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Australian & Historical, Day 1 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:684
Sale Title:Australian & Historical, Day 1Lots with images:681
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:594
Date:29-May-2021
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An antique 18ct gold bar brooch with crown, 19th century, possibly the work of Fischer, Geelong, 5.5 cm wide, 4.6 grams
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An antique rose gold and solid opal stickpin, hoop earring and diamond set bar brooch (incomplete), 19th century, (3 items), 4.7 grams total
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An antique rose gold bar brooch set with large tigers eye specimen, 19th century, 5.2 cm wide
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An Australian 9ct gold antique portrait cameo brooch, 19th century, stamped with pictorial parks (partially obscured), 4.5 cm high
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An antique 9ct rose gold Albert fob chain, stamped '9c.', 19th century, 34 cm long, 26 grams
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Aaronson & Co. (Melbourne) antique 9ct gold bar brooch set with large amethyst and seed pearls, stamped '9' with two pictorial marks, 4.5 cm long, 4.1 grams total
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An English sterling silver and enamel 'Australia' brooch, circa 1900, 3 cm diameter
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Newman's 9ct yellow gold bar brooch in the form of a golf club with diamond set hand grip, in original box, circa 1900, 6.5 cm long
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United Commercial Travellers Association gold medallion, engraved 'A.R. Reynolds, 20.1.23', 3.5 cm high, 5.7 grams
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Federation period Southern cross and map of Australia brooch, 9ct gold and rhinestone, circa 1900, stamped '9ct', 3 cm wide
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Federation period map of Australia brooch, 9ct rose gold and rhinestone, circa 1900, stamped '9ct', with pictorial marks, 3 cm diameter
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Dumbrell 9ct gold and red stone necklace in the Art Nouveau style, Melbourne, early to mid 20th century, pendant section 4.5 cm high, 4.3 grams
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An Edwardian gold pendant set with aquamarines and seed pearls, stamped '15' with pictorial marks (illegible), later chain stamped '375, Italy', pendant 4.5 cm high, 4.2 grams total
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Badges, cufflinks, medals etc, including a 9ct gold fob (3 grams), plus a gold and pearl stickpin, (11 items)
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Tasmanian interest, 9ct gold fob engraved 'From Huonville A.I.F. T. Tanner, 1916', stamped 'H.S. 9c', 3.5 cm high, 6 grams
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Qantas Empire Airways pilot badge, gilt wings with blue enamel, made by Angus & Coote, circa 1935, 8 cm long.
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An 18ct white gold ring set with an impressive solid Coober Pedy white opal surrounded by two rows of white diamonds, stamped '750, 18ct'
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A vintage 9ct yellow gold ring, pave set with 20 opals in a square design, circa 1970s
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A 10ct gold brooch set with large polished lapis lazuli specimen, 20th century, 3.5 cm wide
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Artisan made 18ct yellow gold brooch set with an impressive Lightning Ridge black opal, 4 cm high, 7.7 grams total
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Ernest Leviny, jewellery shop wall clock, Castlemaine, Victoria. Single train English fusee movement in a finely carved Australian cedar and pine case, mid 19th century. 45 cm diameter. Leviny (1818-1905) was born in Hungary and trained as a jeweller, working in Paris, Russia and London until the lure of the Australian gold rush became too hard to resist. Initially only planning to stay for three years Leviny arrived in the Victorian goldfields in 1853 and set up his jewellers business in Castlemaine where…
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North Adelaide post office, antique mantel/wall clock, single train fusee movement with ornate carved Australian cedar case, dial marked 'Thos. Skinner, high Street, Birmingham', with paper label verso, 19th century, 63 cm high
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A rare Colonial long case grandfather clock, Australian cedar case, New South Wales origin, circa 1825, English twin weight movement, 228 cm high, 56 cm wide, 27 cm deep
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Walsh Brothers, mantel clock, French time and strike movement in a fine white onyx and ormolu case, 19th century. Walsh Brothers were one of largest Jewellers in the colonies in the 19th century. Established by Henry Swallows Walsh in Melbourne in 1850 the business soon grew to include his sons in 1855 and the new name of Walsh Brothers was born. With key and pendulum. 24 cm high, 42 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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John Kendrick Blogg (attributed), clock case profusely carved with gumnuts and leaves with butcherbird perched on top, early 20th century, 47 cm high. Provenance: The Edward Clark collection, Melbourne
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Four antique silver cased pocket watches, one crown wind with dial marked T. Gaunt & Co. Melbourne, two with fusee movements the other a lady's key wind example; together with an antique sovereign case, 19th century, (5 items).
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Select ladies vintage wristwatch in 9ct gold case, 2.7 cm wide
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Bendigo Pottery, cheese dish and cover decorated with corn cobs, 19th century, 19 cm high, the base 24 cm diameter
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Bendigo Pottery, Colonial coffee pot and cover with bold mottled green, blue and brown glaze, circa 1880, extremely rare. A less striking and the only other known example is housed by the National Gallery of Australia (purchased in 1988). 26 cm high
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Bendigo Pottery, water filter named to 'Wm. Candy, Fitzroy', 19th century, oval factory mark, 48 cm high
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Bendigo Pottery, teapot with striking mottled glaze and rare lid configuration, 16 cm high, 23 cm wide. Provenance: The berry collection, lot 662, Youngs Auctions, March 2009
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A Colonial Australian pottery urn with two handles, 19th century, 43 cm high
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Bendigo Pottery, fern patterned teapots, 19th century, (2 items), the larger 18 cm high, 27 cm wide
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Bendigo Pottery, three assorted teapots, 19th century, the largest 15 cm high, 22 cm wide
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Bendigo Pottery, antique Australian bread crock, 19th century, 36 cm high, 37 cm wide
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Bendigo Pottery, 'Water Monkey', 19th century, 26 cm high
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V.A.P. (Victoria Art Pottery), rare pair of mantel vases by William Ferry, incised No.I and II, 31 cm high
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V.A.P. (Victoria Art Pottery), William Ferry pottery vase, impressed 'W.F. V.A.P.', 13.5 cm high
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Two Australian pottery face plaque dishes titled on the reverse 'Win' and 'Dean' and dated 27/6/20. 10.5 x 9.5 cm
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Merric Boyd, & Doris Boyd, rare pottery vase with hand-painted and sgraffito landscape scene, incised 'Merric Boyd, decoration by Doris Boyd', 14 cm high, 10.5 cm wide
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Merric Boyd, tall pottery vase with flared rim, incised 'Merric Boyd, 1928', 22 cm high, 19 cm wide
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Merric Boyd, green glazed pottery vase, incised 'Boyd 1929', factory chip underglaze to rim, 14 cm high, 13 cm wide
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Merric Boyd, pottery vase with windswept tree decoration, incised 'Merric Boyd, 1945', 14 cm high10 cm wide
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Merric Boyd, blue glazed pottery bowl with applied berries and leaves, incised 'Boyd, 1931' with gumleaf and impressed 'Boyd Australia', 5 cm high, 13.5 cm wide
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Stan and Geoff Gilbert, green and blue glazed pottery vase, incised 'S. + G. Gilbert, Vic., Aust.', 8.5 cm high, 9 cm wide
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William Anderson, pottery jug with applied gumnuts and leaves, incised 'W.S. Anderson, Lorne Clay', 14.5 cm high, 16 cm wide
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William Anderson, pottery vase with applied grape vine motif, incised 'W.S. Anderson with Lorne Clay', 14.5 cm high, 15 cm wide
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Hoffman, tall green and blue glazed pottery vase, impressed 'Hoffman Australia', 26.5 cm high, 14 cm wide
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Hoffman Pottery, 'Iris' pedestal, 65 cm high
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Fowler 'Harvest' jug with Rockingham glaze, circular factory mark to base. 21 cm high, 21 cm wide
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Daisy Merton, hand-painted blue pottery vase for Newtone Pottery, in Sydney, stamped 'Newton Pottery Sydney, hand Painted', 20 cm high, 17 cm diameter
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Newtone, rare pottery kookaburra pipe holder, 11 cm high, 15 cm wide
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Bendigo Pottery, set of three canisters with apple green glaze, the largest 23 cm high, 23 cm wide
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Melrose Ware, green glazed pottery gum leaf vase, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', 10.5 cm high, 11 cm wide
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Fowler Ware, blue glazed pottery vase, circular factory mark to base, 15 cm high
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Melrose Ware, green glazed koala jug, stamped 'Melrose Ware Australian', 13.5 cm high
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Melrose Ware, pink glazed gumleaf vase, stamped 'Melrose Ware Australian', 16 cm high, 18 cm wide
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Melrose Ware, pink glazed vase with gumnuts and gum leaves, stamped 'Melrose Ware Australian', 12 cm high, 13 cm wide
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Melrose Ware, blue glazed vase with gumnuts and leaves, stamped 'Melrose Ware Australian', 12 cm high, 13 cm wide
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Melrose Ware, baluster shaped vase with gumnuts and leaves glazed in yellow and brown, stamped 'Melrose Ware Australian', 22.5 cm high
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Melrose Ware, 'Kookaburra' vase, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', 16 cm high
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McHugh, rare pottery leaf plate, incised 'McHugh, Tasmania', 24.5 cm diameter
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John Campbell, green glaze pottery tankard, incised 'John Campbell, Tasmania', 13 cm high, 13 cm wide
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McHugh, pair of pottery vases with blue and yellow glazes, incised 'McHugh, Tasmania, 1935', 11 cm high
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John Campbell, green glazed pottery vase, incised 'John Campbell, 1934, B24', 13.5 cm high, 15 cm wide
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P.P.P. (Preston Premier Pottery), gribble glazed pottery vase, stamped 'Ppp', 8 cm high, 12 cm wide
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Margaret Kerr, rare Australian pottery vase adorned with gumnuts and leaves, glazed in pink and green, incised 'Margaret Kerr, Melbourne', an impressive 21.5 cm high, 24 cm wide
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Pamela, 'Batman souvenir of Melbourne' pottery jug, incised 'Pamela, 1934', 13 cm high
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Remued, pottery vase with applied gumnuts, leaf and branch, rare turquoise glaze on brown, incised 'Remued 326/9M', 23 cm high
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Remued, pink and blue glazed pottery jug with applied gumnuts and leaf with branch handle, incised 'Remued hand made 118 M', 11.5 cm high, 12.5 cm wide
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Remued, pottery jug with branch handle, rare shape, incised 'Remued 38', 20 cm high, 18 cm wide
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Remued, green glazed pottery jug with applied gumnuts and leaves with branch handle, incised 'Remued hand made 54/8M', 23 cm high, 17 cm wide
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Remued, pottery vase with applied gumnuts and leaves, incised 'Remued', 18 cm high
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Remued, early pink glaze spherical vase, incised 'Remued 53X', 8 cm high, 11 cm wide
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Remued, pottery jug with unusual green and blue glaze, incised 'Remued 177', 16 cm high
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Remued, pottery vase with pink and green glaze, incised 'Remued 118', 22 cm high
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Remued, tall green glazed pottery vase with ribbed decoration, incised 'Remued 26-12', with original foil label, 29.5 cm high
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Remued, pair of blue glazed pottery vases, both with original foil labels, 13 cm high
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Remued, two pottery basket vases, both incised 'Remued 1-10', 27 cm and 21 cm high
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Remued, cylindrical pottery vase with branch handle, incised 'Remued 145/9', 22.5 cm high
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Remued, pottery cylindrical vase with applied branch handle, incised 'Remued handmade, 145/12', an impressive 31 cm high, 16 cm wide
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Remued, blue glaze pottery basket vase with applied gumnuts and leaf, incised 'Remued 194/8M', 17 cm high, 21 cm wide
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Remued, pottery vase with branch handle, pottery basket and green glazed pottery vase (3 items), incised 'Remued', one with original foil label, the largest 15 cm high
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Remued, pottery basket vase together with a green glazed lizard vase, (2 items), the Remued 22 cm high
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Charles G. Williams, chalk ware statue of a male nude with bronzed finish, signed and dated 1943, 26 cm high
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Gustav Pillig, figural lamp, painted chalk ware, signed 'G. Pillig', 88 cm high
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William Ricketts, pottery tree stump sculpture with Aboriginal spirit figures and standing tribal elder, circa 1940, incised 'William Ricketts', 94 cm high, 47 cm wide
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William Ricketts, pottery face plaque, incised 'Wm. Ricketts', 15 cm high
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William Ricketts, pottery bust, incised 'Wm. Ricketts', 9 cm high, 11 cm wide
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Four assorted pottery mercury bottles, two by Fowler (4 items total), the largest 7.5 cm high
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Bendigo Pottery, dog statue, 13 cm high
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Kate & Fritz Janeba, pottery basket vase with applied gum blossom, leaves and branch handle, incised mark (partially legible), 22 cm high, 23 cm wide
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Harvey School, blue glaze pottery dish with gumnuts and leaves; together with a studio pottery teapot by Arnaud Barraud, the dish 10 cm diameter
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Grace Seccombe, style pair of kookaburra bookends, 14.5 cm high
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Grace Seccombe, style pair of koala bookends, with original retailers paper label 'Leonard Smith gift Shop', 14 cm high
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Una Deerbon, pottery basket with applied grapes and leaves plus branch form handle, incised 'Una Deerbon', 16 cm high, 20 cm wide
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Una Deerbon, green glazed pottery vase with applied frill decoration, incised 'Deerbon', 21 cm high, 18 cm wide
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Una Deerbon, pottery fruit bowl, incised 'Deerbon', 37 cm wide
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Klytie Pate, green glazed pottery rooster statue, incised 'Klytie Pate, 479', 20 cm high
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Klytie Pate, 'The Dancers' blue glazed pottery plaque, incised 'Klytie Pate', 19 cm diameter
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