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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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Christianity: Art, sculpture, architecture and carvings; the depiction of Jesus Christ and the history of Christianity, (13 vols.).
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Ronald Searle: A shelf of hardcover illustrated books featuring the entertaining and satirical work of Searle; most with dust jackets. (49 volumes). All different.
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A collection of books on African tribal carvings, masks, art and sculpture, (35+ volumes).
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Jewish Art & Artists, Humour & History: A shelf of mainly handcover books with dust jackets, (16).
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Australian Art & Artists: A shelf of mainly handcover books with dust jackets, (30+).
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International Art & Artists: A shelf of mainly handcover books with dust jackets, (20+).
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Photography & Photographers: A small group of mainly large books, (11 vols.)
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Aboriginal stories, culture, art and history; a shelf of books, (24 items).
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Art & Artists, mainly European and American; a few shelves, (75+ volumes).
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Australian Artists: A shelf of books, mainly hardcover (20+).
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Six Shelves of Books from the Greenberg library, (qty).
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The Peninsular & Oriental Company: A dilapidated leather-bound presentation album, circa 1887, which contains 21 large format (27 x 37 cm) photographic prints on Ilford Bromide paper. The images represent views of some of the newest P.&O. ships, their crews, public rooms, etc. The photo plates are laid down on thick card pages which are backed by lithographic prints of advertisements for comapnies and suppliers associated with the company: Twining & Coy., National Bank of Egypt, Hong Kong & Shanghai…
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Two framed photograph portraits of Joseph Greenberg's parents in antique maple frames, the larger 63 x 74 cm
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Movie Publicity Photographs: A collection of 1930s-50s black & white images issued by various studios, (approx. 110). Various sizes.
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Joseph Greenberg, two photograph portraits together in an oak frame, 55 x 63 cm overall
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Arthur Merric Boyd Australian pottery wine jug, incised 'A.M. Boyd', 31 cm high
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Milton Moon Australian studio pottery fruit bowl, incised 'Milton Moon', 46.5 cm diameter
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An Australian pottery demi-tasse set for six people, mid 20th century, (14 items), incised monogram 'D.K.', the saucers 11 cm diameter
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Robert Barron large Australian studio pottery vase, signed 'Robert Barron', 52 cm high, 42 cm wide
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Robert Barron Australian studio pottery vase with three lug handles, signed 'R.B.', 37 cm high, 28 cm wide
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An Australian chalk ware koala statue; together with a pokerwork vase, early 20th century, (2 items), the vase 23 cm high
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Robert Barron (attributed) studio pottery vase and beaker, 9 cm and 7 cm high
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'Kookaburra' statue, painted chalk ware, early 20th century, 26 cm high
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Milton Moon Australian studio pottery dish, incised 'Milton Moon', 19.5 cm diameter
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A leather & cloth-bound album, with gilt embossed black leather label with the initials 'G.K.N.' [Newbury?] embossed, affixed to the front cover. The album contains 35 fine watercolours, one affixed to each page and many with annotations in pencil below. The artworks appear to have been created during a Grand Tour from England (or Scotland), via the Mediterranean and the Levant to the Indian sub-continent in about 1850. Subjects noted include 'Eagle Crag from Borrowdale', 'Loch Leven', 'Bijapur', 'Palace…
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Autobiography: Five volumes, with 100s of handwritten pages, illustrated by hand as well as with numerous photographs, copies, reproductions of artworks, etc., being volumes 2 3, 4, 5 and 6 of an incomplete project Joe titled 'YoV Joseph Greenberg's Autobiography: Five volumes, with 100s of handwritten pages, illustrated by hand as well as with numerous photographs, copies, reproductions of artworks, etc., being volumes 2 3, 4, 5 and 6 of an incomplete project Joe titled 'You should have such a life...'.…
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Joseph Greenberg's Travel Diaries, Notebooks, Sketch-Books, etc.: Italy and Greece 1970. Whitsunday Passage 1985. Alice Springs, the Kimberley, Darwin 1986. Flinders Island 1986-87. Cairns, Cape York, Thursday Island 1987. Hume Highway, Sydney 1988. England, Norway, Northern Ireland 1990. Gippsland, Wilsons Prom 1991. Queensland, 1992. Flinders Island 1993. Flinders Island 2003 & Norfolk Island 2004. Norfolk Island 2004 and 2006. comprising of 100s of pages of handwritten observations, anecdotes,…
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An Unfinished Project: Clearly inspired by his love of Ronald Searle's books, Joe had done a considerable amount of work towards a book of his own. It was to be titled 'It's Raining Cats and Dogs' and this lot comprises the volume into which he placed his finished artwork, with each double page spread depicting his quirky interpretation of an English word or phrase that includes 'Cat....' or 'Dog....'. Some examples include 'Catacomb', 'Dogs Body', 'Dog-Collar' and 'Category'. In all, there are 20…
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Female fetish figure, carved ivory, Baluba tribe, Southern Congo, 15.5 cm high
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Male figure, carved ivory, Baluba tribe, Southern Congo, 12 cm high
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Two African weaving pulleys, carved wood, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, on later wooden plinths, 18 cm and 23 cm high overall
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Two African weaving pulleys in the form of horned beasts, carved wood, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, on later wooden plinths, 18 cm and 19 cm high overall
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Two African weaving pulleys one with original spool, carved wood, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, on later wooden plinths, 21 cm and 24.5 cm high overall
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Three African weaving pulleys, carved wood, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, on later wooden plinths, 17 cm, 18 cm and 20 cm high overall
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Two African weaving pulleys, carved wood, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, on later wooden plinths (both loose), 14 cm high overall
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A standing female figure, carved wood, metal seeds and fibre, Bambara tribe, Mali, on later wooden plinth, 31 cm high
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An African male fetish figure with gun and knife, carved wood, Babembe tribe, Congo area, on later wooden plinth, 28 cm high overall
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An African female fetish figure, carved wood, Basongye tribe, Southern Congo, 15.5 cm high.
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An African female fetish figure, carved wood, Basongye tribe, Southern Congo, 14.5 cm high.
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An African ceremonial face cup with figural handle, carved wood, Bakuba tribe, Central Congo, 19.5 cm high
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An African ceremonial face cup, carved wood, Bakuba tribe, Central Congo, 20.5 cm high
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A male fetish figure, carved wood, Bakongo tribe, Congo, 26.5 cm high
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A red face mask with horns, carved wood and painted finish, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, 39 cm high
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An African face mask, carved wood with patinated finish, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, 28 cm high
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A Poro mask with round eyes, carved wood, vellum and earth, Dan tribe, Ivory Coast, 24 cm high
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A rare tribal mask, carved wood with painted finish Punu tribe, Gabon, 29 cm high
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A tribal mask, carved wood with round eyes and dark finish, Dan tribe, Ivory Coast, 25 cm high
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An African mask with orange forehead and slit eyes, carved wood and natural earth pigments, Adouma tribe, Gabon, 28 cm high
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Shango Staff, carved wood depicting two seated figures, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 55 cm high
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Shango Staff, carved wood with red, blue and yellow painted finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 44.5 cm high
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Two dolls, carved wood, Fanti tribe, Ghana, 32.5 cm and 33.5 cm high
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A King figure statue, carved wood and natural pigment, Basongye tribe, Congo, 45 cm high
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Mother and child statue, carved wood and earth pigments, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 55 cm high
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Chieftain or King's ceremonial stool, carved wood, Ashanti tribe, Ghana, 31 cm high, 53 cm wide, 27 cm deep
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Male bust with black discs, carved and painted wood, Ekoi tribe, Nigeria/Cameroon border, on later wooden plinth, 42 cm high overall
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A female doll figure, carved and painted wood, Ashanti tribe, Ghana, 32 cm high
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A seated female figure with pelican head dress, carved wood, Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast, 87 cm high
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A seated female figure with pelican head dress and suckling baby, carved wood, Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast, 87 cm high
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A rare standing monkey statue with offering bowl, carved wood with nature pigment finish, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, 73 cm high
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A Bundu mask, carved and patinated wood, Mendi tribe, Sierra Leone, 42 cm high
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Gelede society mask topped with four figures, carved wood, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 55 cm high, 41 cm wide
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A Chieftain's stool in the long face style, carved wood with remains of piped clay, Baluba tribe, Southern Congo, 44 cm high
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Bundu mask with crown and four horns, carved and patinated wood, Mendi tribe, Sierra Leone, 41 cm high
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Bundu mask, double sided with removable European style hat, carved and patinated wood, Mendi tribe, Sierra Leone, 34 cm high
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Totemic mask, carved and patinated wood, Bobo Fing tribe, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), 143 cm high
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A ceremonial staff, carved wood, Ijo tribe, Nigeria, 37 cm
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A mask with figural top, carved and patinated wood, Baule tribe, ivory Coast, 39 cm high
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A dance mask, carved wood and earth pigments, Bakete tribe, Congo, 31 cm high
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Bundu mask with single crest adorned with five squares on each side, carved and patinated wood, Mendi tribe, Sierra Leone, 46 cm high
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Gelede mask adorned with five figures, carved wood with polychrome finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 41 cm high.
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A funerary figure, carved stone, Kissi tribe, Guinea, 17 cm high
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A funerary bust, painted pottery, Akan-Ashanti tribe, Ghana, 16 cm high
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A Bundu mask, carved wood, Mendi tribe, Sierra Leone, 43 cm high
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Dance head dress in the form of an antelope, carved wood with earth pigments, Kurumba tribe, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), 109 cm high
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Porpianong bird totem, carved wood with paint and earth pigment, Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast, 90 cm high
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A circular stool with five standing figures, carved and polychrome timber, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 49 cm high, 37 cm wide
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A dance mask, carved wood overlaid with copper and cotton, Marka tribe, Mali, 33 cm high
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Gelede mask with ornate hair decoration, carved wood with remains white ochre, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 30 cm high
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A death mask, carved wood with kaolin finish, Punu tribe, Gabon, 29 cm high
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Group of five African tribal statues, carved wood and remains of ochre, later wooden plinths, the largest 16 cm high
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Two Edan figures, cast bronze, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 24.5 cm high
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Poro mask, carved wood studded with brass and iron nails with painted finish, Dan-Guere tribe Ivory Coast, 26 cm high
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Poro mask, carved wood, fibre and monkey hide, Dan-Guere tribe, Ivory Coast, 28 cm high
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A horned mask, carved wood with painted finish, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, 31 cm high
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A mask with stylized top knot, carved wood with red and black painted finish, Guru tribe, Ivory Coast, 40 cm high
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Gelede mask, carved wood with polychrome finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 29 cm high
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Gelede mask, carved wood with polychrome finish with white headpiece and eyes, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 30 cm high
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Gelede mask with two horns, carved wood with polychrome finish and remains of piped clay, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 29 cm high
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A death mask with spotted head dress, carved wood this black and white painted finish, Ibo tribe, Nigeria, 40 cm high
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Poro mask, carved wood and cloth with orange and white polychrome finish, Dan-Guere tribe, Ivory Coast, 36 cm high
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Funerary head, terracotta, Akan-Ashante tribe, Ghana, 33 cm high
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Bundu mask, double sided with two horns, carved wood with remains of painted black finish, Mendi tribe, Sierra Leone, 44 cm high
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Bundu mask, triple crested with four horns, carved wood black finish, Mendi tribe, Sierra Leone, 40 cm high
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Edan mask, carved wood with remains of blue polychrome finish with white eyes, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 33 cm high
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Two standing statues, carved wood, Dogon tribe, Mali, latter wooden plinths, 57 cm and 57 cm high
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A carved figural group most likely the top of an Epa mask, carved wood and earth pigments, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 51 cm high
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A mask with elaborate head dress and pointed teeth, carved wood and remains of polychrome finish, Guro tribe, Ivory Coast, 43 cm high
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A double sided bust, carved wood and wicker with earth pigment, Ekoi tribe, Nigeria/Cameroon, on later wooden base, 33 cm high overall
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Gelede mask, carved wood with blue and grey polychrome finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 30 cm high
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A seated female figure, carved wood with remains of red painted finish, Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast, 48 cm high
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