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Australian & Historical, Day 1 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:611
Sale Title:Australian & Historical, Day 1Lots with images:594
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:528
Date:28-Nov-2020
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Melrose Ware green glazed possum trough, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 11 cm high, 35 cm wide
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Melrose Ware green glazed possum jug, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 11 cm high, 20.5 cm wide
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Melrose Ware rare green glazed kangaroo bowl, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 11 cm high, 25 cm diameter
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Melrose Ware rare pair of bookends decorated with gum nuts and leaves, glazed in green, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 14.5 cm high
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Melrose Ware green glazed koala jug, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 14 cm high
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Melrose Ware green glazed koala jug, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 15 cm high
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Melrose Ware green glazed pottery jardiniere with gum leaf decoration, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 17.5 cm high, 19.5 cm diameter
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Melrose Ware cream glazed possum trough, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 11 cm high, 33 cm wide
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Melrose Ware blue 'Father Christmas' toby jug, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 19 cm high
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Melrose Ware red 'Father Christmas' toby jug, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 19 cm high
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Melrose Ware toby jug, stamped 'Melrose Ware, Australia', 18.5 cm high
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Melrose Ware female toby jug glazed in green and red, factory mark partially legible., 18 cm high
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Remued early pottery jug with applied gum nuts, branch handle and leaf, glazed in pink, blue and green, incised 'Remued, hand made, 17 cm high
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Remued Pottery vase attributed to Margaret Kerr with applied gum leaf branch and large size gum nuts, stunning early pink and lime green colourway, and a rare shape, incised 'Remued, hand made, 151M, 12 cm high, 18 cm diameter
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Remued unusual cylindrical pottery vase with early applied gum nuts and leaves, glazed in grey and green, incised 'Remued, 9.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter
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Remued Pottery vase, adorned with gum nuts and gum leaves, blue glazed ground with pink, green and yellow highlights, incised 'Remued, hand made, 193LM, 13.5high, 12.5 cm diameter
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Remued early and rare pottery jug decorated with branch handle, gum nuts and leaves and incised decoration, striking pink colourway, incised 'Remued, 10.5 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter
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Remued Pottery vase adorned with gum nuts and gum leaf, striking early pink and lime green colourway, incised 'Remued, 13.5 cm high, 13 cm wide
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Remued important and rare pottery vase with applied dragon decoration glazed in brown, green and orange, Museum quality trophy piece, undoubtedly the work of Allan James and castle Harris, incised 'Remued handmade, 28 cm high, 27 cm wide
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Remued Pottery vase with applied grapes, leaf and branch decoration, incised 'Remued 42LM, with original foil label plus additional 'J. Shaw, Ivanhoe' foil label, 20.5 cm high, 20 cm diameter
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Pamela cylindrical pottery vase with applied gum nuts and leaf, unusual pink, blue and green glazes, incised 'Pamela, hand made, 1934', 16.5 cm high
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Remued Pottery jug with windswept branch handle, unusual applied leaves and gum nut, early blue glaze decoration with caramel interior, incised 'Remued, 1933', 18 cm high
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Remued Pottery vase with applied branch handle, gum nut and unusual shaped leaves, early incised decoration around the shoulder, glazed in blue, green and brown, incised 'Remued, 13 cm high, 13.5 cm diameter
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Remued rare pottery vase with branch handle and two applied koalas, deeply incised and textured tree trunk form, thrown by Allan James with decoration by castle Harris, incised 'Remued 7LB, 23 cm high
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Remued Pottery vase with applied koala and branch on tree stump, incised 'Remued 7SB, 17 cm high
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Remued Pottery tree stump bowl with two applied koalas sitting on a branch, incised 'Remued 5B, 9 cm high, 20 cm diameter
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Remued rare and important pottery statue titled 'Morning Song', one of only four known Remued statues produced at the Oakover Road factory in Preston, this model bearing a striking resemblance to castle Harris, titled in pencil on the base, with original foil label, 25.5 cm high. Provenance: the berry collection, Youngs Auctions, 2008., $17,600 including buyers' premium
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Remued Pottery vase with applied skink decoration, incised 'Remued 37Z, 14 cm high, 7 cm diameter
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Remued Pottery jug, early shape with applied branch handle, gum nuts and leaf, glazed in blue, cream and green, incised 'Remued, 172/6M, 16 cm high
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Castle Harris pottery basket with applied fruit and leaves, incised 'Castle Harris, 29 cm wide
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Remued Pottery basket vase and two branch handle vases, all glazed in green, branch handled examples incised 'Remued', basket unsigned, the largest 16.5 cm high
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Marguerite Mahood reticulated pottery dragon bowl, incised 'Marguerite Mahood, T2439', 12 cm across
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Marguerite Mahood 'Isolation' pottery statue of a woman, signed in ink 'Marguerite Mahood, Isolation, '48', incised code 2543, on later wooden plinth, 25 cm high
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Marguerite Mahood dragon and egg vase, signed 'M. Mahood, 7 cm high, 9.5 cm wide
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Marguerite Mahood pierced pottery compote, incised 'Marguerite Mahood TN1690', with monogram, 11 cm high, 18 cm diameter
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Philippa James pottery vase, grey-green ground with blue and pink applied gum leaf protruding above the rim, pink glaze interior, incised 'Philippa James, 16.5 cm high
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Philippa James pottery vase with applied gum leaf and gum nuts, blue and mauve ground with pink interior, incised 'Philippa James, 10.5 cm high
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Philippa James pottery vase, blue glaze ground adorned with two applied gum leaves, incised 'Philippa James, 10.5 cm high
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Philippa James pottery vase with applied gum nuts and leaf, incised 'Philippa James, 9.5 cm high
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Philippa James pottery vase with applied gum nuts and leaf on mauve ground, incised 'Philippa James, 10.5 cm high
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William Ferry (Victoria Art Pottery) rare grotesque glazed in green, stamped 'W. F. Vap, 14 cm high, 15 cm long
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William Ferry (Burmantofts) pottery grotesque, factory mark to base, 13.5 cm high
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McHugh green glazed pottery frog, 9.5 cm high, 16 cm long
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John Campbell pottery 'Tasmania' map pin tray, incised 'John Campbell, Launceston, 11 x 11.5 cm
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Bendigo Pottery shell shaped soap dish with applied frog decoration, 13.5 cm wide
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Bendigo Pottery vase with brown glaze, 12.5 cm high
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McHugh green glazed pottery cream jug, incised 'McHugh, Tasmania, 8 cm high, 9 cm wide
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Merric Boyd tall pottery vase decorated with Australian landscape, an exceptional example of Boyd's workmanship, painted in the round with evocative landscape including clusters of gumtrees, mountain ranges and brooding storm clouds. One of the earliest and finest examples seen in our rooms. Exhibited at NGV, incised 'Merric Boyd, 1916', 25 cm high, 11.5 cm diameter
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Grace Seccombe koala tree stump vase, incised 'G. S. Aus, 10 cm high
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Grace Seccombe pottery kookaburra pipe stand, incised 'G. S. Aus, 7 cm high, 12 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe rare pottery float bowl with flower aid in the form of an Illawarra flame tree seed pod, incised 'Grace Seccombe, N.S.W, 8 cm high, 23 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe pottery kookaburra serviette ring, incised 'G. S. Aus, 5 cm high, 8.5 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe blue fairy wren and ladybug dish, decorated with gum leaves, rare, incised 'Grace Seccombe, N.S.W. Australia, 12 cm high, 12 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe pottery seal dish, incised 'G. S. Aus, 9 cm high, 13 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe pair of baby finch pottery condiments, incised 'G. S. Aus, 4.5 cm high
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Grace Seccombe pottery figural group of kookaburras on fence, inscription across base, no visible signature, 9.5 cm high, 14 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe large pottery koala tree stump vase, no visible signature, 21.5 cm high
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Grace Seccombe pottery tree stump dish with three kookaburras, incised 'Grace Seccombe N.S.W. Australia, 7.5 cm high, 13.5 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe pottery leaf dish with two koalas, incised 'G.S., ?6.5 cm high, 12.5 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe penguin statue titled 'Taronga Zoo Sydney', 13 cm high
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Grace Seccombe (attributed) pair of koala condiments, not signed, 8 cm high
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Grace Seccombe (attributed) pair of kookaburra condiments, not signed, 6.5 cm high
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Grace Seccombe style group of four koala condiments, two stamped 'Made in Japan, 8 cm high
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Grace Seccombe style group of three koala dishes, no factory marks, ?8 cm high, 11 cm diameter
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Grace Seccombe style kookaburra statues (two items), no factory marks, ?8 cm high
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Grace Seccombe style 'Seven little Australians' kookaburra dish, 11 cm high, 16 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe style mother and baby koala statue, ?13 cm high
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Grace Seccombe style 'Seven little Australians' pair of kookaburra bookends, 15.5 cm high
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Grace Seccombe style pair of kookaburra bookends, ?14 cm high
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Grace Seccombe style ashtray with two kookaburras, 11 cm wide
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Grace Seccombe style kookaburra statue, 14 cm high
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Jolliff (F. E. Cox) hand-built pottery vase with leaf decoration, glazed in blue and green, incised 'Jolliff, F. E. C. 1932', 15 cm high, 15 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd, John Perceval & Neil Douglas Murrumbeena pottery lidded jug with lyre bird and forest motif, incised 'Arthur Merric Boyd, Douglas + Perceval, 17.5 cm high
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas hand-painted pottery plate, titled and signed verso 'The Primeval bush Australia, Ironbark Scrub Tarnagulla, Neil Douglas', incised 'Arthur Merric Boyd, 25 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd hand-painted rooster pottery dish, incised 'Arthur Merric Boyd, 22 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric & Neil Douglas hand-painted pottery charger with Aboriginal scene, incised 'A. M. Boyd Pottery, Neil Douglas, 1953', 35 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery vase with kangaroos and emus in Australian bush landscape, incised 'A. M. B., Neil Douglas, 1951', rare., 23.5 cm high
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Arthur Merric Boyd impressive pottery charger with mythical tiger motif, incised 'Arthur Merric Boyd '48, Amb, 41.5 cm diameter
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John Perceval & Arthur Merric Boyd important hand-painted coffee set, signed 'Perceval, AMB, the pot 27 cm high. Exhibited at the National Gallery Victoria, October 2014 - March 2015
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John Perceval important tile top coffee table painted with quince motif, comprising ten tiles, signed upper left 'J. Perceval '50', 36 cm high, 81 cm wide, 33.5 cm deep., Exhibited National Gallery of Victoria, October 2014 - March 2015
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Neil Douglas hand-painted tile with bounding kangaroo in landscape, signed lower right 'Neil Douglas, 15 x 15 cm
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Neil Douglas hand-painted tile with kangaroo in landscape, signed lower right 'N. D., 15 x 15 cm
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery ramekin with kangaroos in landscape, incised 'A. M. Boyd, 6 cm high, 16 cm wide
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery teacup with kangaroo in bush landscape, signed 'A. M. Boyd, Neil Douglas, 6.5 cm high, 14.5 cm wide
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery teacup with Australian wildflowers, signed 'Neil Douglas, ?6 cm high, 14 cm wide
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas impressive and large lidded carafe, superbly painted with goanna and kangaroos in landscape, a museum quality piece, incised 'A. M. Boyd Pottery, Neil Douglas, 41.5 cm high
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery bowl decorated with two large kangaroos, incised 'Arthur Merric Boyd, 3.5 cm high, 17.5 cm diameter. Provenance: The Estate of Danila Vassilieff
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery dish with wild orchids and kangaroo, signed 'A. M. B., Australia, 10.5 diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery dish with lyre bird in bush scene, signed 'A. M. B., 10.5 diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery dish with kangaroos in Australian landscape, signed 'Early summer Days, Tarrawingee, Australia, Neil Douglas', incised 'A. M. Boyd, 11.5 diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery dish with rare galah and gum blossom decoration, signed 'Neil Douglas', incised 'A. M. Boyd, 10.5 diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery dish with single kangaroo in bush landscape, signed 'Neil Douglas', incised 'A. M. B, 10.5 diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery dish with single kangaroo in farm landscape, incised 'A. M. Boyd, 12 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery dish with single kangaroo in outback landscape, signed 'Neil Douglas, Beyond the last fence, Jindabadgerie Scrubs, Yillyalla range, Australia, ?13 cm diameter
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Neil Douglas (attributed) pottery dish decorated with birds and gum blossoms, signature illegible, ?12.5 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery ramekin with lyre bird decoration, signed 'Neil Douglas, Australia', incised 'A. M. B., 15 cm wide
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery ramekin with lyre bird decoration on green ground, signed 'Neil Douglas, Australia', incised 'A. M. B., 14.5 cm wide
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery ramekin with lyre bird decoration on pink and blue ground, incised 'A. M. B., 16 cm wide
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Arthur Merric Boyd & Neil Douglas pottery saucer with blue fern border, incised 'Neil Douglas, a. M. B., 15 cm diameter
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Arthur Merric Boyd set of six pottery ramekins, incised 'A.M.B., 13 cm wide
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