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Decorative Arts, Day 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:622
Sale Title:Decorative Arts, Day 2Lots with images:595
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:560
Date:28-Feb-2021
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German school (19th century), (I) the little Wanderer, (II) the little Wanderer Returned, two coloured lithographs, fine edition on rare black paper stock, titled in the lower margin, 64 x 50 cm
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Hablot knight Browne ('Phiz') (English, 1815 - 1882), (female resting, with children and fruit basket), pencil sketch, endorsed in ink at lower right 'Original sketch by 'Phiz'', 23 x 30 cm.
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John Noone (photographer), Biographical charts of Italian Painters of the schools of Venice, the Venetian States, Genoa, Cremona, Mantua, Milan, Ferrara, Modena and Parma [Vol.1]; of the schools of Bologna, Florence, Naples, Romes, Sienna [Vol.11]. Compiled by direction of the Trustees of the Melbourne public library 1870. [Melbourne, John Ferres, 1867 - 72]. Two volumes, elephant folio (73.5 cm tall), bound by Ferres in full crushed morocco over boards, elaborately tooled and lettered in gilt; silk…
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Myles Birket Foster (British, 1825-1899), the rustic bridge, sepia engraving, printed by Butterfield, Mason, in original maple frame with gilt slip, 41 x 66 cm
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Artist unknown (British, 19th century), portrait of a young lady, oil on canvas, in fine period gilt frame, 153 x 122 cm
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John Steeple (1823-1887), British village scene, watercolour, signed lower left 'John steeple 1881', 31 x 50 cm
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Alfred Kirchhoff (1838 - 1907) Japaner, lithograph on thick card, 77 x 63 cm, No.5 in a series of 12 different illustrations of people of different races issued in large format for school instruction; verso with printed information on Japanese ethnology.
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Artist unknown (19th century), still life afternoon tea, oil on canvas, in period gilt frame, 50 x 75 cm
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Claude Hayes (Irish, 1852 - 1922) (coastal scene) watercolours on board, signed lower left, 24 x 34.5 cm.
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Artist unknown (19th century), mourning portrait of a mother and daughter, watercolour, 62 x 50 cm
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Giuseppe Ferarrini (1846 - '), untitled (Orientalist portrait), watercolour, signed lower right 'Giuseppe Ferarrini, 1877', 52 x 33 cm
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Artist unknown (British, 19th century), pair of East Anglian cottage scene landscapes, circa 1840, oil on board, signed 'F.J.', Falcon gallery label verso, 9 x 10 cm each, 19 x 20 cm overall
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Arthur Dudley (working 1890 to 1907), still life with basket and fruit, watercolour, signed lower right 'A. Dudley, '96', 27 x 77 cm
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Resurrection and the life. John XI.25.' in antique frame with gilt slip, overall 59 x 46 cm. Artist unknown, devotional colour lithograph with overprinted gilt biblical quotation 'I am the ressurrection and the life. John XI.25.' in antique frame with gilt slip, overall 59 x 46 cm.
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European school (village scene), oil on canvas, c.1900, signed indistinctly at lower left, 54 x 72 cm.
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Rudolf Hellgrewe (German, 1860 - 1926), landscape at Sunset, c.1900, oil on canvas, signed at lower left, 62 x 100 cm.
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Ernst Hugo Von Stenglin (German, 1862 - 1914), (Knitting lesson at school), c.1900, oil on canvas, signed lower left 'V. Stenglin', with remnant Kunstsalon Keller, Reiner, Berlin label verso, in original Theodor Zickendraht frame. 55 x 95 cm
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Robert Thornton Wilding (English), outward bound, watercolours on board, signed lower right, 35 x 25.5 cm.
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Claude Hayes (Irish, 1852 - 1922) (village scene) watercolours on card, signed lower left, 25 x 18 cm.
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George Wright (Scotland, 1852 - 1916) (a sheep farm in the hills), oil on canvas, c1910, signed 'G Wright' at lower left, 50 x 75 cm.
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Edmund Blampied (English, 1886 - 1966), (untitled - farm workers), dry-point etching, signed in the plate and in pencil in lower margin, 25 x 33 cm.
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Jean Laroche (French), the Pyramids from the Desert, watercolour, signed lower right 'Jean Larouche', 27 x 47 cm
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Maurice Menardeau (France, 1897-1977), chateau in landscape, oil on board, signed lower right 'Maurice Menardeau', 46 x 54 cm. Provenance, The Jason Earle-Sprague collection
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Viola P. Witt, Lucerne, circa 1930s, watercolour, 33 x 25 cm.
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Artist unknown (20th century), potato pickers, pencil on paper, signed lower left 'Chas. Sherratt (?), 1948', 24 x 55 cm
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Charles Baudelaire, Spleen de Paris, edition illustree etornee par le peintre d'Essertine, Theoule sur Mer [France], Phillipe Gonin, 1942. Quarto, original hand-lettered wrappers, collated in sections, pp 81, bookplate to colophon leaf. Housed in faux leather portfolio with hand-lettered spiine (hinges split), faux leather slipcase. Limited edition of 20, of which this is no.6. Consists of 13 poems, extensively illustrated with guache and watercolour portraits, still lifes, landscapes and initials. This…
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Edith M. Finch (British, active 1940s) the Solent, watercolour on card, signed and dated '1943' lower right, 29 x 35.5 cm. Together with a similar, but untitled watercolour, also signed lower right. 25 x 36 cm., (2 items).
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Axel Hansen, (Danish, 1913-1976), Bornholm, oil on canvas, circa 1950, 46 x 60 cm.
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Isidore Rosenstock (France, 1880 - 1956) still life with peonies, watercolour on card, signed 'Rosenstock' lower left, 19 x 12.5 cm, in a John Thallon frame (42 x 33 cm).
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Vasile Dobrian (Romania, 1912-1999) linocut, circa 1932, with the artist's monogram lower left, 20 x 24.5 cm.
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Henri Matisse screen print 'Le cygne', (the swan), signed and dated in the print, 1953. 47 x 39 cm.
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Emile Bednes (1938- Australian), Farmyard scene, oil on canvas, signed lower left 'E Bednes', 45 cm x 60 cm
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Still-life with fruits and brandy, oil on board, circa 1950, signed lower right, Giovanni Fasciotti (1883 - 1961), 61 x 107 cm.
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European school (Street scene), oil on canvas, signed (illegible) lower left, 50 x 70 cm.
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Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) the Divine Comedy, woodcut in colours, artist's proof, signed in lower margin at right, 24 x 18.5 cm.
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Avraham binder (Lithuania, Israel, 1907 - 2001) untitled (the city from the harbour), c1970, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 53 x 81 cm.
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D. Delo (Italian) brass stylized dancing figure, c1970s, standing on perspex base and engraved with 'D.delo' and edition no. '21/150S', overall height 43 cm
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Teng (Thai school) (two nudes), oils on woven cotton, signed lower right, 60 x 45 cm.
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Jose Garcia Ocejo (Mexican, 1928 - 2019) bearing it all, pencil and graphite on paper, signed and dated 'Ocejo '74' lower right, 40.5 x 28 cm.
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Nachum Gutman (Israeli, 1898 - 1980) at the Hotel Bellavista, Jaffa, lithograph in colours, editioned [124/150] and signed in lower margin, overall 52.5 x 75 cm.
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Limited edition hand-coloured Duck prints by Victor Holm on handmade paper, comprising three large sized (37 x 27.50 cm) and four smaller (20 x 15 cm) prints, each from limited editions of 375, all are signed by the artist. (7 items)
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Derriere Le Miroir, [Paris, 1977] folio, 36 x 39 cm, pp. [28], illustrated with an original double page colour lithograph, folded in sections, in lettered slipcase. Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985), Derriere Le Miroir, [Paris, 1977] folio, 36 x 39 cm, pp. [28], illustrated with an original double page colour lithograph, folded in sections, in lettered slipcase. Limited edition, copy 12 of 150 on velin de Rives. French text by Aime Maeght.
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Three framed artworks, the largest 93 x 63 cm (overall). (3 items).
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D. Vane (?) abstract, oil on board, signed and dated '80 lower right, 76 x 100 cm.
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Martin Handford (British, b.1956) 'Flasher at a Nudist Camp', limited edition screenprint, numbered [15/25], titled, dated '1982' and signed in pencil in lower margin, 40 x 50 cm. Handford found fame in the mid-1980s as the creator of the 'Where's Wally' books.
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Set of three prints of coral specimens, attractively framed and mounted, 103 x 83 cm overall
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Artist unknown, spaniel in landscape, oil on board, 30 x 39 cm
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Artist unknown, rabbits, oil on board, late 20th century 19 x 24 cm
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Artist unknown, English landscape, oil on board, 20th century, 19 x 24 cm
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A pair of 18th century botanical hand-coloured engravings, 44 x 29 cm
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Seven assorted pictures and prints, the largest frame 50 x 40 cm overall
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John Woo, Cat Woman Wears Rick Owens, lithograph, 45/100, signed in pencil lower right 'John Woo, 2013', 47 x 32 cm
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Artist unknown, abstract (horizontal lines), 1994, acrylic on canvas, signed and dated verso (illegible), 81 x 20 cm
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Jeff Soto spring Bees, colour lithograph, limited edition #448 of 450, editioned, titled, signed, dated '2004' to lower margin, 54 x 38 cm (image).
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Various framed pieces, including two Asian paintings on silk, 2 oil paintings, etc. Mixed sizes and condition. (6 items).
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A group of small framed artworks, various shapes and sizes; the largest approx. 20 x 25 cm. (7 items).
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A group of framed artworks, various shapes and sizes; the largest approx. 35 x 51 cm. (4 items).
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A collection of lithographs and etchings, some hand-coloured; circa 1980s, some being reproductions of classical paintings, etc, various sizes. Noted two Hiroshige woodblock prints (believed to be reproductions). (24 items).
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Lewis Morley (1925-2013), I to eye, photo-lithograph, signed lower left 'Morley', 78 x 55 cm
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Alfredo Noack (1833 - 1895) Genoa, Liguria, c1880, a collection of ten albumen prints, each laid down on card, the images approx. 20 x 28 cm. Noack's images are held by the Getty Museum and other important institutions.
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A pair of tiger hunting scene albumen photographs, late 19th century, original frames and mounting, sheet size 27 x 35 cm
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Japan, a small photograph album, circa 1900, with laminated wooden covers (defective) containing a collection of 50 albumen prints affixed to the folding pages; each print approx. 9 x 14 cm and mostly depicting traditional subjects; a few villages scenes, etc. Images mainly in fine condition.
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'Picturesque Hongkong' photographs by Denis H. Hazell (1897 - 1930) string bound in an album, circa 1925 with 26 photographs tipped-in on descriptive sheets.
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India, circa 1930 album containing photographs of a colonial family's visit to Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Approx. 120 mainly small format images, a few with manuscript captions.
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Souvenir photograph album of the Kyoto Sericulture [Silk] training school, Japan, 1938. Large quarto album (320 x 270 mm), original custom binding of black velvet covered boards, the upper board with title in German, stamped in gilt 'Seidenzucht Hochschule zu Kioto / 1938', with original silk ties and containing approx. 200 silver gelatin photographs in various formats tipped-in; the majority with accompanying text in Japanese. (Nb, a few photographs have been removed.).
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Two vintage framed photographs, one in oval gilt frame with convex, circa 1940s, the larger 48 x 61 cm overall
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Bruno Bernard (Bernard of Hollywood) (1912 - 1987) Diana Trask, silver gelatin photograph, 49 x 39 cm. Endorsed lower right 'To my dearest parents, your daughter with love always, Diana.'
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A pair of elk horn antlers, 19th/20th century, 58 cm long
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Two elk horn antlers, 20th century, 54 cm and 57 cm high
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An impressive pair of Texas longhorn steer horns, the longest 78 cm
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A pair of Texas longhorn steer horns, the longest 59 cm
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Two flute stoppers, carved wood, feather, shell, bamboo and pigment, Papua New Guinea origin, 20th century, figural example 88 cm high
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An exceptional Idoma ivory bracelet, Nigeria, 19th century, 12 cm wide. Provenance, The Jason Earle-Sprague collection
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Kupe'e wrist ornament, marine ivory, Hawai'i origin, 19th century, 4 cm wide. Provenance, The Jason Earle-Sprague collection
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A food bowl, carved wood and piped clay, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea, 20th century, 50 cm wide
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Six assorted African carvings, wood and chalk stone, Makopnde tribe, Tanzania and Mozambique, circa 1970s, the largest 24 cm high
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An antique folding timber camera tripod, 19th century, folds to 45 cm high
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Five assorted antique pharmacy bottles, 19th century, the largest 48 cm high
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Two antique Scandinavian wooden measures, 19th century, the larger example carved on the lid 'Anul 1853, L.F. 6 Litri', 27 cm and 17 cm high
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Hand blown large glass jar with metal lid, together with a Sussex birch wood trug, 20th century, the jar 34 cm high, 21 cm wide
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A set of four cast iron hitching posts, 19th century, 152 cm high
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An antique decoy Duck, carved timber with remains of original hand-painted finish plus glass eyes, 19th century, 43 cm long
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An apprentice bureau, mahogany, cedar, oak and pine, 20th century, 31 cm high, 28 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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A salesman's sample folding iron bed with original mattress and additional quilt, 19th century, 37 cm high, 56 cm wide, 27 cm deep
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A Magic lantern slide viewer, 19th century, 31 cm wide
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An antique Chinese birdcage, copper and brass with original blue glass knobs, 19th century, 60 cm high, 55 cm wide
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Pewter candle holders, plates, shop counter bell, inkwell, horn spoon, knife, crumb tray and brush, plus a medieval style vessel, 19th and 20th century, (11 items), the plates 23 cm diameter
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Assorted stoneware and pottery jars, jugs and bed warmer together with an Australian timber compote and a Tasmanian napkin ring, 19th and early 20th century, (8 items), the largest 29 cm high
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A graduated set of five copper saucepans, 20th century, the largest 13.5 cm high, 26 cm diameter
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An antique copper preserving pan, late 19th century, 35 cm diameter
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Torpedo bottle, pocket microscope, antique chopper, Japanese whist scorer, pocketknife and Scottish grouse foot brooch, 19th and 20th century, (6 items), the bottle 23 cm high
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Antique English pewter ice cream mould stamped '1 Quart' with diamond registration date for 1868, 18 cm high
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Group of nine assorted pie funnels including rare 'The Servex Chef' Bohemian porcelain and English porcelain 'Nutbrown pie Funnel', 19th and 20th century, the largest 12 cm high
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An antique copper bucket with iron handle, 19th century, 46 cm high, 39 cm wide
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Sikes's Hydrometer in mahogany case, 19th century, the case 25 cm wide
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A vintage cane picnic basket, early 20th century, 43 cm high, 50 cm wide, 40 cm deep
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A woven cane apple basket together with an antique basket, the apple basket 60 cm diameter
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An antique cast iron knife cleaner made by A. McMillan Federal, 19th century, 36 cm high
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An antique cast iron coffee mill with brass maker's plaque 'C., T. Clark, Co. Improved coffee Mill', 19th century, 20 cm high
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An American bench mount vegetable slicer by L. Anders, Frary, Clark, painted cast iron and steel, late 19th century, 37 cm high
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