Moulded Bohemian ruby flashed glass, with blown storm shades all decorated with enamelled painted floral motifs, c. 1890s. These decorative candlesticks with shades matched the light fittings in the cottage parlour.

Decorative candlesticks made with storm shades demonstrating not only the practical use of the object protecting the lighted candles from being blown out by draughts, but also a decorative element. These candlesticks also matched the light shades of the front parlour of the cottage c. 1890s.

candlestick, storm shade, ballarat, flashed glass

non-fiction

taaffe, taffe, vienna, london, ireland,

non-fiction

mosaics, world war i, aif, ballarat, arthur pickford

non-fiction

eureka stockade, ballarat, monty miller

eureka 150, ballarat, courier

eureka stockade, ballarat, labour history

non-fiction

ballarat, eureka stockade, eureka centenary, peter lalor, 1954

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The book of Thomas Kennedy’s March from Creswick’s Creek by Harry.H. Pearce was published in a limited edition of 300 for the centenary of Eureka in 1954.

creswick, eureka stockade, ballarat, kennedy, rams skull press

10 page programme and synopsis of the musical Carboni.

eureka, carboni

eureka, prints, eureka centenary, ballarat, art

non-fiction

Always kept in front bedroom and used on bedside table and dining table, also for accompanying priest from front door to sick bed.

2 x glass candlestick holders, with a broad square base and a square column leading to the top square area which holds the candles. There are diamond and star-shaped patterns in the base and the column.

glass, candlesticks, light

This bookcase was from Fintona private school Camberwell Melbourne. Fintona was a Presbyterian school for girls founded by Annie Hughston in 1896 and was originally in Camberwell and now Balwyn, Melbourne. The daughters of Pompey Elliot attended the school and the bookcase contains one of their several awards.

Colonial Australian cedar secretaire bookcase c.1880 with a piano lid action to the desk lid instead of the more common drop down type.

Two door cabinet base with two deep shelves, desk slope inset with gilt tooled leather. desk has rear drawers and one secret compartment and lid. Top section is simple two door glazed cabinet with three moveable cedar shelves topped with a simple pediment.

secretaire, fintona, bookcase, violet elliot, pompey elliot

non-fiction

music, musical instruments, brass bands,

In 1920 Michael Taffe was awarded Junior Cornet Solo Champion at Ballarat's South St competitions, The Grand National Eisteddfod of Australasia. This competition was the premier band contest in Australia with musicians from every state and New Zealand taking part. This Boosey & Co cornet was on display in the window of Allan's Music store Melbourne when the building was severely damaged by fire but these items were saved.

Part of a large family collection of local & family history items at Hymettus Cottage, home to the same Ballarat family for the past 125. This cornet has a well documented provenance and a known owner and has been at Hymettus for over a century. Boosey & Co joined with Hawkes in 1930 to become Boosey & Hawkes. This cornet forms part of a significant and representative historical collection that reflects Ballarat's local history from a family perspective. It contributes to our understanding of social and family life in Ballarat from the 19th to the 21st century and provides interpretative capacity for family, local, and social history themes.

Heavily decorated and inscribed.

cornet, music, michael taffe, south street competitions, ballarat, boosey & co

villers bretonneux, great war, sketch, art

A small book of 47 pages printed at The Specialty Press Melbourne. Covers in poor condition due to wear and water but content pages fair although cover now detached.

fiction

edna walling, gardeners, poetry

stamped underneath.

candle, chamber

donald, candle holders, crystal, wedding present

Scandinavian design in furniture and accessories was very popular in the 1960s - 70s as represented by these two minor decorative candle holders of the period.

A small example of the very popular designs reflecting Scandinavian influences of the period.

In the modern Danish style of 1970s.

etched underneath each holder 'Stelton stainless 18/Denmark.'

denmark, stainless, ballarat, 1970s, wedding present

non-fiction

nursery catalogue, ballarat, horticulture

ireland, austria, taaffe, vienna

horseshoe, ornament, luck, tradition, ballarat

Handmade fan for social evenings made by and for Theresa (Tess) Taafe c. 1930s.

Small fan made of bakelite, lacework with sequins all hand sewn to netting backing.

Nil

fan, lady's fan, evening wear, tess lazarus, patrick taafe, redesdale.