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Sporting & General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:574
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:468
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:348
Date:30-Sep-2009
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18ct white gold pear shaped diamond drop earrings (diamonds = 1.15ct - F/Vs quality). Total weight = 5.00 grams.
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18ct white gold Iol shaped bracelet with diamonds (0.05ct). Total weight = 5.40 grams.
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18ct yellow and white gold bracelet with diamonds in circles (0.35ct). Total Weight = 5.30 grams.
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9ct yellow gold fine chain with gold and multi-coloured drops. Total Weight = 6.30 grams.
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Asia: World War II Double sided maps printed on silk, specifically for evasion and escape purposes, by the British War Office [1944]: 'Sheet G. Sumatra (south); Java (extreme north west)', and on reverse 'Sheet H. Borneo (south west); Sumatra (extreme south); Java (east & west)' (2 - one to show each side). Large scale 1:1,000,000, overall 96 x 62 cm. Good condition. (2 items)
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World War II Double sided map printed on silk, specifically for evasion and escape purposes, by the British War Office [1944]: 'Sheet J. French Indo China (central); Siam (Thailand) (east)', and on reverse 'Sheet Sheet K. French Indo China (south); Siam (Thailand) (part of)'. Large scale 1:1,000,000, overall 97 x 63 cm. Good condition.
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Australia: 'Railway, Postal & Telegraph Map of New South Wales, 1886'; 'Railway, Postal and Telegraph Map of South Australia 1888'; 'Railway, Postal and Telegraph Map of the Middle Island, New Zealand, 1889'; colour maps published in The Picturesque Atlas [Sydney, 1886-91], each overall 85 x 65 cm. Condition B (split along folds). (3 items)
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1884-85 Nile Expedition: Original watercolour by Will Perry (British, 19th century), 'Nile Expedition 1884 & 5. Lord Cochrane, 2nd Life Guards, Making a Date pudding for Officers Dinner at Koroske', watercolour, signed at lower left, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 40 x 50 cm. [Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald (1852-1935) was a Scottish representative peer and a British Army general and the general officer commanding the Militia of Canada from 1902-04]. Ex Bruce Ruxton collection with…
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Boer War: Well annotated photograph album 1900-02, with 213 photographs, featuring British, Ausralian, Nz & Boer troops; scenery, towns, camps & blockhouses; cricket & football; visit of Duke & Duchess of York with triumphal arches; artillery. The unit photographs include 7th Nzmr, Pay Staff, Apc Draft, O.C.& Staff Oversea Colonial Depot, Army Ordnance Corps & Army Pay Corps Cricket Club. Towns & scenes include Newcastle (Natal), Green Point Camp, Bloemfontein, East London, Camps Bay, Cape Town, Simonstown…
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Collection of ephemera, noted World War I 'The British Empire at war' blotting book; 'Sir John French's Despatches'; 'Souvenir to Commemorate the Visit of the British special service Squadron to the city of Melbourne..1924'; World War I Clothing Coupons; war Savings stamp booklet (Australian) ; 'The Australian soldiers' pocket book'; certificate of Honourable service. (13 items)
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PS military World War I, Australian Hospitals: letter card on blue stock incorporating 8 scenes of Australian Auxiliary Hospital No. 1 at Harefield Park, Middlesex (some spotting but a rare example); plus postcard. (2)
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World War II Medals - 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45. All with ribbons though un-named. (3 items)
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Bayonets: Japanese bayonet, Arisaka Kokora type 30, 53 cm, in fair condition with broken handle, in original scabbard; plus Czechoslovakian bayonet, 46 cm, in original scabbard and in reasonable condition.
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World War II New Guinea: Selection of 4 pencil drawings & 4 pages of sketches by Benjamin Arthur Barnett dated 1944, depicting living conditions in New Guinea and fellow soldiers.
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War Movies: Group including 3-sheet poster ('Hell to Eternity'); US one-sheet posters (2); Australian one-sheet posters (2); daybill posters (3); lobby cards (18); black and white stills & press photos (25); press books (3). Movies include 'The Lion Has Wings' (1939) & 'To Hell and Back' (1955 - starring Audie Murphy, America's most decorated infantryman). (53 items)
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Rock & roll Movies: lobby cards (set of 8) from 'Jamboree' (1957) starring Fats Domino; US one-sheet poster for 'Don't Knock the twist' (1962) starring Chubby Checker; US one-sheet poster for 'Love and Kisses' (1965) starring ricky Nelson. Fair/G condition. (10 items)
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The Sandpebbles, 1966, Steve McQueen, Tcf 24-sheet poster in 12 separate pieces (A)
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1970s-80s Movie Posters, range of daybill posters, noted 'The Day After', 'Orca', 'Soul Man', 'Running on Empty', 'Caveman', 'Tai-Pan', 'Valley Girl' & 'Grand Theft Auto'. (100 items)
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Etchings, Lithographs And Engravings c1750-1850- 2 Australian, 2 English. Framed, glazed and matted, overall 26 x 23 cm (4)
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Honore Daumier (1808-79, France's leading satirical cartoonist): Prints 'Scenes Grotesque' & 'Moeurs Conjugales', from the first editions of 'Le Charivari' (1841), mint condition, window mounted, framed & glazed, each overall 40 x 48 cm. (2)
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S.Kearne Jr: 'Oakland on the Sturt, South Australia' pencil drawing of the Oakland homestead (built in the 1830s by John Kearne and the oldest extant house in South Australia), signed lower right 'S.Kearne Junr, March 7th 1853', size 28 x 19 cm, framed & glazed. [This is the earliest depiction of the Oakland homestead, with the State Library of South Australia only having a c1900 photograph of this original].
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A.B.Y (Artist Unknown) 1854 pencil sketch, man 'Man on Two Horses' Framed, glazed, mounted, 44 x 34 cm image size.
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Phil May, (1864-1903) Australian, from the Sydney Bulletin Series (1886) Woodcuts, cartoon. Each framed and mounted, various sizes, glass broken on one. (3)
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Thomas Worth (American, 1834-1917): Lithographs from the overtly racist 'Darktown' series - 'Black Duck Shooting', 'A Sharp Rifle' & 'A Fall From Grace'; two published by Currier & Ives [New York, 1882-83], all window mounted, each 50 x 40 cm. (3 items)
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English School (late 19th century): 'Riverstream Sunset', oil on canvas, 51 x 76 cm.
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James Swinton Diston (Australia, working c1897-1929): A seascape, oil on board, signed lower left and dated '1896'. Rare early piece. Framed, 50 x 73 cm, good condition, though needs cleaning.
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Raff'le Mainella (Italian, 1858-1907): 'Venezie in Lagona' drawing-watercolour on watercolour paper heightened with white/tempra, signed lower right, image size 44 x 24 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 42 cm
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Australian Lithographs And Etchings c1900 Scenes of Van Diemans land, N.S.W., Victoria and Emu Bay' Black and White, all framed glazed and mounted in various sizes (4)
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Australian Lithographs And Etchings c1900 Wildlife, early Australian camp site, landscapes, Sydney Cove All framaed mated and glazed, assorted sizes, fine condition (5)
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English And Australian Etchings And Lithographs c1900 European street scene, landscape, Australian bush road (Bruce Robertson). All framed, matted and glazed, assorted sizes in very fine condition (3)
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Frank Sepp (Germany 1889-1970): 'Cantians', etching on paper, signed and numbered lower right 19/50. Edition size 50 x 80 cm. Framed & glazed.
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Frank Sepp (Germany 1889-1970): 'Charon ', etching on paper, signed, and numbered lower left, 6/30. Edition size 100 x 63 cm. Framed & glazed.
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Frank Sepp (Germany 1889-1970): 'Selb el Aetatis- Su/Ae Anno Belli Mcmxvii', etching on paper, signed, and numbered lower left, 3/25. Edition size 98 x 68 cm. Framed & glazed.
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Frank Sepp (Germany 1889-1970): 'Landscape with figures ', etching on paper, signed, and numbered lower left, 16/150. Edition size 55 x 55 cm. Framed & glazed.
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Trevor Opray (Australian, 1949- ), 'Morning Hues', oil on board, signed lower left, framed & glazed, overall 71 x 64 cm.
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Vincent Brown c1970 Three images, etchings (2), linocut (1). Various sizes, all framed, glazed and signed, A.P. (3)
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Aboriginal Artworks: Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa (1944-, Austalia, Aboriginal), 'Willi Willi', screenprint, signed lower right below image in pencil 'Dimny' (sic), numbered 26/80, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 77 x 97 cm; Alun Leach-Jones (1937-, Austalia, Britain), 'Untitled', screenprint, signed lower left, numbered 42/90, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 75 x 125 cm; Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi (c1927-, Austalia, Aboriginal), 'Untitled', screenprint, signed in image 'Dta', numbered 15/80,…
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Joe Furlonger [Australian, 1952- ], 'Kneeling Surfer' & '3 Surfers', colour lithographs, both printer's proof, titled, signed and dated 'Jf '89' below image, each 76 x 57 cm. (2 items)
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Ephraim Urevbu (African American): 'And Together We Rise', serigraph, signed lower right, titled and numbered 180/275, size 88 x 105 cm.
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Charles Billich (1934- ): Prints (7) from his 'Australian Cities' series, comprising:- 'Adelaide Adagio'; 'Brisbane Ballad'; 'Canberra Cantata'; 'Darwin Da Capo'; 'Melbourne Southgate'; 'Perth Promenade'; 'Sydney Symphony'; all titled at base, signed by the artist and numbered from limited edition of 500, each window mounted, framed & glazed, various sizes. (7 items)
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Tasmania: 'The beacon, Highest point of Mt. Wellington, Tasmania', c1873 albumen print (19 x 11 cm) by Samuel Clifford (1827-90), some surface loss at right, with hand-written caption on mount.
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Victoria: 'Gippsland Scenery' binder with 19 photographs from the series by Nicholas Caire, (1837-1918), albumen photographs, each 20 x 15 cm, mounted on card, including three showing Aboriginals - 'Native Camp in Gippsland', 'Native bark Canoes' and 'Lake Tyers, Native station'; also noted 'Township of Walhalla', 'Landing place at Bairnsdale' and 'Township of Warragul'.
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1893 Brisbane Floods, three-part panoramic photograph (when a sequence of flood peaks over some three weeks saw the highest recorded flood level in the Brisbane Cbd), window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 46 x 18 cm.
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Gallipoli photographs: war photographer Robert Bruce's photograph album, containing complete series of captioned photographs: Nos. 1-41 (each 16 x 12 cm); plus 7 other photographs including a portrait of Robert Bruce, one showing the ANZACs in front of the Pyramids, and more Gallipoli scenes. (48 items)
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Photographs, comprising, two by Cecil Beaton (1904-80), one of Princess Elizabeth in her World War I Ats uniform, other of Princess Elizabeth & Princess Margaret, both window mounted, framed in John Thallon Art-Deco frames and glazed, each overall 27 x 33 cm; plus panoramic photograph of an Australian waterfall, and another of an attractive girl. (4 items)
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Rubery Bennett (Australian landscape painter, 1893-1987): Seven boxes of slides, majority showing Australian landscapes with Central Australia & East Coast; one box with overseas - Austria, Belgium, Holland & Usa. Rubery's slides are emblematic of his landscape art and reflect his attention to detail in the aspects of the environment and light. There are a number of slides that show Rubery sketching, and he painstakingly labelled each slide. Also Japanese Woodblock print Samarai warriors, 37 x 24 cm; Papua…
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Waterfalls: collection in album featuring mainly postcards (some postally used) on the theme of waterfalls with worldwide representation. Gruss Aus types, a section on Niagara & Victoria Falls and good selection of Australian & New Zealand falls. Some stamps mint and on cover and noted 1905 Queensland state Government Intelligence & tourist bureau card of Fishers Falls & 1898 NSW postal card featuring Wentworth Falls scene used in 1903. Noted also, gold Coast, New Caledonia, Mauritius, Japan. (180+)
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C1905 postcards showing Aborigines (3); 1904 Sydney, Theatre Royal postcards (2) advertising 'The Flood Tide'; 1903 postcard with various 'Paquebot' postmarks; c1970s-2000 cricket postcards (70) & photographs (8). (84 items)
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C1923-24 'Don photo series' postcards featuring boxing (8), horse racing (6) & cycling; cricket postcards (5) ; plus small tin 'Centenary/ souvenir/ Birthday cake/ 1834-1934, Victoria..Australia'. Poor/G. (21 items)
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Rolling Stones postcards: rolling Stones postcards (12) advertising the LP 'Exile on Main Street', released 12 May 1972; plus a Paramount Pictures press information kit for 'Star Trek Insurrection' (1998). Both in good condition.
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c1900 theatre poster 'A Message From Mars', artwork by Albert Morrow (1863-1927), published by Mr.Morell's & Mr.Mouillot's Company, printed by David Allen & Sons, Harrow, colour lithograph, 50 x 72 cm. Condition B+.
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1903 travel poster, 'Clyde Watering Places', incomplete (left half of 2-sheet poster), published by Glasgow & South- Western Railway, colour lithograph, 74 x 95 cm. Condition B+.
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French advertising poster 'Eau Tonique Dicquemqre' (Dicquemqre Tonic water), published by Chimiste a Rouen, colour lithograph, 74 x 107 cm.
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Theatre poster 'The Karitsson Gymnastes', printed by Affiches Louis Galice, Paris, colour lithograph, linen backed, 91 x 123 cm.
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c1920 generic French sports advertising poster, with caricature by Has of a sportsman holding various items of sporting equipment including rugby ball, football, boxing gloves, running spikes, golf club, tennis racket, etc, and a space for advertising local sports events, published by 'Affiches Kossuth, Paris'. Linen backed, overall 49 x 58 cm.
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c1920 advertising showcard 'Mezon Accordions - On Sale Here', overall 31 x 46 cm. Some minor faults, though attractive and scarce.
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c1924 travel poster, 'North Wales For Holidays', artwork by Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971), showing The Conway Estuary, published by London Midland and Scottish Railway, printed by Stafford & Co, colour lithograph, backed on linen, 63 x 100 cm. Condition A. Attractive and colourful.
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c1930 Italian travel poster 'Vallombrosa - Saltino', published & printed by E.N.I.T. (Italian Government Tourist Board), colour lithograph, backed on linen, 64 x 99 cm. Condition A. Very attractive and colourful.
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c1930 theatre poster 'Aladdin', printed by Taylors Printers, Wombell, Yorkshire, colour lithograph, linen backed, 100 x 70 cm. Condition B. Very colourful and attractive.
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Travel poster 'Red star line, Southampton-Canada, via Cherbourg', artwork by Sterne Stevens, colour lithograph, published by Registre du Commerce D'Anvers No. 1372 in Belgium, printed by J.E.Goossens, Brussells, size 60 x 90 cm.
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c1940s travel poster, 'Canberra, Australia's National Capital', artwork by Gray, printed by McLarens, Melbourne, colour process lithograph, linen-backed, 64 x 100 cm. Condition A.
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Posters: 1944 certificate 'Australian Federated Union of locomotive Enginemen, Victoria division, (Seymour) branch', artwork by Will Cooper, linen backed, 39 x 55 cm. 1950s flowers and shells prints (4), with artwork by Ralph Malcolm Warner (1902- 87), published by the shell, printed by McCarron bird, Melbourne, each linen-backed, 33 x 36 cm. 1953 movie poster 'Botany Bay', starring Alan Ladd; US one-sheet poster (69 x 104 cm). Condition varies A-C+. (6 items)
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1948 travel poster, 'fly them Bea - British European Airways', artwork by Mozling?, printed by Fredk W.Khan Ltd, London, lithograph in colours, framed & glazed, overall 64 x 102 cm. Condition A.
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Posters: c1949 Italian cheese advertising poster 'Carta Gastronomica del Bel Paese', 70 x 98 cm; c1950s school posters (5); c1960s Qantas travel posters (framed). Condition varies, Poor/Good.
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c1955 travel poster, 'Visit Kashmir', colour lithograph, framed and glazed, overall, 65 x 100 cm. Condition B.
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c1957 travel poster, 'South Seas/ Sail Matson/ Ss Mariposa, Ss Monterey', lithographed in Usa, linen-backed, overall 50 x 71 cm. Condition A.
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c1960 travel poster, 'Mt.Macedon, Victoria, Australia', with artwork showing 'The 70ft Memorial Cross, 3300 ft above sea level, is a dominating landmark commemorating Victorians who died in the First World War', the caption overprinted 'Fly Taa/ Government of Victoria, Tourist Development Authority', printed by McLarens, Melbourne, colour lithograph, linenbacked, 64 x 99 cm. Condition A-.
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c1960 travel poster, 'South Pacific/The Yachtlike Way/ Ss Mariposa, Ss Monterey/Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii/Matson Lines', with artwork by Louis Macouillard (1913-87) showing ships under Golden Gate Bridge, linen-backed, overall 67 x 103 cm. Condition A.
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c1970s poster 'New Sydney, Love City', artwork by Michael Salway, published by The Message Shoppe, 45 x 60 cm. Condition B.
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1983 poster 'The Sydney opera house is ten, 20 October 1983', artwotk by David McKay, linen-backed, 51 x 68 cm.
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Australian F1 Grand Prix Sponsor's Prints/Posters: Complete set from 1997-2007, comprising:-'Melbourne'; 'Qantas Australian Grand Prix Melbourne 1997'; 'A Celebration of the 1999 Qantas Australian Grand Prix and 50 Years of Formula One'; 'Melbourne 2000'; 'Celebrating the first five years of the Australian Grand Prix'; '2002-The World According to Formula One'; 'The Magestical World of Formula One'; 'Celebrating 50 Years of Racing at Albert Park'; 'Celebrating 10 Years of Formula One at Albert Park'; 'F1…
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Braile Watch, T Gaunt & Sons, Melbourne c1930, Swiss Made, Nickle Silver case, porcelain dial in perfect condition, raised numerals and gold plated hands. No dents in hunter's case. In fine working condition. Rare.
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Swatch watch collection, c1990s, comprising man's automatic 23 jewel wrist watch; polka; Plaza; Citibank millenium watch; R.S.V.P. Bongo; hook; fish. All mint in original cases with directions. Great value. (8 items)
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Max Schubert (1915-94, winemaker and creator of Penfold's Hermitage Grange): 1954 colour caricature of Max Schubert, drawn by Lionel Coventry, one of Australia's finest caricature artists, signed by the artist at base, framed & glazed, overall 39 x 62 cm.
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