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The Murray Walker Collection — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:285
Sale Title:The Murray Walker CollectionLots with images:278
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:215
Date:14-Feb-2013
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Two depression style chests of drawers, constructed from pennant kerosene crates and vacuum oil tins, largest 92 cm high, 63.5 cm x 50 cm wide (2)
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Depression era miners table from abandoned bushmans hut Egenstown circa 1860s-1870s, purchased by Murray Walker 65 cm high, 82 cm wide, 40 cm deep
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Eight wooden depression style boxes and drawers, largest 19 cm high, 46 cm wide, 33 cm deep (10)
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Rectangular timber table and chest of drawers, table 76 cm high, 131 cm wide, 76 cm deep (2)
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Two floor lamps, one hand painted with dragons (2)
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Two maroon painted depression style meat safes, constructed from motor oil crates, both 164 cm high (2)
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Nine rustic wooden stools (9)
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Rustic white wash Bench with similar chest (2)
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Four test metal test tube holders, largest 16 cm high, 52 cm wide, 28 cm deep (4)
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Three racks, largest 136 cm high, 88 cm wide (3)
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Wood and laminate table with graffiti to top, 75 cm high, 152 cm wide, 90 cm deep
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Black life-size coffin lid; double headed skeleton soft toy and sombrero with skull painted to front (3)
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Three large granite and concrete mosaic planters, believed to be 1930s from ballarat, largest 22 cm high, 84 cm wide, 30 cm deep (3)
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Set of garden furniture constructed from horse shoes including Bench; and two chairs, largest 90 cm high, 213 cm wide, 50 cm deep (3)
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Extremely large brown and white cow hide rug, 245 cm long, 240 cm wide
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Rug in red and blue tones, 143 cm long, 87 cm wide
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Rug in maroon tones, 170 cm long, 86 cm wide
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Collection of vintage tools and others including an antique bed warmer (a lot)
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Collection of rustic metal and wooden tools including a cobblers shoe mold (a lot)
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A large collection of vintage metal tools and utensils (a lot)
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Collection of depression style toys, mostly wooden (a lot)
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Twelve hollow kindergarten educational tool wooden boxes, largest 13.5 cm high, 28 cm wide, 13.5 cm deep (12)
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Collection of multibase geometrical models manufactured by Supreme School Aids, in original boxes (4)
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Four sets of quoits, wooden and metal bases, various sizes (4)
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Childs tricycle, one pedal missing and three wooden pull along toys, largest 96 cm long (4)
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Collection of wooden and metal childrens toys including two rocking horses; a wheelbarrow; small chair; a dolls bed; a hills hoist; cart; and one other, largest 60 cm high, 83 cm wide, 35 cm deep (8)
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Collection of childrens wheeled toys and rocking horse (a lot)
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Five large scale hand made depression style painted wooden toy vehicles, largest 66 cm long (5)
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Five pieces of wooden childrens furniture including dolls house; two folding chairs; and others, largest 47 cm high, 56 cm wide, 37 cm deep (5)
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Collection of depression style wooden toys (a lot)
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Large collection of advertising and other ephemera relating to Australian brands, circa 1940s-1960s, including R.M. Williams; plume, Myer and Taubman's Paints (a lot)
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Collection of juvenalia (a lot)
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Collection of Australiana ephemera including a box of depression era soap, hand painted 'Greetings From Grawin' bottle and others (a lot)
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Naive cedar pokerwork tray showing Australian coat of arms; and two other piece of naive woodwork, tray 52 x 34 cm (3)
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A group of carved timber frames, some with Australian fauna motifs
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Christopher Sanders (born 1952) vase with model faces, decorated by Murray Walker (born 1937), 21 cm high
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Murray Walker (born 1937) teapot, lid glazed shut, signed and dated to base 1990, 19.5 cm high
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Two Murray Walker (born 1937) mugs, both signed dated to base, largest 10.5 cm diameter (2)
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Bowl by Murray Walker (born 1937), signed and dated to base 1982, 24.5 cm diameter
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Bowl by Murray Walker (born 1937), signed and dated to base 1982, 21.5 cm diameter
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Murray Walker (born 1937) charger, 'A Floor Show of a Different Kind' signed and dated 1982, 34.5 cm diameter
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Decoratively painted Murray Walker timber panel, signed verso, dated 2006, 93 cm long, 12 cm wide
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Decoratively painted Murray Walker timber panel, signed verso, not dated, 94.5 cm long, 15.5 cm wide
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Murray Walker (born 1937) four studies como 1988 mixed media on paper (4) each signed and dated 'Murray Walker 1988' lower right each titled lower left
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A group of three assorted 20th century artworks including i) George Tute, sunflower field circa 1980, wood engraving 32/75, 40 x 30 cm, II) artist unknown, corner of Collins and Elizabeth street 1954, pastel, 34.5 x 45 cm III) hay, work-place relations 1998, lithograph 8/10, 44 x 35 cm
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Bob Jenyns (Tasmanian sculptor) 'Benny Goodman and His Transistor Radio’, wooden painted torso of a bespectacled man circa 1970s; brown table; and painted wooden radio, man 80 cm high, 48 cm wide, 15 cm deep (3)
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A group of five Jamaican barber shop of advertisments, hand-painted
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A group of three Jamaican barber shop of advertisments, hand-painted
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A group of four Jamaican hair cut advertisements, hand-painted
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Three Tiwi island wooden bird sculptures and two other related pieces, largest 43 cm high (5)
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Collection of masks (a lot)
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Collection of decorative wood carvings from asia including China and Borneo, largest 261 cm high, 43 cm wide (6)
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Tapa cloth from Tonga
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Collection of Balinese artifacts including two stone figural statues (a lot)
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Papua New Guinean sago scraper and masher (2)
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Group of seven mixed media aboriginal artworks by various artists, majority on bark, largest 64 cm high, 38 cm wide (7)
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Collection of Trobriand Islands, Solomon Seas artifacts including two canoe prows and utensils (a lot)
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Balinese shrine and a collection of garden ornaments, including figural planter holder, largest 100 cm high, 56 cm wide (5)
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Coleman's Mustard advertising tin in the form of a cabinet, 46 cm high, 29 cm high, 19 cm deep
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Pennant Household Kerosene tin; Peek Frean's Biscuit tin; and eight other product tins (10)
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Three petrol cans, including one 'Shell'; and 'Rotella'; two with bullet holes; and a red painted cast metal display shell (4)
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Nine painted wood and metal signs, largest 183 cm high, 34 cm wide (9)
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A calling card holder and a 'Caution Floors Oiled' sign, sign 153 cm high (2)
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Two educational hanging maps including Australia and South-East asia; and Australia and New Zealand, largest 115 cm high, 88 cm wide (2)
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Painted wooden and glass bed and breakfast board with removeable slots 'Vacancies' from Tasma Terrace, Natural Trust Headquarters, Melbourne; another sign; three medicinal bottles; and Motoroil tin, board 48 cm high, 30 cm wide, 2.5 cm deep (6)
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Double sided painted wooden store sign 'Furniture. Cash Or Terms' 39.5 cm high, 175 cm wide
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Collection of small signs made from metal, plastic or wood, including a Rosella illustrated stand in a Kraft chedder cheese vintage box, largest sign 25 cm high, 31 cm wide (a lot)
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Wooden depression style table with Benzine oil and honey can drawers 81 cm high, 114 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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Seven rustic wooden stools, largest 58 cm (7)
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Rustic wooden aqua painted cupboard and rustic wooden cream painted lidded box (2)
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Three furniture pieces constructed from tree branches including two tables; and one chair, largest 99 cm high, 73 cm wide, 80 cm deep (3)
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Three wooden childrens toys including a dolls bed; miniature cabinet; and apprentices excercise dolls house frame, largest 30 cm high, 53 cm wide, 41 cm deep (3)
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Depression era office chair with cushion and three wooden chairs, various shapes, colours and sizes (4)
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Wall mounted cobblers cabinet of accessories and tin of plastic letters, cabinet 58 cm high, 29 cm wide, 12 cm deep (2)
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Rustic dining table with drawer and cabinet; and two others, table 70 cm high, 115 cm wide, 78 cm deep
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White garden rocking chair; and two spool constructed shelving units, rocking chair 100 cm high, 55 cm wide, 70 cm deep (3)
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Three wooden chests, one with faux crocodile skin cover, largest 34 cm high, 76 cm wide, 37 cm deep (3)
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Section of red painted metal piping, 161 cm long
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Four wooden pieces including two document organisers, largest 130 cm long (4)
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Wooden rustic bookcase, constructed from crates from various products, one leg detached, and 'Captain Sandwiches Delicacies' crate, bookcase 130 cm high, 180 cm wide, 37 cm deep (2)
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Two matching tables in floral motif, circa 1880s; and two matching cement and metal side tables, wooden table 70 cm high, 41 cm wide, 41 cm deep (4)
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Three large rustic hand saws including an 'Ulmia 352' (3)
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Four pieces of mourning ephemera, including wreath constructed from primarily organic bush material; a mounted and framed wreath of human hair; gravestone plaque; and gravestone believed to belong to French miner 'Boileau' circa 1850s, found by Murray Walker on Jim Crowe diggings in abandoned settlement at Deep Creek, Egenstown, Victoria, Australia, largest 77 cm high, 63 cm wide (3)
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A collection of wooden pieces including a glass fronted small cabinet with key; and butter press with 'Alfa' to top, largest 26 cm high, 21 cm wide, 16 cm deep (9)
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Two frames constructed from pieces of cork largest 60 cm high, 75 cm wide (2)
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Collection of rustic wooden mallets and hammers and two metal anvils (a lot)
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Early Kooka Stove door, speckled mint green rim, cream coloured centre panel with kooka logo to front, 40 cm high, 40 cm wide, 4 cm deep
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First aid tin; green tin case converted from an oil can; and various leather bags (9)
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Fireman's hose and nozzle (1)
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Depression era metal and wood child's swing; a rudimentary fishing rod and similar (a lot)
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Collection of vintage kitchenware and others (a lot)
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Elevated sink on wrought iron tripod base, 100 cm high, 45 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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Two collapsable easels; Ray & Gilbert drafting machine arm; used painters pallets; large collection of rulers; wall mounted and loose; two display boards of belt buckle samples (a lot)
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Five collapsible artists easels (5)
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Collection of Australian made toys, some sealed in original packaging (a lot)
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Cast metal ashtray on stand; and a collection of tobacco tins and related, ashtray 60 cm high (a lot)
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Two plates and a bowl by Murray Walker (born 1937), all signed and dated 1970s-1980s, largest 20 cm diameter
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Collection of six Pottery items decorated by Murray Walker (born 1937), various sizes (6)
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Lorraine Jenyns (born 1945), figural teapot, 29 cm high
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Lorraine Jenyns (born 1945) jug, 24.5 cm high
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