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Sporting & General Memorabilia, Session 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:337
Sale Title:Sporting & General Memorabilia, Session 2Lots with images:257
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:240
Date:29-Aug-2012
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Thornton Pickard: Triple Imperial field camera with three original plates and stand, ground glass measures 16.5 x 12 cm (6ó x 4') and is in good condition, bellows intact and also in good condition. This is a very attractive classic field camera.
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Miniature Cameras: Coronet Midget c1935 in black together with two Hit miniature cameras in their leather cases. (3 items)
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Minox: c1937 micro camera made by Vef Minox in Riga, Latvia. Original model (#11784).
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Leitz: Leica Mountain Elmar 105 mm f6.3 telephoto lens (#300186) [Elzen], with hood [Fizen] & lens cap. Excellent condition. [Only 3975 were produced 1932-37]. Rare.
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Leica 111 (1939) screw mount camera body (#314815) with Elmar 35 mm, f3.5 lens in maker's Erc. Small non-standard modification to allow for remote fl ash.
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Leica: Leitz [Viooh] Universal Viewfinders (35 - 135 mm): #14667 & #19660, both with leather holders; also, a Leica-Meter M & a Leica-Meter Mr and a Rangefinder [Hfook] with shoe. (5 items)
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Leica 1c (1949-51) screw mount camera body (#455895) with Elmar 50 mm, f3.5 lens & metal cap. Superb condition.
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Zeiss Ikon: Various cameras comprising Contafl ex Super (2, plus interchangeable magazine back); Contafl ex Super B; Contafl ex Super BC; Nettar (2); Symbolica II; Ikonta A. Fair/VG condition. (9 items)
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Minolta: Group of four including Minolta Minifl ex, Autocord, Autopak 470 and Minolta 16. Mixed condition. (4 items)
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Leica 11c (1949-51) screw mount camera body (#450362) with Summitar 50 mm, f2 lens & metal cap in maker's Erc. Very good condition.
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Cameras: Balda - Super Baldina 35 mm camera, 1954; Franke & Heidecke - Rolleimat Af-M 35 mm autofocus camera; Iloca Quick B coupled rangefinder camera, 1953; Minolta - 110 Zoom SLR Mark II camera, 1979; Yashica 44A Tlr camera, 1959. (5 items)
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Leica 11f (1954) screw mount camera body (#711999) red dial, with Elmar 50 mm, f3.5 lens and metal cap. Superb condition in original red box.
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Leitz: Hektor 135 mm telephoto lens [Hefam] with bayonet mount & caps c1955; an Elmar 90 mm telephoto lens [Elang] with screw mount & caps c1955; a chrome Summarit 50 mm f1.5 lens [Sooia-M] with bayonet mount c1950; also several minor Leitz accessories for Leica. (8 items)
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Canon: c1954 Canon IVSB2 (Leica-clone) screw-mount camera body (#197671) inscribed 'Canon Camera Company Inc. Japan' on top plate. Superb virtually new condition in maker's Erc.
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Leica M3 (1955) screw mount camera body (#779821) single stroke, with Summitar 50 mm, f2 lens in maker's Erc.
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Leica M3 (1956) screw mount camera body (#834229) single stroke, with Elmar 50 mm, f2.8 lens & hood (Irooa)in maker's Erc.
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Leica 1g (1957) screw mount camera body (#887125) with Elmar 35 mm, f3.5 lens. Superb condition in original box.
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Leitz: Summaron 35 mm f3.5 wide-angle lens (bayonet mount) with metal front lens cap. In excellent condition.
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Leitz: Leica 14100 table-top tripod (black version), mint in box. c1960. Also, Leica 14121 table tripod ball head, also in original box. (2 items)
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Lietz: Visoflex II refl ex housing [Otdym] and [Otxbo] - in original boxes - for Leica. (2 items)
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Leica M2 (1960) screw mount camera body [#1012147] lever rewind; much used
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Leitz: 16464K [Otzfo] focusing mount in original box; 16471J [Otpro] extension tube, 16472K [Otsro] extension tube adaptor. All in superb condition
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Minox B chrome miniature camera [#870774], c1970 in original box with leather case. Superb condition
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Minox C chrome miniature camera [#2442283], c1971 in original box. Superb condition. Accompanied by a Minox ME1 electronic fl ash unit with generator in original packaging. (2 items)
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Minox C black miniature camera [#2464021], c1971 in original box with leather pouch, cube fl ash attachment with pouch. Superb condition.
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Minox 35EL camera in original box; Minox 35ML + MF35 St fl ash unit in maker's Erc. (3 items)
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Leica: M6 camera, c1984 (#1691062) Wetzlar-built body in excellent condition and accompanied by the following lenses, all with Leitz shades & filters: Summilux-M 35 mm f1.4 (Canada); Elmarit-M 28 mm f2.8 (Canada); Summicron-M 50 mm f2 (Germany); Tele-Elmarit-M 90 mm f2.8 (Canada); Elmarit-M 21 mm f2.8 E-60 (Canada). All in Leica carry-case, together with a Minolta Flash-Meter IV.
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Leica: Leica R-E camera body in black (#1797797) in original box (10055) & packaging with user manual, Vario-Elmar-R 28- 70 mm 3.5-3.5 E-60 lens in original box (11265), Leica motor winder (14208) also in box with manual, Leitz motor winder handgrip (14308) in box, all in virtually unused condition. (4 items)
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Balance of Camera Collection: Features an early Aqua-Cam underwater camera & 10 others incl. mainly TLRs: Yashica, Mamiya, Rolleifl ex, Canon, Pearl River, Zenit. Mixed condition with some manuals & accessories. (11)
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Movie Cameras: Beaulieu R-16 automatic 16 mm cameras (x2) with Angeneux 12-120 mm, Cosmicar 22-66 mm and Cosmicar standard 12.5 mm lens, also comes with nicad battery pack, box, brochures and manuals. Together with Eumig 16 mm, Bell and Howell 16 mm (with tripod) and three 8 mm cameras. A great value lot in above average condition. (7 items)
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Asian Horse: carved stone statue of horse. Age unknown. Lovely colouring in fine condition.
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Ceramics and Glassware: Selection of oddments including; Cannie Ridge Pottery lamp stand (Allan Letts), A Clarice Cliff 'Rural Scenes' pattern sandwich plate, vintage Murano style red glass ashtray. (9 items)
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Hutschenreuther Pheasant: Lorenz Hutschenreuther Porcelain Bisque Pheasant Figurine, c1950, hand painted, hand fired, made in Germany, in mint condition. Initialed to base M F, Top of base marked K.Tutter, Artist.
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Noritake, dinner set for 8, with plates (5 sizes), bowls, cups (2 sizes) & saucers (72 pieces altogether). No serving pieces (missing sugar bowl, jug, gravy boat, etc)
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Wedgwood: Collection of Plates including Silver Wedding Anniversary 1972; Silver Jubilee 1978; Calendar 1971 & 1978 (2); Christmas 1977; Children's Story 1978. All in original boxes. (7 items)
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c1895-2001 cigarette & trade cards, noted 1897 Robinson & Barnsdale 'Advertisement Card - Colin Campbell' (1); 1897 Players 'England's Naval Heroes' (5); 1899 Salmon & Gluckstein 'Star Girls' (1); 1899 A.Baker & Co. 'Beauties of All Nations' (11); 1936 Players 'Tennis' [50]. Poor/Good condition. Inspection will reward. (Total 2600+)
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c1898-60s cigarette & trade cards, noted 1901 Wills 'Cricketers' (3) & 1902 Wills 'Cricketers' (1); 1898 Wills 'Conundrums' (24); 1901 American Tobacco 'Comic Scenes' (9); 1899 American Tobacco 'Songs (G)' (9); Tuckfields Tea 'Birds' [96]. Fair/Good condition. (Total 1024)
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C1900-29 cards in album, noted Wills 1914 'Australian Butterfl Ies' silks (41); 1926 'Australian Scenic Series' (62). Mainly G/VG
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C1900-16 cards in album, noted Wills 1912 'Birds of Australasia' (69); 1915 'Birds and Animals of Australia' silks (50). Poor/G
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Sport: c1910-97 range, 1935 Gallaher 'Champions, 2nd Series' [48]; 1926 Players 'Cricketers Caricatures by Rip' [50]; Players 'Cricketers 1938' [50] x 2 sets; other cricket (215); UK football (81); boxing (72); also cricket postcards (10);other sport postcards (18). Fair/VG condition. (Total c600)
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c1912 original watercolour artwork (complete set of 60) for Sniders & Abrahams 'Animals', each signed by artist Prae, size 20 x 12 cm. Ex archive of Osboldstone & Co. Printers, Collins St, Melbourne. (60 items)
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1912 Sniders & Abrahams 'Animals & Birds', part set [48/60]. G/VG.
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c1950s Stamina 'Men of Stamina' Series 7A 1-13 (The Workers) x 10 sets of cards 1-13 in envelopes
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The National Agriculture Society of Victoria; 1877 medal in silver (50 mm) by Julius Hogarth. Reverse inscribed 'D. Edwards', edge inscribed 'First Prize Drill Grubber & Harrow Combined'. Minor scratches and edge knocks, Ef+.
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Exhibitions: 'World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Report of the President, New South Wales Commission' [Sydney, 1894]; plus 'Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. Australian Pavilion. The Pocket Queensland' published by The Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau [Brisbane, 1915]. Good condition. (2 items)
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1910 Brussels Exhibition: '1910 Exposition Universelle de Bruxelles' medal, engraved 'G.Churchward, Direct. des Trav. au Commis. Anglais', in original presentation case; together with menus (5), telegram, invitations (3) & postcard. Also 1913 Ghent Exhibition programme/menu for awards dinner (with envelope showing Exposition postmark); photograph of British Pavilion at 1914 Berlin Exhibition (Cancelled due to World War I). Wonderful group. (15 items)
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Ammonite: Agadir(Morocco), unidentified species. Cretaceous period, approximately 100 million years old, with certificate of authenticity.
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Amber: Fossilized Tree Sap, Pleistocene Approximately 1 million years old, Sambana area, North East Madagascar with certificate of authenticity.
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Mastadon Tooth: Gomphotherium, Bone Vally Formation from the Miocene period approximately 16 million years old, found in Polk County, Florida, U.S.A with certificate of authenticity.
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Ammonite: Opalescent, unidentified species, Jurassic period approximately 180 million years old, found in Madagascar, with certificate of authenticity.
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Ammonite: Pair, unidentified species, Jurassic period approximately 180 million years old, found in Madagascar, one half is cracked, with certificate of authenticity.
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Fossil Fish, Diplomystus dentatus from the Eocene period approximately 50 million years old, located in Green River Wyoming U.S.A, with certificate of authenticity.
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Fossil Fish, Dastilbe from the late Cretaceous period, located at the Santana formation Cera, Brazil, with certificate of authenticity.
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Sterling Silver Vesta 1909 Birmingham, 23gms, case worn and dented. Fully engraved; plus agate handled seal, in very good condition. (2)
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Australia: 'The World from the Discoveries & Observations made in the latest Voyages & Travels' by A.Arrowsmith [London, 1807], window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 73 x 55 cm. Some toning.
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Great Britain: Five pages (12 maps) from 'Walpoole's New & Complete British Traveller' [London, 1784], includes Shropshire, Staffordshire, Berk-Shire, Somerset Shire, Norfolk, Suffolk. G/VG condition
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World: Maps: 'Carte De L'Oceanie, contenant L'Australie, La Polynesie et Les Iles Asiatiques' by Pierre Lapie [Paris, 1851], 55 x 39 cm; 'Fiji Islands' colour map published in The Picturesque Atlas [Sydney, 1888], overall 65 x 43 cm; 'The Philippine Islands' colour map from The Harmsworth Atlas [London, c1906], window mounted, overall 39 x 53 cm. (3 items)
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Military Badges & Buttons, including various Rising Sun badges (14). (Total c210)
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Movie Flyers & Ephemera: Fabulous collection of movie flyers (158) mostly from Australian cinemas, noted 'Metropolis' (1927), 'The Ten Commandments' (1923), 'The Lost World' (1925), 'Son of the Sheik' (1926), 'Wings (1927), 'The Tunney Demsey 1927 Fight Furore!'; Australian movies including 'Peter Vernon's Silence' (1926), 'For the Term of His Natural Life' (1927), 'Gallipoli' (1927), 'The Sentimental Bloke' (1932), 'The Squatter's Daughter' (1933) & 'Diggers in Blighty' (1933). Also scarce cloth movie…
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Gypsy Violin c1900, ornate mother of pearl inlays to back, purfl ing around top and bottom edge, in very good condition, with case and bow. Inlays to fingerboard. No cracks, repairs or serious issues. lovely tone. Bow included.
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1964 Tokyo, XVIII Summer Olympics: Collection of stamps in a small album for 1964 Winter & Summer Olympics. From Albania, Dominican Republic (Rome Olympics), Guinea, Hungary, Panama, Poland, Romania & Russia incl. 1964 1r red & green imperf sheets. Most issues in perf. & imperf. sets and/or souvenir sheets as appropriate. With better issues from Albania and Hungary. (300+)
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Engravings: Collection of engravings from Booth's 'Australia Illustrated' [1876], framed (4) & unframed (12), noted 'Alluvial Gold Washing', 'Post Office, Melbourne', 'Concordia Gold Mines', 'Barossa Ranges' & 'Ballaarat'. Fair/VG condition. (16 items)
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Thomas Peerless (Working 1884-1899) 'Mitre Peak & Mitford Sound', oil on board, signed lower left, 58 x 34 cm, framed and glazed.
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George J.Churchward: 'The British Sea', pen & ink drawing of the Battle of Jutland on board, size 45 x 31 cm; together with an engraved print of 'The British Sea' on gold board, overall 50 x 37 cm. Also watercolour 'Brussels Exhibition' signed by artist George Churchward and dated '14.1.10'. (3 items)
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'Memories', facsimile etching, 1917/2000, numbered 474/550, image size 18 x 25 cm.
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'Debut', facsimile etching, 1920/2000, numbered 285/550, image size 17 x 22 cm.
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'Joan of Arc', woodblock print, 1920/1996, numbered 14/125, image size 10 x 9 cm. Signed by Josef Lebovic & Jane Lindsay (daughter).
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'The Mask', woodblock print, c1920/2000, numbered 8/125, image size 9 x 13 cm. Signed by Josef Lebovic & Helen Glad (Lindsay's granddaughter).
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Meynell Withers (working Australia c1922, son of Walter Withers): 'Dragging the Logs', oil on board, signed lower left, image size 30 x 20 cm. Framed & glazed.
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'Spring Song', facsimile etching, 1922/2001, numbered 293/550, image size 11 x 14 cm.
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'Fallen Angel', woodblock print, 1922/1995, numbered 2/125, image size 6 x 9 cm. Signed by Josef Lebovic & Jane Lindsay (daughter).
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Framed Items, noted Kenneth Jack (1923-) print 'Evening - Mt.Poole Station' (signed by artist); silver gelatin photograph of Flinders Street Station; plus 11 others. (13 items)
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'The Garland', woodblock print, 1923/1996, numbered 17/125, image size 6 x 9 cm. Signed by Josef Lebovic & Jane Lindsay (daughter).
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William Dyson (1880-1938): 'Dr Freud: - 'Aha! Thinking Naughty Thoughts Again', etching, unsigned, 20 x 15 cm. with accompanying note.
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Arnold Jarvis (1881-1959) 'Loutit Bay, Lorne', watercolour, signed lower left, 26 x 19 cm
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James McMAHON (working 1930's), 'Dahlia', Oil on canvas, signed 'James McMahon', lower right, 60 x 50 cm
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'Journalism & Art', facsimile etching, c1930/1999, numbered 290/550, image size 14 x 16 cm.
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'Rose Lindsay Bookplate', facsimile etching, 2001, numbered 209/550, image size 13 x 18 cm.
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'Little Mermaid', facsimile etching, 2002, numbered 206/550, image size 13 x 18 cm.
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'Dreaming', facsimile etching, 2001, numbered 211/550, image size 9 x 5 cm.
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), 'Nude with Mantilla', facsimile etching, 2001, numbered 209/550, image size 11 x 14 cm.
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Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961): 'Pheasant and Magnolia', woodcut, signed in the image, and signed in pencil lower left and numbered 60, image size 15 x 20 cm, framed & glazed.
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William Dargie (1912-2003): The Golf Course, oil on board, 18 x 39 cm.
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William Dargie (1912-2003): From The Finke River, oil on canvas, 60 x 75 cm.
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William Dargie (1912-2003): Gathering Mushrooms, oil on board, 23 x 30 cm.
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James R Jackson (1882 - 1975): Sydney 1960, oil on canvas, 46 x 75 cm.
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Etchings: George Eddy (1917- ): etching showing gold panning, titled 'Tangel Bren, Gippsland', dated 1963, signed in image, and in pencil lower right; William Hunter (c1900-63) 'The Monarch', signed lower right; Joseph Frost (1953- ) 'Sundown Calm', signed lower right; Douglas Pratt (1900-72) 'Guardians of the Valley', signed lower right. All framed & glazed. (4 items)
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Laszlo Hegedus (1920-, Europe, Australia): 'Crucifixion', 'Nude' & 'Saigon', woodblock prints, each signed and dated 1969, each numbered 128/150, each overall 49 x 37 cm. (3 items)
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Leonard Hugh Long (1911- ): Landscape 1969, oil on board, 30 x 37 cm.
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Michael Meszaros: Three relief bronze medallions, Pisces (2) and Sagittarius, incised 'Michael Meszaros' and dated 1970, diameter: 10 cm each. Together with a Richard Lange bust of Theodore Herzl in bronze signed Richard W.Lange 1923. (4 items)
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Cricket Art: Charles Moodie (1947-, Australian): 'The Last Four of the Day', oil on board, signed by the artist lower left (framed, 55 x 66 cm); Applegate caricature of Greg Chappell (framed, 51 x 61 cm); plus pair of aboriginal art prints by Malla (Dale Oliver), both signed and numbered by the artist, and endorsed to Greg Chappell (both framed, 50 x 63 cm). (4 items)
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Russel Drysdale (1912-81): 'Caretaker and His Daughter, Whipple Creek Bore', 'Boys in a Landscape' & 'The Family', sterling silver etchings (3), each signed in plate, 12 x 18 cm. All framed. (3 items)
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Charles Moodie: 'Melbourne Streetscape', watercolour, signed lower right, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 53 cm.
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Richard Kulma: 'Beechworth - Sunset Sky', oil on canvas on board, signed lower right, framed, overall 57 x 43 cm.
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Cricket Art: Felix Topolski (1907-89): 'Eton v Harrow, Cricket at Lords, 1983', screenprint, signed by the artist lower right, numbered 81/300 lower left (framed, 100 x 62 cm); plus print 'Dr W.G.Grace' by John Thirsk (c1972), signed by the artist and numbered 66/500 (framed, 54 x 80 cm). (2 items)
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Cartes De Visite - Aborigines: 'Queensland Aboriginals, Photographed Direct From Life By E.H.Forster, at His Studio, Maryborough', two cartes De visite photographs, one showing two aboriginal women with a man, other showing young aboriginal woman. (2 items)
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Cartes De Visite: Carte de visite tintype, taken by 'American Studio, Gove & Allen, Flying Branch, Maryborough', endorsed on reverse 'Mr.King, Bundaberg'; carte de visite 'Photographed by B.P.Pochee, Adelaide Street, Maryborogh', endorsed on front 'Maud Hay, Gayndah'; carte de visite of girl by E.H.Forster, Maryborough; plus another carte de visite endorsed on front 'Father Power'. (4 items)
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Photographs: c1880s jockey photograph taken by R.McGeehan of Windsor; Kyneton c1900-05 photographs (2) - one showing school with pupils out the front, other showing a group in their Sunday best; 'A few of the members of the Church of Christ, Dandenong', c1900 photograph by E.Nilsson & Co. of Armadale. Various sizes & condition. (4 items)
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Photographs, noted c1880 photograph of Sydney G.P.O. (36 x 27 cm); 1880s cabinet cards (10); c1890 Ballarat shell house; c1907-22 building Burrinjuck Dam (14); c1950s UK trip in album (118); 1990s Hong Kong & Kowloon (c640). (Total c780)
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c1881-93 Photograph Album, with 97 photographs, noted York (26), Magdalene College Oxford, Holyrood Palace, Norway (27), Tintern Abbey, Balmoral Castle
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