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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Anglo-Indian Teak Chess table with inlaid alabaster board, twin drawers, c. 1895$1,945.00 AUD -
German Aneroid Barometer + Thermometer, carved case, c. 1910Sold -
Direct-pull 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 oldSold -
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 -
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. 1870Sold -
Tang Dynasty figure of a seated ram, 8th century ADSold -
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 centurySold -
Turned elm pricket candle stick, 19th century$125.00 AUD -
Fused plate wine decanter label, ‘MADEIRA’, circa 1820Sold -
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
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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Early iron knife with integral handle, 15th-16th century$285.00 AUD -
Baltic Viking Culture bronze brooch with horse/dragon heads, 8th-10th century AD$560.00 AUD -
Baltic ‘Viking’ bronze penannular Omega brooch, 8th – 10th century$345.00 AUD -
Medieval iron crossbow bolt head, 12th-15th century$95.00 AUD -
Early iron knife with integral handle, 15th-16th century$285.00 AUD -
Fossil Dino Tooth on stand – Spinosaurus, Morocco, 99 million yrs$65.00 AUD -
Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth, Morocco, 99 million yrs$65.00 AUD -
Pre-Columbian figure of a child, Chupicuaro, 5th – 2nd century BC$395.00 AUD -
Hellenistic Greek pottery ‘Actor’s Mask’, Old Man, 4th century BC$345.00 AUD -
Fossil Belemite on mount, Whitby, Jurassic 200 million yearsSold -
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 -
Chinese bronze plaque, birds in flight, Liao Dynasty, 10th-12th c. ADSold -
Precolumbian head with high headdress, Jama Coaque, Ecuador, 1st-5th century ADSold -
Pre-Columbian pottery head, Jama Coaque, Ecuador, 1st-5th century AD$295.00 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 oldSold
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Ancient Roman bronze arrowhead, 2nd-1st century BCSold -
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 -
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 PeriodSold -
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. AD$585.00 AUD -
Roman bronze bow fibula, complete but bent, 2nd-4th century AD$185.00 AUD -
Rare Ancient Egyptian bronze tanged arrowhead, 20th-22nd Dynasty, 1200-800 BCSold -
Rare ‘Viking’ Period Silver Penanular brooch, 5th-8th century AD$850.00 AUD -
Faience head of Ptaikos, late period, 700-300 BC$380.00 AUD -
Roman bronze belt fitting, incised decoration, 2nd-4th century AD$195.00 AUD -
Pottery head of a camel, Middle East, 1st Millennium BC$285.00 AUD -
Roman bronze lock bolt, 1st – 2nd century ADSold
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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1851 Illustrated Map of Australia, Aborigines, Parrots, Sydney view, by John Tallis 1851$850.00 AUD -
Illustrated Map of South Australia, after John Tallis, c. 1860$385.00 AUD -
Victoria Goldfields print, showing Counties, with close-up of Goldfields, published Edinburgh 1854Sold -
Brussels world globe on cast iron stand, by Balieus + Windels, 1920’s$1,450.00 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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Large Chinese Export ‘Imari’ tankard, Bird, Peony & Rock, c. 1755$1,450.00 AUD -
Swedish Arts & Crafts wooden tankard, signed Selma Giöbel, dated 1891$880.00 AUD -
Worcester small tankard, large flower groups, C. 1765$580.00 AUD -
HMS Howe Nickel tankard, made from metal taken in 1958 scrapping, by Mappin & Webb$125.00 AUD -
Silverplate covered tankard, hot milk jug, c. 1900$480.00 AUD -
Victorian pewter straight-sided tankard, quart, circa 1850$195.00 AUD -
Iron tankard with lid, hand-forged, 19th century$580.00 AUD -
Small lidded pewter tankard, by AE Williams, 19th century$185.00 AUD -
Bohemian Jugendstil glass tankard with ruby ribs, c.1910$65.00 AUD -
Chinese Export tankard with dragon handle, European flowers, c.1760$880.00 AUD -
Heavy quality Pewter pub tankard, c.1890Sold -
Pewter tankard with concave sides, engraved monogram ‘HCQ’ Early 20th C$45.00 AUD -
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 -
Pratt printed large mug, malachite ground, c.1850$165.00 AUD -
Victorian pewter straight-sided tankard, James Yates, circa 1870$45.00 AUD -
Victorian pewter straight-sided tankard, quart, circa 1850$65.00 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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Sterling Silver gumleaf & gumnuts brooch, 20thc.$95.00 AUD -
Mounted fossil Ammonite, Cleoniceras sp. from Madagascar, 180 million years old$75.00 AUD -
Two Beswick ‘Goldfinch’ figures, #2273, latter 20th century$55.00 AUD -
Deep Purple/Black glass vase, c. 1900$95.00 AUD -
Algerian coin spoon – gem encrusted lyre – c. 1920$95.00 AUD -
Japanese yellow-ground vase painted with red daisies, c. 1920$55.00 AUD -
Ivory pendant with elephant & palm tree, Ceylonese c. 1900$95.00 AUD -
Pair of porcelain ‘booties’, applied flowers, c. 1900$45.00 AUD -
Miniature Cloisonné vase, Chinese 20th c.$25.00 AUD -
Papiermache snuff box with metal inlay to lid, Mid19th C$95.00 AUD -
Limoges heart shaped trinket box 20th C$75.00 AUD -
W & R Stoke on Trent Heart shaped Trinket box, early 20th C$95.00 AUD
