal desk
A George III fiddle back mahogany tray top commode
A pair of George III style mahogany wingback armchairs
John GouldGreat-Billed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus Macrohynchus)
John GouldYellow-Eared Black Cockatoo
John GouldFunereal Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus Funereus)
John GouldStanley Parakeet; Rainbow Parakeet; The earl of Derby's Parakeet various sizes
John Gould(British 1804-1811)Purple Crowned Wren; Australian Sunbird
John GouldWestern Black Cockatoo (Calptorhynchus Naso)
John GouldBaudin's Cockatoo (calyptorhynchus Baudinii)
John GouldLeach's cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus Leachii)
John GouldFawn-Breasted Warbler; White-Backed Superb Warbler; Turquoisine Superb Warbler; Brush Cuckoo
John GouldBennet's Cassowary (Whole figure); Wattled Pewit (Lobivanellus Lobatus) and Banded Myrmecobius (Myrmecobius Fastiatus)
A George III mahogany breakfront Library bookcase altered and adapted by James Phillips, Bristol
A George III style yew wood partners pedestal desk
A pair of George III style mahogany Gainsborough armchairs
A Regency mahogany toilet mirror
A black and gilt Japanned breakfront bookcase
A George III style mahogany demi-lune tea table
A mahogany and stained oak tripod table
A George III mahogany chest
A William IV mahogany book carrier
A copper diving helmet
A matched pair of pollard oak and inlaid book troughs in the manner of George Bullock
A George III mahogany brass bound bucket
A leather case containing three silk top hats
A late 19th century New Zealand totrara and specimen wood parquetry box made by William Norrie
A George III Irish mahogany peat bucket
A pair of composition stone models of seated fox hounds
John GouldAlbert Lyre Bird (Menura Alberti) to be sold with a colour print of a Lyre bird by Charles B. Cory
John GouldPlain-Coloured Pachycephala; Blue-Streaked Lory; Great Promerops
John GouldBanded Myrmecobius (Myrmecobius Fastiatus); Banded Hare-Kangaroo; White-Eyebrowed Robin various sizes
John GouldAlbert Lyre-Bird (Menura Alberti)
Elizabeth Gould(née Coxen) (British, 1804-1841)A group of nine flower studies, including Nymphoides Geminata, Kangaroo Apple and Austral Olives various sizes
Elizabeth Gould & John GouldA group of coloured lithographs depicting Wrens various sizes
Elizabeth GouldBlue Wren; Bristle Bird; Long-Billed Bristle Bird; Banded Wren; Black-Backed Wren various sizes.
John GouldBeautiful Wren; Crowned Wren; Lovely Wren various sizes
A pair of rosewood and parcel gilt console tables
Attributed to William Matthew Hart(Irish 1830-1908)Drawing for 'Pitta Coccinea'
Two Victorian magnifying glasses, a rotating lectern and a Victorian rectangular papier mache tray
A Victorian walnut and burr side cabinet
John GouldCalyptorhynchus Baudinii; Calyptorhynchus Naso
A Victorian mounted wooden press
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