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

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:684
Sale Title:Australian & Historical - Day 1Lots with images:684
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:556
Date:3-Dec-2022
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Alfred Jackman Australian studio pottery vase, signed 'Jackman', 28.5 cm high
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Stanislav Halpern two pottery sheep ornaments, the larger 6 cm long
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Shigeo Shiga studio pottery vase, impressed square seal mark near base, 26 cm high
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Les Blakeborough studio pottery bowl, impressed Sturt Pottery mark, 10 cm high, 24.5 cm diameter
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Trudy Fry studio pottery bowl with swirling green glaze, signed 'T.F.', 9 cm high, 23 cm diameter
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Yarrabah Pottery bowl with animal decoration, incised 'Edeemera Yarrabah Pottery', 4 cm high, 26.5 cm diameter
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Hermannsburg school hand-painted pottery vase with donkey lid, 41 cm high
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Deborah Halpern 'Wilderness in the City' pair of hand-painted pottery plaques, signed 'D.D. Halpern', 30 x 20 cm
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Pippin Drysdale studio pottery bowl, incised 'Pippin Drysdale, 1987', 6 cm high, 25 cm diameter
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Arnaud Barraud group of five pottery vases and bowls with blue and green glazes, stamped 'A.B.', the largest 29 cm high
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Stephen Benwell studio pottery jardiniere, signed 'S. Benwell, '87', 17 cm high, 22 cm wide
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Deborah Halpern pottery plate with hand-paint sunny face decoration, signed 'Deborah D. Halpern', 27 cm diameter
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Emily Kame Kngwarreye (1909-1996), 'Light up a Face' pottery sculpture, incised 'E.K.K.' and titled on the base, 20 cm high, 20 cm wide
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Emily Kame Kngwarreye (1909-1996), pottery sculpture, incised 'E.K.K.', 11.5 cm high
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Chris Sanders impressive studio pottery vase with pigeon blood glaze, signed 'C. Sanders '92', 39 cm high, 39 cm wide
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Chris Sanders studio pottery jug and two beakers with sage green glaze, (3 items), impressed 'C.S.', with additional signature, the jug 22 cm high
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Edward (Ted) Secombe brown crystalline glazed pottery vase, incised 'E.S.', 30 cm high, 30 cm wide
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Australian studio pottery sang de boeuf lotus bowl, 7 cm high, 33 cm wide
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Pates Pottery pair of bison bookends, factory stamp to bases, 13 cm high, 16 cm long
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Janet gray group of four Australian pottery vases with cream glazes, incised 'Janet Gray', the largest 17.5 cm high, (4).
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Artist unknown coral form studio pottery sculpture, 27 cm wide
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Peter Cooley impressive studio pottery vase with black and white geometric painted designs, incised 'Peter Cooley', 62 cm high, 56 cm wide
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Peter Cooley hand-built studio pottery vase with blue glazed landscape design, 38 cm high
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Les Blakeborough small blue glazed lidded box, together with a black ceramic pot, (2 items), the box5 cm high, 7 cm diameter
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Greenway Pottery green glazed flower trough in the Art Deco style, bearing original circular label, 10 cm high, 26 cm wide
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Artist unknown Australian pottery bird statue, 13 cm high
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Bendigo Pottery jug, beryl Armstrong pottery mug, Regal Mashman brown glazed vase, Wendy Wilding blue pottery vase, green pottery vase (possibly Campbell), and a pottery flower aide vase, (6 items), the largest 18 cm high
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Louise Taylor pottery mushroom vase, incised 'Louise Taylor', 5.5 cm high, 7.5 cm wide
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Remued Pottery vase with later hand-painted floral decoration, incised 'Remued 23', 22 cm high
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Martin Boyd blue floral pottery vase, a Guy Boyd yellow pottery jug, and a hand-painted porcelain dish signed 'D. Lands', (3 items), the vase 6.5 cm high
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Martin Boyd two hand-painted pottery plaques, both signed 'Martin Boyd', 10 x 10 cm each
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Erik Juckert pottery vase, McHugh pottery vase, John Campbell pottery ashtray and vase, Remued Pottery vase and basket, plus an Aboriginal face jug, (7 items), the largest 21 cm high
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Steve Burton pottery grotesque bird in the style of Martin Brothers, incised 'Steve Burton, Melbourne, '51', 21 cm high
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Klytie Pate mauve glazed pierced pottery vase, A/F. Incised 'Klytie Pate', 28 cm high
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Marguerite Mahood green and yellow glazed spherical floral vase, A/F, incised 'M. Mahood, D730', 4.5 cm high, 6.5 cm wide
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An Australian ceramic animal group on log sculpture, incised signature and date (illegible), 31 cm high, 40 cm wide
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Fowler Rockingham glazed jewellery box with koala top, 6 cm high, 13 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep
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Kerryl Australian ceramic bust of an aboriginal man, incised 'Kerryl, C.C. Australia', 13.5 cm high
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Studio Anna pottery mug with aboriginal motif, together with an Ellis pottery ewer, (2 items), 11 cm and 26.5 cm high
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Harvey School Burgundy glazed pottery bowl, together with a blue glazed pottery jug, and a blue and white glazed pottery bowl, (3 items), the Burgundy bowl 18 cm wide
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David Lyons studio pottery vase with applied gumnuts, leaves and branches, glazed with mustard coloured ground, incised 'D.C. Lyons, 1/1' with oval impressed stamp. 32 cm high
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David Lyons studio pottery vase with applied gumnuts, leaves and branches, glazed with black coloured ground, incised 'D.C. Lyons, Vic.. Australia, 1/1' with oval impressed stamp. 27 cm high
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David Lyons studio pottery vase with applied gumnuts, leaves and branches, glazed with cobalt blue coloured ground, incised 'D.C. Lyons, Vic.. Australia, 1/1' with oval impressed stamp. 19.5 cm high
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David Lyons studio pottery vase with applied lizard, gumnuts, leaves and branches, with separate pottery plinth, incised 'D.C. Lyons, Eastern blue tongue, Australia, 1/1' with oval impressed stamp. 26.5 cm high
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David Lyons studio pottery koala statue, with separate pottery plinth, incised 'D.C. Lyons, Australia, 1/1' with oval impressed stamp. 14 cm high overall
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David Lyons studio pottery vase with mottled glaze on blue ground, incised 'D.C. Lyons, Australia', 27.5 cm high
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David Lyons studio pottery Art Deco style vase with flambe glaze, incised 'D.C. Lyons, Australia', with impressed oval stamp, 18 cm high
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David Lyons studio pottery 'Orange Cottage' Art Deco style fruit bowl, incised 'D.C. Lyons, orange cottage, hand painted, Australia', 12 cm high, 31 cm diameter
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David Lyons studio pottery 'Aztecs Cottage' Art Deco style vase, incised 'D.C. Lyons, Aztecs cottage, hand painted, Australia', 22 cm high
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David Lyons studio pottery charger with multi-coloured glaze, incised 'D.C. Lyons, Aztecs cottage, 1/1, Australia', 34 cm diameter
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David Lyons 'Reynella Ware, crimson Finch' studio pottery platter with green glaze, incised 'D.C. Lyons, 30 Years of Pottery, crimson Finch, Australia', 31.5 cm diameter
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David Lyons 'Toadstool' pottery jardiniere on stand, incised 'D.C. Lyons, hand made, Victoria, Australia. I was painting this jardiniere at Ballarat antique, March 2016', 27 cm high, 31 cm diameter
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Artist unknown turquoise glazed pottery vase with applied decoration, incised 'B.J.B. 7/11/38', 26 cm high
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Ben Kypridakis, studio pottery vase of squat form, incised signature to base, date 1984, 17 cm high, 33 cm wide
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Janet Deboos blue glazed lidded pot, impressed monogram mark to base, 22 cm high
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Michael Pugh blue glazed pottery vase with turtle motif, incised 'M. Pugh', 30 cm high, 33 cm wide
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Pottery bird feeder with cassowary decoration, incised 'Douglas', 20.5 cm high
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Tina Lee 'Rooster' pottery jug, incised 'Tina Lee ceramics, rooster jug, 2017', 11 cm high, 16 cm wide
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Shiko studio pottery bowl with painted decoration by Mirka Mora, signed 'Shiko', 15 cm wide
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John Kemety pottery plate with landscape scene, signed 'Kemety, Australia', 30.5 cm diameter
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John Campbell Burgundy glazed pottery vase with two handles (one repaired), incised 'John Campbell, Tasmania', 22 cm high, 28 cm wide
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth with tallship portrait, 19th century, an impressive 18 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth with tallship, 13 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth with portrait of Matthew Flinders and map of Australia titled 'New Holland New South Wales, 1804', with portrait of trim the cat on the reverse, 12.5 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth with sailor boy portrait, 13.5 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with an urn flanked by a Captain and his wife, 14 cm high
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Wasekaseka Fijian chieftain's whale tooth necklace, 19th century. Acquired in New Zealand and restrung in the late 1960's. Provenance private collection, Victoria.
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Tabua Fijian chieftain's whale tooth pendant, 19th century, an impressive early example with lustrous patina, 14 cm long
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A pair of whale's tooth ornaments on stands adorned with folk art penguin paintings, 15 cm high overall
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Gary Tonkin 'The Flurry' scrimshaw whale's tooth, Albany Western Australian, 11.5 cm long
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with a sailing ship, signed 'J.F.C.', 9 cm long
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with a whaling scene, 13 cm high
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13 cm high a scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with a whaling scene and tallship, 11 cm high
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Sailor's whalebone pocket dominoes in timber case, 19th century, the case 6 cm wide
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Loch Broom antique model tallship with four masts and rigging, 19th century, 63 cm high, 89 cm long
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Smiths ship's bulkhead clock and marine aneroid barometer mounted back to back on a revolving base, 19th/20th, 33 cm high
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A ship's telegraph, cast iron, brass and enamel dial with bells, made by 'Mechans limited, Scotstoun, Glasgow', 19th/20th century, 108 cm high
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A maritime beacon lamp, cast brass and glass, 19th/20th century, 62 cm high
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E. Esdaile & Sons, Sydney, N.S.W. A 'Sirius' trademark marine compass with fluid filled brass bowl and fitted gimbal ring, housed in original lidded hardwood box, circa 1910. The box 11 cm high, 21 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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Sextant in case by Heath & Co. Of London, early 20th century, note: with certificate of examination inside lid, the case 26 cm wide
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Tiffany & Co. Bosun's antique whistle in silver, engraved 'George L. Ronalds, 1887, steam yacht Sentinel, 74 Tons. N.Y. Harbor', 13.2 cm long
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Five Chinese reverse glass painting ship portraits, titled 'Spinaway', 'The great Republic', 'Joanne', 'The iron Staem ship Great Britain', and ' Elizabeth', 40 x 58 cm each, 52 x 70 cm each overall
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A sailor's seam rubber, 19th century, an impressive 22 cm high, 10 cm wide
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An impressive fid, turned timber, copper and brass, 19th century, 69 cm long
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A quartermaster's antique cosh, baleen with cloth covered lead weighted ends, 19th century, 34 cm long
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An early sailor's turned wooden fid, 18th/19th century, 35 cm long
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An early sailor's turned wooden fid with ribbed handgrip, 18th/19th century, 27 cm long
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A sailor's turned wooden fid with four engraved rings to the handgrip, 18th/19th century, 29.5 cm long
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A sailor's turned blackwood fid, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 30.5 cm long
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A sailor's turned wooden fid, 19th century, 31.5 cm long
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A whaler's spoon, carved wood, 19th century, 27 cm long
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A vintage ship in a bottle titled 'Melbourne', 27 cm long
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Two antique whalebone apple corers, early to mid 19th century, one with silver mounts, 12 cm and 14,5 cm long
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Six assorted antique whalebone implements including a pen, quill knife and quills, 19th century, the knife15.5 cm long
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Two antique whale's teeth, 19th/20th century, 13 cm and 11 cm long
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An antique steamer chair, beech and rattan, 19th century, 95 cm high, 60 cm wide, 130 cm long when extended
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Antique whaler boat builder's half hull model, huon and King Billy pine on cedar board with bone plaque, 19th century, 79 cm wide overall
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'Pomona' and 'Amity' Sydney, pair of antique life buoy picture frames, 19th century, 27.5 cm diameter
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A miniature bronze cannon, fully operational, late 19th century, 20.5 cm long overall
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Sawfish bill (rostrum) mounted on wooden plank, 19th/20th century, 110 cm long, 130 cm long overall
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