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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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An antique Australian cedar bookcase with ogee moulded pediment, two glazed doors and three adjustable shelves, 19th century, 229 cm high, 117 cm wide, 44.5 cm deep
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An antique Australian huon pine eight drawer chest with carved corbels and hat drawer, Melbourne origin, circa 1880, 144 cm high, 123 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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An antique Australian huon pine and blackwood four drawer chest with huon pine secondary timbers, Tasmanian origin, late 19th century, 83 cm high, 91 cm wide, 49 cm deep
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Lyrebird two antique pressed back Australian dining chairs, 19th/20th century, 94 cm high
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An antique Australian huon pine dressing table, 19th century, 152 cm high, 105 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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An antique Australian cedar bar stool, 19th century, 74 cm high
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An antique Australian cedar flip-top trunk with string and barber pole cross-banding, moulded plinth base and recessed brass hardware, 19th century, 48.5 cm high, 88 cm wide, 48.5 cm deep
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An antique Australian solid blackwood dumb waiter with Palladian panelled rail back, three tiers, incised bulbous pillars and ball finials, circa 1890, 131.5 cm high, 105.5 cm wide, 44 cm deep
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Kangaroo backs set of four antique Australian timber chairs, 19th/20th century
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A fine and impressive antique Australian black wood sideboard with ornate-carven panels and unusual turned columns, Melbourne origin, 19th century. 238 cm high, 183 cm wide, 63 cm deep.
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Lyrebird antique Australian chair, 19th/20th century
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An antique kauri pine games table, pokerwork chessboard decorated top supported on scalloped bracket legs with card game decoration. 19th, 20th century, 77 cm high,65 cm wide, 64 cm deep.
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An unusual kauri pine cupboard with daisy-moulded panelled doors, conforming sides and chamfered detailing, circa 1900, 86 cm high, 68 cm wide, 29 cm deep
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An Australian blackwood pedestal with fluted column, 19th/20th century, 102 cm high, 30 cm wide, 30 cm deep
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An Australian fiddleback blackwood firescreen with Sanderson floral linen insert, 19th/20th century, 68 cm high, 75 cm wide, 25 cm deep
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An Australian kauri pine specimen six drawer filing chest on moulded plinth base with triple bay adjustable divisions, original brassware and double panelled sides, early 20th century, stamped 'E. Hill, Nth. Melbourne, 1911', 71 cm high, 60.5 cm wide
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An Australian solid cedar ex-revolving set of bookshelves with gadrooned perimeter top, conforming plinth base, three tiers, turned pillars and carved brackets, 19th century, note: Hoist post missing. 95.5 cm high, 53 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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Australian chair Co. 'Boomerang Back' timber chair, 19th/20th century
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An Australian blackwood fuel box with sloping lift-top, four carved griffin panels and makers ink stamp 'J. Fraser, Hyde St. Sth Adelaide', early 20th century, 48.5 cm high, 65 cm wide, 40.5 cm deep
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An antique Australian maple pedestal, Queensland origin, 19th/20th century, 91 cm high, 23 cm wide, 22 cm deep
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An antique turned silky oak pedestal, Queensland origin, early 20th century, 68 cm high, 24 cm diameter (top)
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An Australian maple lift-top trunk with diamond motif panels and chip carved roundels and shells, circa 1910, 49 cm high, 71.5 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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An Australian kauri pine set of open bookshelves with chip carved paterae fascias and a plinth base, circa 1910, 114.5 cm high, 61 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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An Australian blackwood roll-top desk in the Cutler style, early 20th century, 117 cm high, 122 cm wide, 75 cm deep
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Robert Prenzel fine Australian carved blackwood octagonal lidded pedestal wood box with impressively carved female portrait to the top, and beautifully carved stylized lion handles, signed 'R. Prenzel' on the lid, early 20th century.
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An unusual Australian Arts & Crafts blanket box, blackwood and kauri pine, carved with dragons and Gothic motifs, 19th/20th century, an imposing 62 cm high, 164 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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A solid maple Aesthetic movement circular occasional table with shaped lower tier and six peg legs, circa 1900, bearing brass retailers plaque 'Buckley & Nunn', 67 cm high, 60.5 cm diameter
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An Australian fiddleback blackwood single door cupboard with all-round figuring, circa 1920, 105 cm high, 61 cm wide, 55.5 cm deep
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Australian Arts & Crafts blackwood bookshelves, early 20th century, 183 cm high, 122 cm wide, 26 cm deep
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An Australian fiddleback blackwood shaped top occasional table with handsomely selected cuts of timbers, early 20th century, 73 cm high, 67 cm wide, 67 cm deep
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An Australian solid blackwood Arts & Crafts pedestal with square top, tapering trunk and eight shaped brackets, 20th century, 116 cm high, 29 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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An Australian solid blackwood Arts & Crafts bookcase with pierced rail back, two bevelled glass doors, two lower open tiers and shaped feet, circa 1910, 146 cm high, 98.5 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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An Australian solid fiddleback blackwood wardrobe with arch-top bevelled mirror door, base drawer and Art Nouveau copper strap hinges, circa 1915. Note: two piece unit. 201 cm high, 119 cm wide, 53.5 cm deep
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An antique Australian demi-lune side table with rattan back and attractively carved with gumnuts and leaves, early 20th century, 115 cm high, 114 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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An antique Australian child's commode chair, tin and ash wood construction with burnt ochre painted finish. Circa 1920, 68 cm high, 52 cm across the arms.
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An unusual Australian folk Art occasional table with marquetry and parquetry decoration, timbers include blackwood, ash, maple, cedar, pine and others, early 20th century, 61 cm high, 72 cm wide, 42 cm deep
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A fine Australian fiddleback blackwood chair with cane seat, possibly the work of Harry Goldman of Melbourne, circa 1920s, 91 cm high
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Rojo attributed Australian blackwood fire fender, early 20th century, 19 cm high, 122 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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A fine antique Australian fiddleback blackwood and leather tub chair on revolving base, early 20th century, 98 cm high, 61 cm across the arms
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An Australian silky oak pedestal, Queensland origin, early 20th century, 96 cm high, 24 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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Harry Goldman (attributed) fine pair of Australian fiddleback blackwood carver chairs with cabriole legs, shepherds crook armrests and burgundy leather upholstery, 110 cm high, 55 cm across the arms
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An important exhibition carver armchair, figured eucalypt, circa 1924, ink stamp to base 'Australian forest Commission, Victoria, Melbourne' and with 'H. Goldman' plaque to back of seat rail, 92 cm high, 61 cm across the arms
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Harry Goldman Australian Art Deco blackwood pedestal of impressive proportions, circa 1920s, factory ink stamp to base, 122 cm high, 46 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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A vintage Australian pedestal, stained Queensland maple, early to mid 20th century, 86 cm high
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An Australian cedar office cabinet with adjustable shelves and slides, 156 cm high, 121 cm wide, 33 cm deep.
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An Australian kauri pine three-drawer bedside chest, 71 cm high, 53 cm wide, 39 cm deep.
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An Australian blackwood oval occasional table, circa 1920, 76 cm high, 88 cm wide, 58 cm deep.
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Jakob Rudowski vintage Australian sideboard, circa 1960s, 96 cm high, 249 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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Featherston for Bendix vintage T.Y. Chair, mid 20th century
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Two antique Australian dining chairs with pressed backs, 19th/20th century
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A pair of timber pedestals, made from reclaimed timbers, 74 cm high.
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