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Estate & Collector: Session 1 – Australian & International Art, Tribal Arts, War Posters — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:112
Sale Title:Estate & Collector: Session 1 – Australian & International Art, Tribal Arts, War PostersLots with images:112
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:92
Date:13-Mar-2022
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Book, 'Thea Proctor: The Prints.', By Butler, Minchin & Deutscher, pub. Resolution Press, Sydney, 1980.
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Orchard, Jenny, b.1951, 'Co-Existence,' 2011, rom the 'Rusty Vessel Stories' Exhibition, Barry Stern Galleries, 16 - 31 August 2011. featured in promotional material for aforementioned exhibition. Hand-painted & Glazed Ceramic Vase, height 57 cm
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Books, 5, Marine Painting. Incl. 'Marine Painting,' by W. Galint, 1975; 'Marine Painting in England 1700-1900,' by D. Cordingly; 'Seventeenth Century Marine Painters of The Netherlands,' by Col. Rupert Preston, 1980; British 19th Century Marine Painting,' by D. Brook-Hart, 1982; & 'Dictionary of Sea Painters,' by E.H.H. Archibald, 1980.
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Australian School, 2, J Skinner Prout, 1805-1876 'Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney; coloured lithograph, 17 x 25 cm sight; & photogravure of Julian Rossi Ashton's, 'Gloucester Street in the Rocks,' signed in the plate only, 30.5 x 20 cm - plate impression.
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Roe, Beatrice, 1920-2019, 4 various woodblocks/screenprints. 'Red Monolith,' 1975, 51 x 35 cm, 1/7; 'Woman in a Straw Hat,' 1988, 45.5 x 35.5 cm, A/P I; Still-Life with Napkin,' 1987, 7 x 30 cm, 1/8; & 'Winter, Wahroonga NSW,' 55.5 x 35 cm, 1/8. all measurements image only.
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Beatrice Roe, 'Emus at Tower Hill, Victoria,' 1984, ed 1/6, 15 x 22 cm; 'Emus at Tower Hill, Vic. 2,' 1984, ed. 6/12, 15 x 30.5 cm; & 'Still-life with Napkin,' 1987, ed. 4/8, 7 x 30 cm. linocut, 3
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Books, 7, New Zealand Artists. Incl. 'Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting,' by Gil Docking, 1971; 'Portrait of a Century,' by R. Kay and T. Eden, 1983; 'Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists,' by Una Platts, 1979; 'Two Centuries of New Zealand Landscape Art,' by Roger Blackley, dedication by the author; 'J.C. Hoyte 1957; 'Goldie,' by Roger Blackley, 1997, dedication by the author; & 'New Zealand Painting 1920-1940.'
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Australian School, 2, Agnes Beatrice Chettle, 1867-1959, Cloudy Mountain Peaks, 20 x 30 cm; & Dora Carmen Jarrett, 1895-1983, 'Venice - San Barnaba,', 13.5 x 9 cm. Both works signed with initials lower right. Watercolour, 2
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Robert Riches, 'Part of Sydney Harbour, from McMahons Pt,' inscribed with title lower left but not signed, 7 x 41.5 cm; & 'On the ...' with signature 'R. Riches' lower left, 6 x 40 cm. watercolour, 2
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Done, Ken, b.1940, 2, 'Frangipani,' 351/500, 65 x 51 cm;, & 'Morning Glories,' 148/500, 66 x 50 cm. silkscreen, 2
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Volumes, 2, 'Norman Lindsay,' by Lin Bloomfield. 'Norman Lindsay Oil Paintings, & Watercolours 1889-1969.', pub. odana editions 2006 & 2003. deluxe limited ed. #140/500. Each signed by the author, with tipped-in photograph & slipcase.
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Books, 2, 'Norman Lindsay Oil Paintings 1897-1969' & 'Norman Lindsay Watercolours 1897-1969,' by Lin Bloomfield, Odana Editions, 2003 & 2006.
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Book, 'The Complete Etchings of Norman Lindsay', By Lin Bloomfield, Odana Editions, Sydney 1998.
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Books, 2, 'Norman Lindsay: 80 Years of Pencil Drawing,' by Lin Bloomfield, Odana Editions, 2008, & 'Norman Lindsay: Impulse to Draw,' by Lin Bloomfield, Bay Books, 1984. Both signed by the author.
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Lindsay Lionel, 1874-1961, 6, Six Original etchings framed together. From upper left: 'Hyde Park Corner,' 1913, 45/50, 12 x 16.5 cm; 'Last of Old Hunter St,' 1916, 10/50, 15.5 x 14.5 cm; 'Demolition of Girls High School,' 1924, 14/75, 9 x 20 cm; 'Milsons Pt,' c.1925, hand printed in hack, 'Old Essex St,' print E25, 9.5 x 13 cm; & Elizabeth St, Sydney, 10/75, 13.5 x 21 cm. All hand signed in pencil. Etching, 6
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Australian School, 2, James Squire Morgan, 1886-1974, 'Kendall's Residence, Fagan's Farm, Gosford,' 8/50, 16.5 x 28 cm; & L Hop Hopkins, 1846-1927, Stork & Boat, 1889, signed in the plate, 12 x 16 cm, Provenance: Late Norman Hetherington Oam, cartoonist at The Bulletin, creator of Mr Squiggle
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Mahony, Will, 1908-1989, 2, Two Bookplates, 'Aria' depicting cat & fish, signed in the plate, 9 x 6.5 cm; & 'Allan McClure, His Book,' showing Don Quixote & Pancho Villa approaching windmills, signed in pencil, and signed and dated '30 in the plate, 10 x 7.5 cm Woodcut, 2, Provenance: Late Norman Hetherington Oam, cartoonist at the Bulletin, creator of Mr Squiggle.
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Large quantity Early 20th C Ex Librio Plates - Mostly reproductions, Originals incl. 2 George D Perrotet, Harold Byrne, these three signed in pencil by the artists; & Fritz Gils, 1878-1961 for the artist Hanns Heeren, 1926-2016. Several others signed. mostly german examples, with some australian.
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Early Australian Photogravure 'Rushcutters Bay,' 1891, Inscribed in pencil with title, & also initialled, possibly 'Ah' with date '91. 15.5 x 21.5 cm image
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David Laity, 'The Green Room', 44 x 42 cm, 59/250; 'Dare', 44 x 68 cm, 198/250; & 'Muse', 57 x 57 cm, 217/250. screenprint, 3
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Maps, 2, Map of Asia, After Gerhard Mercator's 1607 Chart, 15 x 20 cm. Together with 'A Chart of Capt. Carteret's Discoveries at New Britain, with part of Captn. Cook's passage thro Endeavour Streights, and of Captn. Dampier's Tract & Discoveries in 1699 & 1700, at New Guinea & New Britain,' 15 x 36 cm.
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Maps, 2, John Bayly, 1755-1794, 'A New Map of Asia,' pub. 1782, 22 x 34 cm, & 'New Holland And Asiatic Isles,' 1814, 50 x 61 cm.
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Maps, 3, Thomas Kitchin Snr, 1719-1784, 'A Chart of the Discoveries made by the Late Captain Cook, and other European Navigators in the Great Pacific Ocean between Asia and America,' c.1780, 42 x 35 cm. Together with two maps by John Tallis, 1817-1876, 'Victoria or Port Phillip', 25 x 32 cm, & 'Van Diemen's Land or Tasmania', 33 x 25 cm.
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Elizabeth Gould, Two Plates from 'Birds of Australia, and the Adjacent Islands.', by John Gould: Calodera Maculata and Nuchalis; & Podiceps Gularis And Nestor. Descriptive sheet verso. Provenance: private collection, Tasmania. Hand coloured lithographs, 2 23 x 14.5 cm, each
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4 early 19th century Engravings by William Home Lizars. Butterflies and Lizard, Entomology Vol V; Moths, Entomology Vol VII; Polecats; & Red Grouse. Provenance: private collection, tasmania. Engraving, 4, 3 Hand-coloured 10.5 x 8 cm, oval, each
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Book, 'Natural History of Parrots,' facsimile limited edition #776/1000, pub. Brian Chester, Sydney.
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Books, 2, 'Flora Magnifica,' by Paul Jones. Text by Wilfred Blunt, limited ed. 25 & 26 of 506,' pub. The Tryon Gallery Ltd. 1976. In half velum binding & slipcase. Together with an additional folio of lithographic floral prints by Paul Jones.
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Wood Jones, Frederic, 1879-1954, Original Pen and Ink Illustrations for 'Mammals of South Australia.', 16 plates, 26 x 32 cm
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Edmund Perroud, 3 Architectual Plans for a Water Wheel. pencil, ink & watercolour on paper, 3, 45 x 62 cm, each, 'Project de Recepteur Hydraulique'
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Five c.1888 Phillip-Stephan Views of Sydney. Circular Quay, Pott's Point, Watson's Bay, & 2 Manly. each printed to margin: 'phillip-stephan photo litho, & typographic process com[pany] lim[ited] sydney.', 29 x 36 cm, average each image
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Russell, Jim, 1909-2001, 4, Four original cartoon drawings of The Potts: 'More Profitable,' 1992, 21 x 44 cm; 'New Thing,' 1995, 23 x 46 cm; 'Running Into Trouble,' 1995, 20 x 40 cm; and 'A Little Knowledge,' 1995, 12 x 38 cm. Jim Russell was an Australian cartoonist who drew 'The Potts' for 62 years.
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Australian School, 3, Ted Scorfield, 1882-1965 'Thought I was tin, did you?' pen & ink, 28 x 40.5 cm; Syd Miller, 1901-1984 'Under the circumstances, Henry, the only thing I can suggest is a game of tennis,' 1934, pen & ink, 19.5 x 20 cm; & Livingstone, Hop Hopkins, 1846-1927 Tango Instructions, ink & wash with white highlights, 26 x 20.5 cm, Provenance: Late Norman Hetherington Oam, cartoonist at the Bulletin, creator of Mr Squiggle..
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'The Simpsons' Animation Cel. With embossed logo 20th Century Fox. Bart watching Lisa play the saxophone. Personal inscription, faded to mount lower right from Yeardley Smith, voice of Lisa Simpson dated 9.7.95. 22.5 x 29.5 cm, sight
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Rodgers Harry, 1929-2012, 'America', Qantas travel poster. screenprint, 98 x 71 cm
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Rodgers Harry, 1929-2012, 3, 'London,' New York.' & 'Hong Kong', Qantas travel posters. Lithograph, 3 99 x 70 cm, each, approx.
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Williams Rhys, 1894-1976, 'Out of a Great Past a Greater Future.', An advertising poster for Qantas Empire Airways designed by leading Australian commercial artist Rhys Williams c.1938. The poster depicts a plane set against a globe, with Australia clearly visible at the bottom. The poster emphasises Qantas's past, arguing 'out of a great past a greater future.' Offset Lithograph on Paper, 100.5 x 66 cm, overall
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Jardine Walter, 1884-1970, 'The Skyways are today's Highways.', An advertising poster for Qantas Empire Airways designed by leading Australian commercial artist Walter Jardine in 1939. The poster depicts the Short C Class Empire flying-boat 'Cooee' taking off at Rose Bay, Sydney. This plane was part of the Qantas fleet during the early years of the Second World War; this kind of aircraft maintained essential air links with the UK. It was the first to fly the Sydney to Southampton route on 5 July 1938. The…
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Williams Rhys, 1894-1976, 'A New Air Map from the Australian Viewpoint...' An advertising poster for Qantas Empire Airways designed by leading Australian commercial artist Rhys Williams c.1938. The poster depicts the globe laid flat divided into four areas with concentric circles highlighting the various flight paths from Australia, top left is S.E Asia to Europe; top right North Pacific Ocean and USA; bottom left Indian Ocean and Africa; bottom right South Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean and South…
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Posters, 4, 'Imperial Airways - To Africa, India, The Far East, Australia, British pre-Second World War advertisement for Imperial Airways by Lewitt-Him. Imperial Airways was a company created as a result of the amalgamation of all the existing aircraft companies in Britain in 1924, following the advice of the Hambling Committee in 1923. Imperial Airways conducted routes within Europe and further afield, including the Far East, South Africa and Australiasia. Imperial Airways was further merged with British…
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World War II Poster, 'One In - All In.' Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment billboard poster by L G McPherson. The poster encourages men to join the Australian Imperial Force. The image fills the top half of the poster. In the forefront is one soldier running into action wearing his hard hat and carrying his gun. Behind him are five other male figures. Of these, three are rushing to join him and in various stages of changing from civilian clothes to uniform. Each carries…
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World War II Poster, 'Never been so fit...' One of a series of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment posters issued under the title Join the AIF. This poster subtitled 'Make them proud of you!.. Never been so fit I wouldn't have missed it for worlds!' features a graphic of a woman's hands holding a letter and a photograph of a group of smiling soldiers. The poster extolls the physical benefits of being a soldier, appealing to a sense of pride in military service. The image is…
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World War II Poster, 'Your Country needs You! Join the A.I.F Now!', Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, AIF Second World War recruiting poster. A black and white image of Winston Churchill's head and left hand pointing toward the viewer dominates the majority of the poster. The badge of the AIF is positioned lower right in monotone red. The main title and message appear below in red text and reverse white text in a red printed block. This poster is derivative of the pointing finger and appeal of…
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World War II Poster, 'Make her proud to say... My Son overseas one of a series of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment posters issued under the title Join the AIF This poster subtitled ' Make her proud to say... My son overseas links patriotic loyalty with familial loyalty. The image is of stylised graphic of a bundle of letters, a framed photograph of soldier and knitting all placed together on an ordinary side table. These symbols of domesticity signify a mother's pride in…
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World War II Counter Top Recruitment Displays, 4, 'How she'll prize your letters from overseas,' one of a series of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment posters issued under the title Join the AIF This poster is subtitled 'How she'll prize your letters...' and features a woman's hand holding a photograph of her soldier boyfriend on a camel. The letter is one of a bundle of other letters tied with ribbon. The image is in black and white set against a bright yellow background…
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World War II Posters, 6, 'Regulations for Danger Buildings and Storage of Explosives,' Australian Second World War poster issued by the Royal Australian Air Force. It outlines the regulations for danger buildings and storage of explosives. Poster is in black and white and features a diagram of a danger area followed by 5 regulations and a note; & 'Emergency,' Royal Australian Air Force training poster produced in June 1953. The poster advises where the rescue entry points and danger areas are in three…
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World War II Posters, 2, 'Blackout Outside, Plenty of Light Inside with Philips Lamps.' Second World War poster produced by Phillips Electrical Industries Pty Ltd advertising Phillips lamps. The text only poster uses colour to symbolise the effects of light and dark. On the left side of the poster, set jutting out of the rectangular edge, the title text appears in a palette shaped graphic of opposing dark/light colours. The rest of the text is centred in the other half of the poster in white, yellow and…
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World War II Poster, Rockwell Norman, USA 1894-1978, 'Save Freedom of Speech.' United States Second World War poster depicts a man speaking from within a crowd. 'Freedom of Speech' was one of the 'Four Freedoms' outlined by President Roosevelt in a 1941 speech to Congress as one of allied nations' aims, that when the war was done, all people might live in freedom from fear, from want and with guaranteed freedom of speech and worship. The poster is a reproduction of a painting by Norman Rockwell, who was so…
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World War II Poster, Rockwell Norman, USA 1894-1978, 'Ours To Fight For: Freedom From Want,' United States Second World War poster depicting a family sitting down to a turkey dinner. 'Freedom from Want' was one of the 'Four Freedoms' outlined by President Roosevelt in a 1941 speech to Congress as one of allied nations' aims, that when the war was done, all people might live in freedom from fear, from want and with guaranteed freedom of speech and worship. The poster is a reproduction of a painting by…
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World War II Poster, 5, 'Please Pass Aong the Platform,' British Second World War poster depicts a crowded platform, and a mass of people blocking the platform's entrance as they have failed to use the several exit passages available for use. The text points out 'the more we are together, the more uncomfortable we'll be - Please pass along the platform.' This one of a series of posters by Cyril Kenneth Bird, 1887-1965 that focus on public manners and social customs. Bird, who was a Punch cartoonist, took…
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Posters, 2, 'International Women's Year 1975,' poster advertisement for International Women's Year, 1975. Poster features bright geometric pattern in yellow, purple, green, blue and red, and the International Women's Year logo in black in the upper left; & 'International Women's Year 1975,' poster advertising International Women's Year, 1975, featuring design by Carol Ambrus. The main image is in black and white, and depicts women of all ages and backgrounds growing out of the ground and reaching up…
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Quantity Alternative & Arthouse Daybills - 20 mostly 1970s & 80s Australian release daybills & promo posters. Including, 2001 A Space Odyssey, White Line Fever, Vanishing Point, Big Meat Eater, Where the Buffalo Roam, Elephant Man, Braindead, 2 rare long bills. Cinema used, losses, tape & pinholes on some. 75 x 33 cm, average
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8 Various European Jumbo Cinema Bills - 1980s-90s. Including Asterix et La Suprise de Caesar, plus quantity of photo stills, La Vie est Un Roman, 2, Anatomie de L'Enfer, Cria Cuervos, 2, Lulu, Le Voyage en Douce. Asterix showing much cinema use, others very good. 155 x 115 cm, average
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Quantity Mainstream Movie Posters - 40 full sheet posters 1980-2000. Includes Die Hard with a Vengeance, Get Shorty, Waterworld, Twister, Boxing Helena, Wayne's World, 1 & 2, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, True Lies, When We Were Kings. cinema used tape & pinholes. original distributor folds. 98 x 70 cm, average
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Quantity Arthouse Movie Posters - 26 full sheet posters, 1970s-1990s. Incl. Veronika Voss; Zentropia, Theremin, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Braindead, 24hr Party People, Renaldo, & Clara. some with multiple-pinholes. original distributor folds. 98 x 70 cm, average
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Quantity Movie Daybills - 34 mostly 1970 & 80s mainstream daybills. Including The Wind, The Lion, When Harry Met Sally, Witness, Young Guns 2, The Little Prince, Zorba the Greek, The Untouchables, A Wedding, Travels With My Aunt, 2, Witches of Eastwick. cinema used, some with losses & pinholes. 75 x 33 cm, average
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Various Stone Lithograph Cinema Bills. Incl. full sheet UK issue Zulu, 1964, Hamlet daybill, 2, one trimmed 1948, with eight lobby cards, & Julius Caesar, 1953, Australian issue. one hamlet in poor condition, others fair to good. 120 x 60 cm, Zulu 74 cmx33 cm, daybills
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Australian Cinema Bills & Promotional Material. Incl. Strictly Ballroom premier booklets & die cut invitation, The Big Hurt folder & six photo stills; six daybills including Winter of Never, The Year of Living Dangerously; two full sheet bills, Hillary & Jackie & Waiting. 100 x 70 cm, full sheet 76 x 32 cm, daybills
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Quantity Large Arthouse & European Cinema Lobby Cards. Various movie stills, cards & posters ranging from the 1960s to 1980s. Includes Betty Blue, Hitler a Career, Twist Again in Moscow, Lady of the Camelias, Fellini's Casanova, Tess, & Spirited Away. Many more sets & part sets, some used, others as issued. Also some large bills of La Vie Est Un Roman.
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Quantity Large Cinema Ephemera. Mostly mainstream U.S. lobby cards & stills from the 1960s-1980s. Includes, set of Ed Wood, Yellow Submarine, digital re-issue, water damage, The Girl Can't Help It, large Braindead photo still, Little Prince, Hairspray, The Go Between, & many more.
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Brian Wilson Promotional Prints. Quality intaglio, photogravure for the release of 'I Just Wasn't Meant for These Times', 1995 by Mca Records, on heavy art stock. fourteen examples from an edition of 500. 33 x 28 cm, plate 51 x 41 cm, overall
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Book, 'Modern Australian Aboriginal Art, by Rex Battarbee. 1951 limited edition 79/130, signed by the author & ten Hermannsburg artists, including Albert Namatjira. With slip case.
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Book, 'The Art of Albert Namatjira,' by C.P. Mountford. Pub. Bread and Cheese Club, Melbourne, 4th edition, 1948. signed in fountain pen 'albert namatjira.'
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Books, 2, 'Rex Battarbee: Artist and Founder of the Aboriginal Art Movement in Central Australia,' text by T.G.H. Strehlow Legend Press, 1956. Signed by Rex Battar; & 'Modern Australian Aboriginal Art,' by Rex Battarbee, pub. Angus & Robertson 1951. Signed by the author.
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Books, 6, Various Volumes on Central Australian Aboriginal Art. 'Namatjira, Wanderer Between Two Worlds,' by Joyce Batty, 1963; Namatjira of the Aranda,' by Vic Hall. 1962; 'The Heritage of Namatjira,' edited by Hardy, Megaw & Megaw; 'Aboriginal Artists Dictionary of Biographies,' by Kreczmanski and Birnberg, 2004; 'Albert Namatjira: The Life and Work of an Australian Painter,' by Nadine Amadio, 1986; & 'A Vagabond and His Easel,' by Kaye Dowdy, 1984, with dedication by the author.
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Aboriginal Hollow Log, Maningrida, Arnhem Land, With painted decoration of boab nuts. Height 61 cm
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19th C Aboriginal spear thrower, Port Essington, Northern Territory. Provenance: Purchased from Tost and Rohu curio shop, Martin Place, Sydney before 1928; Elliott collection, Beccles, UK. Height 49 cm
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Wooden Aboriginal shield, Of large size, possibly Northern NSW. 107 x 22 cm
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19th century shield Central Desert Region, Australia. 58 x 19 cm
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Australian Aboriginal boomerang. With red ochre finish. Length 75.5 cm
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Various Aboriginal Items, coolamon, length 75 cm; & four various boomerangs, one with painted decoration, length 80 cm, collected at Balgo, circa 1980s, one pyrographed decorated.
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Various Australian Aboriginal art objects, Peggy Griffiths, b. 1941 carved boab nut; pair of painted clap sticks, length 50 cm; & two painted coolamon length 46 cm, each.
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Abelam Male Figure, Papua New Guinea, height 109 cm
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Two Gope Spirit boards, Papua New Guinea, Carved wooden boards with red & white ochre pigment. Height 112 cm & 94 cm
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Western Highlands War Shield, New Guinea. Wood with natural ochres, & still retains it's original carrying strap. 134 x 47 cm
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Betel Mortar, Sepik Region Papua New Guinea, height 27 cm
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Maori Weaving Peg, New Zealand. Incised with classic double figure decoration. eyes inlaid with paua shell. Length 45 cm
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Early Ancestor Figure, Yuat River Region. East Sepik Province, New Guinea. Wood with ochre decoration and showing much age. Carved in the classic Yuat river hunkered pose, this figure comes from a rare collecting area. Private collection Hamburg, Germany. 45 cm
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Massim Figure, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, height 47 cm
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Massim Figure, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Slight loss to nose. Height 48 cm
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Pr Ifugao Rice Gods, Bulul, Northern Luzon, Philippines. Figures such as these were carved to ensure a successful rice harvest. Height 65 cm
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Carved Dense Hardwood Tribal Effigies, length 30 cm, & 24 cm
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Indonesian, possibly Batak, Articulated Funerary or Ancestor Figure, length 36 cm
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Late 19th, early 20th century ancestor carving. Naga people, Nagaland, Assam province, India. Private Collection UK. Height 79 cm
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Rare Ancestor Figure, Porapora River Region, New Guinea. Figurative carving from this region is extremely rare, in fact many institutions do not have examples. Collected in the 1970s. Height 91 cm
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An Important Post Figure, Kanak People, New Caledonia. Private collection, France. Height 139 cm
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Two Benin Bronzes. One, a standing figure playing an oliphant, ivory hunting horn, height 26 cm, the other an equestrian warrior with sword & shield, height 45 cm. nb: Ivory, export restrictions
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African Senufo Buffalo Mask, Early 20th C carved wooden mask, on a custom display stand. Ex Icon Gallery, Elizabeth Bay 2006. Various small losses & old repair to one horn. Height 102 cm, on stand
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Yaka People Kholuka Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Painted wood, plant fibre & feathers, human face surrounded by raffia, high rising cap surmounted by figure of a man holding a gun & topped with feathers. Height 95 cm. Provenance: Estate Of Ray Hughes.
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African Tribal Ceremonial Paddle Form Figural Staff, possibly Luba, Dr Congo. Loss to female figure's breasts. Length 139 cm
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Artists Unknown, Bronze Boar, height 22.5 cm, width 37 cm, depth 8 cm. Provenance: Estate Late James Gordon Brownlow
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3 Early 20th C Kuba Mugs, Congo. Three wooden palm wine cups, with geometric fine carving. Height 14 cm, 13 cm, & 11.5 cm
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FA Pan Akus Balinese mahogany Wood Carving c.1950, Slight loss to one point of rooster's comb. engraved to base kuta gedang djakarta fa pan akus & co baii, height 36 cm
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Balinese mahogany Wood Carving c.1950, height 32 cm
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Pr Balinese Carved mahogany Busts c.1950, height 34 cm
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Coco De Mer, length 33 cm
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Manomie, Enook, Inuit/Canadian 1941-2006, Serpentine Sculpture of an Inuit with Raised Arm. canadian government, igloo label to base. Height 29 cm. Provenance: Estate Late Kay Warren.
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Volumes, 5 'The Paintings and Statues from the Collection of President Sukarno of the Republic of Indonesia,' 1964.
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Book, 'The Watercolours of Blamire Young', By Stephen Marshall, pub. Meridian, Sydney 2013. Height ardcover in slipcase, as new.
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Books, 5, Picture Frames and Framing. Incl. 'The Book of Picture Frames,' by Claus Grimm, 2, 1981, hard cover & 1992, soft cover; 'Collecting Picture and Photo Frames,' by Stuart Schneider, 1998; 'The Art of Framing,' by P & C Feetham, 1997; & 'Tasmanian Framemakers 1830-1930,' by Therese Mulford, 1997.
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Balinese Temple Door Panel. Old hardwood panel with relief carving of mythological creatures and floral tendrils. some old wear & insect damage. Height 161 cm, width 51 cm
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