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Australian & Historical, Session I — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:751
Sale Title:Australian & Historical, Session ILots with images:740
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:607
Date:18-Nov-2023
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Sheriff of van Diemen's land rare porcelain serving bowl, circa 1825, stamped 'Mr. Dudley Fereday Sheriff of van Diemen's Land', 9 cm high, 32 cm wide
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'Gardeners & Amateurs Horticultural Society' porcelain plate stamped 'Mann, Venables & Co. Hanley'. The society was founded in Launceston Tasmania in 1844. 26 cm diameter
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Doulton Burslem 'Wattle' pattern English porcelain tureen and two meat platters, 19th century, (3 items), factory marks to the bases, the larger platter 44.5 cm wide
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A Maori treasure box, carved wood and paua shell, 19th/20th century, 43 cm wide
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New Zealand kauri gum carving of a Maori warrior, 19th century, 9 cm high
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A carved statue of a crouching Maori warrior with taiaha and full Ta' moko, 20th century, 20.1 cm high
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An antique New Zealand specimen timber box inlaid with star motif, 19th century, 13 cm high, 33 cm wide, 18 cm deep
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Maori treasure box, carved wood and paua shell, 20th century, 31 cm wide
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New Zealand folk Art box with marquetry Taniwha top and ownership monogram 'M. G.', 19th/20th century, 9 cm high, 33 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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A rare pair of Australian folk Art shell framed mirrors, 19th century, 55 x 38 cm each
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Christchurch international exhibition 1882 souvenir tea caddy with hand-painted simulated rosewood finish, 10 cm high, 22 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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Timber specimen board antique Australian blackwood framed display housing sixty timber specimen examples, thirty one of which are native to Australia and New Zealand, all attractively captioned, early 20th century, 97 cm high, 55 cm wide
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An antique Australian apprentice chest, cedar and honeysuckle with original glass knobs, South Australian origin, 19th century, 59 cm high, 38 cm wide, 31 cm deep
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An antique drop-dial wall clock with fusee movement, with retailer's details on the dial 'J.R. Webster 103 Swanston St. Melbourne', 19th century. Note: American movement in English mahogany case. 53 cm high overall with 12' dial
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An antique 12' dial clock in mahogany case with one piece surround with lock and cast brass bezel, English fusee single train movement, with shouldered and footed plates, convex dial and glass with fine spade handles and Roman numerals, signed 'F
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Manly interest: Eureka clock Co. Antique English mantle clock in mahogany balloon case with marquetry inlay in the Sheraton manner, three ball bearing movement with electric coil and balance wheel, white glass chapter ring with Arabic numerals with
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Apprentice chest of four drawers with unusual cuts of ribbon cedar with glass knobs and kauri pine secondary timbers, 19th century, 37 cm high,37 cm wide, 22 cm deep
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An antique Australian kauri pine apprentice kitchen dresser, 19th century, 41.5 cm high, 25 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep
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Miniature antique Australian tramp art dressing table with mirror back, cigar box cedar construction, 1890s depression era, 34 cm high
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An antique four drawer apprentice chest, kauri and Baltic pine with cedar trim, South Australian origin, 19th century, 38 cm high, 35 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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An antique Australian fiddleback blackwood dome-topped cabinet, 19th century, 53 cm high
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An antique hand-painted miniature in fiddleback blackwood frame, 19th/20th century, 17.5 x 13 cm overall
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An antique Australian apprentice chest of drawers, kauri pine. Myrtle and blackwood, late 19th century, inscribed on reverse 'Mrs P. Jackson, Sale', 52 cm high, 44 cm wide, 31 cm deep
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An antique Australian fiddleback blackwood jewellery casket with ebony string inlay and cedar secondary timbers, interior lined with original blue velvet, early 20th century, 7 cm high, 25.5 cm wide, 13.5 cm deep
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Australian Arts & Crafts bellows with carved gumnuts and leaves, circa 1900, 68 cm long
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Kauri gum silk, unusual and rare kauri gum specimens spun into locks and used as blonde hair, early 20th century, housed in homemade display box, the box 44 cm wide
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Two cast metal kangaroo statues, 19th/20th century, 12 cm and 9 cm high
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Australian Art & Crafts copper tray and two silky oak, mountain ash and brass candlesticks, early 20th century, (3 items), the tray 39 cm wide
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A pair of antique Tasmanian huon pine stud drawers with brass handles, 19th century, 15 cm high, 26 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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A spatterwork fern pattern picture frame with hand-painted glass bird picture, 84 x 42 cm overall
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A rare antique Australian buggy rug made from 51 platypus pelts with original green velvet backing (margins trimmed), 19th century, 174 x 175 cm
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Two vintage Australian timber boxes, Queensland maple and silky oak, early to mid 20th century, the larger 8 cm high, 20 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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Two Australian timber boxes with specimen timber map tops, 20th century, the larger 9 cm high, 14 cm wide, 11.5 cm deep
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Queensland maple and chrome cribbage scoreboard box, together with two Australian timber boxes, 20th century, (3 items), the largest 17 cm wide
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Four assorted Australian timber boxes, mixed origins and vintages, the largest 35 cm wide
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Two Australian book boxes, silky oak and Queensland walnut, early 20th century, 21 cm and 23 cm high
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Antique huon pine hat block stamped 'Godfrey, Melbourne', 19th/20th century, 26 cm high
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A pair of pinecone kookaburra ornaments, circa 1920, 9 cm wide, 12 cm long
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An antique Australian box, Queensland maple inlaid with Australian map in Queensland rainforest timbers, 19th/20th century, 10.5 cm high, 28.5 cm wide, 20.5 cm deep
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An Australian fiddleback blackwood jewellery casket with cabriole legs, finely crafted with choice cuts of timber, early 20th century, 15 cm high, 31 cm wide, 18 cm deep
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An Australian jewellery casket with cabriole legs and bombe faceted sides, adorned with parquetry and marquetry decoration. Timbers include blackwood, maple and walnut, early 20th century, 17 cm high, 28 cm wide, 18 cm deep
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An antique Australian jewellery casket with tumbling box motif. Timbers include maple, ash, cedar and Queensland forest timbers, early 20th century, 12 cm high, 22 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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Three assorted Australian timber boxes, including hexagonal blackwood example inlaid with musk and cedar, 20th century, the largest 29 cm wide
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Two timber boxes, one inlaid with gum leaf decoration and stamped 'Made in Australia by Royce Wells', 19th/20th century, 24 cm and 25 cm wide
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An Australian specimen wood mounted bread board, a huon pine hand-painted vase signed 'V. Greig' and a burl red gum bowl, (3 items), the board 28 cm diameter
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An antique Australian specimen timber marquetry serving tray with metal gallery, presented as a prize with sterling silver and rose gold plaques 'The best and Fairest, won by S.B.F.' (south Brisbane football club?), Queensland origin, early 20th cen
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An antique silky oak compendium box with floral marquetry top, interior fitted with inkwell and compartments, Queensland origin, 19th/20th century, 11.5 cm high, 29 cm wide, 31 cm deep
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A Baltic pine miniature chest of drawers, 19th/20th century, 50 cm high, 47 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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A vintage Australian mulga wood dispenser in the form of a corrugated water tank together with a turned cedar dispenser, 19th and 20th century, (2 items), the largest 14.5 cm high
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An antique Australian cedar cutlery box, and a cedar ballot box, 19th century, (2 items), the cutlery box 43 cm wide
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An antique Australian folk art weather vane. 34 cm high, 42 cm wide.
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Watson's No.10 Whisky English porcelain decanter with vignette ship portraits of 'H.M.S. New Zealand' and 'H.M.S. Sydney', as well as Sir John Jellicoe, stamped 'Made in England for Jas. Watson & Co. Ltd. Dundee', 31 cm high ov
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Royal Worcester 'Kookaburra' porcelain plate, retailed by Flavelle Brothers Ltd. Of Sydney, puce factory mark to base, 22 cm diameter
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Royal Worcester 'Wattle' hand-painted porcelain plate signed R. Austin, circa 1917, puce factory mark, titled 'Acacia discolous' retailed by Favelle Brothers Ltd. 22 cm wide
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Royal Worcester Australian flora 'Waratah' jug, 'Waratah' cup, saucer and plate, 'Flannel Flower' cup, saucer and plate, plus two 'Boronia' cups together with a single saucer and plate, (11 items), signed 'Shuck' or 'Austin', puce factory marks to b
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Spode 'Kookaburra' English porcelain teacup and saucer, blue factory mark to base, the saucer12 cm wide
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Calyx 'Johnnie Walker, born 1820, still Going Strong' antique ceramic jug, circa 1920, rare. Stamped 'Calyx, Perth W.A.' with black swan, 18.5 cm high
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Lois Laughton hand-painted porcelain vase and bowl, both signed 'L. Laughton', the vase 7.5 cm high
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An Australian cedar apothecary box with paper label inside lid listing drugs from 'Dr. McCarthy medical Dispensary, Murray Street, Hobart Town', together with an antique New Zealand timber blotter (damaged), antique pine box and folk Art hand-painte
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Centenary of Melbourne jug by William Adams & Sons Ltd, England 1934, limited edition 118/200, with accompanying certificate, 25 cm high
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Royal ceramics: a small collection including Edward VIII, George VI, Queen Elizabeth II, etc., plus two related CDs. (7 items).
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Commercial Travellers' club antique blue and white porcelain wash basin, 14 cm high, 38 cm diameter
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J.J. Ceramics pair of brown glazed bookends, with original foil label, 11 cm high
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Beswick 'Cattle Dog' porcelain statue, stamped 'Made in England', 20 cm high, 23 cm wide
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Studio Australia ceramic laughing kookaburra statue, 37 cm high
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Lawrence King hand-painted floral tea ware, mid 20th century, (14 items)
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Salesman's samples two 'Vanity Catching' ceramic hand basins by Fowler Ware, 17 cm wide
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'His Grace most Revd. Daniel Mannix D.D. Archbishop of Melbourne', cast bronze wall plaque, early 20th century, 23 x 16 cm
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Archbishop Mannix circular bronze plaque, signed rod Dudley, 15.5 cm diameter
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A pair of antique Australian fiddleback blackwood candlesticks, 19th/20th century, 39.5 cm high
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An Australian timber book box, early 20th century, 27 cm high
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An antique Australian walking stick with shoe handle, fiddleback blackwood shaft with musk handle and Australian native timber mirrored dovetail keys, plus original brass ferule, 19th century, 94 cm high
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Small & Shattell of Melbourne, baker's decorating wheel, 19th century, 22 cm high, 27 cm diameter
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A selection of vintage Australian advertising wall thermometers, 19th/20th century, the largest 30 cm high
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'Station Master' double-sided vintage enamel sign, together with 'Commonwealth Savings Bank' lithograph tin sign, (2 items), the larger 25 x 56 cm
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National provincial bank vintage double sided sign, 20th century, 46 x 65 cm
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'Tramways Enquiries, please Ring' antique timber sign, 21 x 43 cm
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Peters ice cream vintage galvanized metal ice cream can, emblazoned 'Peters ice cream, Melb.', 35 cm high overall
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A folk Art timber tray with carved horseshoe and floral motif, 19th/20th century, 62 cm across the handles
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Folk Art shell and sand miniature pair of shoes, together with a shell Art Australian map, 20th century, the map 15 cm high
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Three Australian folk Art boxes adorned with shell and coral, 20th century, the largest 20 cm wide
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A folk Art Australian specimen wood box with lift-out tray, emblazoned under the lid 'Canberra, Australia', circa 1930, 13 cm high, 25 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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An Australian pokerwork lamp base with painted decoration after a work by Erskine Nichol, circa 1930, 67 cm high overall
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Furphy cast iron boot scraper, plus a ladybug boot puller, 19th/20th, the scraper 27 cm long
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An antique Australian pine baker's board with a eucalyptus rolling pin, 19th/20th century, (2 items), the rolling pin 43 cm long
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Chatham train station platform sign, 20th century, 51 x 81 cm
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Two embroidered aprons, one created as a souvenir of the 1934 Centenary air race, the other created to commemorate the establishment of Melbourne.
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'Centenary of Melbourne' jug by William Adams & Sons Ltd, England 1934, limited edition 89/200, with certificate, 25 cm high
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Industrial Plastics Adelaide vintage Australian Bakelite piggy bank, 9 cm high, 14 cm long
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Capstan Plastics, Sydney vintage Australian Bakelite kangaroo cigarette box, 14 cm high
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Souvenir of New Zealand timbers lidded parquetry bowl, 20th century, bearing two paper labels with timber descriptions, 20 cm diameter
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A vintage Tasmanian huon pine mantle urn, 20th century, 35 cm high
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Three Australian timber boxes, early to late 20th century, the largest 15.5 cm wide
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Gerry Gee vintage ventriloquist puppet, 56 cm high
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Eva Schubert (attributed) carved wood figural group, 22.5 cm high
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Michael Meszaros (1945 -), mother and child, cast bronze plaque, signed 'Michael Meszaros 1994', 22 x 13 cm
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A pair of Masonite/ Dulux Paints branded Wobble boards, 'recommended by Rolf Harris' one with a number of music related labels fixed. 38 cm wide, 61 cm long.
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Qantas & Ansett group of four vintage carry-on luggage bags
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Pilbara jade kangaroo ornament, bearing foil label 'Pilbara Jade', 14 cm high, 30 cm wide
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Pilbara jade carving with brolga, lizards, frogs and leaves, signed 'T. S.', 41 cm high
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