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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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*** The 'Bealiba' gold nugget, 21.5 ounces, discovered at Bealiba, Victoria 26th June 1957 and believed to be the largest in a private collection in Australia at the time ***
*** Christian Ludwig Quist, a stunning pair of Australian silver mounted emu egg urns adorned with Aboriginal figures seated in strikingly natural poses with weapons and tools, kangaroos and an emu. A tour-de-force of Colonial silversmithing, Museum quality.… ***
*** A superb antique French wine cooler, carved malachite with ornate ormolu mounts, adorned with face masks and hoof supports, original tin liner and attractive scrolling pierced and fretted foliate mounts to sides. Most likely made for the Russian market,… ***
*** An impressive Australian gold nugget specimen, 8 cm long, 5 cm wide, 296 grams total ***
*** A rare and important Palestinian School Proskynetarion or Pilgrim's Memento, comprising images of the Holy Sepulchre within the City of Jerusalem, and numerous holy personages and scenes from Scripture. circa 1800, painted on canvas; laid down on new… ***
*** A stunning Flemish Gothic revival alter piece adorned with angels, carved oak with polychrome finish, 19th century, 167 cm high, 99 cm wide, 22 cm deep ***
*** The Williamstown Cup, 1933 gold cup, engraved 'Won By F.E. Shillabeer & S.E. Bailey'S, Shadow King, Ridden By A. E. Breasley' made by Thomas Gaunt of Melbourne, stamped 'T. Gaunt & Co. 15ct', blackwood base also bearing Gaunt's maker's mark, 34 cm high… ***
*** 1881 Steeplechase Trophy: A 22ct gold mounted claret jug, unmarked, the collar engraved with hounds and arabesques between two beaded bands, cartouche engraved 'The Melbourne Hunt Club Steeple Chase, October 1st 1881 - Won by Young Deceiver, the property… ***
*** J. M. Wendt, a superb Australian desk set, Colonial silver and emu egg decorated with Aboriginal figures, kangaroo, emu and goanna finished gilded highlights, mounted in a rocky form landscape with ferns and leaves, original blackwood plinth base, 19th… ***
*** Henry Steiner antique Australian silver emu egg inkwell, adorned with Aboriginal figure and emu finial, 19th century ***
*** Julius Schomburgk, impressive Australian Colonial silver mounted emu egg casket adorned with Aboriginal figures in a wrestling pose, the base featuring a kangaroo and emu amongst ferns and foliage, interior with original gilt wash finish, mounted on an… ***
*** A stunning pair of George III sterling silver Chippendale pagoda shaped tea caddies in the chinoiserie style. Made by John Marshall of London, circa 1764. Each with fine hand worked repousse decoration to the side panels, including a female tea picker… ***
*** An antique Russian silver photo album with hand painted panel, 19th/20th century, 41 cm high overall ***
*** J. Henry Steiner, superb Colonial silver mounted emu egg casket with kangaroo finial, Aboriginal warrior hunting an emu, Sturt's desert pea and imposing spread eagle on reverse, Adelaide, South Australia, circa 1870s, stamped 'H. Steiner' with Queen's… ***
*** Gold nugget, 384 grams, found in the Ballarat area. ***
*** J. M. Wendt, rare Australian silver mounted emu egg inkwell on timber plinth, adorned with Aboriginal figures, cockatoo finial and mirrored inset cartouche with kangaroo and emu in landscape decorated with fern fronds, South Australia origin, 19th century… ***
*** Pilbara gold nugget, Western Australian, 7 cm wide, 188 grams total ***
*** An antique Continental statue of the Virgin mother and child, carved wood with polychrome finish, 19th/20th century, 52 cm high ***
*** Australian gold nugget specimens. A large assorted lot, varying sizes, 158.5 grams total ***
*** Gold nugget, 301 grams, from Victoria. ***
*** An unusual antique English glass dump doorstop with silver foil floral inclusions, 19th century, 13 cm high ***
*** Australian gold nugget specimens. A large group of attractive nugget specimens, ideal for jewellery pieces, 122 grams total ***
*** Gold 214.3g natural nugget (tested 97.97% purity) ***
*** A Colonial scrimshaw desk set comprising of two sperm whale teeth engraved with tallships standing on a baleen and timber base inlaid with mother of pearl and tortoiseshell and adorned with whale bone. The baleen back plate engraved with a fine… ***
*** William Edwards, Colonial silver mounted emu egg goblet, spectacularly adorned with kangaroo and emu amongst landscape and fern foliage, interior with original gilt wash finish, Melbourne, 19th century, stamped 'W. E.' with emu and kangaroo marks, 19.5 cm… ***
*** Australian gold nugget specimens. A handsome collection of large jewellery size pieces, (40+ items), 81.1 grams total ***
*** Walsh & Sons of Melbourne, stunning antique Australian silver emu egg casket with gilt wash interior, adorned with Aboriginal hunting figure, emus and ferns, mounted on a blackwood base, 19th century, stamped 'Walsh & Sons, Melb.', 30 cm high ***
*** An antique Australian silver mounted emu egg casket decorated with an Aboriginal hunting figure, emu and kangaroo, 19th century, stamped 'W. Kerr', 27 cm high ***
*** A Greek icon depicting the Archangel Michael chastising the soul of a rich man, hand-painted on wooden panel, 18th century, 30 x 23 cm ***
*** An Anglo-Indian vizagapatam ivory workbox of sarcophagus form, with gadrooned cover and bands of leaves, birds and figures, interior beautifully fitted with sandlewood and ivory compartments, early 19th century, 19 cm high, 31 cm wide, 22 cm deep ***
*** Pilbara gold nugget matrix specimen, Western Australia, 7 cm wide, 226 grams total ***
*** An Ethiopian Coptic Christian triptych icon of Mary and Jesus, 17th century, in later box mount frame, 33 x 37 cm, 42 x 47 cm overall ***
*** William Edwards of Melbourne impressive silver and emu egg casket, adorned with emus, parrots, kangaroo and ferns. Bearing inscription 'To A.A. Vansittart Esq, in grateful remembrance of Past Favors And Admiration Of Many, Disinterested and Noble Actions,… ***
*** Gold 99g natural nugget (tested 99.41% purity) ***
*** Henry Young (Melbourne) fine Australian silver emu egg casket, adorned with scene of Aboriginal hunter, kangaroo, emu and foliage, 19th century stamped 'H. Young Stg Silver' 29 cm high overall ***
*** Robert Hawker Dowling (1827 - 1886), superb miniature portrait in oil on ivory, backed with a tintype portrait of Dowling and all contained within a brooch, circa 1850s., 7 x 6 cm overall., Dowling was born in England, the youngest son of Rev. Henry… ***
*** Eden Twofold bay interest: a fine pair of scrimshaw whale's teeth pertaining to the Davidson family showing five generations with portrait ***
*** William Edwards (attributed), Colonial Australian silver mounted emu egg with emu finial and fern base, 19th century, 29.5 cm high. Provenance: The Edward Clark collection, Melbourne ***
*** A fine antique Russian icon of Saint George and the dragon in ebonized timber case, 19th century, the icon 19 cm x 17 cm. Provenance: The Baker-Finch collection ***
*** An Important Piece of Australian Jewish History, A silver kiddush cup (or chalice) by Hilliard & Thomason of Birmingham embellished with images of vine leaves and grapes and with the engraved dedication, Presented to the Rev. A.B. Davis on completion of… ***
*** Gold nugget, 90.3 grams, from Talbot, Victoria. in attractive Australia-shaped jarrah box. ***
*** Gold 88.3g natural nugget (tested 96.74% purity) ***
*** An Italian micromosaic panel of Venice, in original gilt frame, 19th century, 25 x 46 cm. ***
*** A large scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with a tallship and inscription on reverse 'Tooth Of A Sperm Whale, 90 Foot Long, Caught By The Betsey, Capt. Peters, First South Sea.......1832', 22 cm high ***
*** A stunning antique Bohemian jewellery box, carved rock crystal mounted in gold set with garnets, 19th century, 4 cm high, 7.5 cm diameter ***
*** A large scrimshaw whale's tooth with harbour scene, 21.5 cm high ***
*** A rare English antique coloured glass paperweight dump, 19th century, 9 cm high, 7 cm wide ***
*** 'Whaling in Twofold bay 1828-1930' scrimshaw whale's tooth depicting Eden's Twofold bay with whaling scene, signed 'Rene Davidson, Eden 13-12-2003', 18 cm high ***
*** Gary Tonkin (Albany, Western Australia) scrimshaw whale's tooth titled 'Blackfish, ready the Greenhand', signed 'G.R. Tonkin', 16 cm high ***
*** Virgin Mary statue, carved wood with polychrome finish, 19th century, 114 cm high ***
*** An impressive scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with shipping route from England to Australia, on later wooden stand, tooth 22 cm high ***
*** An impressive scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Ship Runnymede of Hobart Town. Capt. James Bayley. 5 Month Voyage - 500 tuns sperm. 1851'. The reverse engraved with whaling scene with ship in the background. 17 cm long ***
*** Australian gold nugget specimens. A large assorted lot, varying sizes including some attractive jewellery quality pieces, 46.5 grams total ***
*** An impressive scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Sperm Whales Off Japan. Boiling Sperm Whales. Success To Whalers, J. Nutbrown', 21 cm high ***
*** Gold nugget, 99 grams, from Alaska ***
*** Gold 61.4g natural nugget (tested 98.6% purity) ***
*** A stunning antique Bohemian jewellery box, carved crystal in gold mount set with garnets, 19th century, 4 cm high, 7.5 cm diameter ***
*** Two scrimshaw whale's teeth, 19th century, 14 cm high. Provenance: The Erik Dare Collection, Christie's, lot 229, 13th November 1995. ***
*** W. J. Sanders antique Australian silver circular jewellery box with original blue velvet interior, 20th century, pictorial mark flanked by '925' and 'Stg.', 4.5 cm high, 8.5 cm wide, 146 grams total (including lining) ***
*** A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'North Cape, New Zealand, 1839', reserve with American eagle and flag engraved 'Pluribus Anum', 21 cm high ***
*** Waterloo fire brick, 9ct gold brick made in 1914 by kitchen & Bingham of park Street Sydney. Titled 'The Belgium Brick' it was raffled to raise money for charity. It was re-donated and re-sold twice, eventually raising £204. Engraved on four sides 'Blood… ***
*** The first Jewish Translation of the bible into English published in America - the Leeser Bible] Isaac Leeser, Rabbi (1806 - 1868) "The Twenty-four books of the holy Scriptures : Carefully translated according to the Massoretic text....After the best… ***
*** A scrimshaw pan bone plaque depicting English tall ships, 19th century, 15 cm x 23 cm ***
*** Hardy Bros. sterling silver and lapis lazuli jewel casket by Hardy Bros. London, circa 1933, 7 cm high, 21 cm wide, 10.g cm deep ***
*** An antique Greek (probably Ionian Islands) icon depicting St. Barbara, hand-painted on timber panel, dated 1744, 41 x 30 cm ***
*** A pair of scrimshaw whale's teeth with hand coloured decoration as well as British and American flags. One engraved 'Peace, Liberty, Unity' and the other 'I love Thee Still' with Queen Victoria sypher and signed on reverse 'W. Kelly'. (2 items). 15 ***
*** Russia: Order of St. Stanislaus 1st Class Breast Star in silver, silver gilt and enamels; Imperial Warrant St. Petersburg and Keibel on pin, '84', also with marks on pin; circa 1900. Extremely rare. ***
*** An antique religious scene after Botticelli or Lippi, circular painting on board, 19th century, housed in a fine period frame, 19 cm diameter, 38 x 43 cm overall ***
*** An impressive scrimshaw whale's tooth with flag and whaling scene engraved 'Greasy Luck To Whalers Sperm Whaling Off Van Diemen's Land, 1841', 20 cm long ***
*** An antique scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with two dancing African American slave figures, the reverse with courting couple scene, circa 1830s an impressive 18 cm high ***
*** long800 Gary Tonkin Australian scrimshaw whales tooth titled 'Dutch Galliot', Albany, Western Australian origin, 20th century 14 cm long ***
*** An Italian micro-mosaic panel of the Basilica San Marco in Venice, 19th century, original framing, panel 20 x 26 cm, 30.5 x 36 cm overall ***
*** Antique sterling silver card carrying case adorned with repousse kangaroo decoration in landscape, housed in original plush fitted box, late 19th century, 10 cm high, 60 grams ***
*** A pair of antique scrimshaw whale's teeth with engraved portraits, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 10 cm and 10.5 cm high. Provenance: The Berry Collection, Young's Auctions, Melbourne, 2008 ***
*** Gold nugget, 70 grams, from Kalgoorlie. in attractive Australia-shaped jarrah box ***
*** Nathaniel Mills 'Scott's Memorial' antique English sterling silver card case, stamped 'N.M.', Birmingham, mid 19th century, 9 cm high, 62 grams ***
*** A rare antique English sterling silver circular box with tiger quoll enamel decoration, made in Birmingham, circa 1908, 6 cm diameter 36 grams ***
*** William Mark Australian silver box with enamel peacock motif, interior also enamelled and mirrored, 20th century, stamped 'W. Mark, Stg. Silver', 5 x 6 x 1 cm ***
*** A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with whaling ship and whaling scene, reverse engraved with shield and owner's initials 'H. K. 1870', 14.5 cm high ***
*** Judaica stunning antique Bohemian Yad (Torah pointer), crafted in 18ct gold and enamel with coromandel timber shaft, adorned with a 22ct gold chain (approximately 27 grams), late 19th century, 31.5 cm long ***
*** Gold 46.1g natural nugget (tested 98.06% purity) ***
*** A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Cutty Sark, London, 1869' with ship portrait and romantic scene on reverse, later wooden stand, tooth 21 cm high ***
*** A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Whaling In Tasmanian Waters. Tooth Taken From Large Bull Sperm Whale 'Alfred', 1825', 19.5 cm high ***
*** A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'The Sunbeam, 1856', 15 cm high ***
*** A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Charles W. Morgan, Launched 1841 New Bedford, Mass.', 19 cm long ***
*** An English sterling silver tea caddy, 20th century, 9 cm high, 290 grams ***
*** An American 925 silver Chanukiah, early 20th century, stamped '925', 59 cm high, 49 cm wide, 2560 grams total ***
*** A scrimshaw whale's tooth finely carved with female portrait surrounded by ferns and roses with rope carved border, 19th century, 14 cm high ***
*** An antique scrimshaw walrus tusk with female and male portraits, 19th century 38 cm long ***
*** 'Old Tom and Friends' scrimshaw whale's tooth depicting the famous killer whale (orca) and the Boyd tower, signed 'Rene Davidson, Eden 17-7-2003', 12 cm high ***
*** A scrimshaw whale's tooth titled 'Master Whaler, Twofold bay, George Davidson 1863-1952' depicting George holding a harpoon, signed 'Rene Davidson, Eden 21-5-2003' 17 cm high ***
*** Wendt (attributed) Australian silver figural ornament of an Aboriginal man holding an emu egg which is surmounted by an emu finial, Adelaide, South Australian origin,19th century ***
*** A Syrian icon of Saint Menas on horseback, hand-painted on wooden panel, 18th/19th century, 29 x 21.5 cm ***
*** A scrimshaw whale's tooth with portrait of Matthew Flinders and map of Australia titled 'New Holland New South Wales, 1804', with portrait of trim the cat on the reverse, 12.5 cm high ***
*** An attractive natural gold and quartz ore mineral specimen, 3 cm wide, 34.3 grams total ***
*** A figure depicting St. Michael the Archangel trampling on the devil (only the torso remains), carved wood with polychrome finish, 18th century, Spanish, 74 cm high. ***