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Australian & Colonial — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:462
Sale Title:Australian & ColonialLots with images:460
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:306
Date:2-Dec-2018
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A scrimshaw pan bone plaque depicting English tall ships, 19th century, 15 cm x 23 cm
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A scrimshaw whales tooth titled 'Ship Susan. 1871' with whaling limerick on reverse, 11 cm long
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A whaler's knife with fine woven leather scabbard and handle with Turkmans knot, 19th century, blade marked 'Green River, Made In Sheffield, 25 cm long
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A Yaghan whale harpoon tip, carved whalebone, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina, 19th century, 30 cm long
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A whalebone walking stick with whales tooth carved fist handle and silver collar, 19th century, 81 cm high
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A whalebone walking stick with silver collar and carved whales tooth handle, 19th century, 85 cm long
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A ship's lantern, copper, brass and glass, early 20th century, 41 cm high
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A rare scrimshaw whalebone toggle decorated with deer and floral motif, monogrammed 'A. S', North American, 19th century, 3 cm high
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A whalebone card case, mid 19th century, 9 cm x 5 cm
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A whalebone jagging wheel, mid 19th century, 14 cm long
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A ship's cabin trunk/blanket box with tapered sides and rope handles, Australian cedar, mid 19th century, 46 cm high, 95 cm wide, 47 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A 19th century album containing 209 pressed seaweed specimens collected from Port Phillip, inscribed 'John Ballantyne, Queenscliff, near Melbourne, Australia, 1858', 41 cm high, 28 cm wide, 4 cm deep
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A Russian diving helmet and diver's knife, copper and brass, 48 cm high
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A Philips' Challenge Globe on turned wooden standard base (unassociated), early 20th century, 89 cm high, 34 cm diameter. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A ship's trunk, kauri pine and steel, 19th century, painted 'Alexander Dunlop Steerage for Ship 'Charmer' Not Wanted on the Voyage, 58 cm high, 102 cm wide, 56 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A scratch built model ship 'Seaforth Clansman, Aberdeen', 20th century, 110 cm long
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A ship's lantern, brass, copper and glass, late 19th century, 55 cm high
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Richard Dowling (attributed), O'Brien's Bridge, Tasmanian inlaid timber deed box, circa 1850, cedar, musk, blackwood, ebony and pine, 11.5 cm high, 33 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep
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A book box and papers by H. A. Nielsen, Port Douglas, North Queensland, circa 1920, Queensland maple, blackbean, palmwood, white beech, ebony and Queensland walnut, stamped 'H. A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, Nq, Australia, with accompanying chart of timbers together with signed handwritten letter on letterhead from the cabinet maker, 22 cm high, 15 cm wide, 5 cm deep
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A book box by H. A. Nielsen, Port Douglas, North Queensland, circa 1920, Queensland maple, blackbean, palmwood and Queensland walnut, stamped 'H. A. Nielsen, Pt. Douglas, Nq, Australia, 22 cm high, 15 cm wide, 5 cm deep
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A stunning Colonial sewing box, cedar and pine, Barossa Valley, South Australia, circa 1885, interior fitted with intricate checkerboard compartments and lift out tray with lockable drawer, 18 cm high, 33 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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A Colonial sewing box, Australian cedar with original blue silk lined compartments, 19th century, 12 cm high, 28 cm wide, 21 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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Australian woolwork floral arangement in glass dome including bird eggs, Melbourne, circa 1890, 40 cm high
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An Australian possum skin buggy rug with brown baize backing, late 19th early 20th century, 164 x 135 cm
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An Australian possum skin rug with green baize backing, 19th century, 177 x 155 cm
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The Chase' pattern English porcelain tureen with kangaroo decoration, by W.B. & Sons, 19th century, English diamond registration mark, stamped 'The Chase, W.B. & Sons, 28 cm diameter
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T. Gaunt & Co. wall clock with fusee movement in cedar and mogany case, 19th century, dial marked 'T. Gaunt, Melbourne', with key and pendulum, 68 cm high, 42 cm wide
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J. T. Webster Station clock, fusee movement with cedar and mahogany case, Melbourne, circa 1850, painted dial with black and red Roman numerals, 'J. T. Webster, Emerald Hill' (South Melbourne), 49 cm high
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Charles Web Gilbert (1867-1925), Dame Nellie Melba, circa 1902, cameo carved emu egg on blackwood stand, signed lower right and on the base 'C. W. Gilbert, 24 cm high including stand
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A Colonial campaign writing box, circa 1835, brass bound with inset swing handles (one damaged), interior fitted with pen tray and bottle holders, 14 cm high, 52 cm wide, 35 cm deep
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An Anglo-Indian deed box, cedar, early to mid 19th century, 19 cm high, 31 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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A fiddleback blackwood walking stick, Melbourne, 19th century, intricately carved and inscribed 'Duncan Smith Esq. Moonee Ponds, 84 cm long
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A fox hunting walking stick, silver handle with rose gold monogram and fiddleback blackwood shaft, early 20th century, 87 cm long
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A walking stick with compass handle, fiddleback blackwood shaft, early 20th century, 86 cm long
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A walking stick with agate handle, silver collar and fiddleback blackwood shaft, late 19th century, 87 cm long
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A walking stick with carved ivory handle, silver collar and blackwood shaft, 19th century, 92 cm long
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A walking stick with carved antler handle in the form of a dragon, fiddleback blackwood shaft, 20th century, 97 cm long
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Three Australian walking sticks including casuarina with carved fist handle and two blackwood examples, 19th century, the longest 90 cm
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Three walking sticks, Trobriand Islands, Solomon Islands and New Guinea, early 20th century, the longest 109 cm
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A Japanese walking stick, bamboo shaft with carved kangaroo, circa 1900, 89 cm long
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Carnival glass Kookaburra and Waratah cobalt float bowl, circa 1932, 29 cm diameter
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Moorcroft Pottery Tasmanian Blue Gum vase, incised 'Moorcroft, England', stamped 'E.A. Joyce and Son 1893-1993', 19 cm high
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A miniature chest of drawers, pine with green painted finish, late 19th century, unusual roundel decorated plinth, 52 cm high, 48 cm wide, 25 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A chip carved brush holder and brushes, kauri pine, 19th century, 34 cm high, 20 cm wide, 7 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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A tabletop picture stand easel, pine with gilt metal Egyptian style mounts, 19th century, 95 cm high, 46 cm across. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection
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Two Australian timber boxes, cedar and kauri pine, 19th century, one stamped 'Leslie M. Grigg, the larger 36 cm across
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A pair of of Australian picture frames, cedar and kauri pine, 19th century, 48.5 x 41 cm (internal size 29.5 x 22 cm)
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A blackbean timber picture frame, Queensland origin, 19th century with Scheltema print, 49 cm x 41 cm
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A pokerwork nut bowl decorated with 4 koalas, huon pine, circa 1920, 23 cm diameter
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A turned blackwood comport, Tasmanian origin, circa 1920, 19 cm high, 30 cm diameter
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A pokerwork table lamp base, circa 1920, 35 cm high
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Two Australian pokerwork vases, circa 1925, 51 cm and 31 cm high
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Two timber boxes, Australian cedar and black walnut, 19th and 20th century, the cedar box 36 cm across
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An Australian pokerwork vase with leaf and berry motif, circa 1920, 15 cm high
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Pelaco 'Spot Welded Starchless Collars', circa 1950, painted plywood point-of-sale advertisement featuring the face of 'Pelaco Bill, 38.5 cm diameter., The original 'Pelaco Bill' drawing was completed by A. T. Mockridge for Pelaco in the early 1920s. The image of 'Pelaco Bill' was adapted into different forms and advertising campaigns by Pelaco through the 1920s until the early 1950s.
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A sewing tidy ottoman, Australian cedar with porcelain bun feet, circa 1870, 17 cm high, 29 cm across
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A Tasmanian pokerwork standard lamp, huon pine, circa 1920, 160 cm high
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Cedar & glass case with removable lid, (110 cm high) believed to have been created by the Victorian Railways, circa 1877, to record occasions when Regal, Vice Regal and other important notables were carried by train within the State of Victoria. The case may have been used to house the sceptre or mace or another ceremonial object designed to indicate the status of the person or persons in the 'Royal' carriage., Included in the recorded names and dates are 'Lady Bowen, 1877', 'H.R.H. Prince Edward of Wales,…
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A. Bonham, kookaburra painting on oak panel, circa 1900, signed lower right 'A. Bonham, 48 x 28 cm
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A pair of Anglo-Indian picture frames, carved and pierced marble, mid 19th century, 17 cm x 13 cm
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A New Zealand treen ware jewel box with hand painted Moari scene titled 'Drop Scene, Wanganui River, N.Z.', 19th century, 15 cm diameter
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An Australian parquetry turned mantle urn, late 19th century, 15 cm high
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Nellyne' House name plaque, embossed copper by J. Marriott of Melbourne, circa 1900, 17.5 cm x 49.5 cm
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Three Exhibition medals: 1930, 1931 and 1932, awarded to 'Rueben Laws, Emobssed and Sandblasted Glass' together with a 'Lounge' sign example of Laws' work, the sign is 48 cm across
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A Colonial cedar cutlery tray, 19th century, 39 cm across
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Early Jigsaw Puzzle, [France, c1890] Oblong box of very thick card, the lid with superb paste-down illustration depicting 9 types of uniformed soldiers. The box contains 3 chromolithographic panels pasted onto wood and cut into jigsaw puzzles, with each puzzle comrising 24 pieces and all complete. Each one is different and depict nine different military types. In remarkable condition.
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Australian marquetry panel by Michael D. Retter, Sydney, titled 'Carbeen Eucalyptus tesselaris', signed lower left 'M. D. Retter, 2001', 45.5 x 37 cm
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Billy Hughes (7th Prime Minister of Australia), cast metal door stop, circa 1918, remains of painted finish only faintly visible, 15 cm high
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Don Wreford Australian art glass bowl, Daylesford, Victoria, late 20th century, signed 'Wreford, 16 cm high, 24 cm across
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Geraldine Gee ventriloquist doll circa 1960s, 55 cm
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Brenden Scott French, Two Australian art glass vases, 48 cm and 50 cm high
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Australian art glass seven-piece decanter and goblet set, late 20th century, marked 'Slater', the jug 24 cm high
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Around The World Canadian Pacific Route' an impressive world globe on painted cast iron base, 19th century, 73 cm high, 48 cm diameter
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Philips 12 Inch Popular Celestial Globe' with brass mounts on bakelite base, circa 1920, 40 cm high, 30 cm diameter
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Philips 12 Inch Terrestrial Globe' with brass fittings on ebonised turned wooden base, circa 1920, 45 cm high, 30 cm diameter
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Philips British Empire Globe' on turned ebonised stand, crica 1920, 35 cm high, 19 cm diameter
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Philips 10 Inch Challenge Globe' with chrome fittings on black bakelite stand, circa 1920, 31 cm high, 26 cm diameter
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Aard-Globe' by Wagner & Debes of Leipzig, early 20th century, 40 cm high, 30 cm diameter
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Philips 13½ Inch Terrestrial Globe' on black bakelite stand, circa 1920, 44 cm high, 35 cm diameter
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A Magic Lantern slide projector, brass and tin, 19th century, 37 cm high, 44 cm long, 16 cm wide
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A rare Australian cedar banjo barometer by J. Jennings, 99 Queen Street, Melbourne, 19th century, 115 cm high
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A taxidermied duck, early 20th century, 90 cm wingspan
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A taxidermied kiwi bird in glass case (unassociated), 19th century, the case 40 cm high, 48 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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An antique English wall clock, oak case with brass bezel, enamel dial with Roman numerals, 19th century, 43 cm diameter
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An antique taxidermied bird display in glass dome, 19th century, the dome 54 cm high
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An antique coral display in glass dome (damaged), 19th century, 70 cm high, 50 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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Two floral displays in glass domes, 19th and 20th century, the larger 31 cm high
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The Barritt-Serviss Star and Planet Finder, Southern Hemisphere', star, planet, sun and moon map, lithograph on board with calibration wheel, circa 1906, 38 cm x 38 cm
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An expanding telescope, leatherbound brass by 'J.H. Steward, 406-66 Strand, & 55, Cornhill, London. Maker', 19th century, expands to 80 cm
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A pocket expanding brass telescope by 'Thomas Jones, 62 Charing Cross, London', 19th century, 64 cm expanded
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An aneroid barometer, carved circular timber case with enamel dial, 19th century, 29 cm diameter
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Zograscope antique telescopic specimen viewer, turned mahogany, circa 1855, 67 cm high
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A tall ship diorama in wall-mounted case, 19th century, 38 cm high, 45 cm wide
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A Russian navy celestial globe in case, circa 1930, the case 26 cm high, 24 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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A 'Philips 6 Inch Celestial Globe' and 'Philips 6 Inch Terrestriall Globe' on turned wooden stands, early 20th century, 25 cm high, 15 cm diameter
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Van De Graaff Electrostatic Generator eductional instrument, mid 20th century, 75 cm high
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Two planetarium projectors, northern and southern hemispheres, mid 20th century, 50 cm high
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Dollond Expanding brass telescope on stand, engraved 'Dollond, London', late 18th century, 100 cm long, 41 cm high
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Berge Expanding brass telescope on stand, marked 'Berge London Late Ramsden', late 18th century, 107 cm long, 46 cm high
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Cooke Portable transit telescope made for the Presidency College Calcutta, circa 1904, 66 cm long
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