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Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:646
Sale Title:Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day 2Lots with images:570
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:529
Date:6-Nov-2022
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A figural stool, carved wood with remains of lime finish, Dogon tribe, Mali, 25 cm high, 22 cm wide
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A ceremonial headdress, carved wood with polychrome finish, Burkina Faso, 59 cm high
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A Guro guardian headdress, carved wood, shell, resin, cane, with polychrome finish, Ivory Coast, West Africa, 33 cm high
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A tribal stool, carved wood, Zambezi Valley, Central Africa, 25 cm high
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A tribal lineage mask, carved wood with remains of painted finish, Cameroon, 70 cm high, Provenience: the Christensen collection (cat.ref.CC 40015)
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A ceremonial mask, carved wood with painted finish, Guro tribe, Ivory Coast, West Africa, 74 cm high
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A ceremonial elephant mask, carved wood with painted finish, Guro tribe, Ivory Coast, West Africa, 74 cm high
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A ceremonial mask, carved wood with painted finish with fibre, Guro tribe, Ivory Coast, West Africa, 73 cm high
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Three African mask, carved wood with painted finishes, Guro tribe, Ivory Coast, West Africa, The largest 65 cm high
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A tribal stool, carved wood, Zambezi Valley, Central Africa, 25 cm high
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Two tribal masks, carved wood with fibre and remains of ochre decoration, African origin, The larger 47 cm high
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Camaroon origin, 91 cm high A tribal mask, timber and woven fibre and painted finish, East African origin, 91 cm high
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Reliquary guardian sculpture, carved wood, woven cane, hair, shell, bead and fibre with painted finish, East African origin, 40 cm high
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A fetish sculpture, carved wood with beads, shells and textile, West African origin, 59 cm high
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A Baule guardian headdress, carved wood, cane fur and polychrome decoration, Ivory Coast origin, 39 cm high
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A Baule tribal stool, carved wood with handle, Ivory Coast origin, 43 cm high
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A tribal fetish sculpture, carved wood with nails, shell and fibre, Congo origin, 80 cm high
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A contemporary tribal Songe mask of carved wood and fibre tassels, 55 cm high
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A tribal milking stool of carved wood, Senufo tribe, African origin, 39 cm high
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A tribal mask, carved wood with polychrome finish, West African origin, 64 cm high
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A tribal fetish sculpture of carved wood, shell, nails and fibre, Congo origin, 74 cm high
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A Turkana three legged stool, carved wood, Northwest Kenya, 23 cm high
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A milking stool, carved wood, Senufo tribe, West Africa, 28 cm high
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A tribal mask in the Grebo style of carved wood, feathers and polychrome pigments, East African origin, 94 cm high
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A zoomorphic tribal mask, carved wood, shell and fibre, East African origin, 50 cm high
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A tribal Dogon granary door, made of carved wood and metal, 54 cm long, 50 cm wide
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A tribal storage vessel, carved wood and cane, North African origin, 38 cm high
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An African tribal shield, made of cane, hide and polychrome pigments, 60 cm long
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A dance mask, carved wood with shells set in resin, metal and fibre tassels, Bambara tribe, Southern Mali origin, 80 cm high
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A tribal dance mask, carved wood, Bambara tribe, Southern Mali origin, 80 cm high
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An African drum, carved wood, hide membrane and polychrome pigments, East African origin, 37 cm high, 25 cm diameter
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An African dance mask, carved wood and polychrome pigments, East African origin, 46 cm high
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An African servery bowl, carved wood with metal alloy decoration, North African origin, 17 cm high, 38 cm diameter
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A tribal storage vessel, of carved wood, hide, cane and shell decoration, West African origin, 49 cm high
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A tribal storage container, carved wooden tube covered with hide, Massai tribe, Southern Kenya, 37 cm high
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An African tribal bowl, carved wood with resin a metal repairs, Sudan origin, 40 cm diameter
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A tribal fetish sculpture in the form of a crocodile, carved wood and metal nails with fibre, West African origin, 42 cm long
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An African saddle bag, animal hide, metal and beads of stone and glass, Tuareg tribe, North West Africa, 105 cm high
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An impressive figural food storage vessel, carved wood with remains of limed finish, Dogon tribe, Central Mali, 156 cm high
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A figural food storage vessel, carved wood, Dogon tribe, Central Mali, 148 cm high
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Three tribal masks, carved wood, shell, fibre and cloth, African origin, the shell decorated example37 cm high
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Two Kuba copper currency rings, West African origin, 23 cm wide
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Three tribal masks, carved wood, metal, fibre and paint, African origin, the largest 67 cm high
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Ci Wara antelope headdress, carved wood, leather, fur and fibre, Bamana tribe, Southern Mali, 130 cm high
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Ci Wara antelope headdress, carved wood, leather, fur and fibre, Bamana tribe, Southern Mali, 85 cm high
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A tribal statue of a man with raised hands, carved wood, West African origin, 104 cm high
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Two Kuba bronze currency rings, West African origin, 15 cm and 12 cm wide
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Two sculptural heads, carved wood, fabric and fur, Liberia, West Africa, 31 cm and 38 cm high
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Four tribal masks, carved wood, fibre and remains of painted finish, including Chokwe, African origin, the largest 33 cm high
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A ram's head tribal headdress, carved wood with polychrome finish, Burkina Faso, West African, 45 cm high
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Three tribal statues, carved wood, West African origin, the largest 71 cm high
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Two Kuba bronze currency rings, West African origin, the larger 23 cm wide
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A tribal mask with figural top, carved wood and iron, African origin, 81 cm high
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Two tribal stools, carved wood, West African and Chokwe Tribe. Provenance: The Brosset Collection, 22 cm and 30 cm high
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Two tribal baskets, woven cane and wood, South African origin, Provenance: The Brosset Collection, The larger 30 cm high x 43 cm wide
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West African metal gong, wooden cowbell and two metal cowbells, (4 items), the largest 26 cm high
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A fetish sculpture, carved wood, nails and fibre, West African origin, 30 cm high
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Ten assorted tribal sculptures including Fanti fertility dolls, figural statues etc, carved wood, African origin, the largest 40 cm high
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Three East African food storage containers, and two carved wooden spoons, (5 items), the largest 42 cm high
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Four Kuba bronze currency rings with engraved decoration, West African origin, the largest 7.5 cm wide
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Three assorted Kuba bronze currency rings, West African origin, the largest 14 cm wide
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An elephant mask, carved wood, shell, coins, metal and resin, Nigerian origin, 66 cm high
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An antique Moroccan pottery vessel, 46 cm high
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Massai storage containers made from gourds and fibre, together with a gourd container and three gourd pipes, East African origin, the largest 40 cm long
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Three African pottery storage vessels including Moroccan and East African origin, the largest 31 cm high
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Three tribal daggers with leather sheaths, East African and Sudanese, the largest 33 cm long
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A tribal chair of female form, carved wood, African origin, 103 cm high
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A tribal mask with bird totem, carved and painted wood, African origin, 78 cm high
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Shrunken head ornament, resin and hair in timber box, the box 25 cm long
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Six assorted lime spatulas, carved wood with remains of lime decoration, Papua New Guinea, the largest 34 cm high
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Ceremonial hand axe, polished green stone, tapa, fibre and string, Kanak, New Caledonia, 23 cm high overall
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A tribal mask, carved wood with remains of colour decoration, Papua New Guinea, 85 cm high
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An Islander fishing hook, iron and rope, 20th century, the iron hook 25 cm long, 92 cm long overall
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A lime spatula, snakeskin drum, carved wooden fishing lure, fish ornament and tortoise shell ornament, Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands, (5 items), the largest 59 cm long
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Kudu antler piece (interior), African origin, 64 cm long
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An African carved wooden baboon totem; together with a Papua New Guinean figural carved wooden totem, Milne Bay region, (2 items), 16 cm and 22.5 cm high
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Assorted arrows, bow, axe and pick, The bow 174 cm long
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A gable mask, carved wood, shell, earth pigments and fibre, Papua New Guinea, 85 cm high
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Captain Cook limited edition replica sword by Wilkinson, with framed certificate. Made to commemorate the bicentenary of Cook's landing in Australia in 1770. (2 items), 68 cm long
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A pair of Ottoman Turkish flintlock cavalry pistols with English locks and barrels, 18th century, 39 cm long
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'Saluting The Admiral' circa 1904 Pears Soap advertising lithograph in oak frame, by Albert Holden, 78 x 55 cm overall
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Ferdinand Jean de la Ferte Joubert (1810 - 1884), 'Lord Nelson At Prayer On Sailing Into Action At Trafalgar, Oct. 21st, 1805' hand-coloured lithograph after Thomas Jones Barker, published at London, May 28th in 1854, 55 x 40 cm, 78 x 62 cm overall.
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Samuel William Reynolds (1794 - 1872), 'The Army and Navy......Wellington and Nelson' mezzotint with watercolour additions, after John Prescott Knight (1803 - 1881), 70 x 49 cm, 92 x 70 cm overall.
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Benjamin Thomas Pouncey (c1750 - 1799), 'The Glorious First of June 1794' hand-coloured lithograph after Robert Cleveley, 60 x 80 cm, 86 x 108 cm overall.
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John Burnet (1784-1868), 'Nelson's Ship The Victory in The Battle of Trafalgar' hand-coloured lithograph after J.M.W. Turner, 62 x 85 cm, 89 x 113 cm overall
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Minnie Cormack (1862 - 1919), 'Lord Nelson' coloured mezzotint after a painting by John Hoppner R.A, 68 x 47 cm, 90 x 69 cm overall.
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Charles William Sharpe (1818 - 1883), 'The Death of Nelson At The Battle of Trafalgar' 19th century lithograph after Daniel Maclise, 42 x 120 cm, 82 x 160 cm overall.
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William Lionel Wyllie (1851 - 1931), Two colour lithographs, after his own paintings: I.) The First Journey of Victory, 1778, II.) The Last Journey of Victory, 1922, (one lacking glass), both published 1923, 48 x 38 cm, 80 x 70 each overall.
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William Bromley (1769 - 1842), 'The Death of Horatio, Viscount & Baron Nelson' lithograph after Arthur William Devis, 60 x 72 cm, 78 x 90 cm overall
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Antique British bayonet and scabbard, mid 19th century, 54.5 cm long
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George Baxter (1804-1867), The Siege Of Sebastopol, Baxter print, 10 x 14 cm, 30 x 35 cm overall
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Britain & United States of America, unusual beadwork bracelet, 19th century, 20 cm long
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An antique English powder charge, brown leather with applied coat of arms, 19th/20th century, 52 cm high, 19 cm diameter
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Boer War. Antique French repeater carriage clock in brass case with enamel dial and Roman numerals, housed in original embossed leather case, 19th century. (Movement running), Bears a silver plaque inscribed 'Presented As A Mark Of Their Esteem. By The Officers Of The Cape Mounted Riflemen. To Regimental Sergeant Major Thomas Reardon On His Retirement To Pension After Thirty Years Service In The Regiment, 7/10/10', 19 cm high including handle
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Military & Masonic Medals, badges etc, including some fine silver and enamel examples, (18 items)
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The War Papers. Group of eight green folios contain various news publications
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Kukri Nepalese knife set in scabbard, 42 cm overall
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Vietnam War 'Veterans Remembered' wristwatch in box, together with a 'Lest We Forget Remembrance Pocket Watch' in box, limited edition 1438/2000, (2 items)
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English Furniture: 'A History of English Furniture' by Percy Macquoid, [The Medici Society, London, 1925] 4 volumes, with numerous plates in colour and black & white.
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A shelf of books including 'The History of France from the Earliest Period to the Present Time' in 3 volumes by Thomas Wright (1870); 'Lady Burton's Edition of her Husband's Arabian Nights...' in 6 volumes (1887); 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' by T.E. Lawrence (1935 edition, with bookplate and signature of Thomas Welsby of Brisbane); 'The Lord of the Rings' by Tolkien in 3 volumes (1968); plus various books on art and antique collecting. Mixed condition. (23 vols.)
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