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Australian & Historical, Day 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:666
Sale Title:Australian & Historical, Day 2Lots with images:661
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:532
Date:8-Dec-2024
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Melrose Ware cream glazed pottery candlesticks and matching vase, (3 items), stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', the largest 16 cm high
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Melrose Ware burgundy and mauve glazed pottery vase with gumnuts and gum leaf decoration, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', 22.5 cm high
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Melrose Ware five assorted burgundy glazed pottery vases decorated with gumnuts, leaves and rare orchid example, the largest 11 cm high
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Melrose Ware rare mustard glaze spherical pottery vase with gum leaf decoration, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', 14 cm high
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P.P.P. (Premier Pottery Preston) vase with sponge glazed finish and black rim, 13.5 cm high
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P.P.P (Premier Pottery Preston) pink and brown glazed pottery bowl, 9.5 cm high, 17 cm diameter
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P.P.P. (Premier Pottery Preston) early pottery vase glazed in blue, pink and brown, (model 151L), 11.5 cm high, 17 cm wide
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Margaret Kerr exceptional pottery vase with five applied gum leaves, gumnuts and branch handle, glazed in pink, lime green and blue, boldly incised 'Margaret Kerr, Melbourne', 19.5 cm high, 21 cm wide
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Pamela banded pottery vase with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handle decoration, attractive early pink, green and yellow colourway, incised 'Pamela', 20.5 cm high
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Remued Pottery vase with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch decoration, glazed in early pink and lime green with blue interior, incised 'Remued, hand made, 154 M', 16.5 cm high
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Remued Pottery vase with rare experimental glaze highlighted in pink and green with brown and blue accents, decorated with three gum nuts, three leaves and branch handle, incised 'Remued hand made, 154M', 16 cm high, 18 cm wide
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Remued pink and brown glazed pottery vase with early green glazed leaf highlights adorned with applied gumnuts, leaf and branch handle, incised 'Remued, hand made 172/5M', 13.5 cm high
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Pamela rare pottery vase with experimental orange and yellow glaze with green and pink highlights, decorated with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handle, incised ' Pamela hand made', 22 cm high
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Castle Harris and Allan James wheel-thrown unglazed earthenware vase with applied green dragon decoration, incised 'Castle Harris, Allan James, 1937', 40 cm high., illustrated in 'Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950' plate 57.
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Remued pink and brown glazed cylindrical pottery vase with lime green highlights, with applied gumnuts and leaves, incised 'Remued', 17 cm high
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Allan James rare pair of pottery vases with applied grapes and leaves, incised 'A. James, 1933', 14 cm high.
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Remued impressive green glazed pottery vase adorned with two koalas perched on branches, rare, incised 'Remued, hand made, C2', 21 cm high, 21 cm wide
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Castle Harris rare koala mother and joey pottery statue, incised 'Castle Harris', 17.5 cm high
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Remued green glazed pottery tree stump vase with two applied koalas perched on branches, incised 'Remued 9LD', 12 cm high, 15.5 cm diameter
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Remued Pottery vase with rare applied skink lizard decoration, incised 'Remued', 13 cm high, 17 cm diameter
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Remued green and brown glazed pottery vase with applied koala, branch handle and incised decoration, signed 'Remued', 10 cm high, 13 cm wide
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Remued pink and olive-green glazed pottery jug with applied gumnuts, leaf and twig decoration, incised 'Remued', 11.5 cm high
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Remued Pottery vase with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handle, incised 'Remued, hand made, 189M', 20 cm high
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Remued brown and green glazed pottery jug with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handle, incised 'Remued, hand made, 54/81', 22 cm high
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Remued green glazed pottery jug with orange highlights, adorned with applied gumnuts, leaf and branch handle, incised 'Remued, 54LM', 24 cm high
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Remued green and yellow glaze pottery jug with purple highlights, adored with applied grapes and leaf with branch handle, incised 'Remued, hand made, 133', with original foil label, 25 cm high
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Remued blue and green glazed pottery vase with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handle, incised 'Remued, hand made, 300LM', an imposing 23 cm high, 20.5 cm wide
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Allan James rare blue and pink pottery jug with brown highlights, decorated with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handle, incised 'A. James, 1933', 23 cm high., illustrated in 'Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950' plate 57.
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Rumued green glazed pottery jug with applied gumnuts and leaf with branch handle, incised 'Remued, hand made, 173S', 6.5 cm high, 12.5 cm wide
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Remued blue and yellow glazed pottery jug with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handle, incised 'Remued, hand made, 153M', 19.5 cm high
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Remued rare pottery trough, glazed in pink, green, brown and cream, incised 'Remued', first example seen in our rooms, 7.5 cm high, 23 cm wide
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Remued Pottery vase with impressive early pink and yellow glaze, incised 'Remued', 19.5 cm high
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Remued brown and green glazed pottery vase with applied gumnuts and leaf, incised 'Remued' with remains of original foil label, 8.5 cm high
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Remued green glazed pottery basket vase with applied gumnuts and leaf, incised 'Remued 194/12M', 26 cm high, 30 cm wide
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Remued brown and green glazed pottery basket vase with applied gum leaf and branch handle, incised 'Remued', 17 cm high
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Remued green glazed pottery vase with branch handle, incised 'Remued' and bearing original foil label, 26 cm high
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Remued group of five assorted pottery vases, including an unusual early shaped example, the largest 12 cm high
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Remued brown and green glazed pottery jug with applied gumnuts, leaf and branch handle, incised 'Remued, 118M', 11 cm high
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Remued green glaze pottery jug with applied gumnuts, leaf and branch handle, incised 'Remued', with remains of original foil label, 11 cm high
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Remued brown and cream glazed pottery vase with orange highlights, adorned with branch handle and ribbed decoration, incised 'Remued', 20 cm high
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Remued blue and cream glazed pottery jug with orange highlights, branch handle and ribbed decoration, incised 'Remued', with original foil label, 15 cm high
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Remued Pottery jug with applied gumnuts, leaf and branch handle, unusual blue, mauve and pink glaze, incised 'Remued, hand made', 17 cm high
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Pamela 'Fawkner, souvenir of Melbourne' brown and pink glazed pottery jug with portrait, incised 'Pamela, 1934', 13.5 cm high
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Remued brown and green glazed pottery vase with applied gumnuts and leaf, incised 'Remued, 145/6M' with original foil label, 15 cm high
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Osrey group of three blue glazed pottery vases, all incised 'Osrey, Ballarat', dated 1924 and 1925, the largest 16 cm high
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Osrey rare green glazed pottery vase, incised 'Osrey, Ballarat, 1925', 16 cm high
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Osrey blue glazed pottery vase and bowl, (2 items), both incised 'Osrey, Ballarat, 1924', the vase 13.5 cm high
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Reynella Pottery blue glazed cup and saucer; together with a bowl and egg cup, (4 items), all incised 'Reynella Pottery, S. Aus.', dated 1921 and 1922, the saucer 11 cm diameter
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Marguerite Mahood rare pottery devil doll in original hand-made costume, 35 cm high on stand
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Marguerite Mahood 'Mystery' rare pottery and copper clad statue, mounted on ebonized timber base, signed 'Mahood' and titled on the base, 42cxm high overall
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Marguerite Mahood pottery statue of a lady in a red dress, with bespoke later timber stand, incised 'Marguerite Mahood', 25.5 cm high (not including stand)
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Marguerite Mahood pottery statue of a lady in a yellow crinoline dress, with bespoke later timber stand, incised 'Marguerite Mahood', 24.5 cm high (not including stand)
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Marguerite Mahood 'Sunflame' cream glazed pierced pottery dish, incised 'Marguerite Mahood, Sunflame, N1658', 17.5 cm diameter
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Marguerite Mahood blue and cream glazed pottery tea bowl and saucer with carved decoration, signed 'Mahood' with 'M.M.' monogram, the saucer 12 cm wide
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Jolliff green mottled glaze two handled pottery vase, incised 'Jolliff, hand built, 1933, Victoria' with artist's monogram, 18 cm high
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Jolliff green and turquoise pottery vase with two loop handles, incised 'Jolliff, hand built, 1934, Vic.' with artist's monogram, 13 cm high, 19 cm wide
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Klytie Pate turquoise glazed cylindrical pottery vase with Australian wildflower decoration, incised 'Klytie Pate, 1992', 30.5 cm high
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Klytie Pate early yellow glazed pottery vase with swan decoration, incised 'Klytie Pate, 1941', 31 cm high
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Klytie Pate pottery bowl with sgraffito fish decoration with gilt highlights, incised 'Klytie Pate', 12 cm high, 23 cm diameter
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Klytie Pate pottery plaque of a sheep, signed 'Klytie Pate', framed and mounted with card verso, 19.5 cm diameter, 30 x 25 cm overall
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Klytie Pate pottery ginger jar with starfish decoration to lid, incised 'Klytie Pate', 20.5 cm high
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Philippa James blue glazed pottery jug with applied koala decorated, incised ' Philippa James', 9 cm high
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Philippa James burgundy pottery vase with applied leaf decoration, incised ' Philippa James', 16 cm high
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Phillippa James pink glazed pottery jug with applied gumnuts and leaf, incised 'Philippa James', 7.5 cm high
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Phillippa James blue and green glazed pottery jug with applied cicada decoration, incised 'Philippa James', 6.5 cm high
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Phillippa James green glazed pottery jug and vase with blue highlights, (2 items), both incised 'Philippa James', 6 cm and 12 cm high
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Phillippa James blue glazed pottery jug with windswept tree decoration, incised 'Philippa James', 15.5 cm high
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Daisy Merton rare pottery parrot flower trough, signed 'D.V. Merton', 9.5 cm high, 22.5 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe pottery floral aide with applied cicada decoration, incised 'Grace Seccombe, N.S.W.', 7 cm high, 15 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe rare pottery flying parrot tree stump vase, signed 'Australia' with large 'S', 18 cm high
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Grace Seccombe pottery swimming duck, incised 'Grace Seccombe', 6 cm high, 7 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe pottery kookaburra statue., signed 'G. S., N.S.W.', 13 cm high
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Grace Seccombe pottery kookaburra on log, 5 cm high
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Grace Seccombe pottery pipe stand with applied kookaburra, incised 'G.S. Aus', 7 cm high, 12 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe (attributed) 'Taronga Zoo' koala vase, signed '1949', 8.5 cm high
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Stan & Geoff Gilbert hand-built pottery jug decorated with a swagman in landscape, 16.5 cm high
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William Ricketts rare pottery koala statue with grey glazed finish, with later wooden plinth, 17 cm high without base
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William Ricketts pottery coolamon with three aboriginal faces and branch handle, incised 'Wm. Ricketts, Potter's Sanctuary, Mt. Dandenong', 11 cm high, 31 cm wide
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William Ricketts rare pottery tree stump teapot with koala and branch handle, incised 'Potter's Sanctuary Mt. Dandenong', together with a William Ricketts Sanctuary booklet, (2 items), the teapot 20 cm high
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William Ricketts freestanding pottery sculpture of an Aboriginal elder, with young face on reverse, and inscribed 'To Ted and family from brother Billy to enrich an everlasting friendship, Alice Springs, 1954', 47 cm high
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William Ricketts pottery wall plaque of a child's face, incised 'Wm. Ricketts, Australia', 27 cm high
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William Ricketts pottery wall plaque of an Aboriginal elder, incised 'Wm. Ricketts', 25 cm high
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William Ricketts free standing pottery sculpture with Aboriginal face, incised 'Wm. Ricketts', 16 cm high
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William Ricketts pottery wall plaque adorned with two Aboriginal faces, incised 'Wm. Ricketts', 15 cm high, 19 cm wide
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William Ricketts pottery wall plaque featuring the face of an Aboriginal elder, incised 'Wm. Ricketts', 14 cm high
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William Ricketts 'Welcome' rare pottery tree stump wall pocket adorned with koala and possums, incised 'Wm. Ricketts, Mt. Dandenong', 39 cm high
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William Ricketts unusual two-tone pottery vase adorned with Aboriginal figure, incised 'Wm. Ricketts, Potter's Sanctuary, Mt. Dandenong, 1937', 20.5 cm high, 23 cm wide
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William Ricketts imposing double sided pottery bust displaying a tribal elder on the front and child's face on reverse., note: mounted on a slate base., signed 'Wm. Ricketts'., 33 cm high overall, Provenance: originally presented by William Ricketts to Sir Henry Bolte (Victorian Premier).
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William Ricketts pottery sculpture with Aboriginal face and engraved inscription to the base 'Out of the rocks they come, spirits from the eternal sun', incised 'Wm. Ricketts', 6 cm high
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William Ricketts double sided pottery wall plaque with Aboriginal elder's face and boy's face on reverse, incised 'Wm. Ricketts', 18 cm high
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William Ricketts miniature face mask sculpture, incised 'Wm. Ricketts', 6 cm high
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Castle Harris rare pottery koala figure group, 5.5 cm high
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Castle Harris rare pottery koala and joey on branch figure group, 7 cm high
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Castle Harris cream glazed pottery vase with applied grapes and leaves, incised 'Castle Harris', 14 cm high
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Castle Harris (attributed) slip cast pottery fish ornament, 9 cm high
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Una Deerbon pink glazed pottery dish with applied grapes and leaf, signature obscured by glaze, 19.5 cm wide
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Una Deerbon leaf shaped pottery dish with applied fruit decoration, incised 'Deerbon', 20 cm wide
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Melrose Ware hand painted toby jug, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australian', 18 cm high
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Carl Cooper pottery dish with Aboriginal goanna motif, incised 'Carl Cooper', 10 cm diameter
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Carl Cooper pottery dish with snake decoration, incised 'Carl Cooper, 1945', 11 cm diameter
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