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The Joseph Greenberg Collection — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:492
Sale Title:The Joseph Greenberg CollectionLots with images:418
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:463
Date:9-May-2021
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A red Turkoman rug (very worn), 130 x 81 cm
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A hand-woven tribal kilim, 195 x 96 cm
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A small Turkoman hand-woven wool rug, 100 x 61 cm
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A Turkoman hand-woven red pattern rug, 100 x 50 cm
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Three small hand-woven mats, Central and Southern America, the largest 48 x 46 cm
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Kazak rug, hand-woven wool, 19th/20th century, 224 x 174 cm
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A Persian brown and blue hand-woven rug, 20th century, 310 x 212 cm
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Two framed photographs of the Greenberg family business in Melbourne over two generations, 64 x 54 cm overall
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A brass oil lamp with ruby glass shade (electrified), 42 cm high
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An antique oil lamp, brass base and column with hobnail crystal font, black button double burner and glass chimney (shade replaced), has been electrified (cord cut), 75 cm high overall
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An antique oil lamp with brass base and column, clear glass font with cranberry prunts, brass double burner and chimney (later shade), has been electrified (wires cut), 68 cm high
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An antique oil lamp with brass base and column, ruby glass font, brass double burner and chimney (later shade), has been electrified (wires cut), 68 cm high
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Samovar table lamp with shade (electrified), 20th century, 85 cm high overall
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An antique hanging light, ruby glass with Kosmos Brenner single burner, 19th century, 35 cm high
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An antique hanging light, ruby glass and gilt metal with single burner font, late 19th century, 31 cm high
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An antique oil lamp with cast metal base, double burner, acid etched ruby glass shade and glass chimney, (electrified), late 19th century, 52 cm high
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A 14ct rose gold cased full hunter gents pocket watch with crown wind, 19th century, 7 cm high
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An antique 9ct rose gold gents pocket watch with fusee movement engraved 'Alexander, London, Chronometer Makers To The Admiralty', 19th century, 7.5 cm high overall
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Winston Churchill silver medal in original plush fitted box marked 'Spink & Son Ltd.', stamped 'Silver', 6 cm diameter, 82 grams
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Fifteen assorted ancient coins, various metals, the largest 25 mm diameter
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An ermine fur shawl, late 19th century, 230 cm long
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A lady's fan, tortoise shell and ostrich feather, late 19th century, 21 cm high, 30 cm wide
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Costume jewellery and sundry items in a fine Italian leather jewellery box, the box 22 cm wide
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A silver mounted bead work purse, 19th century, 24 cm high, 20 cm wide
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Three ladies bead work purses, early 20th century, the largest 28 cm high, 22 cm wide
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A Scottish style sterling silver and citrine buckle brooch inscribed 'Dia Agus Ar Duthaigh' (God and country), made in Birmingham, circa 1886, 7.5 cm wide
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Collection of assorted beads, Tibetan and Murano glass, together with a timber box, the box24 cm wide
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An English Post Office wall clock with fusee movement, dial marked 'G.P.O.', 19th century, 33 cm diameter
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A pair of English Britannia metal candle holders (one with snuff), circa 1900, 7 cm high, 18 cm wide
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A collection of Coronation and jubilee medallions, pennies etc, 19th and early 20th century, (28 items)
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Olympics Melbourne 1956: participation medal in bronze by K.G. Luke, 63 mm diameter
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Fossils, mineral specimens, seahorse and coral, (8 items), the largest 25 cm wide
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Natural History collection of seed pods, bones and skulls (15 items), the largest 49 cm long
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A vintage glass fishing buoy with rope binding, mid 20th century, 32 cm diameter
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Revenge scratch built model galleon with title plaque 'Revenge, 1577, Sir Richard Grenville'. 20th century, The Revenge built in 1577 had a colourful and illustrious career which included battling the Spanish Armada and later becoming Sir Francis Drake's flagship. She was eventually sunk by her own commander Sir Richard Grenville in 1591 after a long battle with the Spanish who numbered 53 ships to her one. 70 cm high, 75 cm long
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A vintage glass fishing buoy with rope binding, mid 20th century, 30 cm diameter
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Twelve mineral specimens, the largest 15 cm wide
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A sawfish bill, mid 20th century, 77 cm high
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Natural History collection of shells, sea urchins, gourds, rocks and bones
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Three assorted emu eggs, one carved (damaged), early 20th century, the largest 13 cm long
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A rare antique pull-along rocking horse toy, carved wood and wrought iron, 19th century, 66 cm high, 108 cm long
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Magic Lantern group of seven coloured slides by Newton & Co. Fleet Street of London, 10 x 16.5 cm each
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An antique copper street lamp, 19th century, 90 cm high
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An antique three tier shop display stand gilt metal, brass and glass, 19th century, 73 cm high, 31 cm diameter
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An antique shop display bookstand gilt metal, oak on black ceramic base, 19th century, 43 cm high
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A glass globe with internal decoupage decoration on cast metal base, 45 cm high
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Ottoman shield, enamelled metal, Turkey, 19th century, 56 cm diameter
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An ornate antique cast iron book press, 19th century, 35 cm high, 46 cm wide, 28 cm deep
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An antique cast iron book press, 19th century, 32 cm high, 42 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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A brass and iron preserving pan, 19th century, 40 cm high, 41 cm wide
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An antique preserving pan, copper and iron with additional side handle, 19th century, 32 cm high, 39 cm wide
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Three old copper kettles, 19th and 20th century, the largest 29 cm high, 28 cm wide
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Four antique copper chocolate moulds plus three half moulds, 19th century, (7 items), the sheep 16 cm high, 25 cm wide
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A hanging kitchen pot rack, copper and brass, 20th century, 35 cm high, 40 cm wide
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An antique one gallon copper measure with crown and 'VIC' stamp, 19th century, 34 cm high
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Four antique porcelain jelly moulds, 19th and early 20th century, the largest 13 cm high, 21 cm wide
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Copper and brass vases, antique bread board, assorted hooks and a vintage pepper mill, 19th and 20th century, (8 items), the largest 31 cm high
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Antique copper jelly mould, copper and brass kettles, brass measure and a pewter cup, 19th and 20th century, (5 items), the largest 24 cm high
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A pair of brass coach lamps with spread eagle finials, 80 cm high
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A French green glass wine demijohn, 19th/20th century, 55 cm high, 32 cm diameter
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A triangular lantern, copper and brass (missing one glass), 19th century, 44 cm high
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Three antique graduated ceramic mortar and pestles, late 19th century, the largest 21 cm diameter
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Five assorted walking sticks and three swagger sticks, 19th and 20th century, (7 items), the largest 87 cm high
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A framed butterfly display, 20th century, 31 x 26 cm overall
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L.P. Records, jazz, blues, show tunes, African and others, (70 items).
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Seaweed: An album in which 81 examples of seaweed are displayed on annotated pages, with the location and year of collection noted. Examples include Sorrento - Summer '82, Flinders - Winter '82, Point King '82, Dromana Bay - Jan.84, Mount Martha '84, Point Leo '84, Flinders '93, Dromana '94, Mt. Martha '94, Bridgeport, South Australia - April 1996, Waratah Bay Victoria '99, etc.
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Seaweed: A similar album in which 88 examples of seaweed are displayed on annotated pages, with the location and year of collection noted. Examples include Flinders Winter '82, Sorrento '82, Point Leo '82, Shoreham '83, Mt.Martha '84, Magnetic Island N.Q. Aug.92, Blackwater Qld '93, Sorrento March '94, Bridgeport S.A. April 1996, etc.
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Seaweed: A similar range in two albums and loose; almost all attractively displayed and annotated on individual pages. (60 displays).
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Souvenir wares, glass ornaments and painted egg display, 20th century, (7 items), the egg display 13 cm high
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Three wooden bowls, kangaroo ornament, a shoe last and a hand sculpture, 20th century, (6 items), the largest bowl 45 cm wide
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Indian bronze statue, embossing machine, desk set, wall shelf and painted box, 19th and 20th century, the shelf 35 cm high
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Iznik style pottery bowls and bird statue, 20th century, (3 items), the largest 31 cm diameter
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Session American mantel clock in oak case, early 20th century, 31 cm high
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Samuel Butler (1630 - 1680), The Posthumous Works Of Mr Samuel Butler Compleat In One Volume, [Richard Baldwin; London, 1732];. 'Adorn'd with cuts'. Full calf boards. 336pp. With ownership inscription of F. Staunton, London, July 1st, 1738.
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James Wyld (1812 - 1887), 'Map of the West India & Bahama Islands with the adjacent Coasts of Yucatan, Honduras, Caracas &c. . . . 1825', scarce first edition, (London), double sheet, 58 x 82 cm. Published in 1825, this map focuses on the Caribbean at a time when much of the territory was controlled by European powers. It shows not only the Caribbean islands, but also the southern tip of Florida, the entirety of the western coast of Central America, and the northern coast of South America.
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A Persian and Ottoman battle scene, hand-painted papier-mache panel, 18th/19th century, 35 x 47 cm
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Indo-Persian antique illuminated manuscript page, 18th/19th century, 30 x 19 cm
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A pair of antique Persian watercolours titled 'Shah Abbas (King)' and 'Persian Female Dancing', together with a pair of lithographic Royal portraits, antique lithograph of Captain Cook's landing and Baden-Powell's 'Defence of Mafeking' (5 items in 4 mounts), the Royal portraits 50 x 35 cm each
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Seaweed: An old-time album into which numerous annotated examples of seaweeds have been displayed. Nearly every example is dated and located, with examples including Lough Foyle, Ireland 1848, Lough Swilly, Ireland 1853, Moville, Ireland 1854, Cape of Good Hope 1854, St.Kilda 1872, Brighton 1874, Queenscliff 1876, Portsea 1876, Queenscliff 1881, St.Kilda 1882, Manly Sydney Harbour 1884, Lane Cove 1884, Watson's Bay 1886, Botany Bay 1886, Bondi 1887, Manly 1888, San Remo 1890, Flinders 1897, St.Kilda 1898,…
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Gustave Dore & Blanchard Jerrold: London, A Pilgrimage. [London; Grant & Co. 1872], With an engraved title-page, 52 engraved plates and 126 vignettes illustrating the text, all by Dore. Folio, 395 x 310 mm, bound in contemporary blue cloth, elaborately gilt.
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The Baron Charles Davillier & Gustave Dore. Spain, [Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle; London], 1876, In original publisher's cloth, stamped in gold and black, all edges gilt. With numerous full-page illustrations by Dore.
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Gracius J. Brionowski, The Birds of Australia, in six volumes [Charles Sturt & Co.,], 1890. Modern rebinding in leather with gilt decorations and raised bands to the spines.
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An antique scrap album displaying a fine array of period chromolithography of mainly British and Colonial subjects, late 19th and early 20th century.
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Tobler & Co. Trade Cards: An original c.1900, Tobler & Co. album loosely containing more than 125 original cards, circa 1900, with themes including Flowers, Tom Thumb, Robinson Crusoe, Italian Costumes, Parrots, Steamboats, Russian Costumes, Caricatures, Poultry, Dogs, Men-of-War, Globe Trotting, Parisian Traders, Monuments, etc. Mixed condition; mainly fine.
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Antique photo album, assorted post cards and ephemera
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The Collected Works of Charles Dickens - The London Edition - 30 h/c volumes - A Tale of Two Cities; Christmas Books; Pictures from Italy and American Notes; Sketches by Boz - Vols 1 & 2; Barnaby Rudge & Master Humphrey's Clock - Vols 1 & 2; The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit - Vols 1 & 2; Charles Dickens, his Life, Writings, and Personality (by Kitton) - Vols 1 & 2; Bleak House - Vols 1 & 2; The Old Curiosity Shop - Vols 1 & 2; Dombey and Son - Vols 1 & 2; David Copperfield - Vols. 1 & 2; Great…
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Dore, Gustave (illus.) Milton, John. Vaughan, Robert (ed.), Milton's Paradise Lost, [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin no date., London], c1890, Edited, with Notes and a Life of Milton, by Robert Vaughan, D.D. lxii, 329 pp. Illustrated by Gustave Dore; folio, black & gold lettered decorative cover on green cloth.
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William Thomas & Harold Nelson: Early English Prose Romances: Robert the Deuyll, Robin Hood and Fryer Bacon, [Edinburgh, Otto Schulze, 1904], Three volumes, first edition set. 4to. Buckram spine, lettered in gilt, over paper boards. 1 of 500 copies, unnumbered. Decorative title pages printed in red & black, black & white woodcut plates, decorative borders & line drawings. The style of this set of books owes much to William Morris' Kelmscott Press and the Arts & Crafts movement. The drab boards give way to…
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Sir Walter Gilbey, George Morland: His Life and Works, [A & C Black, London, 1907], Large Paper Copy Edition, Limited to 250 copies, this being No.55, Signed By The Author. Original cream decorated cloth. Front cover a bit scratched and spine uniformly darkened. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut.
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Francis William Bain (1863 - 1940), Four small books from the library of C.J. Dennis (3 with bookplates from the Robertson & Mullins sale) : 'A Digit of the Moon', 'A Syrup of the Bees', 'In the Great God's Hair' & 'A Heifer of the Dawn'. Original quarter-vellum bindings. (4).
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John Butler Cooper, The History of St. Kilda. From its First Settlement to a City and after 1840 to 1930. [Melbourne, Printers Proprietary Limited], 1931;. First Edition; 8vo; Two vols. Vol. I, pp. xvi, 408; tipped in colour frontispiece; 1 tipped in colour plate, numerous b/w. plates, appendix, index; Vol. II, pp. xv, 340; tipped in b/w. frontispiece; numerous plates; appendices, index; original blue cloth.
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Robert Gibbings: A collection of books illustrated by Gibbings; all hardcover with dust jacket. (11).
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Caricatures, Comics & Satires: A collection of illustrated books with work by Rowlandson, Low, Steinberg, Feiffer, Hoffnung, Cruikshank, Thurber, etc. (15 volumes).
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English History & Artists: Two shelves of books, mainly hardcover, (30+).
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A shelf of books of Military and Naval interest, (16).
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English Art & Artists: A small group, (13 volumes).
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African Tribal Art, Marks & Sculpture: a shelf of books (26).
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Oceanic & Pacific art, sculpture and photography, (7 vols.).
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Henry Moore: Whitechapel Art Gallery Nov.-Dec.1960 exhibition catalogue; 'Henry Moore. Photographed and edited by John Hedgecoe. Words by Henry Moore. [London: Thomas Nelson, 1968] in original slipcase; 'Henry Moore sculpture' with comments by the artist, introduction by Franco Russoli; edited by David Mitchinson, 1981; Henry Moore 1898 - 1986 Art Gallery of NSW exhibition catalogue. (4 items).
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Advertising Art, Graphic Design, Posters: A small library, (11 volumes).
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