John Coburn AM, 1925 –2006, Woven by Pinton Manufacture de Tapisserie d’Aubusson, France, Tapestry, ‘Fanfare’, Aubusson, France, 1974, Australian wool, 221.8 x 176.6 cm,
Provenance: commissioned from the artist by Mrs Catherine Palmer, New South Wales. Purchased 1981.1981.18
Thancoupie (Thanakupi) AO, Thaynakwith people, Napranum, Queensland, 1937–2011, Spherical pot, Trinity Beach, Queensland, 1987, stoneware, incised and painted with oxides, 30.5 x 30.5 cm. Provenance: the collection of Mr H Rower, New York, USA. Purchased 2007. 2007.5.
Lisa Pultara, Anmatyerr people, Alice Springs, born c.1961, 'Bush tucker dreaming', Napperby Station, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 1987, acrylic (synthetic polymer) on canvas,
Raymond Bush, born 1970, Dugong (mantuwujini),Milikapiti, Tiwi Islands c.2017,
natural ochres on canvas, 25 x 50 cm Gift of His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), Governor-General of Australia (2014-2019), on the occasion of The Australiana Fund AGM reception at Admiralty House, 14 June 2019.
2019.2
Amanda Louden, born 1960, 'Sturt’s desert pea vase', Melbourne, Victoria, 2006,
red glass, sand-blasted ground, 42 x 13 cm. Purchased 2006. 2006.9.
W J Sanders & Co. for Percy Marks, established 1899, Tea set (tea pot, coffee pot, sugar bowl, cream jug), Sydney, New South Wales, c.1942,
silver, ebonised wood (tea and coffee pots only),
4.5 x 24.5 cm (tea pot), 19 x 17 cm (coffee pot), 6 x 9.5 cm (sugar bowl), 9 x 10 cm (cream jug). Provenance: presented to Mrs Elsie Curtin, wife of The Right Honourable John Joseph Curtin PC, Prime Minister of Australia (1941–1945), on 28 May 1942. Purchased 1990.
1990.3.1–4
Stuart Devlin AO CMG, Australia/ England, 1931-2018, Set of candelabra (4), [London, England], 1980–1981,
Sterling silver, 22ct gilding, hand-forged and filigree forms,
H Goldman Pty Ltd, established 1897, Carver: Robert Prenzel, Prussia/ Australia, 1866–1941, arrived 1888 (attributed), ‘The Gloucester desk’, Melbourne, Victoria, 1935,
various Australian timbers including fiddleback blackwood, walnut, maple, jarrah, tulipwood, bronze, silver,
76 x 152 x 89 cm. Presented to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester by The Right Honourable Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page PC GCMG CH, Prime Minister of Australia (1939–1939), on behalf of the Commonwealth Government of Australia as a wedding gift 1935.
Purchased with funds donated by Members and Supporters, 2008.
2008.3
Geoffrey Hannah OAM, born 1948, ‘Yarralumla cabinet’ or ‘Dad’s cabinet’, Lismore, New South Wales, 1991, Queensland maple and Brazilian mahogany inlaid with 22 different timbers, 184.2 x 150 x 51.1 cm. Purchased from the artist 1991.
C F Rojo and Sons, established 1877, Bookcase, Melbourne, Victoria, c.1930,
Italian walnut,
198 x 270 x 43.5 cm.
Purchased 1986.
1986.6
Ackman’s Ltd, Fitzroy Victoria, Designed by Ruth Lane Poole, Ireland/Australia, 1885-1974, arrived 1925, Chest of drawers, Melbourne, Australia, c.1926,
Queensland maple, 99 x 114.3 x 50.8 cm.
Provenance: manufactured for either the Prime Ministers Lodge or Government House, Canberra. Gift of Greg MacPherson & Michelle Mannion of the Australian Capital Territory, 2016. 2016.2
Khai Liew Design, established 1996, Designer: Khai Liew, Malaysia, born 1952, arrived Australia 1971,
Ceramicist: Bruce Nuske, born 1949, Wardrobe, Norwood, South Australia, 2008,
rose mahogany, coachwood, terracotta, brass, leather, 236 x 285 x 69 cm.
Commissioned by The Australiana Fund with funds donated by Members and Supporters, 2008.
220 x 240 x 130 cm. Purchased from the artist to celebrate the Centenary of Federation and to commemorate the New Millennium with funds donated by Members and Supporters, 2000.
Purchased from the artist to celebrate the Centenary of Federation and to commemorate the New Millennium; with funds donated by Members and Supporters, 2000.
William L. Gilbert Clock Co., USA, established 1828 (movement), and Duff, Australia (case), Mantle clock, Winsted, Connecticut, USA, and Australia, c.1910,
burr red cedar, pine, metal, glass, 32.4 x 31 x 13.5 cm.
Purchased 1989.
1989.4
Junghans Clock Company, Germany, established 1861, Mantle clock, Germany, c.1920,
spelter, gilt metal, enamel, glass, ebonised wood, 31.5 x 10.4 x 26.3 cm.
Purchased 1978.
1978.16
Captain W J L Wharton RN FRS and The Admiralty, London, Naval chart of Sydney Harbour, London, England, Crown copyright 1963, produced 1890–1963, lithograph,
69.5 x 134 cm.
Gift of the Royal Australian Navy Hydrographic Office, 1981.
1981.14
Stuart & Sons, established 1990, Designer and maker: Wayne Stuart OAM, born 1954, Studio grand piano, no. 15, matching piano stool and cover, Newcastle, New South Wales, 2002– 2003, red cedar, Queensland hoop pine, King William pine, metal,
99 x 163 x 220 cm. Provenance: Elizabethan Theatre Trust. Purchased 2004.
Les Blakebrough AM, England, born 1930, arrived 1948, The kelp II, Fortescue Bay Kelp Forest series, New South Wales, 2014, Southern Ice porcelain, carved from cast sheets and assembled with clear glazed interior, 16.5 x 30.5 cm. Purchased with funds raised by the Australian Capital Territory Committee and The Australiana Fund Volunteer Garden Guides, 2014.
