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The Gary and Genevieve Morgan Collection, Part 1 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:189
Sale Title:The Gary and Genevieve Morgan Collection, Part 1Lots with images:189
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:152
Date:7-Dec-2021
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Arthur Merric Boyd pottery coffee pot with hand-painted bird design, signed 'Arthur Merric Boyd, 1947', 25 cm high
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John Perceval & Merric Boyd large pottery bowl adorned with moulded and striated gum leaves and two stylised stumpy tail lizard handles, glazed in shades of green and blue, incised 'Perceval, M.B. 1957', 17.5 cm high, 48 cm wide
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Una Deerbon two handled pottery vase with fruit decoration, incised 'Deerbon', 16 cm high, 24 cm wide
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Deborah Halpern early studio pottery wall pocket vase, signed 'Deborah D. Halpern', 27 cm high, 28 cm wide
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Deborah Halpern (1957 - ), angel, 1987, ceramic maquette, signed 'Deborah Halpern', 63 cm high, 58 cm long. 'Angel' represents one of Halpern's most significant public works. Commissioned for the 1988 Bicentennial celebrations, the full sized statue has become a Melbourne icon. Originally adorned the south moat of the N.G.V. (National Gallery of Victoria), it now has pride of place on the north bank of the Yarra river at Birrarung Marr. Provenance: The Rae Rothfield Collection, Sotheby's, Melbourne,…
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An exceptional and early Australian Colonial breakfast table, superbly crafted top made from a single butt cut slab of cedar with fine cross banded edge, hexagonal tapering column and platform base terminating in carved feet with brass castors, circa 1825. A Museum quality piece. 73 cm high, 121 cm diameter. Illustrated in 'A Guide to Collecting Australiana' by Juliana and Toby Hooper [Melb. 1978], page 26, plates 12 and 13.
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A fine Colonial carver chair, cedar with later brown leather upholstery, New South Wales origin, circa 1825, 51 cm across the arms
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An early Colonial Australian cedar sideboard with Thomas hope scroll back, cross banded edge and inverted baluster ring turned legs, Tasmanian origin, circa 1835. A superb example. 120 cm high, 155 cm wide, 64 cm deep
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A Colonial Australian wine table with stunning segmented huon pine and musk veneered top, turned solid huon pine column and base, Tasmanian origin, early to mid 19th century. A€‹81 cm high, 68 cm diameter
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A stunning and early Colonial chest of drawers, full cedar construction with rare Greek key inlay top and drawer fronts, plus inlaid wooden escutcheons. Sydney, New South Wales origin, circa 1825. This piece is obviously a Sheraton inspired design with the use of fine inlay work. This technique had all but vanished in Australian cabinet making by the late 1830s. 111 cm high, 111 cm wide, 53 cm deep. Provenance: Sotheby's Sydney, November 13, 1989.
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An early Colonial sideboard, superbly crafted in Australian ribbon cedar with six finely turned legs, unusual half turned corbels and carved back, Sydney, New South Wales origin, circa 1825, 124 cm high, 181 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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A rare Colonial secretaire chest of drawers, unusual flame cedar frieze with half turned bobbin columns and squat bun feet, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, 106 cm high, 121 cm wide, 60.5 cm deep
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A Colonial Australian cedar chiffonier with shield doors and cushion moulded drawer, full cedar construction, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, 145 cm high, 112 cm wide, 49 cm deep
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A Colonial Australian wine table, solid huon pine top with blackwood column and feet and pine platform base, Tasmanian origin, circa 1820. 73 cm high, 59 cm diameter. Accompanied by a hand-written note advising that the table was made by Michael Barr, around 1820. The table remained with the Barr family in Tasmania, until the 1950s, when they moved to Gippsland.
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William Hamilton (attributed), early Colonial cedar sideboard, twin pedestal with palladium back, doors attractively cross banded with tapering feather banded pilasters, Tasmanian origin, circa 1835. 119 cm high, 177 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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A Colonial Gothic Pugin style carved cedar throne chair, Sydney, New South Wales origin, circa 1845, 117 cm high, 71 cm wide, 59.5 cm deep
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An early Colonial gentleman's linen press on chest, full cedar construction with shield doors and cock beaded drawers, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, (missing slides), 224 cm high, 140 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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An antique Colonial library reading chair, Australian cedar with scrolling arm supports and turned front legs, upholstered in brown leather with hand caned back, Tasmanian, origin, circa 1840s, 97 cm high, 61 cm across the arms
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A Colonial library chair with splayed and ring turned legs, carved scroll arm supports, Australian cedar with brown leather upholstery, mid 19th century, 92 cm high, 64 cm across the arms
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A Colonial Australian cedar spade back carver chair, with original tapestry upholstered drop-in seat, Sydney, New South Wales origin, circa 1850, 45 cm across the arms
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Andrew Lenehan Colonial Australian cedar hall table with two drawers and double turned stretcher base, Sydney, New South Wales, mid 19th century. Bearing original circular paper label 'A. Lenehan's cabinet and upholstery Establishment, 179 Castlereagh Street, Sydney', 78 cm high, 136 cm wide, 57 cm deep. Andrew Lenehan was born in County Sligo, Ireland in 1815 and arrived in Sydney in 1835 with James Templeton, a Dublin cabinet maker. In 1841 Lenehan took-over Templeton's cabinet Making business in…
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A Colonial Australian cedar canterbury with drawer to base, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840s, 44 cm high, 48 cm wide, 33 cm deep
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A rare Colonial folding daybed, Australian cedar and leather with vase turned baluster legs on original brass castors, Sydney, New South Wales origin, mid 19th century, 37 cm high, 187 cm wide, 61 cm deep
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A Colonial double ended settee with serpentine front and pierced carved back, Australian cedar with diamond button black leather upholstery, Melbourne origin, circa 1865, 90 cm high, 226 cm wide, 75 cm deep
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Unusual Colonial Australian throne chair made from solid slabs of kauri pine, 19th century, 172 cm high, 75 cm wide, 65 cm deep. Provenance: Lord McALPINE collection
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An antique Australian revolving hexagonal bookstand, solid cedar construction on scrolling tri-form base with rolling brass castor mechanism, 19th century, 104 cm high, 72 cm wide.
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An antique cedar telescopic dumbwaiter, circa 1860s, Sydney origin, 115 cm high (when fully extended), 122 cm wide, 54 cm deep.
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An antique Australian cedar dumbwaiter with ring turned columns and snigle drawers, circa 1850, 130 cm high, 106 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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An impressive Colonial solicitors chest comprising of ten single drawers and three double depth drawers with compartments and carved corbels, Australian cedar with Baltic pine secondaries, Melbourne origin, circa 1870, 187 cm high, 88 cm wide, 82 cm deep
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University of Sydney an impressive antique Australian cedar display cabinet, circa 1880, with impressed marks 'Univ. Syd.', 213 cm high, 252 cm wide, 50 cm deep.
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W.H. Rocke & Co. Australian cedar, two-drawer writing table with insert leatherette top, circa 1880, oval brass 'W.H. Rocke & Co. Melbourne', 80 cm high, 138 cm wide, 77 cm deep. W.H. Rocke & Co. Was colonial Victoria's largest, most successful and profitable furniture manufacturer and importer; by 1870, the Company had a workforce of 150. At the 1880 Melbourne international exhibition, the time that this desk was made, Rocke & Co. Dominated Victoria's display on the Avenue of Nations. The first listing…
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An antique Australian tabletop cabinet with removeable panelled front, huon pine and cedar, 19th century, interior fitted with six compartments, 45 cm high, 42 cm wide, 31 cm deep
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A rare set of ten Australian cedar hall chairs with carved shield backs and turned legs, Melbourne, Victoria origin, circa 1885
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An antique Museum display cabinet, Australian cedar and glass, 19th century, 175 cm high, 103 cm wide, 103 cm deep
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A stunning and rare Colonial huon pine breakfast table with radially veneered circular top, cross banded in huon pine, hexagonal tapering column, tri-form base, scrolling feet with inset brass castors, Tasmanian origin, circa 1835. 75 cm high, 127 cm diameter
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An impressive huon pine chest of 8 drawers with full length carved corbels, Melbourne, Victorian origin, circa 1885, 144 cm high, 121 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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A fine Colonial huon pine dressing table, Melbourne, Victorian origin, circa 1885, 182 cm high, 122 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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Altmann & Lindsay (Flinders Lane, Melbourne), impressive Colonial D-end library table, attractively fitted with drawers and octagonal faceted baluster legs, Australian cedar with tooled leather top, origin, Victoria, circa 1860. 77 cm high, 118 cm wide, 90 cm deep. Altmann & Lindsay also made the Executive Council suite in the Old Treasury building, Melbourne
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Altmann & Lindsay (Flinders Lane, Melbourne) set of six Australian cedar chairs with later leather upholstery, circa 1860s, 88 cm high, 49 cm wide
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An antique Australian lectern desk, carved and turned blackwood, Melbourne, Victoria origin, 19th century, 122 cm high, 65 cm wide, 68 cm deep
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An antique Australian pedestal, kauri pine and cedar, 19th century, 140 cm high, 35 cm wide, 34 cm deep
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An antique pedestal, Australian red cedar with Ionic column capital, 19th century, 139 cm high, 29 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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A billiard room settle, solid blackwood with diamond studded black leather upholstery, Melbourne origin, circa 1880, 97 cm high, 170 cm wide, 57 cm deep
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W.H. Rocke & Co. (attributed) set of four Australian carver chairs, solid fiddleback blackwood with brown leather upholstery and square tapering legs, Melbourne origin, early 20th century, 56 cm across the arms
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Melbourne club: an antique Australian blackwood hall seat settle, Melbourne, Victorian origin, 19th century, 110 cm high, 145 cm long, 55 cm deep. [See also lot 146]. The Melbourne club is a private social club established at a gathering of 23 gentlemen on Saturday, 17 December 1838, and initially used John Pascoe Fawkner's hotel on the corner of Collins Street and market Street. The club moved to new purpose-built premises at the eastern end of Collins Street, designed by Leonard Terry in Renaissance…
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Rare Australian blackwood games table with leatherette inset and scalloped top, seven playing positions each with drawer and fold out tray plus drinks stand. Melbourne, Victorian origin, circa 1885, 77 cm high, 150 cm wide
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Melbourne club pair of armchairs, mahogany and brown leatherette, late 19th century, 75 cm across the arms. The chairs were deaccessioned as part of a refurbishment in the late 1950s.
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An antique bureau desk, cedar with inlaid tumbling box motif and original glass handles, Barossa valley, South Australian origin, circa 1870, 126 cm high, 112 cm wide, 56 cm deep
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An antique Australian parlour bookcase, cedar and huon pine, late 19th century, 255 cm high, 158 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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Robert Prenzel superb fire screen adorned with carved kookaburras, gum blossoms, leaves and waratahs, early 20th century, 92.5 cm high, 99.5 cm wide, 39 cm deep. The Morgan Collection contains several fine examples of the wood carver's craft and artistry, with the works of Robert Prenzel being central to this project. As James Mollison, AO, wrote in his introduction to the NGV exhibition catalogue by Terence Lane [1994], 'It is fitting that Robert Prenzel, who devised a uniquely Australian style in his…
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Robert Prenzel, rare longcase clock, carved Queensland black bean in the Gothic style with dated cartouche '1898', imported German movement, maker's stamp to the reverse of the pediment 'Treede & Prenzel, South Melbourne', 207 cm high, 37 cm wide, 16 cm deep
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Robert Prenzel rare Australian easel picture stand, carved Australian hardwood in the Gothic style, circa 1900, 189 cm high, 81 cm wide, 65 cm deep
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David Bryce, Harvey School: an Australian three-fold screen, silky oak and eucalypt, with finely carved panels, adorned with gum nuts and gum leaves, thorns and roses, grapes and vines, Queensland origin, circa 1930s, 170 cm high, 145 cm wide
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Dame Nellie Melba interest. A superb antique Australian miniature chest of six drawers with cantilever top and finely carved rococo corbels, Australian cedar and celery pine with kauri pine and cedar secondary timbers, late 19th century. The piece is purported to have belonged to Melba and was part of the furnishings of Coombe in the Yarra valley on the outskirts of Melbourne. An exceptional piece befitting the famed diva. 58 cm high, 49 cm wide, 34 cm deep
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An Australian gramophone cabinet, superbly crafted with unusual cushion fiddleback blackwood paneling, Melbourne, Victoria origin, circa 1925, 133 cm high, 80 cm wide, 57 cm deep
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A fine Australian antique apprentice chest of nine drawers with full turned columns and feet, kauri pine, circa 1870, 46 cm high, 37 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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An antique Colonial writing slope box, blackwood, huon pine, tulip wood, cedar, pine and fiddleback blackwood, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 16.5 cm high, 45.5 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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Rudolph W. Unger (Germany, South Australia, 1846-1927), rare carved wooden jewellery box in the black forest style with unusual pivot swinging compartments, South Australian origin, late 19th century, signed 'R. Unger', 14 cm high, 18 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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An antique Australian apprentice chest of four drawers, birdseye huon pine and cedar with kauri pine secondary timbers, circa 1875, 35 cm high, 39 cm wide, 28 cm deep
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Rudolph W. Unger (Germany, South Australia, 1846-927), carved panel in frame, circa 1900, Australian timbers, 84 x 64 cm (overall). Unger arrived in Australia from Germany in 1883. He was in business with his Sons in Adelaide between 1900 and 1904, and later on his own account until 1916. He is represented in the Art Gallery of South Australia, and a blackwood book chest incorporating a panel carved by him was presented to the Duke and Duchess of York in 1901. It is in the collection of the state library…
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Clerk's standing desk, full Australian cedar construction, with square tapering legs, early 19th century, 102 cm high, 68 cm wide, 63 cm deep.
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J.M. Wendt, a fine pair of Australian silver mounted ostrich eggs, each egg decorated with a finely painted Australian bush scene (unsigned); on silver bases. Signed J.M. Wendt, with lion passant and queen's head. Both 18 cm high, 19 cm wide. Provenance: Toby & Juliana Hooper, October 1988.
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August Schramm (attributed), superb fiddleback blackwood antique picture frame with kookaburra print, Melbourne, Victorian origin, late 19th century. August Schramm operated from 38 Kerr Street Fitzroy from 1891-1904, and then moved to 60 Westgarth Street Fitzroy until 1924. His work using Australian native timbers was unsurpassed in his day, making spectacular specimen wood boxes and superb picture frames using the finest cuts of timber. 58 x 53 cm
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A fine and rare silk and silver thread embroidered with the Australian coat-of-arms, circa 1890s, the central shield depicting cattle, shipping, mining and wheat harvesting, supported by an inward facing emu (left) and kangaroo (right), surrounded by four flags, with the rising sun at top, a panel with 'Advance Australia' and various fruits and vegetables at base. Attractively displayed in a period oak frame and in superb condition, 72 x 73.5 cm (overall, including frame).
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An Australian coat of arms, cast bronze mounted on timber panel, late 19th century, 40 cm high, 77 cm wide
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William Norrie (New Zealand) jewellery box, handsomely inlaid with native New Zealand timbers including, totara, puriri, mottled kauri, kohekohe, pukatea, rewarewa, white maire and others. Interior fitted with two lift out trays with original red cloth lining, late 19th century. William Norrie, Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand was awarded a medal for excellence at the Sydney international exhibition 1879. 21 cm high, 43 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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Robert Prenzel (attributed), rare Australian Art Nouveau mantel clock, early 20th century. Shallow stepped inverted bell top case supported on full height sabre pilasters terminating in out swept feet, marquetry inlaid black bean dial with maple inl Australian Arts & Crafts mantel clock, early 20th century. Shallow stepped inverted bell top case supported on full height sabre pilasters terminating in out swept feet, marquetry inlaid black bean dial with maple inlaid Arabic numerals and brass spade hands,…
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Robert Prenzel 'Kookaburra' carved timber panel in original carved framed, early 20th century, 61 x 72 cm
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John Kendrick Blogg stunning Australiana panel depicting a naturalistic eucalyptus branch, superbly carved in high relief, signed and dated 'John K. Blogg, 1924'. Museum quality. A Tour de Force of Australian craftsmanship. One of the finest examples in private hands. 48 x 121 cm. Provenance: Australiana Auction, Leonard Joel, 17th October, 1988, lot 100. John Kendrick Blogg, now primarily known as a talented wood carver, was also a poet, hymn writer and industrial chemist and perfume manufacturer. He was…
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A most unusual 1934 Melbourne Centenary sampler, with a verse from banjo Paterson, a Cobb & Co coach, the winning aeroplane from the MacRobertson air race, the Melbourne coat of arms, etc., attractively displayed in a Tasmanian musk frame (circa 1830s). 53.5 x 46 cm overall
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Tabua scrimshaw whale's tooth, 19th century. An unusual combination of a Fijian chieftain's whale tooth pendant that has been souvenired by a sailor and decorated at some later point with biblical scene of Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. A rare example. 12 cm high
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An impressive scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with ship portrait and whaling scene, signed on both sides (illegible), 13 cm long
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An impressive miniature mahogany breakfront wardrobe, interior attractively fitted with drawers and compartments, circa 1870, 76.5 cm high, 103.5 cm wide, 35 cm deep
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A. Perugia & Son pair of antique terracotta architectural statues on column pedestals, 19th century, incised 'A. Perugia & Son, Melbourne', 217 cm high overall
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An impressive Australiana sterling silver and emu egg cup and cover, adorned with emus, fern fronds and kangaroo finial, 19th century, interior lined with silk, marked 'G. F.' London, 1882, 25.5 cm high
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Edward Fischer, Geelong (attributed) impressive Colonial sterling silver and emu egg centrepiece adorned with numerous Aboriginal figures entwined in foliate design with gilded highlights, 19th century. 27 cm high, 27 cm wide. Provenance: Christie's Auctions, decorative Arts, 2nd, May 1988, lot 177
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An Australian silver plated emu egg ornament, foliate design with cast emu finial and suspended emu egg carved and decorated with cockatoo and emu in landscape, mounted on ebonised timber plinth, late 19th century, 29 cm high. Provenance: Christie's Auctions, decorative Arts, 2nd, May 1988, lot 173
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An Australian emu egg centrepiece with carved cockatoo and lyre bird decoration in silver plated mounts adorned with kangaroos, emus and ferns, late 19th century, 26 cm high
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An antique cameo brooch set in 18ct yellow gold with kangaroo, emu and flying bird in foliate design, 19th century, 5 cm high
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A cameo brooch set in 18ct yellow gold mount, 20th century, stamped '750', 3 cm high
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An antique Australian gold memorial brooch set with double sided swivel hand-coloured ambrotype photo portrait panels, 19th century, inscribed 'Jane Denman & Joseph Becker Married at Sydney, 1868', 5.5 cm high
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An antique Australian gold locket adorned with raised kookaburra set with ruby and seed pearls, late 19th early 20th century, 4.5 cm high, 7.5 grams total
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An antique 15ct gold crescent brooch set with 13 graduated solid cabochon opals, early 20th century, stamped 'McMASTER, 15c', 5.5 cm long, 6.5 grams total
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Henry Steiner antique Australian gold brooch with vine leaf decoration, Adelaide, 19th century, stamped 'H. Steiner', 3.5 cm wide
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A Colonial yellow gold brooch set with garnets, 19th century, 3.5 cm wide
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A superb pair of Colonial earrings, 18ct yellow gold with kangaroo and emu in foliate design set with cabochon rubies, housed in a period plush fitted box, 19th century, 5 cm high. Provenance: Leonard Joels auction, Melbourne, 17th Oct. 1988.
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An Australian necklace, Pilbara gold nugget specimens with black Broome pearls, 20th century, 80 cm long
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Pilbara gold nugget, Western Australian, 7 cm wide, 188 grams total
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Pilbara gold nugget matrix specimen, Western Australia, 7 cm wide, 226 grams total
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