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Solid Gold Card Case & Diamond Riviera Necklace
Closing Jul 20, 2025 at 12 PM AEST • 452 Oxford St, Paddington, Sydney • 4H 45M 44S left
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Welcome to Smalls Auctions Sale 324. In this sale, we are offering two standout items that should appeal to the sophisticated male and female collector alike. For the ‘XY’ bidder, there’s a yellow gold card case from the heart of darkest Africa—an item that would have sat comfortably in the pocket of Joseph Conrad. Weighing 129 grams of solid 14-carat gold, it has an actual gold value in excess of AUD $12,000. The case is impressed on the front with “Bahr el Jebel” (White Nile) and dated 1927. It features a raised coloured motif of a water buffalo and crossed elephant tusks, echoing the coinage of British East Africa, from whence the White Nile springs. It exudes machismo and is a dandified relic of the colonial era. For the ‘XX’ bidder, we present an elegant 18ct white gold riviera necklace set with over ten carats of graduated white diamonds—the necklace equivalent of a tennis bracelet and sure to be the envy of your friends at Wimbledon. Also on offer are some of the finest known George V silver threepences, sixpences, shillings, and florins, with a curated selection of three coins per denomination in exceptional grade, ideal for building the ultimate type set. Rounding out the sale is a wide array of modern world coin issues, mostly struck in pure silver—allowing you to invest in bullion with a collector’s twist. Happy bidding, Smalls Auctions.
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Beatles 'Fab 4' Photo & Organic Jewellery
Closing Jul 27, 2025 at 4 PM AEST • 452 Oxford St, Paddington, Sydney • 7D 8H 45M 44S left
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Welcome to Smalls Auctions Sale 325. It is said that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, and this is amply demonstrated by three lots in this week's sale. The first is a photograph of The Beatles, the iconic Liverpudlian band that stormed the world’s stages in the mid-1960s. Ken Brodziak, a canny Australian promoter, signed them up for a pittance for an Australian tour before they hit the big time in the U.S. Their manager, Brian Epstein, being a man of his word, held them to the contract. The original owner of this signed fan photo was a waiter at the Lennons Hotel, Brisbane, where The Beatles stayed during the Queensland leg of their Australian tour. It captures a simpler time in history when pop culture changed the world and The Beatles were at the centre of the rock ’n’ roll universe. We also have on offer two signed large-format photographs of astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the Moon. Aldrin was the second man to set foot on the Moon and was captured by Neil Armstrong descending the steps of the Eagle, the lunar landing module. The second photo is the famous 'Visor Shot', with cameraman Neil Armstrong’s reflection clearly seen in Aldrin’s visor. This is the only photograph of Armstrong on the Moon. In our jewellery section, we have assembled a selection of organic materials—such as coral, amber, shell, and pearls—set to great effect in silver and gold. We hope there is something here that brings you closer to nature.