For Australia & New Zealand, it’s Fathers Day on the 4th September.
Time to find something unique for the ‘Father Bear‘!
101 Father’s Day Ideas
We have a huge number of potential presents – to make things a little easier, here’s a selection of pieces he may like, chosen by our expert present-giver….
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Corkscrew with wooden handle, 19th/20th c.$34.00 AUD -
Dragon adorned Australian Pottery jug, Hellfire Pottery QLD, 20th century$285.00 AUD -
Fossil ammonite on stand, species unknown, late Jurassic UK 150 million years old$35.00 AUD -
“Devil’s Toenail” Fossil, Gryphaea, Oyster Shell, on stand – 170 million years old$85.00 AUD -
Cypriot pottery head of a ferocious beast, 750-475 BC$280.00 AUD -
Cypriot carved limestone head, Egyptianising style, 750-475 BC$380.00 AUD -
Pottery moulded head of a lion, Cyprus find, Graeco-Roman Egypt, 332 BC -4th c. AD$285.00 AUD -
Cypriot pottery fragment of a horse & rider figure, 7th-6th century BC$265.00 AUD -
Cypriot carved limestone torso of a man, wearing armour (?), 750-475 BC$540.00 AUD -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth, Genuine Fossil, 99 million yrs, Morocco$45.00 AUD -
Mosasaur Tooth, Morocco, 100 Million Years Old$25.00 AUD -
Fossil Ammonite, Jurassic Period Lyme Regis, UK, 180 million years$55.00 AUD -
Ancient Parthian (Persian) bronze arrowhead, trilobate barbed form, 2nd century BC – 2nd century AD$175.00 AUD -
Black Forest carving of a Bear, very lifelike, c. 1870$285.00 AUD -
Tang Dynasty figure of a seated ram, 8th century AD$345.00 AUD -
English pewter glass bottomed tankard, 19th century$180.00 AUD -
Fine quality Rosewood glovebox with exotic woods inlay, c. 1860$275.00 AUD -
Silverplate ‘Gin’ decanter label, 20th century$25.00 AUD -
Turned elm pricket candle stick, 19th century$125.00 AUD -
Fused plate wine decanter label, ‘MADEIRA’, circa 1820$95.00 AUD -
Bronze Pennanula Fibula with coiled terminals, Northern Europe 5th-8th century AD$395.00 AUD -
Shipwreck porcelain box, early 18th century$245.00 AUD -
Hoi An Shipwreck blue & white jarlet, Bats, Vietnam, late 15th century$580.00 AUD -
Chinese white pottery wine cup, Ivory glaze, 8th-9th century AD$390.00 AUD
Antiquities
Ancient Objects are always popular with fathers, and we have a large selection of interesting items – from Indian Arrowheads to Chinese pottery Sheep, thousands of years old!
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Egyptian Royal Shabti Figure for Queen Henttawy, 19th Dynasty$22,000.00 AUD -
Ancient Egyptian Shabti figure, Late Period, 700-300 BC -
Fossil Belemite on mount, Whitby, Jurassic 200 million years$180.00 AUD -
Tang model of a dog 8th century AD$365.00 AUD -
Fossil Dinosaur Bone, from Alberta, Cretaceous Period, 75 million years old$55.00 AUD -
Rare Ancient Egyptian bronze arrowhead, Saite Period, 7th-6th Century BC$280.00 AUD -
Chinese bronze plaque, birds in flight, Liao Dynasty, 10th-12th c. AD$235.00 AUD -
Fossil ammonite on stand, species unknown, late Jurassic UK 150 million years old$35.00 AUD
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“Devil’s Toenail” Fossil, Gryphaea, Oyster Shell, on stand – 170 million years old$85.00 AUD
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Iron arrowhead, long thin bodkin point, Thames River London, 12th-13th century AD$165.00 AUD -
Ancient Roman bronze arrowhead, 2nd-1st century BC$145.00 AUD -
Ancient Parthian (Persian) bronze arrowhead, trilobate barbed form, 2nd century BC – 2nd century AD$175.00 AUD
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Roman bronze spoon, silvered surface, 1st-4th century AD$465.00 AUD -
Tang Dynasty figure of a seated ram, 8th century AD$345.00 AUD
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Bronze Pennanula Fibula with coiled terminals, Northern Europe 5th-8th century AD$395.00 AUD
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American Indian stone arrowhead, stemmed form, Woodland PeriodSold -
American Indian stone arrowhead, leaf form, Woodland PeriodSold -
American Indian stone arrowhead, Woodland Period$65.00 AUD -
American Indian stone arrowhead, Dalton type, 8,500-8,000 BCSold -
Small Egyptian bronze Osiris figure, Late Period, 700-300 BC$365.00 AUD -
Indus Valley Culture Fertility figure, ‘Avian’ goddess, 3,000-2,500 BC$595.00 AUD -
Indian Ivory figure of a man in turban, 19th centurySold -
Large Roman bronze feline ‘claw’ fitting, 1st c. BC – 1st c. ADSold -
New Zealand lithograph – Te Puni, by Barraud 1877$650.00 AUD -
Roman bronze handle, 4th – 5th century$145.00 AUD -
Roman bronze crossbow fibula, intact spring, Military usage 3rd-4th century AD$495.00 AUD -
Roman gilt bronze fitting , amphora & grapes, 3rd-4th century AD$645.00 AUD -
Roman Legionnaires helmet handle, bronze, 3rd-4th century AD$545.00 AUD -
Ancient Celtic Bronze Age spiral fitting, 10th-8th century BC$565.00 AUD -
Romano-British bronze zoomorphic fitting, 2nd-1st century BC$185.00 AUD -
Roman bronze bow fibula, complete but bent, 2nd-4th century AD$185.00 AUD -
Rare Ancient Egyptian bronze arrowhead, Saite Period, 7th-6th Century BCSold -
Ancient Parthian (Persian) bronze arrowhead, trilobate non-barbed form, 2nd century BC – 2nd century AD$145.00 AUD -
Wearable Roman bronze fibula, Colchester type, 1st century AD$235.00 AUD -
Roman bronze fibula, 2nd – 3rd century AD$185.00 AUD -
Rare Ancient Egyptian bronze tanged arrowhead, 20th-22nd Dynasty, 1200-800 BCSold
Fossils
Really, really old! How about a Dinosaur Tooth? These are our oldest items – and also some of the cheapest!
Maps
Travel the world…. perfect for an office or study wall.
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American Colonial Australia Map of Australia, ‘New Holland & New Zealand’ J.Greenleaf, c. 1848$325.00 AUD -
NEW HOLLAND: Thomson map of Australia & Region, 1814$950.00 AUD -
Framed print of England, Scotland and Ireland, Swedish, dated 1819$360.00 AUD -
Framed printed map of Australia, Melbourne Adelaide, Sydney, c.1900$140.00 AUD
Tankards
A pint or two…. these tankards are definitely on-theme, and some would even be usable! We’d advise the ceramic examples only as ‘usable’, as the older pewter examples do contain a certain amount of lead…
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English pewter glass bottomed tankard, 19th century$180.00 AUD
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Large Caughley mug / tankard, ‘Pine Cone’ print, C. 1785$675.00 AUD -
Rare creamware tankard, C. 1780$595.00 AUD -
Rare Czech – Prague Creamware tankard & cover, painted with couple, c.1795Sold -
Pratt printed large mug, malachite ground, c.1850$165.00 AUD -
Victorian pewter straight-sided tankard, quart, circa 1850$65.00 AUD -
Victorian pewter straight-sided tankard, quart, circa 1850$45.00 AUD -
Late Georgian pewter straight-sided tankard, Pint, circa 1830$140.00 AUD -
Victorian pewter straight-sided tankard, quart, circa 1850$120.00 AUD -
Swedish Arts & Crafts wooden tankard, signed Selma Giöbel, dated 1891$880.00 AUD -
Large Cornishware tankard mug, 1 QUART V-R 19. C.1910$380.00 AUD -
Minton green body ‘Bacchus’ mug, no.16, c. 1835$395.00 AUD -
Sytch Pottery – Till & Sons – double handled mug, Oriental ‘PINT’, c.1870$275.00 AUD -
Staffordshire mug, Chinoiserie print, c.1840Product on sale$166.50 AUD -
Bohemian spa tankard with ‘Franzesband’, C. 1880$340.00 AUD -
Australian made pewter tankard, glass bottom , 20th century$35.00 AUD -
German cut glass tankard, pewter lid, 19th C.$120.00 AUD -
Arts & Crafts Tudric Pewter tankard, c. 1910$345.00 AUD
Bargains!
Just after an extra little something? Here’s a selection ‘under $100’. We can also help with extra-low postage, send us a message before you pay, and let us be exact on the cost.
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Meteorite – Campo del Cielo, Iron Nickel Planet Core, over 4 billion years old$65.00 AUD -
Meteorite – Campo del Cielo, Iron Nickel Planet Core, over 4 billion years old$65.00 AUD -
Meteorite – Campo del Cielo, Iron Nickel Planet Core, over 4 billion years old$65.00 AUD -
Etching by C. Dickens – Shanklin, Isle of Wight, c.1910$95.00 AUD -
Black Basalt milk jug, engine turning, c. 1795$65.00 AUD -
4 Villeroy & Boch Beer glasses ,20th C$65.00 AUD -
Pair of Victorian glass tumblers, Whiskey & Spirits, c. 1900$65.00 AUD -
Pair of hand blown glass tumblers Whiskey & Spirits, C.1890$65.00 AUD
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Royal Worcester thimble, hand-painted with a yellow bird, signed M. Lightherd$35.00 AUD -
Royal Worcester thimble, hand-painted blue daisies signed R. Waldrow$35.00 AUD -
Royal Worcester thimble, hand-painted with a flower spray, signed S. Rob$35.00 AUD -
Royal Worcester thimble, hand-painted Robin, signed P Dunkley$35.00 AUD
