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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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Three Lorraine Jenyns (born 1945) pieces including figure jug and bowl, largest 54 cm high (3)
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Anne-Maria Plevier (born 1962) platter, 32 cm diamter
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Collection of five Anne-Maria Plevier (born 1962) items including two plates; one bowl; one cup; and one other, largest 29 cm diameter
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Anne-Maria Plevier (born 1962) lidded tazza, lid warped, 34 cm high
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Anne-Maria Plevier (born 1962) ewer, from firing crack to handle, 41 cm high
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Una Deerbon vase, signed to base, 21 cm high
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Una Deerbon vase, signed to base, 22 cm high
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Una Deerbon twin handled bowl (a/f), 12 cm high
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Una Deerbon plate, signed to base, 29 cm diameter
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Decoratively painted Murray Walker timber panel, signed verso, dated 1998, 85.5 cm long, 13.5 cm wide
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Decoratively painted Murray Walker timber panel, signed verso, dated 2005, 89 cm long, 10 cm wide
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'A Pair of Birds' Murray Walker wooden sculptures, made from red gum, largest 93 cm x 51 cm (2)
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Two wooden Murray Walker sculptural pieces including 'The Bush Venus De Milo', one on plinth, largest 137 cm high, 57 cm wide, 40 cm deep (2)
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Collection of artifacts from Sepik, Papua New Guinea, pieces include three extremely large woven masks; necklace and others, largest 124 cm high, 74 cm wide (6)
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Collection of Indian artifacts including a wooden car (a lot)
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Tiwi island bird sculpture, ironwood, 82 cm high
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Collection of African artifacts including an elaborately decorated red mask (a lot)
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Collection of wooden aboriginal artifacts including a water carrier (tarnuk); and punishment spear given to Murray Walker on research journey in south Australian border country 1980 (a lot)
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Green canvas advertising banner 'Macerella Continental Butcher 386996' from Sydney Road Brunswick, circa 1970; Coopers Stout canvas; and an easel, largest banner 130 cm high, 217 cm wide (3)
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Three metal signs, including 2 x 'Visitors Car Park' and 1 x '20', all 46 cm high, 46 cm wide (3)
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Three educational hanging maps including robinson's physical map of tasmania; craigie's graphic school map of queensland; and Victoria, largest 99 cm high, 75 cm wide (3)
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Depression style sideboard and another similar, constructed from white rose oil crates, largest 48 cm high, 105 cm wide, 37 cm deep (2)
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Two rustic wooden tables, one with fatigued aqua painted surface and one with fatigued cream painted surface, largest 76 cm high, 122 cm wide, 59 cm deep (2)
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Six rustic pieces including traps and coops, largest 52 cm high, 26 cm wide, 35 cm deep (6)
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Rustic cabinet made from recycled timber
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Eight rustic wooden stools (8)
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Large depression style cabinet, painted mauve; grey shelving unit; and similar chair, largest 135 cm high, 54 cm wide, 70 cm deep (3)
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Depression era 1930s wooden chest made from floor panels, 112 cm high, 124 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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Rustic green bushmans kitchen dresser, circa 1930s, wooden painted sideboard and similar chair and stool (3)
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Two wooden tables and a Ned Kelly screen print on fabric, according to Murray Walker; tables used in the film 'Ned Kelly' (1970), starring mick jagger, largest 78 cm high, 95 cm wide, 47 cm (3)
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Three brown and white cow hide rug, one heavily worn, 175 cm long, 190 cm wide (3)
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Kilim in warm tones of pink and red, 160 cm long, 78 cm wide
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Kilim in brown and orange tones, worn, 227 cm long, 128 cm wide
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Schulim Krimper oak lounge suite, circa 1955, comprising of a three seater settee and two armchairs, upholstered in brown check fabric, the settee 162 cm length of back. Provenance: Leonard Joel, European and Australian Decorative Arts & Fine Furniture Auction 23 November 2009
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Converted sunflower design tyre art planter, 73 cm diameter
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Four pieces including a hand made periscope, largest 40 cm high, 7 cm wide (4)
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A collection of rustic wooden paddles; bats; cutlery boxes and toolboxes (a lot)
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Depression style soapbox racer and trailer, timber and metal largest, 92 cm long (2)
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Collection of juvenilia, including manufactured and handmade toy cars; water colour paint box; and mickey mouse bag (a lot)
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Rustic collage formed from coloured bottle tops, framed; and a collection of vintage glass bottles, collage 138 cm x 61 cm (a lot)
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Large collection of Australian food related ephemera including 35 wrappers for peters ice cream, johnny's kernol peanuts and devilled almonds; stickers; recipe books and related (a lot)
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Large collection of depression style patchwork quilts, cushions, rugs and other textiles (a lot)
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Collection of ephemera including letters and photographs (a lot)
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Collection of forty-two stereo cards, the majority outdoor Victorian scenes
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A group of five glazed Japanese Pottery items including a charger believed to be by narui sans from mashiko provance Japan (5)
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Narui sans Japanese Pottery set from mashiko province titled 'Homage to the Lyrebirds in Sherbrooke Forest' including a jug; 5 cups; and sugar bowl (a/f); and another jug, circa 1970slargest 30 cm high (8)
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Charger by Wilma Tabacco (born 1953), signed to base, 41 cm diameter
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Stanislaw (Stacha) Alpern (1919-1969) sculptural pottery piece, 28 cm high
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Errol Barnes (born 1941) twin handled vase, decorated by Ray Churcher, dated 1971, 28.5 cm high
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Arthur Merric Boyd bowl, signed and dated 1946, 16.5 cm diameter
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Two Australian pottery jugs, one incised 'J. Donaldson' (2)
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Fredrick Ernest Cox jug; and Harold Hughan jug (a/f), largest 12 cm high (2)
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Murray Walker wooden hand painted sculptural chair, 129 cm high
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Decoratively painted Murray Walker timber panel, signed verso, dated 1989, 149 cm long, 9.5 cm wide
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A large easel and five artist's palettes used by Murray Walker (6)
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Limited edition photograph from the original norman lindsay negative, 48 x 51 cm
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Four acrylic on canvas artworks by Tiwi Island, Bathurst artists, largest 89 cm high, 59 cm wide (4)
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Bathurst Island pelican sculpture, 88 cm high
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Two Tiwi Island wooden sculptures, largest 55 cm high (2)
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Collection of Papua New Guinean artifacts including three large wooden works (a lot)
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Collection of Morrocan items including fabrics (a lot)
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A collection of djellabas and others (a lot)
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Mimi sculpture, artist unknown, Maningrida Northern Territory, 227 cm high
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Collection of tribal artifacts, including Papua New Guinean shields and sculptures (lot)
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Collection of aboriginal poker ephemera (a lot)
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Moroccan painted tablet
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Three educational hanging maps including Robinson map of the world showing products; and Johnston's map of Australia, and one other largest 87 cm high, 110 cm wide (3)
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Collection of alloy and aluminium stamps with ink roller (a lot)
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Department store double sided wood direction sign 'Hall Stands' and 'Linoleums' 183 cm long
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Five warnings signs including State Electricty Commission of Victoria 'Danger' sign, largest 46 cm high, 91 cm wide (5)
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Two shop advertising signs for 'Carter's' and 'Biggs', Melbourne, largest 58 cm high, 68 cm wide (2)
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Four wooden advertising signs including 2 x Four'n'Twenty Pies; 2 X Swallows Biscuits; metal Coca Cola sign; and two others, largest 60 cm high, 122 cm wide (7)
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'Beware of Trains' enamel sign and another, largest 45.5 cm high, 60.5 cm wide
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Depression style bookcase and whatnot, constructed from timber shell oil crates and one other, largest 136 cm high, 35 cm wide, 24 cm deep (3)
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Two rustic wooden Benches, both 143 cm long (2)
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Five tractor seat stools, various colours, shapes and sizes, largest 69 cm high, 44 cm wide, 30 cm deep (5)
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Collection of furniture constructed from packing crates including meat safe cabinet and shelving (lot)
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Cedar pioneer chair, circa 1930s; converted truck seat, circa 1930s; and three chairs, various shapes, sizes and colours (5)
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Collection of tiles (a lot)
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Nine rustic wooden stools, various shapes, sizes and colours, largest 36 cm high, 52 cm wide, 24 cm deep (9)
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Rustic wooden bookshelf, constructed from Texaco crates, with aqua wash to outside, 120 cm high, 26 cm wide, 36 cm deep
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Six rustic wooden commodes, painted timber, largest 49 cm high, 70 cm wide, 37 cm deep (6)
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Two brown and white cow hide rugs, one heavily worn, largest 188 cm long, 184 cm wide (2)
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Florence Beaton of carwarp 'Log Cabin' design quilt constructed from mens ties, made for Murray Walker, curator of the Colonial Craft Of Victoria Exhibition 1978-79; and other depression style patchwork quilts, cushions, rugs and other textiles (a lot)
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Five depression era rag rugs, hand made from recycled rags, largest 140 cm long, 68 cm wide (5)
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Collection of childrens wooden dollhouse furniture and accessories (a lot)
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1965 mobil footy cards, incomplete set 37 of 40, in album (37)
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Six J.C. (John Connell) & Co. wholesale grocer & tea merchants sample tins, majority 8.5 cm high, 8.5 cm wide, 8.5 cm deep (6)
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Large collection of metal stencils, including 2 x boards with mounted stencils and converted can letterbox fronts, largest 35 cm high, 52 cm wide ( a lot)
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Shell turpentine can; other tins for automotive and household products; and two adapted to lamps (a lot)
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Matchstick trays and other pieces (a lot)
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Wrought iron prayer rosterum, three pronged candlestick; and other religious ephemera, largest 39 cm high, 33 cm wide, . 8 cm deep (lot)
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Collection of Australiana ephemera including a hand drawn emu tray (a lot)
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Collection of vintage home items (a lot)
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Collection of nautical ephemera, including postcards, Sydney Harbour showboat guide, and other ephemera (a lot)
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Four depression style wooden ship models, largest 118 cm long (4)
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Three pieces of scrimshaw, including two whalebone teeth, one with boat illustration, one with anchor and 'Love Abe'; and a 'Lord Howe Island' decorative dagger, largest 39 cm high, 6 cm wide (3)
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Framed maritime work 46 cm high, 82 cm wide
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Two maritime works (2)
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Framed maritime piece 43 cm high, 64 cm wide
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