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The Geoffrey Burke Collection, Day 1 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:478
Sale Title:The Geoffrey Burke Collection, Day 1Lots with images:476
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:477
Date:26-Sep-2020
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Arthur Merric Boyd, Neil Douglas and John Percival Murrumbeena Pottery rabbit dish, incised 'A.M.B. Neil Douglas, J.P., 17 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd Murrumbeena Pottery bowl hand-painted with moth and butterfly, incised 'Arthur Merric Boyd', 17 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd and Neil Douglas (attributed) Murrumbeena Pottery plate with wild flowers in landscape, no visible signatures, 24 cm diameter
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Neil Douglas hand-painted ceramic tile with kangaroo in landscape, signed lower right 'Neil Douglas', 15.5 x 15.5 cm
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Neil Douglas hand-painted ceramic tile with two kangaroos in landscape, signed lower left 'N.D.', 15 x 15 cm
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Neil Douglas (attributed) pottery plate hand-painted with large kangaroo in bush scene, not signed, 21 cm diameter
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Neil Douglas pottery bowl, signed underglaze 'Neil Douglas', 5.5 cm high, 17 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd pottery dish hand-painted with lizard, boronia flowers and grass trees, incised 'A.M.B.', 11.5 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd Australian pottery bowl decorated with wildflowers, incised 'A.M.B.', 6 cm high, 15 cm across the handles
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Neil Douglas and Arthur Merric Boyd pottery teacup decorated with flying birds in forest landscape (rare), signed 'Neil Douglas, A.M. Boyd, Australia', 9 cm high, 15 cm wide
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Neil Douglas and Arthur Merric Boyd pottery teacup decorated with possum, rabbit and lyrebird as well as a bush camp scene, not signed, 8 cm high, 15 cm wide
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John Perceval, Two pottery teacups, incised 'Perceval', 8 cm high, 11 cm wide
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John Perceval, Two pottery dishes with sgraffito decoration, incised 'Perceval', 12.5 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd pottery dish hand-painted with three kangaroos in pink desert landscape signed underglaze 'Boyd', 10.5 cm diameter
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David and Hermia Boyd pottery teapot with sgraffito decoration of a medieval couple, incised 'D + H Boyd', 21 cm high
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David and Hermia Boyd green pottery bowl with striped decoration, incised 'D + H Boyd', 8 cm high, 13.5 cm diameter
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David and Hermia Boyd green pottery vase with striped decoration, incised 'D + H Boyd', 17.5 cm high
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David and Hermia Boyd blue glazed pottery bowl, incised 'D H Boyd', 6 cm high, 14 cm diameter
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Guy Boyd pottery plaque with Australian wildflowers on pink ground, incised 'Guy Boyd, Australia', 23 cm diameter
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Guy Boyd barrel shaped pottery vase with waratah and wildflowers, incised 'Guy Boyd', 21 cm high
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Guy Boyd pottery vase with wildflowers on pink ground, incised 'Guy Boyd', 20.5 cm high
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Guy Boyd Australian pottery fruit bowl with wildflower decoration, signed on the front 'H. Ilich' (Helen Ilich), incised 'Guy Boyd, Australia', 23.5 cm diameter
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Martin Boyd pottery plate with Aboriginal motif, together with an ashtray, (2 items), incised 'Martin Boyd', the plate18.5 cm diameter
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Martin Boyd pink glazed pottery urn with cherub handles, incised 'Martin Boyd', 15 cm high, 17 cm wide
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Martin Boyd pottery dish 10.5 cm diameter, John Campbell pottery vase 10 cm high, and a David & Hermia Boyd pottery cat figure 6 cm high, (3 items)
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Gus McLaren pottery bowl with hand-painted frieze, circa 1960s, signed 'Gus McLaren', 8 cm high, 13 cm diameter
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Gus McLaren pottery oval platter with owl decoration, circa 1960s, incised 'Gus McLaren', 32.5 cm across
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McLaren pottery bull statue with brown glaze, circa 1960s, incised 'McLaren', 10.5 cm high, 14 cm long
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Gus McLaren blue glazed pottery lidded bowl and cylindrical pottery lidded jar, (2 items), both signed 'Gus Mclaren', the larger 14 cm high, 21 cm diameter
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Ellis pottery fish wall plaque, Ellis pottery vase, and a Gunda pottery fish serving plate, (3 items), incised 'Ellis', and 'Gunda', the Gunda plate 30 cm diameter
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McLaren pottery cat statue, circa 1960s, incised 'McLaren', 16 cm high, 23 cm long
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Betty McLaren Australian pottery serving bowl with fish design, incised 'B. McLaren', 10.5 cm high, 22 cm diameter
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Ellis Australian pottery 14 piece coffee set, circa 1960s, (missing one cup), incised 'Ellis', the coffee pot 26.5 cm high
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Ellis pair of pottery platters with abstract designs, both incised 'Ellis, 89', 32.5 cm diameter
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Ellis, Two pottery platters with abstract designs, both incised or signed 'Ellis, 28', 32.5 cm diameter
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Ellis pottery ram statue in brown and cream glazes, not signed, 18 cm high
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Ellis blue glazed pottery ewer, incised 'Ellis', 28 cm high
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Ellis pottery square form vase in green and cream glazes, incised 'Ellis', 24 cm high
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Ellis, Two oval pottery platters with abstract designs, incised 'Ellis, 51A', 36 cm wide
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Ellis pottery standing bear statue, with original foil label 'Ellis, Crafted In Australia', 23 cm high
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Ellis pottery fish statue in green speckled glaze, signed 'Ellis', 15 cm high, 36 cm long
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Ellis pottery pair of vintage flying wall birds, mid 20th century, 26 cm long
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Ellis retro pottery charger and oval serving platter with eye decoration, (2 items), incised 'Ellis', the charger 34 cm diameter
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Gunda Pottery serving platter with abstract design, incised 'Gunda', 27 cm diameter
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Gunda Pottery, cat dish and four vases with abstract retro designs, (5 items), incised 'Gunda', the largest 25 cm high
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Gunda pottery vase and ewer with brown geometric designs, (2 items), signed 'Gunda, 54', 37 cm and 39 cm high
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Janet Gray, tall pottery vase with sgraffito nude female figure, by John Barnard Knight and Elizabeth Knight, incised 'Janet Gray, Australia', 55 cm high
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Janet Gray, group of four Australian pottery vases with cream glazes, incised 'Janet Gray', the largest 17.5 cm high
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Janet Gray, group of four Australian pottery vases with turquoise glazes, incised 'Janet Gray', the largest 13 cm high, 22 cm wide
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Rathjen Pottery, green glazed pottery vase together with a cream glazed segmented vase, circa 1950s, (2 items), incised 'Rathjen', 20 cm and 12.5 cm high
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Wembley Ware, Australian retro black and yellow porcelain vase, circa 1950s, impressed mark 'Wembley' with original foil label, 22 cm high
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Studio Anna serving platter and three triangular form dishes all with Aboriginal motifs, (4 items), the platter 37 cm wide
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Studio Anna, Two pottery plaques with Aboriginal motifs, factory mark and label verso, 31 cm diameter and 32 cm across
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Studio Anna pottery vase and a hand-painted jug mark 'Morse's Creek Bright Vic. (2 items), mid 20th century, 28 cm and 17 cm high
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Sylha Australian pottery fruit bowl with sgraffito bull decoration, signed 'Sylha', 30.5 cm diameter
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Seven pieces of Australian mid-century pottery including a Dyson blue glazed jug, two Phil Dunn jugs, Dorian Sands green bottle vase, Ellis pottery savory dish, Janet Gray vase and a Charles Wilton pottery vase, the largest 21 cm high
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Reg Preston pottery coffee pot and four coffee cups and saucers by Phil Dunn, (9 items), the pot 22 cm high
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Harold Hughan Australian pottery fruit bowl, signed 'Hughan' with Glen Iris monogram, 29 cm diameter
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Harold Hughan pottery vase with mauve glaze, incised Glen Iris monogram 'Hgi', 10 cm high, 14 cm diameter
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Les Blakebrough studio pottery lidded jar and decanter with stopper, (2 items), both stamped 'L.B.', the decanter with additional Sturt Pottery seal stamp, 13 cm and 24 cm high Provenance, Decanter from the Kenneth Hood Collection.
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Six pieces of Australian pottery comprising an Arthur Merric Boyd vase, Philippa James mug, Eric Juckert blue glazed vase, Janet Gray hand dish, Keith Nichol landscape jug and a Decor Australia dish, the Juckert vase 11.5 cm high
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Artur Halpern, Two pottery platters with bird motifs, signed 'A. Halpern' and 'A.H.', 25 cm and 30 cm diameter
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Deborah Halpern pottery serving bowl, signed 'Deborah Halpern', 11.5 cm high, 23 cm diameter
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Artur Halpern Australian pottery ribbed cylindrical form vase glazed in blue, cream and green, signed monogram 'A.H.', 25.5 cm high
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Artur Halpern pottery serving plate with orange glaze and abstract design, signed monogram 'A.H.', 25 cm diameter
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Artur Halpern, Two Australian pottery serving plates in brown and cream glazes, signed 'A. Halpern', 26 cm and 30 cm diameter
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Artur Halpern pottery bowl with internal floral decoration, incised monogram 'A.H.', 6 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter
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Artur Halpern square form pottery vase, signed 'A.H.', 28 cm high
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Barbara Swarbrick 'Teapot 2.', circa 1990, signed 'Barbara Swarbrick, Teapot 2 1990' with 'B.S.' monogram stamp, 20 cm high
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Barbara Swarbrick pottery parrot vase, circa 1999, signed 'Barbara Swarbrick, 1999' with 'B.S.' monogram stamp, 29 cm high
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Jenny Orchard pottery vessel, signed 'Jenny Orchard', 32 cm high
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Tania Rolland three Australian ceramic vessels, all signed 'Tania Rolland, 09', the largest 22 cm high
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Tania Rolland two cylindrical Australian ceramic vases, all signed 'Tania Rolland, 09', 18.5 cm and 13.5 cm high
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Seven assorted Australian pottery vases by Reg Preston, Tom Sanders, Charles Wilton and Gilbert, mid 20th century, the largest 25.5 cm high
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Lynda Draper Australian pottery sculpture, signed 'L. Draper, 2001', 26 cm high, 23 cm wide
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David C. Lyons Australian pottery vase with applied koala, gumnuts and leaves, circa 2000, incised 'D.C. Lyons, Australia', 19 cm high
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John Golding Australian pottery dog bowl, circa 1983, signed 'Golding '83', purchased from Marvin Hurnall Gallery, Melbourne, 31 cm high
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John Golding Australian pottery toucan centre piece, circa 1989, signed 'Golding '8p', purchased from Marvin Hurnall Gallery, Melbourne, 47 cm high
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Robert Barron Australian pottery bottle vase, 32 cm high
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Robert Barron Australian pottery bottle oval shaped fruit bowl with ribbed sides and internal sgraffito decoration, 8 cm high, 24 cm wide
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Milton Moon Australian studio pottery vase, incised 'Milton Moon', 17 cm high
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Shigeo Shiga pottery tea bowl and four pottery teacups, (5 items), impressed and signed marks, the bowl 13 cm diameter
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Greg Daly studio pottery lidded jar, dish and two bowls, (4 items), signed 'Daly', the jar 14 cm high
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Sally Lee 'Delicate Matters' inlaid clay pottery fish bowl, 10 cm high, 15 cm wide
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Peter Steggall 'Fat Bot I', stoneware vase with sgraffito decoration and Shino glaze, 20 cm high
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Christopher Sanders green glazed ceramic jar and three vases, purchased from Skepsi Gallery 'A Delicate Balance' exhibition, Melbourne, stamped 'C.S.', the largest 24.5 cm high
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Kirk Winter four Australian studio pottery bowls and two vases, (6 items), the largest 29 cm high
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Don Court Australian studio pottery vase and six assorted bowls, (7 Items), with original paper labels 'Don Court', the vase 18 cm high
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Shigeo Shiga pottery vase and dish, (2 items), incised signature and seal mark, the vase 15.5 cm high
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Steve Williams studio pottery vase and two bottle vases, (3 items), the largest 26 cm high
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Five studio pottery teapots including Les Blakebrough, the largest 23 cm high
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Barry Singleton four Australian studio pottery vases and three pottery bowls, (7 items), 'B.S.' monogram, the largest 22 cm high
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Six pieces of Australian studio pottery with celadon and sang de boeuf glazes, the largest 24 cm high
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Ten assorted Australian studio pottery tea bowls, the largest 9.5 cm high, 16 cm diameter
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Chester Neale, Five studio pottery vases, with original paper labels 'Chester Neale', the largest 28 cm high
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Eight Australian studio pottery tea bowls, the largest 9 cm high, 13 cm wide
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Seven assorted Australian studio pottery vases including Len Cook, the largest 32 cm high
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Three tall Australian studio pottery vases, the largest 28 cm high
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Two large studio pottery vases, 31 cm and 27 cm high
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Six assorted Australian studio pottery tea bowls, the largest 9.5 cm high, 14 cm diameter
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