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The Geoffrey Burke Collection, Day 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:329
Sale Title:The Geoffrey Burke Collection, Day 2Lots with images:326
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:312
Date:27-Sep-2020
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A four piece silver plated tea service with Persian style all over floral patterned repoussA© decoration, circa 1885, the largest 23 cm high
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Christopher Dresser style silver plated claret jug, 19th century, 23.5 cm high
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Christopher Dresser style silver plated sugar scuttle by Walker & Hall, 19th century, 12 cm high, 16 cm wide
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Assorted sterling silver, crystal and silver plated items, including Norwegian enamel and silver spoons, silver christening mug, napkin rings etc
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WMF German Art Nouveau comport, silver plate with wheel cut crystal bowl, circa 1900, stamped 'W.M.F.', 27 cm high, 27 cm diameter
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A sterling silver three piece vanity set in case, an antique fruit cutlery set in case, mother of pearl and silver plate; plus a dessert cutlery set in box, (3 items)
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Collection of assorted silver plated cutlery, some boxed, mixed condition.
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Willis & Sons of Melbourne 15ct gold and diamond bar brooch, 19th century, stamped '15ct' with anchor and star with bar mark, 5 cm long, 4 grams total
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Willis & Sons of Melbourne 15ct gold and diamond cluster ring, 19th century, stamped '15ct' with anchor and star with bar mark
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An Australian 18ct gold and diamond engagement ring, 19th century, pictorial mark partially legible '18ct' with tallship and other marks
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An Edwardian pendant, 9ct yellow gold, opal doublet, diamond and pearl, on silver link necklace, in leather case, pendant 4.5 cm high
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Assorted silver jewellery, ladies watches, crystal bead necklaces, coral earrings etc (25 items)
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Willis & Sons of Melbourne, Australian 15ct gold brooch with tourmalines and seed pearls, late 19th century, pictorial marks flanking a '15' mark, 4.5 cm high
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A pair of Blackamoor figural bonbon dishes, cold painted spelter with pearl shell, 19th century, 24 cm high
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Two pairs of antique French opera glasses, 19th century, 10 cm and 11 cm wide
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Two Australian pokerwork vases, circa 1930, 23 cm and 11.5 cm high
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Fornasetti 'Occhi' tray, lithographed enamel on tin, circa 1950's, circular label verso 'Fornasetti, Milano, Made In Italy', 25 x 59 cm
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Acrylic pyramid sculpture, vase and oval plate, late 20th century, (3 items), the plate stamped 'Dinosaur Designs', the pyramid 12 cm high
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Alessi candle holder, tray and two baskets, late 20th early 21st century, (4 items), three with original boxes, the tray 30 cm diameter
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Eames House & Studio 'Alphabet Blocks' in original box, the box 42.4 cm wide
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Three Salvador Dali collector's statues produced by the Gala-Salvador Dali foundation, in original boxes, the largest 25 cm high
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Gio Ponti Italian spade back dining chair, ebonised finish with cane seat, mid 20th century, with makers label 'Sedie Sanguineti, Chiavari, Colombo, Sanguineti, Italia'
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Parker teak coffee table, Australian, circa 1960s, 42 cm high, 121 cm wide, 44 cm deep
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A three tier wotnot, yellow and black metal with glass tops, circa 1970s, 88 cm high, 33 cm wide, 33 cm deep
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A two tier side table, chrome and smoked glass, circa 1970s, 70 cm high, 82 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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Swedese, Swedish armchair and matching footstool designed by Yngve Ekstrom with manufacturer's label, 60 cm across the arms
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A modernist cheval mirror, brushed steel and glass, circa 1980 160 cm high, 54 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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An Australian tile-top coffee table with perspex legs, circa 1950s, 40 cm high, 64 cm deep, 48 cm deep
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An oval coffee table with mineral specimen top, circa 1950s, 41 cm high, 63 cm wide, 36 cm deep
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Clement Meadmore (attributed) coffee table, curved plywood with metal legs, circa 1950s, 42 cm high, 88 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A vintage Danish design 'Tulip' side table, most likely designed by Eero Saarinen, circa 1960s, 64 cm high, 44.5 cm diameter
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A vintage retro four drawer coffee table, teak with woven cane shelf, circa 1960, 55 cm high, 134 cm wide, 52 cm deep
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A nest of three teak coffee tables, circa 1960s, the largest 46 cm high, 67 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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A vintage coffee table, teak and woven cane, circa 1960s, 55 cm high, 75 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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Kartell retro plastic cylindrical bedside cabinet by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, circa 1970's, 86 cm high, 42 cm diameter
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Kartell retro plastic cylindrical bedside cabinet by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, circa 1970s, 64 cm high, 42 cm diameter
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An Australian plastic lamp table by Willow, circa 1970s, 40.5 cm high, 40.5 cm wide, 40.5 cm deep
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A cane adjustable armchair, circa 1920s, 65 cm across the arms
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Fler pair of retro easy chairs with chrome skid bases, labelled 'Hille, Made Under License by Aristoc Fler Furniture', 62 cm across the arms
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Parker six drawer tallboy, teak, circa 1960s, 114 cm high, 77 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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An antique Australian cottage chair, blackwood with hand woven rush seat, 19th century
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An Australian retro sideboard, black bean and ash with sliding doors, circa 1960s, 74 cm high, 120 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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An Australian retro sideboard, black bean and ash with sliding doors, circa 1960s, 74 cm high, 90 cm wide, 40 cm deep
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Kartell yellow plastic magazine rack, circa 1970, 35 cm high, 40 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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Hit Proposals 'Sound' Studio E F Viareggio, wall mount panel, brush steel and board, Italian, circa 1975, makers' label verso, 101 x 45 cm
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A retro standard lamp, turned teak with original shade, circa 1960 174 cm high
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An Australian vintage three branch standard lamp black metal with anodised shades, circa 1950s, 160 cm high
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Leuka 'Flip-Top' Italian white metal table lamp designed by Richard Carruthers, circa 1970, stamped 'Leuka, mod. Flip-Top, design. R. Carruthers, Brevettato, Made In Italy', 28 cm high
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An Art Deco table lamp with nickel plated base and orange and white glass shade, circa 1930, 56 cm high
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An Art Deco lamp with bronze female nude base on white onyx plinth with amber crackle glass spherical shade, circa 1930, 39 cm high
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Old Timer Italian 'Toucan' lamp, coloured plastic, circa 1960's, stamped 'Old Timer Ferrari, Design Otf Verona, Made In Italy', 22 cm high
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Clement Meadmore 'Calyx' standard lamp, circa 1953, 125 cm high
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A vintage table lamp with mirrored glass and chrome finish, circa 1960's, 35 cm high
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Eyeball twin head standard lamp by Targetti Sankey, circa 1970's, 137 cm high
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Danish vintage hanging light, anodised metal, circa 1960's, 33 cm high
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Kartell 'Toobe' Italian cylindrical plastic lamp, 55 cm high
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Harvey Guzzini, Italian 'Spring' table lamp, circa 1970, with original label 'Harvey Guzzini, Approval N.Q2818, Made In Italy', 23 cm high
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Harvey Guzzini, (attributed) Italian 'Spring' hanging light, circa 1970, 90 cm high
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A vintage table lamp, purple acrylic and chrome, circa 1870's, 32 cm high
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Tizio Artemide Italian table lamp designed by Richard Sapper, circa 1972, 115 cm high
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Bubble lamp in yellow plastic, English manufacture, designed by Michael Feller, circa 1970's, 33 cm high
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Kartell 'Take' yellow plastic table lamp designed by Ferruccio Laviani, stamped 'Kartell, Take', 30 cm high
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A pair of vintage white plastic table lamps, circa 1970, 34 cm high
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Artificia Ralco Italian designer standard lamp, chrome and glass, circa 1980, 170 cm high
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A vintage 1950's anodised metal table lamp, together with a vintage revolving ornament, circa 1970's, (2 items), 29 cm and 19 cm high
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Peaston Australian vintage standard lamp, black metal, chrome and glass, circa 1980s, 175 cm high
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Vetri Murano Italian glass table lamp and shade, circa 1990's, original mirror image labels 'Vetri Murano', 58 cm high
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Valentina Italian postmodern desk lamp, circa 1980, stamped 'Valenti, Cassago (Milano), Mod. Valentina, De Pas and D'Urbino and Lomazzi, Made in Italy< 120 cm high
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Three assorted designer desk lamps, circa 1980s, the largest 45 cm high
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Galaxy spherical fibre optic lamp by Crestworth Ltd. England, circa 1980, 40 cm high
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A vintage lamp, ceramic base, chrome upright with coloured glass hoop reflectors, most likely Italian, late 20th century, 92 cm high
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Ve Art Murano glass lamp, circa 1990, with original label 'VeArt Scorze, Venezia (Italy), Made In Italy', 22 cm high
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Artemide Tolomeo adjustable desk lamp designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina for which they received the coveted Compasso d'Oro award in 1989. 126 cm high
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An adjustable floor lamp, brushed steel finish, circa 1990s, 160 cm high
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Two adjustable desk lamps, late 20th century, 65 cm and 50 cm high
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Sanyo double sided vintage spherical plastic clock on hanging stand, circa 1970, 18 cm high
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Setron Ic-Fet vintage Am Fm Radio in spherical yellow and black case, circa 1970, 27 cm high
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Olivetti 'Valentine S' vintage red typewriter in red case, circa 1960's, the case 11 cm high, 35 cm wide, 35 cm deep
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Five assorted vintage and retro clocks, the largest 24 cm high
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Minerva Ga 45 Pop Automatic Record Player designed by Mario Bellini, circa 1968, 22 cm high
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Memphis desk clock stamped 'Neos of Lorenz Design Du Pasquier - Sowden, Made In Italy', circa 1980's, 23 cm high
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Two world time clocks and a 'Meridiana' Italian orange and yellow plastic alarm clock, (3 items), the largest 22 cm high
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Alessi FC16 'Blow Up' wall clock in steel, designed by Fratelli Campana, circa 2007, with original box, 65 cm high
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Cabinet Cards, Etc., A collection of mainly Victorian cabinet card portraits, c.1880s - 90s. Photographers noted include Johnstone O'Shannessy (Melb.), Richards (Ballarat), Bardwell (Melb.), Yoeman (Ballarat & Richmond), Bloustein (Ballarat), Hardie
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Edward Morse (American, 1838 - 1925) Japan, A group of four photographs, circa 1890 on Velox paper; accompanied by a slip of paper identifying one as '1890 Lion dance (shishi-mai) on New Years Day - Peabody Museum of Salem, E.S. Morse Collection /
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Views of Ceylon Old-time album with embossed date and initials to front cover 'A.M.B. 20. 3. 93' containing fourteen fine albumen prints, each 20 x 26 cm and laid down
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Stereocards, Japanese, U.S.A, European, Palestine, India and others, (81 cards)
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A collection of Real-Photo postcards, with mainly Australian, Indian, Japanese, Egyptian and Ceylonese subjects. (85+).
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German New-Guinea, circa 1912 group of 7 original images, several annotated in German on reverse; also one from Vanuatu. One titled 'Herbertshohe, d. 19.II.1912', another 'Neu Mecklenburg' and another 'Polizeisoldaten transportieren Banholz, Herbert
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Adolph Gayne De Meyer (1868-1945), Teddie, gelatin silver print, label verso 'Baron Adolph De Meyer, Teddie, Camera Work Issue No.Xxxx, October 1912', 23 x 12 cm
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India, A collection of fifteen photographs circa 1920s-50s, mainly approx. 13.5 x 9 cm; one 13 x 18 cm and one 18.5 x 23.5 cm. (15).
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Photographs, Etc, An unsorted accumulation of photographs, cabinet cards, Rp postcards etc. Australian, Asian and European subjects noted. (Qty.).
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A collection of matted black & white photographs; several annotated verso as being from the collection of the U.S. Library of Congress, others Australian scenes including one titled 'Fern Tree Bower (in snow). Photographers unknown. Various sizes. (
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Nepal, A collection of 23 photographs circa 1940s-50s, mainly 15 x 9 cm; one 11.5 x 17.5 cm and three 18 x 24 cm. (23).
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Russell Drysdale (1912 - 1981) 'Moody's Pub 1941' black & white, BW152, (Print, Helen Skuse, 1986 19 x 19 cm. See p.14 'Drysdale Photographer'
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Russell Drysdale (1912 - 1981) 'David Strachan and Ina Morris at the George Bell school, 1939' black & white (Print, Helen Skuse, 1986 24 x 24 cm. See p.21 'Drysdale Photographer'
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Russell Drysdale (1912 - 1981) 'Man Feeding his Dogs, 1941' black & white, BW150, (Print, Helen Skuse, 1986) 20 x 19 cm. See p.24 'Drysdale Photographer'
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Russell Drysdale (1912 - 1981), 'Main Street, Sofala 1947' black & white, BW1973, (Print, Helen Skuse, 1986) 37 x 35.5 cm. See p.34 'Drysdale Photographer'
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Russell Drysdale (1912 - 1981) 'Hotel in Queensland, 1950' black & white, BW828, (Print, Helen Skuse, 1986) 37 x 35 cm. See p.34 'Drysdale Photographer'
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Russell Drysdale (1912 - 1981) (Queensland street scene, 1950) black & white (Print, Helen Skuse, 1986) 28 x 24 cm. See p.34 'Drysdale Photographer' for a different view of this building.
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