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Auction House:
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** An oak cased set of 'stand and balance' miner's gold scales, mid-19th century ***
*** A cased set of scientific balance scales and weights; early 20th century ***
*** A set of miner's gold scales in a mahogany box with approximately 20 weights, mid Victorian; the scales 22 cm high, 20 cm wide ***
*** A set of scales in an oak box with approximately 25 weights, mid Victorian, 28 cm high ***
*** A lovely Goldfields set of Scales featuring a marble top, brass trays and a fine working mechanism, 15 cm high, 41 cm wide, 16 cm deep ***
*** General Store Computing scale, c1900 manufactured by the Computing scale Company of Dayton Ohio. Rarely seen in 100% original working condition. Original green paint and complete with all weights. 47 x 40 x 54 ***
*** General Store Computing scale, manufactured by the Computing scale Company of Dayton Ohio. Rarely seen in 100% original working condition, original green paint and complete with all weights ***
*** Salter Postal Scales in cast iron, No. 25, with a brass face to 24oz; W & T Avery Ltd set of balance scales, in brass to 2Lb. Set of brass weights (6), ½oz to 16oz. (3) ***
*** Money Boxes: Australia - 1920 (Dec.12) Newtown Methodist Sunday School, Thank-Offering, Opening of new Sunday School, SSpaghetti/Baked Beans, Anz, NSW, Ssb of Vic & C'wealth (2 different) Banks and 1 other: Great Britain 7.5 x 12 x 2 cm book style - P.O.… ***
*** An English mirrored wall bracket, ebonised and gilded finish, circa 1885, 64 cm high, 27 cm wide, 17 cm deep ***
*** A small set of gold scales in oval tin case. Ballarat area. 19th century. Case 12 cm long ***
*** Bosley green glazed pottery rabbit money box, 6.5 cm high, 11 cm wide ***
*** An antique English sterling silver and ivory page turner, made in Birmingham, circa 1906, 29.5 cm long ***
*** Artillery Bank American cast iron money box, 19th/20th century, 16 cm high ***
*** Antique gold scales on timber base with assorted weights, 19th century, 34 cm high ***
*** Four Georgian snuff boxes, wood and papier mache, 18th century, the largest 8.5 cm wide ***
*** A figural car mascot, chromed cast metal on later ebonized wooden plinth, circa 1920s, 19.5 cm high overall ***
*** A pair of French gilded wall brackets, early to mid 20th century, 18 cm high ***
*** A sphinx chromed metal car mascot on pink marble plinth, circa 1920s 8 cm high, 11.5 cm wide overall ***
*** Pocket gold miner's scales in ebonised tinware case, 19th century, 13 cm across ***
*** Antique cast iron moneybox title 'Jolly Nigger Bank', early 20th century, 17 cm high ***
*** An American 'Jolly Nigger Bank' painted cast iron money box by J. & E. Stevens Co. Cromwell Conn. U.S.A. 18 cm high ***
*** 'How to Score by a Penny' Australian folk art book box money box, early 20th century, 15 cm high ***
*** Somme trench art match box holder, timber box with military badges and a brooch, (3 items), the box 12 cm wide ***
*** An antique English carved oak wall bracket with Royal bust and floral decoration, late 19th century, 45 cm high ***
*** Narwhal statuette, carved whalebone, 12 cm long ***
*** A pair of vintage Australian inlaid timber bookends, early 20th century 14 cm high ***
*** 'Poor Tired Tim' lithographed figural money box, limerick on front panel, c. 1912, Germany, height 12.5 cm. ***
*** An American cast iron novelty money bank by 'Creed Moor Bank', late 19th century. 17 cm high. ***
*** An American painted cast iron standing 'Golly Wog' money bank, late 19th century, 16 cm high ***
*** 'Jewel Safe' an American cast and nickel plated novelty money bank safe with female cast decoration and jail bars door protecting the front safe door, (with key), early 20th century, 14 cm high, 10 cm wide, 8.5 cm deep ***
*** Three antique American cast metal money banks, 19th/20th century, the largest 12 cm high ***
*** A set of miner's gold scales in an oak box, mid Victorian, the scales approx. 24 cm high, 20 cm wide ***
*** A pair of carved wooden kangaroo bookends, mid to late 20th century, 21 cm high ***
*** An unusual set of cloth buyers scales in original case by 'J. Casartelli & Sons Ltd' Ex Ballarat Woollen Mills. ***
*** Two Queen Elizabeth II cast iron money boxes, circa 1952, 10 cm and 17 cm high ***
*** Various gold weights comprising: 8 ounce weights (2); a button weight; an incomplete box of weights; a brass and lead weight; a stack of weights; a box of grain weights; an incomplete set of Troy cup weights. (8) ***
*** Salter Postal Scales in cast iron, No. 25, with a brass face to 24oz; W & T Avery Ltd set of balance scales, in brass to 4Lb. Set of Avery 'pyramid' brass weights (7), ½oz to 2Lb. (3) ***
*** A paper knife in the form of a chicken's foot and feather, cast brass, late 19th century, 28 cm long ***
*** Old klaxon horn, cutlery, advertising ware, Bonzo postcard, fox whistle, antique document, spectacles etc, 19th and early 20th century, (15 items) ***
*** A candlestick telephone, 'Commonwealth of Australia P.M.G.', painted metal and Bakelite, early 20th century, 31 cm high ***
*** An American Boston terrier moneybox by Hubley, painted cast iron, early 20th century, 13 cm high ***
*** An antique Scottish horn stirrup cup 19th century, 15 cm high ***
*** Set of gold scales by S. Maw. Son & Sons Ldt. mounted on timber case with assorted weights, 19th century. Note: The company only operated from 1860-1870. 32 cm high ***
*** Set of antique scales with three brass weights, 19th century, 18 cm across ***
*** An antique face screen, papier mache hand-painted with castle scene and whale bone handle, early 19th century, 34 cm high, 27 cm wide ***
*** An Australian carved timber paper knife, 19th century, 25 cm long ***
*** A pair of Australian bookends, blackwood with silver map of Tasmania, early 20th century, 13 cm high ***
*** Vintage and antique picture frames, car mascots, desk calendars and ornaments, 19th/20th century, (12 items), the ram car mascot 12 cm high ***
*** The Hon. Joseph Cook, M.P. Ministerial document satchel, presentation silver plated trowel in box, ephemera, caddy spoon, jewellery and bell gauge needle sizer, (8 items). ***
*** Royal Army Service Corps (Egypt), brass dinner gong on oak stand, 47 cm high ***
*** An antique chatelaine, white metal and cut steel, 19th century, 19 cm long ***
*** A pair of Art Deco carved marble parrot bookends with glass eyes, circa 1925, 18 cm high ***
*** A pair of cast bronze tiger bookends on black stone bases, 20th century, 18 cm high ***
*** Vintage red ceramic candlestick, yellow pottery cat money box, and a brown porcelain electricity insulator, 20th century, (3 items), the largest 26.5 cm high ***
*** A pair of vintage cast iron dog bookends, early to mid 20th century, 16 cm high ***
*** Little Joe American antique cast iron money box, late 19th century, 14 cm high ***
*** A set of postal scales and weights; 11 cm high, 20 cm wide ***
*** A tinsmith made box with a very nicely made set of hand held scales. The mechanism for the 'knife edge' balance center is a piece of superior craftsmanship. The case 10 x 17 cm ***
*** A set of 19th century gold fields hand held scales, in box with approx. 10 various weights, the case 17.5 cm long ***
*** A set of mid 19th century goldfields hand held scales with 6 various weights, these were most likely brought over from the 1849 California gold Rush, the tin box 18 cm long ***
*** A 19th century set of miner's gold scales and approx.15 weights ***
*** A set of Chinese 'banjo' scales with a lovely patina, 35 cm long ***
*** Brass weights; set of 5 with handles, 1, 2, 4, 7 and 14 pounds ***
*** A letter opener, bone with sterling silver eagles head handle, late 19th century, stamped '925', 19 cm long ***
*** Vintage Telephones, three Black bakelite [2 with crank handles, 1 with dial], (3) coloured plastic phones [cream, yellow and gray], Ericsson antique telephone hand piece only. Fair condition. (7 items) ***
*** An antique sterling silver and ivory page turner by Cornelius Saunders & Francis shepherd of Birmingham, circa 1902, 32 cm long ***
*** Silver mounted ivory paper knife, 19th century, 31 cm long ***
*** A vintage sterling silver letter opener with gilt crown top, housed in original scarlet leather box, 20th century, 24 cm long, 60 grams ***
*** A carving set, steel and pewter with whalebone handles, 19th century, the steel 30 cm long ***
*** The Oxford Eleven in 1886: original albumen photograph with fully printed details to the surround, laid down to original presentation paper backing, overall 10.5 x 15 cm. The image depicts a side led by H.V. Page. At their 22nd annual meeting, Oxford beat… ***
*** A pair of antique Australian blackwood bookends, one mounted with silver Tasmanian map, circa 1900, 14 cm high ***
*** Porcelain bowls, cups, vases, Chinese metal gong, silver finished dish, etc, 19th and 20th century, (12 items), the largest 27 cm high ***
*** Two Jolly Nigger mechanical banks, painted cast iron, 16 cm high ***
*** Two antique Japanese papier mache trays, Meiji period, 19th century, the larger 26 cm diameter ***
*** An Australian sterling silver and opal letter opener by Proud's, 20th century housed in plush box, stamped 'Proud's Sterling Silver' 21.5 cm long, 42 grams ***
*** Sargison of Hobart (attributed) bookmark, silver plating worn to brass, early 20th century ***
*** An antique English papier-mache writing slope with mother of pearl floral inlay and gilt lacquered decoration, internal leather writing surface, (lock and pen rest missing), circa 1870, 10 cm high, 30 cm wide, 25 cm deep ***
*** A pair of gilded English wall brackets, circa 1930s, 25 cm high ***
*** Zeus by Stuart Mark Feldman, cast metal statue, issued by Franklin Mint, circa 1992, 35.5 cm high ***
*** A pair of carved timber corbel wall brackets, 20th century, 29 cm high, 26 cm wide, 13 cm deep ***
*** Two antique whalebone bodkins, 19th century or earlier, 6.5 cm and 8.5 cm long ***
*** An antique papier mache desk compendium, mid 19th century, note: missing lower drawer. 34 cm high, 28 cm wide, 21 cm deep ***
*** An antique English glass tumbler with wheel engraved intaglio cut scene to base, inscribed 'The Absent Minded Waiter', 19th century, 9.5 cm high ***
*** A vintage French letter opener and seal in original fitted case, early 20th century, the case 26 cm wide ***
*** 'Little Joe Bank' American painted cast iron novelty money bank, late 19th century, 14 cm high ***
*** Creedmoor antique cast iron rifleman moneybox, 19th century, 17 cm high, 25 cm wide ***
*** Four assorted antique and vintage money boxes, 19th and 20th century, the largest 13 cm high ***
*** A nice set of Troy Cup weights ***
*** An early set of goldfields Avery hand held scales, the beam 21 cm across ***
*** Twelve assorted gold weights. (12) ***
*** A set of mid 19th century goldfields hand held scales, in an oak box with 6 various weights, the box 19.5 cm long ***
*** An antique pie crimper, whalebone with turned wooden handle, 19th century, 12 cm high ***
*** Antique Chinese cast metaland brass scales with brass weights. Lovely patina and in VG condition ***
*** Rolls Royce car mascot 'The Spirit of Ecstacy, chrome finished and placed on a vintage black bakelite base. Nice weight but crudely cast, possibly a vintage replica or replacement. 25 cm total ***
*** Harris & Son of Western Australia, silver paper knife with native floral decoration, in original branded box, stamped 'Gumnut, Harris & Son, Stg. Sil.', 16 cm long, 36 grams ***