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

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:800
Sale Title:Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day TwoLots with images:773
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:686
Date:24-Jun-2024
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Rollei: Rolleiflex 2.8E twin-lens reflex camera [#1636122], circa 1956 with Zeiss Planar lens, with metal caps in maker's leather Erc. With manuals.
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Ziess Movinette 8B in original brown leather case; together with a Super-Camera miniature box camera with instruction, (2 items)
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Japanese interest: two albums of black and white photographs plus a fascinating selection of real photo postcards showing natural disasters, many captioned (in Japanese); together with two albums (Vol.1 and Vol.3) 'Earthquake pictorial edition, the Osaka Mainichi', [1924], (4 vol. Total)
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Joseph Lister pioneer of antiseptic surgery, photogravure seated portrait by J. H. Lorimer, 19th century, 78 x 64 cm overall
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Hippolyte Arnoux (French, active 1860s - 1890), five large albumen paper prints (2 with faults) of Egyptian and Sudanese men and women, (5) all approx. 28 x 20 cm; three signed in the plate.
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Malta:, a group of five large format albumen paper prints of scenes in Valletta individually laid down on large cards, images of various sizes up to 27 x 20 cm. (5).
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A box of assorted antique glass slides including English scenes, religious fables, shipping, etc
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Antique leather album of cartes-de-visite photographs, mostly British photographers, 19th century
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Stereoviews, a nice group of cards housed in four boxes together with two hand-held viewers, themes including Yosemite valley, Coronation of King George, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, etc. (quantity)
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Sterling Moss black and white action photograph, signed by the photographer lower right (illegible), 39 x 49 cm, 52 x 61 cm overall
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[Melbourne real Estate], 'Bellevue park, Northcote' 1884 subdivision poster for Fraser & Co. With attractive vignette view; together with a later poster for 'Bay view Road station Estate, Waverley' for P.C. Butler, 2 posters, the first framed, overall 60 x 63 cm.
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'John Bull's Advice. See the Klondyke Nugget!', colour lithographic poster by Moody Bros. Birmingham, circa 1900, with an inlaid printed label advertising a performance at the Clarence Theatre, Pontypridd (Wales) on December 19 [1900], 52 x 77 cm; matted 65 x 92 cm. A striking poster produced in England for S.F. Cody's stage production, the Klondyke nugget, a gory melodrama, written by and starring wild West showman S.F. Cody, set against the Klondike gold rush. The imagery includes an Australian Bushman…
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[Men's Fashion], three small format (42 x 30 cm) advertising posters for men's suits, for 'University Models', colour lithographs, circa 1930s, each 59 x 44.5 cm overall.
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Ulrich Fritzsche, Laienkunst - malerei : grafik : plastik : kunsthandwerk, Klleine Galerie exhibition poster, May to June 1960, lithograph, featuring a woodcut by Fritzsche, 58 x 40 cm; framed 88 x 72 cm overall.
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Harry Rogers (1929 - 2012), Canada, Qantas, Australia's round - the - world Airline, colour lithograph, circa 1960, printed by posters Pty Ltd. 50 x 36.5 cm.
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Harry Rogers (1929 - 2012), Japan, Qantas, Australia's round - the - world Airline, colour lithograph, circa 1960, printed by posters Pty Ltd. 50 x 36.5 cm.
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Harry Rogers (1929 - 2012), Hong Kong, Qantas, Australia's round - the - world Airline, colour lithograph, circa 1960, printed by posters Pty Ltd. 50 x 36.5 cm.
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Harry Rogers (1929 - 2012), Africa, Qantas, Australia's round - the - world Airline, colour lithograph, circa 1960, printed by posters Pty Ltd. 50 x 36.5 cm.
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Harry Rogers (1929 - 2012), North America, Qantas, Australia's round - the - world Airline, colour lithograph, circa 1960, printed by posters Pty Ltd. 50 x 36.5 cm.
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Harry Rogers (1929 - 2012), Britain, Qantas, Australia's round - the - world Airline, colour lithograph, circa 1960, printed by posters Pty Ltd. 50 x 36.5 cm.
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Harry Rogers (1929 - 2012), Pacific Islands, Qantas, Australia's round - the - world Airline, colour lithograph, circa 1960, with additional text 'In Association with B.O.A.C. Teal and S.A.A.', printed by posters Pty Ltd. 50 x 36.5 cm.
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Harry Rogers (1929 - 2012), Singapore, Qantas, Australia's round - the - world Airline, colour lithograph, circa 1960, printed by posters Pty Ltd. 50 x 36.5 cm.
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Harry Rogers (1929 - 2012), middle East, Qantas, Australia's round - the - world Airline, colour lithograph, circa 1960, printed by posters Pty Ltd. 50 x 36.5 cm.
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Harry Rogers (1929 - 2012), Manila, Qantas, Australia's round - the - world Airline, colour lithograph, circa 1960, printed by posters Pty Ltd. 50 x 36.5 cm.
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Harry Rogers (1929 - 2012), Hawaii, Qantas, Australia's round - the - world Airline, colour lithograph, circa 1960, with additional text 'In Association with B.O.A.C. And teal ', printed by posters Pty Ltd. 50 x 36.5 cm.
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'Hommage a Sonia Delaunay', colour lithographic poster, [Paris : National Museum of modern Art, 1975], 65 x 50 cm; framed 84 x 67 cm.
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Sonia Delaunay '1925', screenprint, circa 1975, for an exhibition at Galerie de Varenne, Paris, 69 x 44 cm; framed 87 x 62 cm.
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Three framed limited edition prints, I.) Angelique Houtkamp, 'Till Do US Part', 146/200, II.) H. Macallan, 'Lovers', 12/50, III.) (untitled image), signed 'Flip' in lower margin, the largest 68 x 57.5 cm overall
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'Chart of part of the south Sea', framed 51 x 85 cm overall
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The Lawer's last Circuit, hand coloured engraving, 18th century, 24 x 34 cm, 53 x 61 cm overall
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Thomson, John. Turkey in Asia, [Edinburgh, 1817]. Original engraving hand coloured map at publication of 'The New General Atlas', 40 x 53 cm (plate size) in full sheet.
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Antique engravings, lithographs, play bill etc. Some mounted, mostly 18th and 19th century, (18 items)
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An antique Dutch 9½ inch globe of the world, mid 19th century, 56 cm high
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Three books by Mortimer Menpes:, I.) Whistler as I Knew him, II.) Rembrandt, III.) Venice
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L'Illustration two volumes of the 19th century French journal from 1984, together with an antique embossed leather photo album (empty) and an antique stamp album (empty), 19th century, (4 items)
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Postcards, Stereoviews, photographs: Unsorted accumulation including real photographs and collotypes, of note 'Native in Camp' giant card.
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Postcards: small collection including World War I, Crystal Palace exhibition, Texas, etc. Inspection will reward (quantity)
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A tram conductor's ticket punch, together with a recording device in box, 19th/20th century, (2 items), ticket punch 11.5 cm long
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Navarre Society nine assorted volumes, limited editions [London, 1922], hard cover in cream cloth board with gilt lettering
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Books & ephemera including a 1952 'Land Rover Operation Manual', 1943 publication 'Homeward bound, 1943' signed low, swap cards in albums, books etc, (quantity)
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Postcards: album containing a collection of postcards and small-format photographs; all Australian subjects.
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'Dr. No', Fleming, Ian Lancaster (1908-1964), published by London: Jonathan cape, 1958, hardcover with dancing female figure, with original d/j
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Tretchikoff by Howard Timmins, published by George G. Harrup & Company limited [1969], hardcover folio, with original pictorial dust jacket
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'The first folio of Shakespeare' the Norton facsimile, prepared by Charlton Hinman. [USA 1968], half red morocco with gilt title to the spine in original slip case.
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Folio of architectural prints from Munich, sheet size 65 x 48 cm
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Ten assorted books on Art and history including Rubens, Gauguin, Handel, Arthur Rackham, etc
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Louis XIV, also known as the sun King, King of France from 1643–1715. Louis XIV ruled for 72 years, making his reign the longest of any European monarch. Signature on official document, dated December 1653. 29 x 23.5 cm overall.
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Benito Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel III, signed document dated 22nd November 1923, both signatures in strong ink. 38 x 25 cm overall. Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia; 11 Nov.1869 – 28 Dec.1947) was King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946. He also reigned as emperor of Ethiopia (May 1936– May 1941) and King of the Albanians (1939–1943). During his reign of nearly 46 years, which began after the assassination of his father Umberto I,…
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Edward VII, King of England. Abdicated in 1936. Typewritten personal letter signed in blue ink 'Edward' as Duke of Windsor to gray, July 1st 1954. 16 x 21 cm overall.
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Karl Ludwig Friedrich (Charles, grand Duke of Baden) handwritten manuscript letter, dated 12th October, 1817. Attractively framed and mounted, 49 x 39 cm overall, Provenance: Jason E. Sprague collection
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Elizabeth II and Prince Philip signatures in black ink on mounted framed colour photograph, dated 1995. 59 x 71 cm overall.
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Elizabeth II: Christmas card for 1954 signed by the Queen and Prince Philip. The signatures appear in blue ink, below a black and white photograph of the Royal Family, including Prince Charles and Princess Anne on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. 18 x 20.5 cm overall.
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The original signatures of Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip:, a double page devoted to the signatures of 'Elizabeth R' and 'Philip' on the occasion of their 14th March 1980 visit to the premises of A.A. Jones & Shipman, in Leicester. Subsequent pages, dated up to 1989 include the original signatures of Nicolas Bevan (Ministry of Defence), Keith Lyon (Australian Department of Defence), air Cdre ray Funnell (RAAF), Ki Sung moon (Korean army), Nigel Lawson (Chancellor of the Exchequer), etc.
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Princess Margaret signature 'Margaret' in black ink on handwritten note on 'Clarence House' card. 12 x 10 cm overall.
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Prince Philip signature in black ink on mounted framed black and white photograph by Anthony Buckley, dated 1969. 53 x 68 cm overall.
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Royalty: autographs of Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught, Son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, signature in pencil on correspondence on Buckingham Palace letterhead, plus signed photo of Princess Stephanie of Monaco and two signed cards from the Duke of Devonshire. (4)
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World leaders: autographs of 20th century world leaders, usually on photographs/images, including King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Edward Heath (17)
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Neil Armstrong (first man on the moon) strong signature on NASA letterhead single page letter dated December 16th 1969. Addressed to John H. Dugdale discussing the excellence of an essay written by one of his students Norris Smith. Framed and glazed 29 x 25 cm overall
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Lyndon B. Johnson (36th president of the United States) signature in ink on a letter to Mr Max L. Noe, on Congress of the United States, house of Representatives letterhead, dated January 24, 1948. Also includes the relevant letter addressed to the Honorable Lyndon B. Johnson, house of Repesentatives. 21 x 26.5 cm overall. (2)
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Ted Kennedy signature with dedication in black ink on black and white photograph. 18 x 23 cm overall.
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Jimmy Carter (39th president of the United States) signature with dedication in black ink on colour photograph, 25 x 20 cm overall.
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Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford, both signatures in ink on colour postcard of the white house, mounted in frame, 22 x 34.5 cm overall.
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Gerald R. Ford (38th President of the United States of America) signature and dedication in black felt tip pen on colour photograph, mounted in frame, 27 x 31.5 cm overall.
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Frank Sinatra: a publicity still from the film 'Can-Can' (20th century fox, 1960) signed in felt-tipped pen by Sinatra, who is depicted in a scene with his co-stars, Juliet Prowse and Maurice Chevalier. 21 x 25 cm overall
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Bette Davis signature and dedication in black ink on large format photograph by George Hurrell for Warner Brothers. 35.5 x 28 cm overall.
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Mae West signature in black felt tip pen on pink paper. 14 x 8.5 cm overall.
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Paul Newman signature in blue ink on black and white photograph, 25 x 20 cm overall.
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Marlene Dietrich signature in black felt tip pen on photograph, mounted on wood block. 12.5 x 9 cm overall.
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Barbara Stanwyck signature in black ink on black and white photographic still from the film 'Stella Dallas' 1937, 25 x 20.5 cm overall.
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Gracie fields signature in blue pen on letter dated November 8th, 1971, on Gracie fields Alperovici letterhead. 15 x 20 cm overall.
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Bob Hope signature in black ink on black and white photograph, also includes letter from Mr Hope's secretary on official letterhead. 12.5 x 18 cm overall.
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English & European Performers: autographs of 19th and 20th century performers usually on photographs/images, correspondence or on piece, including Laurence Olivier, Lynn Fontanne, Sophia Loren, Dame Judi Dench, Yul Brynner, Susannah York, Gladys Cooper, Britt Ekland, flora Robson, and Richard and Beatrice Mansfield. (21)
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Bruno Walter (1876-1962), German composer, strong signature on single page note written in Amsterdam and dated 17/10/1936, attractively framed and mounted for display, 31 x 37 cm overall
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Actors: autographs of 1930s - 1980s era actors on photographs/images or on piece, including Donald O'Connor, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston and Vincent price. (16)
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Actresses: autographs of 1920s - 1950s era actresses on photographs/images or on piece, including Marguerite Chapman, Myrna Loy, Ann Blyth, Julie Adams, Helen Hayes and Mae Clarke. (22)
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Actresses: autographs of 1930s - 2000s era actresses on photographs/images or on piece, including Olivia de Havilland, Janis Paige, Debbie Reynolds, Lauren Bacall, Doris day, Shirley McLaine, Goldie Hawn, Kim Basinger, Alyssa Milano and Catherine Zeta-Jones. (28)
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Show Business: 1930s - 1970s era autograph book, with signatures including Ben Wrigley, the four Ramblers, George Sandford, Billy 'Uke' Scott, Ella shields, Mickey Rooney, Russ Conway, Lesley Sarony, Hattie Jacques, Reg Bolton and many more.
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Actors: autographs of 1950s - 2000s era actors on photographs/images or on piece, including Eli Wallach, James Garner, Robert DeNiro, rod Steiger, Art Garfunkle and Christopher Reeve. (15)
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Show Business: 1940s era autograph book, with signatures including Will Fyffe, George Elliott, Sonnie Hale, Constance Cummings, Ralph Lynn, Georgie wood, Jean Colin, Max wall, Richard Walker, Celia Lipton, Arthur Askey, George Formby, Michael Redgrave, Vera Lynn and many more.
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Abba: signatures from all four band members in blue pen on 1982 promotional photo postcard. 10.5 x 14.5 cm overall.
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Brigette Bardot signature in blue ink, on mounted card with four photographs surrounding the autograph, 48 x 48 cm overall.
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Musicians & Performers: autographs on photographs, promotional cards, programs or on piece from musicians and performers, including Herb Alpert, Celine Dion, Uri Geller, Amy ray & Emily Saliers - indigo girls, Canned Heat, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gloria Gaynor, Wanda Jackson, Michael Rabin, Bidu Sayaou, Nancy Sinatra and Twiggy. (55)
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Television stars: autographs of 20th and 21st century performers on photographs/ images, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Betty white, Ed Asner, Henry Winkler and Nancy Cartwright - voice of Bart Simpson. (13)
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English Journalists: autographs of 1970s - 1990s era journalists and television personalities from the BBC and others on correspondence and photographs/promotional cards, including Delia Smith, Melvyn Bragg, Anona Winn and Anne Scott James. All in individual display pockets. (71)
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Writers & artists: autographs on photographs and/or correspondence from writers and visual artists, including authors Douglas Adams, Judy Blume, Barbara Cartland, Jodi Picoult and theatre director Harold Prince. All in display pockets. (13)
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Businessmen: autographs of 20th century businessmen and innovators, usually on photographs/images or on piece, comprising Mohamed Al-Fayed, Richard Branson, internet pioneer Vinton Cerf, bill gates, J. Paul Getty, Roland Peugeot and Ferdinand Porsche. (7)
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South Africa: collection of signed documents, photographs and correspondence relating to South African history from the 1850s - 1970s. Includes letters and documents signed by Prime Minister Jan Smuts, Thomas Boydell, Sir Abe Bailey and Sir Andries Stockenstrom. Also includes an aluminum picture frame made by a South African prisoner of war at the Stalag IV-B P.O.W. Camp in Germany which contains a signed photograph of Smuts. (15)
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Jan C. Smuts: three books South African Prime Minister Jan Christian Smuts, each signed by Smuts. (3)
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Ken Follet: collection of books, three signed by the authors; Ken Follet 'Fall of Giants,' first edition (2010), Jack Higgins 'Exocet,' first edition (1983), A.A. Frew 'Prince George's African Tour,' first edition (1934) and Robert G. Ferris (editor) 'Soldier and Brave,' (1971). (4)
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Four assorted antique and vintage money boxes, 19th and 20th century, the largest 13 cm high
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Assorted vintage toys including Dinky and Minic, 20th century, (quantity)
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Horby 'Great Western' English clockwork tinplate locomotive with assorted carriages, track and accessories, some with original packaging
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Britain's assorted vintage lead soldiers, artillery pieces and transport trucks, plus accessories, some original packaging still present; plus an assortment of Dinky toys and parts, very mixed condition, (quantity)
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Joy toys 'Mickey Mouse' vintage stuffed toy with original label, 20th century, 35 cm high
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Alps, Japanese, two tin plate 'Tractor with scoop and Lighted Pistons' synchronised with remote lever action, both in original boxes, 21 cm long
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'Road Roller' boxed battery operated vintage toy, together with 'Lucky Locomotive' boxed battery operated vintage toy, the roller 24 cm long
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'Mobile Color T.V. Truck' battery operated tin plate toy in original box, together with 'Aquacar' battery operated toy in original box, the truck 25 cm long
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A Japanese vintage tin plate rabbit toy, a Japanese tin plate 'Grasshopper' in original box and a battery operated tin plate Volvo toy in original box, (3 items), the Volvo 18 cm long
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Walt Disney 'Mickey's Christmas Carol' depicting Scrooge McDuck, framed cartoon cel, together with 'The dirty dogs of Paris' print by Boris O'Klien, (2 items), the larger 46 x 55 cm overall
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Three model & toy cars, including a tin-plate jaguar, and two Western models 'Thunderbolt' in two sizes
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