G ROWNEY ARTISTS WATERCOLOUR BX CA 1850

complete and original

sold

RARE PHRENOLOGY POSTER CA 1865

Very rare woodcut poster advertising the Phrenological Journal, published by Wells 389 Broadway, New York
The poster measures 106cm x 74cm and has a portion
missing from the corner. I can have the poster professionally
restored
for more information
portobello@woosh.co.nz

MEDICAL INDUCTION COIL CA1845

By Benjamin Pike, New York
for more information
pomailto:portobello@woosh.co.nz
SOLD THANKS CHRISTCHURCH

FERN ALBUM BY ERIC CRAIG Ca1880

An large impressive album of 117 different New Zealand Ferns collected and compiled by Eric Craig Ca 1880.
Mottled Kauri boards, 61 pages of pressed ferns each measuring 18" x 10 1/2 inches,
- Mr Eric Craig of Princes St, Auckland. Eric Craig (1829-1923) was a collector, publisher and dealer of natural history and ethnography, who ran a curio business called “The Fern and Curiosity Shop” near to the old Auckland museum.
for more information
portobello@woosh.co.nz
sold thanks Christchurch

Delft Drug Jar

Delft Drug Jar, Polychrome Decoration, Dated 1700

Phrenology Head Ca 1870

Original LN FowlerPhrenology Head Ca 1870, 12 inches tall


How to distinguish an original Phrenology head as opposed to a reproduction .
1. It is Staffordshire pottery, you can see the inside on an original, it has a white glaze, the reproductions have a white porcelain body.
2 The reproductions are smaller and much less defined. Compare the neck and the eyes.
3 The original has small indentations dots in the body to aid the
decorators in the exact positioning of the transfers. The copies do not.
4 The original is much lighter in weight as the body is much thinner.
5. The base will show evidence of wear that you would expect with age.
6 There are more labels on an original than a reproduction