Metal shell casing manipulated into the shape of a vase. Debossed text reads "Ypres." Decorated with flower an alternate texture background. Shell is missing top. "75 DE C PD.Ps909L 16.R." reads the bottom.
Metal shell casing manipulated into the shape of a vase. Debossed text reads "Somme." Decorated with flower an alternatue texture background. Shell is missing top. "75 DE C A.TE.540 L.16.C RS" reads the bottom.
Gold coloured metal shell casing intended to hang from a gold coloured metal frame by thin metal wire . Frame has been mounted onto a rectangle of wood .
What appears to be a sepia tone photographic print (or possibly illustration?) of HMAS Shropshire at sea that has been varnished . Gold colour frame with gold coloured plaque mounted to centre front that reads ' HMAS / SHROPSHIRE / 1943 / LONDON…
Circular metal dish with scalloped edges, decorated with crown, wreath, stars, fleur de lis and 'ALBERT', appears to have been fashioned into an ashtray with three shells as the base
Text handwritten in black ink. 'On the wings of sacrifice' poem on cardboard. Poem originally written by 'Pilot Officer John McGee (19 yrs) R.C.A.F. Killed in action Dec 1941'
Oil painting on canvas of Australian soldier in Ari Burnu Cemetery. Canvas patch has grey-scale image of soldier and crosses, visible where a hole has been torn in the colourful landscape of circa 2006 Ari Burnu cemetary. Impasto application of…
Bronze resin cast miniature of the Vernon monument (commemorating the site previously occupied by HMS Vernon (Royal Navy) in Portsmouth, Hants). Sculpture is of a diver pushing/clearing a mine from an underwater wreckage. Bottom side of sculpture is…
Heart shaped plastic charm with red backing and gold relief of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Rising Sun Badge and kangaroo and emu and motto ÔI GO TO RETURNÕ. Metal loop at top for attachment to necklace(?).
Heart shaped plastic charm with white backing with gold relief Australian national coat of arms at centre, with kangaroo at left and emu and right and heart at centre. ÔSweethearts' in red and metal loop at top for attachment to necklace(?).
Heart shaped plastic charm with blue backing with gold relief Australian national coat of arms at centre, with kangaroo at left and emu and right and heart at centre. ÔCorlyn' in gold and metal loop at top for attachment to necklace(?).
Heart shaped plastic charm with white backing with gold relief Australian national coat of arms at centre, with kangaroo at left and emu and right and heart at centre. ÔBorneo 1945Õ in red and metal loop at top for attachment to necklace(?).
V shaped plastic charm with pink ÔVÕ for victory in background. Crown, RAAF eagle and motto ÔI GO TO RETURNÕ in gold relief. Metal loop at top for attachment to necklace(?).
Heart shaped solid plastic charm with red ÔVÕ for Victory added as a relief, along with Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Rising Sun Badge, kangaroo, emu and motto ÔI GO TO RETURNÕ in gold. Metal loop at top for attachment to necklace(?).
Heart shaped plastic charm with white backing with pink VÕ for Victory added as a relief, along with gold Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Rising Sun Badge and kangaroo and emu and ÔBorneo 1948Õ written in red. Metal loop at top for attachment…
Heart shaped plastic charm with white backing with gold relief Australian national coat of arms at centre, with kangaroo at left and emu and right and heart at centre. ÔMotherÕ in red and metal loop at top for attachment to necklace(?).
Triangular plastic charm with white and blue map of Australia in background. Red ÔVÕ for victory at centre and gold emu and kangaroo either side. Metal loop at top for attachment to necklace(?).
Plastic charm with red ÔVÕ for victory and Australia Commonwealth Military Forces gold Rising Sun badge at centre and motto ÔI GO TO RETURNÕ at bottom. Small metal loop at top for attachment to necklace(?).
Diamond shaped solid ferrous base with heart shape on top. ÔVÕ for Victory added as a relief, along with Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Rising Sun Badge and kangaroo and emu from National Emblem.
Plastic heart charm with painted blue background. Gold coloured engraving reads ÔMy SweetheartÕ and there is a small metal loop at top for attachment to necklace(?).
A pair of diamond shaped broaches made from clear plastic with a mother of pearl inlay and red backing.
01: has metal ear attachment, with ÔNew BritainÕ engraved.
02: Metal ear attachment is missing.
Framed original print of painting by Elizabeth Thompson (Lady Butler). Some areas, for example the birds have been overdrawn in pencil. Captions and description have been added onto the white mount made from pin board material.
Original print of painting by John Charlton, has been overdrawn with pen, pencil and chalk and framed with descriptions added at bottom on white mount made from pin board material.
A set of two polished brass shells, secured into circular wooden bases. The nose of the shell has been removed so that umbrellas etc can be stored inside.
A set of two polished brass shells, secured into circular wooden bases. The nose of the shell has been removed so that umbrellas etc can be stored inside.
Iron alloy Victory Bell cast from a German aircraft shot down over Britain 1939 - 1945 for the RAF Benevolent Fund. Embossed busts in profile of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Large 'V' embossed on handle.
The inscription engraved on German shell:" PRESENTED TO/THE WAR VETERANS HOME/LEGACY PARK NARRABEEN/XMAS/1941/BY/ Lt J.R.RUSSELL JONES/B.E.F 1915-1918/GERMAN 8 1/2 IN SHELLCASE/FROM/YPRESS SECTOR 1917---there are 7 empty small bullet shell cases and…
Painted plaster cast - Facial cameo profiles of Roosevelt and Churchill facing each other on a plaque with a V in the middle - One Ideal Freedom at the top - wording etched on the base
Diorama with imitation grass with bushes in the background blue sky with a white cloud - black painted aircraft in the sky - one aircraft is shot down and plummeting to the ground on fire - anti-aircraft gun and two winches on a trailer
Diorama with imitation grass and mud tire tracks - green bushy background with blue sky and flying silver aircraft - anti-aircraft gun and trailer with two winches
Etched shell casing with heart and the writing ' Souvenir de Belgique 1916 - 1918 ' - Top of the casing has been folded over to form a triangle pattern along the lip
Etched shell casing from 1917 - bottom signed by Peterson in Hamberg from 49 P.W.C - Maked with banner for the European War 1914-1918 - Rising sun crest - dove - military cross - and words
1940 25 pound shell casing ashtray with three extended cigarette rests protruding from three different sides - 1927 coin of Palestine located in the centre and 'Syria - From Ted' engraved
Shell - inside hand carved with a coat of arms surrounded by a kangaroo and emu with a rising sun at the top and 'Advance Australia' in a ribbon at the feet of the animals - smoothed on the back
Mug - printed image of three portraits surounded by wreaths with three flags either side on the front - on the rear is a globe with Peace wrapped around , a wreath in front , surounded by four flags - NOV. 11th 1918 - 'H' in gold written on the base…
Vase in the shape of a head - brown hair bushy mustache and pipe - trench helmet with a hole blown out the front and back- Gun barrel at the back - text hand written around the shoulders ' Who told ye that one?' - full set of makers marks - signed…
Round dish - a printed cartoon image of people hiding in a bunker with an explosion going off above them signed by the artist - sepia tones with black lines around the rim - no makers marks on reverse
Round dish with a printed image of a soldier looking into a plum and apple jam jar - sepia tones - Bairnsfathers Ware - Souvenir of the Great War on the Back - "When the 'ell is it goin' to be strawberry?" - makers marks on the reverse
Royal Doulton Plate - square plate with scalloped corners - printed design of H.M.S. Victory in the background with Lord Nelson to the right - Makers Mark on the reverse with title and registration number
Grass woven belt with dark brown zig zag decoration - cotton thread that has been cut around the edge indicates that it may have had something attached
Papuan Artifact - wooden hand carved totem - painted black with orange and white decoration - face at the top with natural fibre hair on either side - shell for eye - coming to a point at the base - seems to be part of a larger piece - possible…
Papuan Artifact - Wooden hand carved totem with an alligator head at the top - painted black with five bands of orange and white decoration - alligator has shells for eyes - wooden tongue at the bottom which seems to part of a larger piece - possibly…
Papuan Artifact - wooden hand carved - Standing male figure with hands by the side - painted black with body decoration in white and orange - anklets bracelets and a waist band in twisted dyed natural fibre - standing on an unidentified structure
Papuan Artifact - Wooden hand carved wall piece - two faces above each other - top face has a large headress with black , white and orange decoration - shell eyes on both faces
Papuan Artifact - Naively carved wooden figure kneeling - wearing a grass skirt - necklace and earings of shell and seeds - holding a mask in front of the face
Papuan Artifact - naively carved wooden figure of a man with shells for eyes - painted black with white face and body stripes with a two legged stool behind
Painted plaster to look like copper with a ship , helicopters , dinghy , floating bouy in the sea - map of the Falklands and Union Jack flag held by four soldiers on the left
Card with Cartoon of two soldiers - one sitting on a latrine the other enquiring about Xmas leave - Message is ' The officers & men of the R.A.E. wish you the merriest possiable Xmas & hope that 1943 will bring you freedom & prosperity - POW Camp…