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The Murray Walker Collection — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:285
Sale Title:The Murray Walker CollectionLots with images:278
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:215
Date:14-Feb-2013
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Three nautical pieces including a hand carved and painted wooden box, according to Murray Walker, was made by a long serving prisoner at ararat asylum for the mentally insane; a hand painted tray; and two others (a/f), largest 42.5 cm high, 67 cm wide (4)
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Four maritime works including three framed works; and a painted plate, largest 46 cm high, 92 cm wide
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Collection of nautical ship models including one diorama; a painting; and a mechanical ship in a bottle (a/f); and ceramics (a lot)
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Framed maritime piece 34 cm high, 49 cm wide
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Bowl by Murray Walker (born 1937), 'April Fools Day' signed and dated to base 1982, 22 cm diameter
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Christopher Sanders (born 1952) teapot, decorated by Murray Walker (born 1937) with cat faces, 19.5 cm high
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Three pieces by Murray Walker (born 1937), all signed, largest 22 cm diameter
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Bowl by Errol Barnes (born 1941); and two other glazed pottery items, bowl 11.5 cm diameter (3)
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Three pieces of John Patrick (Tiwi artist, Bathurst Island, N.T) pottery items (3)
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Christopher Sanders (born 1952) bowl and tubular vase (a/f), vase 29 cm high (2)
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Christopher Sanders (born 1952) vase, 27 cm high
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Two pieces of ephemera including a leather decorated frame with hand coloured etching certificate; and one other, largest 74 cm high, 53 cm wide (2)
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Photograph of World War I soldier mounted in intricately carved tramp art wooden frame; and a framed collage of World War I ephemera, largest 83 x 65 cm (2)
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Murray Walker sculptural armchair constructed from found objects, armchair 150 cm high; Sepik River ceremonial chair carved with snakes and figure, 120 cm high; and one ram head skull (3)
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A group of assorted caricatures including spooner and tom glover
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James Gillray. A group of three prints including i) after Edwin Landseer (British, 1802-1873), Pointer & Setter, hand coloured engraving, 11 x 18 cm II) artist unknown, the hunters, 27 x 22 cm III) after James Gillray (British, 1757-1815), a corner near the bank; or an example for fathers, 32 x 24 cm
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Set of 32 hand painted wooden depression era chess pieces in decorated tobacco tin, circa 1930s (32)
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Artist Unknown (born 20th century), Youth, mixed media signed 'Mike M.' lower centre 74 x 31 cm
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Four acrylic on canvas artworks by Tiwi Island, Bathurst artists, largest 81 cm high, 30 cm wide (4)
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Pair of movie posters 'The Whole Naked Truth' and 'On the Loose' 72 x 30 cm (each)
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Framed exhibition poster for 'The SIO Great Exhibition of Victoria: Museum Victoria, August 23- November 3 1985' and two decorated blazers worn by staff members during the exhibition (3)
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Green wooden refrigerator trolley advertising fish fingers and Kraft chedder exhibited in 'The Great Exhibition' 1983-84, Museum of Victoria curated by Murray Walker; and two others, trolley 93 cm high, 77 cm wide, 31 cm deep (3)
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Four advertising signs including enamel signs for 'Monkey Brand' and 'Ladies', largest 20 x 46 cm (4)
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Cuming Smith sickle brand manures double sided enamel advertising sign, some loss 35.5 cm high, 57 cm wide
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Rustic childs bed base constructed from Ceylon dessicated coconut crates, one leg replaced, 32 cm high, 118 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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Three rustic wooden Benches, largest 214 cm long (3)
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Four rustic wooden pieces including 2 x cabinets; low table; one wooden sculptural piece; and one other, largest 63 cm high, 75 cm wide, 17 cm deep (5)
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White hinged lidded wooden box with two shell oil can dividers inside, 37 cm high, 53 cm wide, 27 cm deep
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Miners chair, circa 1880s with incorporated cognac box as seat, found by Murray Walker, Edenstown 1972, and four rustic chairs, various sizes, shapes and colours, including one wire framed chair, largest 88 cm high, 41 cm wide, 40 cm deep (5)
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Two depression style food safes from the Barossa Valley, in brown with green painted metal mesh, wardrobe 161 cm high, 110 cm wide, 58 cm deep (2)
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Eight bar stools, including one with shell oil crate seat, various sizes (8)
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Rustic wooden sideboard, constructed from 'Plume Oil' crates, 103 cm high, 108 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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Two depression era rustic wooden chairs, various colours, shapes and sizes, including one with a cushioned seat, and two others, largest 86 cm high, 62 cm wide, 53 cm deep (4)
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Two constructed metal mannequin busts (2)
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Three garden gnomes; twenty three ornamental metal tulip drink holders; and other garden ornaments (a lot)
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Collection of weather vanes and spinning wings bird garden ornaments, including a musical indonesian weather vane (lot)
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Kilim in red, yellow and green tones, 265 cm long, 172 cm wide
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Three kilim rugs, worn, largest 229 cm long, 73 cm wide (3)
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Collection of vintage copper kitchenware (a lot)
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A vintage suitcase, wooden washboard and two others (4)
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Collection of walking sticks including one made by Murray Walker (a lot)
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Leather saddle
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Collection of cigarette and cigar ephemera (a lot)
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Collection of cut out painted timber puzzles (a lot)
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Deborah Halpern teapot, 'Matador', initialled to base, 22 cm high
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Deborah Halpern jug, initialled to base, 14 cm high
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Three Deborah Halpern mugs, initialled to base, largest 11 cm high (3)
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Christopher Sanders lidded urn, signed and dated to base 1989 (a/f), 76 cm high
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Christopher Sanders (born 1952) conical vase, 16 cm high
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Christopher Sanders (born 1952) bowl and saucer, bowl 14 cm diameter (2)
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Chrisopher Sanders (born 1952) teapot and another, largest 22 cm high (2)
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Collection of christopher Sanders (born 1952) cups and saucers (5)
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Anne-Maria Plevier (born 1962) lidded jar, dated 2011, 30 cm high
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Anne-Maria Plevier (born 1962) teapot, dated 2004, 17.5 cm high
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Anne-Maria Plevier (born 1962) bowl, 28 cm diameter
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Collection of six Anne-Maria Plevier (born 1962) items (6)
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Framed naive artwork
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Samples for woodwork apprentices, 83 x 123 cm
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Collection of Papua New Guinean sculptures and masks (5)
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Clementine purantatameri, bark, 84 cm high, 82 cm wide
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Collection of wooden aboriginal artifacts, including 1 red shields (a lot)
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Aboriginal bark painting and woomera (2)
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Collection of Papua New Guinean artifacts including two large sculptuarl pieces depicting faces (a lot)
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Three aboriginal green stone axe heads (3)
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Collage Weg's weekend artwork; and artwork for seagram's imported whiskey, both framed, largest 54 cm high, 64 cm wide (2)
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Three bus/tram destination rolls, various sizes, largest approx. 4.2 metres long (3)
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Mirrored advertising sign 'R.H. Brooks', from Brooks Brothers Furniture Store, Smith Street Melbourne, in faded gilt lettering, some loss and damage, 31 cm high, 280 cm long, 4 cm deep
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Large rectangular enamel Bushells Tea advertising sign, some loss 61 cm high, 122 cm wide
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Large rectangular Lipton's Tea sign, some loss 61 cm high, 122 cm wide
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Enamel advertising sign for Commonwealth Fertilisers, 46 cm high, 60 cm wide
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Three Stephen Benwell (born 1953), decorative pottery pieces, largest 23 cm high (3)
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Stephen Benwell (born 1953) head-shaped teapot, 13 cm high
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Stephen Benwell (born 1953), chalice, signed to base, 13 cm high
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Stephen Benwell (born 1953), mug on legs, signed to base, 13 cm high
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Stephen Benwell (born 1953), mug on stand, signed to base, 15 cm high
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Stephen Benwell (born 1953) teapot, signed to base, 24 cm high
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Bowl by Murray Walker (born 1937), signed and dated 1982, 25 cm diameter
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Group of three plates by Murray Walker (born 1937), all signed and dated '1982' to base, largest 23.5 cm diameter (3)
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Two plates by Murray Walker (born 1937), signed and dated to base, 1980s, both 22 cm diameter (2)
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Large decoratively painted timber panel by Murray Walker, signed, 203 cm high, 19 cm wide
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Two Murray Walker pieces, both 149 cm high (2)
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Decoratively painted Murray Walker timber panel, signed verso, dated 2000, 96 cm long, 13.5 cm wide
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Murray Walker (born 1937) the bush battlers paradise 1966 woodcut 2/28 46 x 54 cm
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Murray Walker, high back sculptural chair constructed from found objects and a bushmans cello circa 1930s, chair 200 cm high, 91 cm wide, 51 cm deep (2)
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Murray Walker (born 1937) face mixed media on found object 41 x 44 cm
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