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Australiana — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:219
Sale Title:AustralianaLots with images:215
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:184
Date:9-Feb-2008
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William Ricketts terracotta sculpture of an Aboriginal child, signed to the base
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Tall Remued pottery vase, baluster shaped, ribbed, and with cream and green drip glaze, incised to base '13-9'. Height 22 cm
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Grace SECCOMBE Large Kookaburra Figure. Bears retailer's label to base. Unsigned. Slight crazing. Height 16.5 cm
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Carl COOPER Incised Bowl. Decorated with barramundi, turtle & aboriginal motifs. Signed & dated 1955. Diameter 27 cm
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Wembley Ware Black Glaze Aboriginal Head Shaving Mug. Height 10 cm
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Grace Seccombe, large koala and tree stump vase, unsigned. Height 13.5 cm
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Carl Cooper covered jar decorated with incised Aboriginal motifs
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Bosley figural group of two men fighting with green, brown and cream glaze
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Rosedale Moss platypus figure, 'Souvenir of Brisbane.'
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Signed William Ricketts double sided terracotta plaque of an Aboriginal elder to the front and a child verso
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Nell HOLDEN Glazed Pottery Vase. Incised 'Meriden' school logo. Signed to base. Height 18 cm
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Martin Boyd vase with incised decorations of fishermen and sea creatures on a black ground, signed to the base
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Disabled Soldiers pottery vase 1920-25, shouldered bulbous shape, brown and mustard drip glaze, impressed mark to base
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Attributed to Grace Seccombe, kookaburra figure, unsigned, restored. Height 11 cm
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Studio Anna Water Bottle. Decorated to 1 side with hand painted bounding kangaroos. For Tucker & Cox Pty Ltd. Height 21 cm
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Grace Seccombe koala mounted bowl, the gum leaves mounted to brown and yellow glaze bowl, signed to base. Koala and branch restored. Height 5.5 cm. Diameter 11 cm
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Galart Lidded Jar. Barrel form with incised horizontal ribbing. Decorated with aboriginal warrior. Height 13.5 cm
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Ernest FINLAY Gika Gika Blue Glaze Jug. Incised decorative frieze. Signed to base. Height 15 cm
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Grace Seccombe Kookaburra mounted bowl with yellow and brown glaze to the bowl and gum leaves, initialled to the base
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John CASTLE-HARRIS Scallop Rimmed Bowl. Pink & green with applied berries & leaves. Several chips to leaves. Diameter 22.5 Height 8.5 cm
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'Classic Art Ware' koala and tree trunk large spill vase, bears original sticker. Height 17.5 cm
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'Classic Art Ware' Koala & Tree Trunk Medium Spill Vase. Height 13.5 cm
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Early painted terracotta planter, decorated with kookaburras. Some wear. Height 21.5 cm
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Early tall Martin Boyd vase decorated with a line of trees outlined against blue hills and sky, signed and dated 1948
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Important Neil Douglas and Arthur Merric Boyd charger decorated with three Aboriginal warriors with shields, and inscribed verso 'Tribal War, Murrumbidgee River Australia'
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Large Darbyshire figure of an Aboriginal man, painted 'Dw' mark. Height 16 cm
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Three piece Art Deco Australian pottery tea service in the Harvey School style, with variegated glaze and raised tree decorations, one piece signed 'H St...'
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Martin BOYD Charger. Head of an aboriginal man. Diameter 31 cm
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Studio Anna, J. Madei charger, decorated with a Renaissance period lady playing a lute
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Grace SECCOMBE 'Billy Bluegum' Figure. Unsigned. Firing fault line to base. Height 20 cm
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Neil Douglas small plaque, 'Far From the Madding Crowd - Scene From My Boyhood.' Diameter 14 cm
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Remued gumnut mounted brown glaze jug. Shaped rim and applied handle. Small chip to spout. Height 12 cm
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Large Remued Pottery vase. Horizontal ribbing, with cream and green drip glaze. Incised to base '24-9'. Crazing, small rim chip etc. Height 22 cm
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Remued gumnut mounted vase, brown glaze with shaped rim, signed to base. Height 10 cm
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John Howley/Arthur Merric Boyd plaque decorated with two Aboriginal warriors in a landscape, signed 'Howley' to the front
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Initialled 'J.C' Pottery Figure of a Kookaburra on Tree Stump. Rim chip & repair to base. Height 12 cm
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Attrib. John CASTLE-HARRIS Koala Mounted Remued Ashtray. Signed Remued to base. Brown & green mottled glaze. Restoration including to koala. Height 6 Diameter 10.5 cm
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Martin Boyd covered jar decorated with Aboriginal hunter in landscape, the trees and branches contoured, signed to the base
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Attributed to Remued, squat vase, gumnut mounted, with variegated brown and green glaze, indistinct signature to base. Height 9.5 cm
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Remued brown and green glaze vase, stylised branch handle, with contoured sides, incised to base 'Hand Made 50 Med'. Height 16.5 cm
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Remued gumnut mounted squat jug. Green glaze with blue interior, signed to base. Hairline near spout. Height 7 cm
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Rare Royal Doulton cabinet plate. 'Aboriginies in Corroboree Dress.' hand coloured. D6420, c. 1930's. Diameter 26 cm
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Royal Doulton 'Young Kookaburras' cabinet plate D6426. Diameter 26 cm
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John Campbell pottery vase. Waisted and ribbed form, with green and yellow running glaze, inscribed to base '91 John Campbell Tasmania.'. Height 14.5 cm
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Royal Doulton cabinet plate. 'Australian Aboriginies.' hand coloured. D6422. Diameter 26 cm
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Fowler Ware brown glaze mug featuring an Aboriginal warrior and a kangaroo in landscape, with the phrase 'Mine Tink I Like a Plurry Drink.'
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Royal Doulton cabinet plate. 'Aborigines with Hunting Weapons.' hand coloured. D6421. Diameter 26 cm
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Wembley Ware Group of Two Emus. Standing & crouching. Height 13.5 cm
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Large Wembley Ware koala figurine
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'Wembley Ware, a Collectors Price Guide,' by Paul Bisby, 2nd edition, 2007, signed and numbered '475/500'
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Wembley Ware Aboriginal Stockman Mounted Ashtray. Bears original sticker. Some paint losses. Height 12.5 cm
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Studio Anna Charger. Woomera, spears & footprint on red ground. Several minor rim chips. Diameter 31.5 cm
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Brown & green glazed figure of a seated Aboriginal man with boomerang, on map of Australia shaped base. Indistinct printed mark to base. Restoration to base. L 13. Height 7 cm
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Martin Boyd squat vase, signed to the base and painted with a Mexican desert scene
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Norma Sullivan hand built and etched stoneware carafe, decorated in brown and buff with an Aboriginal hunter holding a boomerang and iconic Australian fauna
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Gouda 'Laughing Jackass' display plate with a hand painted image of a kookaburra in an exotic rainforest setting, uderglaze painted 'Dutch Art Pottery 0165/0'
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Charles Drew gumleaf mounted vase with a variegated green drip glaze and signed to the base
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Wembley Ware 'Australian Native Stockman' Ashtray. Mounted with pipe. Diameter 15.5 cm
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Martin Boyd plate of an Aboriginal hunter with bluffs and a rainbow in the background
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Martin Boyd vase decorated with two Aboriginal men on a brown ground
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Guy Boyd biscuit barrel featuring bounding kangaroos and an Aboriginal hunter against a yellow sky
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Wembley Ware koala and stump mounted ashtray. Height 9.5 cm
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Brown Glaze Hexagonal Fruit Bowl. Monogrammed MH 1931. Sides pierced with butterfly motif and ball footed. Firing fault to base. Diameter 22 cm
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Martin Boyd plate featuring an Aboriginal man fishing
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BOYD, Merric (1888-1950) Pottery Vase. Incised base 'Merric Boyd 1930.' Tight stress & firing cracks to 1 side, base to lip. Height 23.5 cm
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Martin BOYD Plaque. Decorated with x -ray kangaroo & 2 aboriginal hunters with boomerangs. Diameter 18.5 cm
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Set of 5 Graduated Plastic Kitchen Cannisters c.1960. Grey with yellow lettering & lids.
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Book. 'The Pottery & Ceramics of David & Hermia Boyd.' by John Vader. Published 1977.
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Early Graduated Set 5 Kitchen Cannisters. Red painted tin. Dents.
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Pokerwork kookaburra and gumleaf smokers stand. Height 80 cm
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Three early enamel 'Cerebos Salt' signs
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Australian Glazed Pottery Jardiniere. Monogrammed to base poss 'CMD'. Modelled & incised decoration of Aust. Floral & fauna. Circa 1960's. Height 24 cm
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Brownie Downing Large Wall Plate. Picaninny & kookaburra. Diameter 20.5 cm
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3 Darbyshire Salt & Pepper Shakers. Pair turkeys, & 1 (attrib.) rooster. Approx Height 8 cm
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Brownie Downing wall plate, featuring a piccaninny showing Sydney Harbour Bridge to a koala and a wallaby
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Brownie Downing Large Wall Plate. Picaninny with drum & clap sticks. Diameter 20.5 cm
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Aboriginal Figure Mounted Nickel Plated Ashtray, and Emu Mounted E.P. Napkin Ring
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Darbyshire figurine of an Aboriginal mother nursing child, signed to the base
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Darbyshire figure of an Aboriginal man. Impressed mark to base. Height 8 cm
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Yellow Slip Mould Egg Cup c.1930's. Decorated with a koala batsman. Height 5 cm
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Brownie Downing Large Wall Plate. Picaninny & dingo pup. Diameter 20.5 cm
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Two Brownie Downing medium plaques, Piccaninny riding black swan and Piccaninny riding kangaroo (hairline to same.). Diameter 15.5 cm
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Continental Porcelain Display Plate, circa 1900. Colonial Office, Bridge Street, Sydney. Diameter 20 cm
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Acid Etched Glass Panel c.1920's. Decorated with kookaburras, waratahs, gumnuts etc. Transom size. 36.5 x 78.5 cm
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Four N.S.W. Silver School Badges. 'Pymble Ladies College Sydney;' 'Kincoppal Girls School, Rose Bay;' 'North Sydney;' & 'Meriden.' All hand cut and engraved.
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Four Silver and Enamel School Badges. 'Melbourne Ladies College;' 'Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney;' 'G.H.S. (Crossed Pick Shovel) Ecollegio Metallisque Aurum;' & 'Presbyterian Ladies College Pymble.'
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An Australian E.P.N.S. Serviette ring. Surmounted with emu, kangaroo & boomerang. Made by Stokes & Son, Melbourne.
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An Australian E.P.N.S. Serviette ring with kangaroo motif. Stokes & Son, Melbourne.
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World War II 9ct yellow gold 'Sweetheart Badge.' map of Australia with rising sun emblem. 'Australian Commonwealth Military Forces.'
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5 Golf Club Badges in Silver, Silver Gilt and Enamel. (One by William Kerr, Sydney). 'Woollahra Golf Club,' 'Royal Queensland,' 'N.S.W. Ladies Golf Club.'
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4 Badges in Silver and Enamel. Including 'Australian Physiotherapy,' 'Oval religious medallion,' 'Hand cut pelican of piety,' 'A school badge for Rex Fechner Dimboola.'
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Cricket, themed Autograph book includes letter from Alec Bedser, full 1948 Indian team, Hassett, Barnes, Compton, Oldfield, McCabe, Bradman, McCool etc.
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Silver Shield Shaped Plaque 'Sydney Sailing Club 1899-1900, presented by Messers J. Fogg & J. Talbot. Won by Jas McMurtrie, Effie.'
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Three sterling silver Medallions/Badges. N.S.W.R. Railway Ambulance Corps 1929; War Widows Guild, World War II; & shooting around 'Grand Agge. 11th 1933.'
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Sydney University Silver & Enamel Hat Pin; & Australian Silver Shield Shape Cravat Pin (pseudo hallmark of 'Crown & Sterling') with a swan engraved to centre.
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Three sterling silver Badges. All with co-joined letters. 1 with pseudo Australian hallmark of lion passant and impressed makers mark of G. Armstrong.
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Cased silver gilt medallion with 'N.S.W. Women's Amateur Swimming Association' on the front, '500 Yards Teams Championship of N.S.W. 1935-36. M. Musgrove, Time 5 Minutes 50 2/5 Secs; 21.1.36' on the reverse
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Three Silver, Silver Gilt and 9ct Fobs. 'Won by Ultimo 2nd, R Moore Forward.' Made by William Kerr, Sydney. Another 'Presented by J. Halliday Esq. to George Jones. Most unselfish player 1904,' makers mark S.S.
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World War II Group of AIF Badges & Patches. Inc. 4 Rising Suns, 6 'Australia,' 7 felt 'T' patches, & Middle Eastern decorative match box cover. Also cork containing 4 dice.
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World War I Victory & British Medals. Awarded to Private J Carlson. Plus set of 5 World War II miniatures; & 1950's engineers cap badge.
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