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Sporting and General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:950
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:703
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:592
Date:17-Aug-2010
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Col Joye, display with signature on 'Australian Rock'n'Roll The Early Years' First Day Cover, limited edition 59/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 39 x 47 cm
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Kiss, LP 'Kiss Alive II' (record only, no cover) signed by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss & Ace Frehley
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The Mamas and the Papas, LP 'The Mamas & The Papas' with 3 signatures - John Phillips, Cass Elliott & Michelle Phillips.
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Kylie Minogue, signed display, limited edition 157/500, framed & glazed, overall 59 x 49 cm. With CoA
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The Rolling Stones, LP 'Rolling Stones 'Still Life' (American Concert 1981)' with 4 indistinct signatures.
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Circa 1900 Edison cylinder record player, in oak box but missing the horn. In wonderful working condition
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Circa 1905 Thomas A. Edison gem Phonograph (red). Original finish oak case/cover in lovely condition. Side crank handles; lacks the original horn but comes with unpainted replacement horn. Last Pat. Date Oct.1905 Serial No. 324525D. First patented June 1900. Offered together with 12 original cylinders including 'Old black Joe', 'Sit Down You're rocking the boat', 'When the bell in the Lighthouse rings', etc. (15 items)
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Circa 1905 Edison fireside Phonograph, combination type, made by Thos. A. Edison, Orange, N.J., U S A. Serial No. 6831. Model A. Last patent October 3rd, 1905. Plays 4 minute cylindrical records. In oak case with black-painted horn. Accompanied by 14 original cylinders including 'Wardle's Xmas party', 'The Admiral's Broom' (Peter Dawson), etc. (16 items)
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His Majesty's Voice Stand-up Console 78rpm Record Player, c1920, including 78rpm records (50). Volume front loading, beneath which is the storage cabinet for records. 90 x 40 x 40 cm, mahogany. In very good working condition.
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Buescher alto saxophone c1930 in original case, with full service report included, silver plated over brass, minor wear no major damage, made in Elkhart Indiana, serial number 242096, straps and reeds included. A player's instrument in very fine condition.
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Kriesler Bakelite RadioGram Model 11-25 (1950/1951) with Garrard 78rpm turntable (model 4SP); superb appearance; lacks 2 small vertical sections on back.
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Wurlitzer 1650AF Hi-fidelity jukebox, circa 1954. Cabinet of limed walnut; converted to play 45rpm recordings [24 records - 48 song capacity]. Height: 135 cm.
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Circa 1970 'G.E.C. Weltron 2007' stereo system, 'Space-Ship' design, complete with G.E.C.2006 speakers and detachable pedestal, includes record player, cassette tape player, AM/FM radio and auxillary input. (3 items)
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Small porcelain 'Qingbai' glazed figure seated on a pedestal, 5.6 cm x 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm, song Dynasty (960 - 1280). Pig tail at the back of the head. Hollow body, hole at top of the head, slit at base.
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Jadeite: 3 miniature sets of jadeite with A: 3 deep green triangles of carved flowers surrounded by leaves. Length 1.6 cm. B: a pair of emerald green small flowers. Diameter of 0.8 cm each and C: a pair of white and green peach sprays. Length 1.6 cm. Qing Dynasty. Very fine. (7 items)
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Jade: Green and brown nephrite jade, carving of a young seated woman, 7.5 cm x 6 cm x 5 cm, 19th Cent. Qing Dynasty. The woman is in a long robe with a hood over her head. She holds a peach on her lap.
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Grey and white quartz carving of a mythical tortoise, 6.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 4 cm, 20th Cent. Tortoise with extra long neck and ears, head turned right, carrying an eel on its shell
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Captain Cook & Australian Engravings, noted engravings (3) from Cook's Voyages including 'A Family in Dusky Bay, New Zealand'; others include 'Sydney, From the North Shore' chromolithograph by William Dickes [London, c1860]; 'Balaarat, Victoria' by John Sadler [London, 1874]. All framed, various sizes. (9 items)
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E.Kroner: 'Hermann H. Simon, Dental Surgeon, in His 35th year 1840, in the Month of April', naive painting, watercolour and gouache on paper, signed lower right, 10 x 12 cm, in original frame.
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S. Pearce Fuller (Australian, active 1880s), 'Forest Clearing', watercolour. Some fading, rare offering of this artist. 50 x 33 cm.
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Engravings, noted 'Melancolia I' by Albrecht Durer; 'Part of London, as it appeared during the Dreadful Fire, in the Reign of Charles the IId, 1666' by Wale [London, 1781]; 'Retard De Chasse' by Philippe Wouwerman; 'Saint Michel' after Raphael (engraved by Nicolas de Larmessin). All framed or matted, various sizes. (6 items)
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Art: A.E.Dallemagne (1882-1971, French), three etchings of street scenes, all signed; John Fullwood (1854-1931) etching 'Halliford Meadows', signed lower right; plus James Egan (1929- ) 'Portrait of an Aboriginal Man', oil on buffalo hide, signed lower left. All framed, various sizes. (5 items)
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Art: Group with watercolours (7) with work by Mary Powell, Nixon, Robert Campbell, M.G.Arnold & Cornelius Varley; etchings (3) including Vincent Sheldon & I.Ruddock; charcoal & crayon by W.Caton Woodville; pencil sketches (2), one by Donald Begbie. All framed, various sizes. Inspection may reward. (13 items)
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Halpern, Frederick (NZ/Australian)lithographs, one on wove rag embossed paper (37 x 26) with wide margins and one on cream paper (45 x 32 cm). Both hand signed lower right and numbered edition of 25. Condition good, both slightly foxed. (2)
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Ernest Abbott (Australian, 1888-1973): 'Hauling Wheat', etching; titled in pencil at lower left; signed lower right. 20 x 30 cm.
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Sonja Weinfeld (working Australia 1960s-1980s), 'On The Promenade', oil on board, very colourful, 61 x 80 cm framed and signed lower right
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Art: Range with Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), print of an etching; Wim Kortland (1923- ), nude, pastel; John Dawson, four framed landscapes; large photograph of a Victorian gentleman (possibly a salt print), all framed, various sizes. (7 items)
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Nardo C. Fallu: Nudes, pencil on paper. 2 x 47 x 38 cm; other 28 x 38 cm. Poor/Fair condition (3 items)
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John (Cecil) Brack [1920-99] 'Adagio' 1967, lithograph; Limited Edition 77/200; signed and dated lower right in pencil. 38.5 x 24 cm. With original Bridget McDonnell Gallery label on reverse.
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Dorothy Sutton (Australian, 1922- ): 'Blind Mans Buff', oil on board, signed 'Sutton' and dated '68 lower right, 33 x 45 cm.
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John D. Lennox, (Australian, 1941-96): 'Bell's garden', oil on canvas, signed & titled on reverse, 50 x 60 cm
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Ross Davis: 'Model No.2' pastel on board, signed & dated 'Ross Davis 72' at lower right, 67 x 78 cm; plus Sandra Morley, Untitled (still life with milk jug), watercolour, 53 x 74 cm, initialled & dated 'Sm 88' at lower right. Both framed & glazed. (2 items)
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Jeremy King (1933- ) 'Thames', lithographs, each signed 'Jeremy King' and numbered 191/200, framed & glazed, image sizes 50 x 35 cm. (2 items)
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Heinz Steinmann (Australian 1943- ): 'The Fettlers', oil on board, 58 x 91 cm
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Don Ivan Punchatz (American, b.1936): 'The Headless Horseman and Ichabod Crane, Boys' Life Cover', acrylic on paper, mounted on board, signed by the artist lower left, size 34 x 43 cm.
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Peter Glass (Australian, 1917- ): 'In the Barmah Forest, Winter Sun 1977', oil on board, signed lower right, 49 x 59 cm.
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Y.Sophie: Two Mediterranean scenes, oil on canvas, both signed lower right; both 60 x 50 cm. (2 items)
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'Anna Pawlowa von Arthur Gruenberg' A limited edition folio, this being 1711000. Each impression is hand numbered and blind embossed. The set consists of 12 Lithographs, 57 x 40 cm. Publisher, Weise & Co., Berlin.
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Dex Verner (b.1949): Prelude Series 1137, mixed media on paper, signed lower right, 26 x 40 cm.
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Garry Fasano: 'NSW Pacific 4-6-2 Express Passenger Steam Locomotive', acrylic/oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Fasano', framed, overall 76 x 98 cm.
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M.Wilkin: c1980 original watercolour promotional poster for a Valentine Card, showing Tarzan wrestling crocodile. Very colourful in wonderful condition. 51 x 77 cm painted on board
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David G. Rankin (1946- ), 'Brown Ridge & Dam -1', coloured screenprint, numbered '55/95', inscribed, signed and dated '84' in pencil on margin, 77 x 56 cm.
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Michael Chaplin (1943-, English), 'Beached' & 'Five Rise Lock', lithographs, both signed lower right 'Michael Chaplin', and numbered 12/20 & 34/185 respectively, both framed & glazed, image sizes 27 x 23 cm & 39 x 30 cm. (2 items)
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Kamy Deljou (1957- ): 'Ar Series Palace', mixed media on paper, signed in pencil on margin, 60 x 91 cm.
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Miriam Naughton (Australian, 1925- ): 'The Drovers', oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 70 x 92 cm.
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Kevin Charles (Pro) Hart (1928-2006): sterling silver Ingot. Mine head scene with 'Pro Hart' at right. 4 x 4 cm.
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Alan Sartori (1936- ) Three artworks - 'Moonrise', a watercolour, 64 x 48 cm; 'Rocky Outcrop The Olgas', oil on board, framed, overall 62 x 36 cm; 'The Corral (Horses in the Shade)', oil on board, overall 35 x 30 cm. (3 items)
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David Rankin (Australian, 1946- ): 'Evening Ochre', colour screenprint, signed and dated 1986 lower right and numbered 57/70, 90 x 63 cm.
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Maxine Jepson (NZ/Australia), calico sculpture 'Ishmael', signed lower right, and dated on 1986, framed, overall 58 x 71 cm.
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Frances St.Clair Miller (1947- ), 'Lakes in Normandy' I & II, two etchings, each signed, inscribed and numbered 19/120 in pencil on margin, framed & glazed, both 70 x 63 cm. (2 items)
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Rudy Nappi (American, b.1923): 'Storm Clouds Gathering', oil on board, signed by the artist lower right, overall 42 x 55 cm. This illustration appeared on the cover of Edwina Shore's romance novel, Storm Clouds Gathering, Harlequin, 1989. A printer's proof of the cover, signed by Rudy Nappi, is included in this lot.
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Virginia Wood (USA): 'Kiva Dancers' & 'Syncopated Rock', gouache, both signed lower right, window mounted, framed and glazed, each overall 79 x 60 cm. (2 items)
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Barbara Burlingame, mixed media on paper, signed lower right, 71 x 51 cm.
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Ephraim Urevbu (African American): 'And Together We Rise', serigraph, signed lower right, titled and numbered 180/275, size 88 x 105 cm.
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Fay Plamka (1948-) travel poster, 'Visit Ballarat the city beautiful', by Fay Plamka (1993), after Percy Trompf 1929, signed by the artist at lower right and numbered 13/150, size 66 x 100 cm
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Ken McDONALD, 'Winter Afternoon', watercolour, signed at lower right, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 70 x 55 cm.
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Danny Eastwood [born 1943, Ngemba Tribe from Western Sydney] Crocodile, acrylic on stretched canvas; 122 x 122 cm.
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Michael Leunig (born 1945) 'Tiny little thing' Limited Edition 1/75; signed lower right in margin. Framed & glazed. Image 28 x 25 cm.
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Michael Leunig (born 1945) 'The good match' Limited Edition 1/125; signed lower right in margin. Framed & glazed. Image 33 x 28 cm.
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Michael Leunig (born 1945) 'the dirty acrobats' Artist Proof; signed lower right in margin. Framed & glazed. Image 25 x 20 cm.
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Michael Leunig (born 1945) Boy with a bird (red/grey) Limited Edition 1/100; signed lower right in margin. Framed & glazed. Image 20 x 15 cm.
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Michael Leunig (born 1945) Triptych; Artist Proof; signed lower right in margin. Framed & glazed. Image 47 x 18 cm.
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Michael Leunig (born 1945) 'Wandering minstrel' Limited Edition 1/125; signed lower right in margin. Framed & glazed. Image 30 x 36 cm.
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Michael Leunig (born 1945) 'Ace in the Sky' Limited Edition 1/125; signed lower right in margin. Framed & glazed. Image 79 x 59 cm.
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Alma England: 'Federation of Australia 1901-2001', hand-embroidered three panel screen, depicts Australian flora and fauna to one side and Australian landscape and animal scenes on the reverse, 140 x 175 cm.
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Captain Thomas Watson (1795-1879): Pair of photographs, one of Captain Thomas Watson, Harbour Master of Sydney, other of his wife Hannah (taken from an oil painting), both with highlights hand-painted in gold, framed & glazed, each overall 30 x 35 cm. Captain Watson is wearing his 1841 medal for rescuing the boy Forbes from the Savages of Timor. Also included is a book 'Expository Discourses on the Book of Genesis' by Fuller [London, 1836], believed to be ex Hannah Watson. [The ghost of Hannah Watson is…
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Daguerrotype: Portrait of a woman. c1860. Handcoloured in gold slip, no case, in unusually fine condition. by Portrait Gallery, den, Tiegenmouth, Proprietor, Mr Samuel Poole, Devon
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Circa 1873 albumen print 'The Beacon, Highest point of Mt. Wellington, Tasmania' (19 x 11 cm) by Samuel Clifford (1827-90); plus c1900 Magic Lantern Slides (2) - 'The Conversion of Saul' and 'Christ's Agony in the Garden', overall size 17 x 9 cm. (3 items)
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Aborigines: c1885 photographs - 'Native Climbing with Vine' by Charles Kerry (1857-1928), 16 x 22 cm; plus 'Australian Aborigine N.S.W.' by Henry King (1855-1923), 16 x 21 cm. Latter in Poor/Fair condition, though image mainly intact. (2 items)
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Victoria: c1890 albumen photographs (19 x 13 cm), by Nicholas Caire (1837-1918) from 'Views of Victoria' series - 'Scene near Dandenong: moon's Range'; 'Scene on the river Campaspe'; 'Bend of the river Watt'; 'View of Sailors' Creek bridge'; 'View of Sailors' Creek Falls'; each overall 30 x 24 cm. (5 items)
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Victoria: c1890 albumen photographs (19 x 13 cm), by Nicholas Caire (1837-1918) from 'Views of Victoria' Series - 'Scene near Bright'; 'View on the Upper Buckland River'; 'Jebb's Pool, on the Erskine River, near Lorne'; 'The Erskine River Waterfall'; 'Crystal Brook, in the Cape Otway Ranges'; each overall 30 x 24 cm. G/Vg condition. (5)
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African Safari: Photographic Glass Positives for a magic lantern viewer; most depict African natives and dead animals during a 'White hunter' safari, c1900. (12)
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Magic Lantern Slides c1900-60 comprising, King George V by Gunn Lantern Slide Maker Little Collins St, Melbourne; King George VI, maker unknown; Queen Elizabeth II for the Featured Theatre Ads; Queen Elizabeth, maker unknown. All hand coloured tint in good condition. (4)
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Herbert Ponting (1870-1935): 'Weddell seal (Diving off the ice. Cape Evans, March 15, 1911)', c1911, silver gelatin photograph (44 x 60 cm), the photographer's blindstamp 'H.G.Ponting' at lower right, titled and numbered '35' on the fine Art Society labels on the backing board and on plywood back of original frame. (Ponting was the first official photographer to be sent to the Antarctic. He joined Scott's Expedition in 1910 and sailed on the 'Terra Nova' on June 15th. His large works are scarce and highly…
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Parliament House Canberra: Large framed colour photograph (74 x 49 cm) of Parliament House Canberra, by the Australian News and Information Bureau, with a plaque on the frame 'Presented by Taa 1956'
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Rubery Bennett (Australian artist, 1893-1987): Seven boxes of slides, majority showing Australian landscapes with Central Australia & East Coast; one box with overseas - Austria, Belgium, Holland & USA. Rubery's slides are emblematic of his landscape art and reflect his attention to detail in the aspects of the environment and light. There are a number of slides that show Rubery sketching, and he painstakingly labelled each slide. Also Japanese Woodblock print Samarai warriors, 37 x 24 cm; Papua New Guinea…
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Circa 1905-50s collection of Rp & other Australian postcards in album. Noted New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria & Western Australia incl. 'Dandenongroad Malvern', Charlton, Werribee, Bacchus Marsh, Port Melbourne, Port Arthur, Eagle Hawk Neck, Northam, Albury, Davis Town, Sydney & suburbs, Blue Mountains, etc. (Total 300+)
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Australia: group of real photo cards including 'A country school garden, W.A.', Australia house, London (several diff.) ; the Australian Pavilion at the Franco-British Exhibition 1908; the wool Exhibit at the British Empire Exhibition 1924; several N.S.W. Scenes and some small-format photos. (29 items)
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Australia: Group of Rp cards including The Australian Cricket Teams of 1930 & 1934; 'The Stirling Water Tube Boiler Co. Camp at Ryde' 1906; the Kelly Gang diorama on the Convict Ship; Victorian scenes, etc. (11)
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South Australia: group of real photo postcards including scenes from Adelaide, Goodwood, Prospect, Quorn, Renmark, Victor harbour, Wallaroo beach, etc., including four small-format photos. (31 items)
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Group of real photo postcards including scenes from Balaklava, Clare, Gawler, Glenelg, Mt. Barker, Mt. Brown, Mt. Gambier, Murray River Steamers, Outer harbour, Port Adelaide, port Augusta, port Lincoln, port Pirie (including World War I enlisting queue) and several small format photos. (44 items)
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Victoria: Healesville: Duplicated range of 1940s postcards, noted 'Mawdsley's Holidayland Mt.Slide' (3), 'Swiss Chalet Healesville, Vic' (3), 'Bethany Healesville Vic' (3); 'Kookaburra' (3), 'Food for Laughter' (3), 'Natures Freak - The Platypus (4), 'Koala's lunch Hour' (3), 'Billy Bluegum's Breakfast' (3). Unused. (Total 39)
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Western Australia: Group of Rp cards including scenes from Albany, Bridgetown, Bunbury, Fremantle, Geraldton, Hopetown, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Perth and a few others. (28)
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Group of real photo cards including scenes from Northam (C.M.Nixon photos), Perth (including scenes of the 1927 Royal Visit) several during the 1908 U.S.Fleet Visit, and others. (36)
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Group of real photo cards including scenes from Albany, Fremantle, Geraldton, Midland Junction, Northam (C.M.Nixon photos), Peace Gorge, Perth, Pingelly, Tambellup & York. (18)
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Maritime & naval: postcards: c1910 Dutch warship 'Hertog Hendrik'; 1919 Visit of Admiral Jellicoe (3); c1925-97 US ships in Sydney Harbour (8); 1934 HM Sussex Royal Tour (4); 1938 US Navy Tour to Australia (2 covers, photograph & map). (20 items)
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New Zealand : group of real photo postcards with views of Auckland, environs and suburbs, Auckland Exhibition, plus several other items. (33 items)
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Group of real photo postcards with views of coromandel, Feilding, Foxton, Gisborne, Hamilton, Hastings, Hawera, etc. (19)
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Group of real photo postcards with views of Kaitaia, Karangahake, Kare Kare, Kawau is., lower Hutt, Manawatu Gorge, Taranaki, Tauranga, etc. (13)
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Group of real photo postcards with views of Napier, new Plymouth, Parihaka, Palmerston Nth., Ponsonby, Putaruru, Rotorua, Russell, Stratford, Te Aroha, Tepuke, Teremakan, Waihi, Waipukurau, Wairoa, Wanganui and others. (41)
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Group of real photo postcards with views of Christchurch including the Exhibition. (21)
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Group of postcards with views of Ashburton, Balclutha, Blenheim, Bluff, Cromwell, Dunedin (including 1926 Exhibition letter card) and others. (17)
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Group of real photo postcards with views of Hendes Ferry, Hokitika, Invercargill, Kelso, Lyttelton, Mosgiel, Nelson, Oamaru, Picton, Roxburgh, Timaru, Weimate, Westport and others. (21)
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Small collection including several Wellington & Environs real photo postcards, a Dr. Barnado's Homes Bazaar commemorative card (Totara north Sept.5th, 1911), various N.Z. Flora and fauna, a folder of Hyndman's small format photos., etc. (39 items)
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Olympic Games: 1912 Stockholm: nice collection of official postcards with Nos.50, 73, 79, 160, 161, 178, 186 (2), 188, 198, 208, 209, 216, 218, 220 (2), 230, 233, 234, 275, 281, 282. Includes opening Ceremony, shooting, gymnastics, track & field events, diving, swimming, equestrian, rowing. Fine condition. (22 items)
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World: c1905-60s postcards, lovely range from USA (c110); also real photographs; Australian scenes; 3D nudes (5). (Total 175)
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Circa 1900 theatre poster 'A Message From Mars', artwork by Albert Morrow (1863-1927), published by Mr.Morell's & Mr.Mouillot's Company, printed by David Allen & Sons, Harrow, colour lithograph, 50 x 72 cm. Together with 1903 travel poster, 'Clyde Watering Places', incomplete (left half of 2-sheet poster), published by Glasgow & South-Western Railway, colour lithograph, 74 x 95 cm. Condition B+. (2 items)
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Carter the great: magic poster, 'Express Tour of the world, Chas.J.Carter, the world's Inimitable Magician, in Conjunction with the Famous Miss Abigail Price. Mirth and Magic, Carter the Mysterious', printed by swift print, Sydney, colour lithograph, linen-backed, size 38 x 101 cm.
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Advertising poster 'Cycles Lea Et Norma', printed by La Lithographie Artistique, Bruges, lithograph in colours, linen-backed, size 66 x 96 cm.
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1927 calendar 'P&O, England via The Cape', with artwork of Ss Balranald by Frank Henry Mason (1876-1965), size 37 x 48 cm
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