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Decorative Arts, Day 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:779
Sale Title:Decorative Arts, Day 2Lots with images:710
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:698
Date:7-Nov-2021
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Balance of collection, assorted tribal adornments, currency shell money, beads and feathers, bowl lime gourd etc, Papua New Guinea, (13 items)
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An African tribal vessel with figurative carving, ivory, 19th/20th century, 24 cm high
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An African mask with orange forehead and slit eyes, carved wood and natural earth pigments, Adouma tribe, Gabon, 28 cm high. Provenance: The Joseph Greenberg collection
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A tribal arm band, carved wood and fibre with remains of natural earth pigments, early 20th century, 10 cm high
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Group of four tribal artefacts and ornaments, Papua New Guinea and African, 20th century, the largest 45 cm long
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A Maori patu, carved wood and paua shell, 20th century, 40 cm long
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A group of nine assorted African tribal carvings, 20th century, the largest 50 cm high
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Two conch shells with Aboriginal painted decoration, 20th century, (2 items), the larger 17 cm high, 21 cm long, 18.5 cm deep.
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A carved cow skull ornament, 20th century, 51 cm high, 40 cm wide
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A tribal drum, carved and painted wood, Pacific Islands, 20th century, 111 cm high
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Four tribal walking sticks, Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands, 20th century, the largest 113 cm high
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Four carved stone tribal idols, Central American and Southeast Asian, the largest 11 cm high
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A double-sided statue, carved wood, unknown origin, 20th century, 36 cm high
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Three dinosaur claw fossil specimens, the largest 11 cm wide overall
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Mineral specimens, stone eggs, leaf fossil, stone statue, glass bowl and egg shaped treen box, 19th/20th century and archaic, the dish 32 cm across
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Mineral specimens housed in a timber display box, the box 39 cm wide
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Duke of Wellington carving set with ivory handles carved with bust portraits of the Duke, English, mid 19th century, the knife 40.5 cm long
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A pair of antique Spanish carved wooden stirrups, 17 cm high, 20 cm wide, 14 cm deep
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An impressive antique English measuring jug, coopered oak barrel construction with hand-made copper fittings, 19th century, 58 cm high, 46 cm wide
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An assortment of bone, ivory, tortoiseshell ornaments and fragments, a restorer's delight, 19th and 20th century, (quantity).
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An antique cast iron doorstop with black painted finish, 19th century, 38 cm high
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Dollond of London travelling sighting compass mounted in original mahogany case, early 19th century, the silvered dial 13 cm diameter
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An antique Austrian brass sighting compass in wooden travelling box, 19th century, engraved 'E. Krafp & Sohne, in Wein, no. 318', the dial 10 cm diameter
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An antique pocket compass by J. Wardale & Co. In original case, 19th century.
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An antique pocket barometer by Arnold Ryde, 19th century, 6.5 cm high
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Beck microscope model No.29, in original case with instruction booklet and slides, early 20th century, 31 cm high
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Troughton & Simms antique sighting level in original mahogany case, made for Kilpatrick & Co. Melbourne No.660, 19th century, the case 42 cm wide
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Cooke, Troughton & Simms standard English transit 5 inch Vernier theodolite in original mahogany case with additional leather field case and tripod stand, early 20th century, 39 cm wide
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Troughton Simms of London Wye 5 inch Vernier theodolite in original mahogany case, late 19th century, the case 30.5 cm wide
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A vintage solid brass plane table Alidade with directional ruler and built-in compass base, early to mid 20th century, 35 cm wide
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Gunthers chain antique measure, 66 feet long in one hundred links, used up until the 1870s as a standard measure for surveying land
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Odhner calculator, rare late 19th century example, which was used exclusively by survey professionals, 35 cm wide
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An antique theodolite in original mahogany box and leather field case, 19th century, the case 47 cm wide
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Surveyor's vintage measuring staff, early 20th century, 6 feet to 16 feet
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Surveyor's field equipment including, 66 foot field tape by Chesterman of Sheffield, two plumb bobs, two Vernier clinometers (one stamped A.E. Parsons of Melbourne), pocket tape measure and spring balance, (7 items)
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Surveyor's office equipment including Vernier callipers, slide rule, parallel rule, protractor in mahogany case, adjustable dividers, and a drawing set by Cooke Troughton & Simms, (6 items)
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Tangent Galvanometer No.3844 by W.G. Pye & Co. Cambridge of England, on adjustable mahogany stand, early 20th century, 21 cm high
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Insulation Testing and Fault Locating set with Paul's pivoted moving coil galvanometer stamped 'Robt. W. Paul', late 19th century. 13 cm high, 26 cm wide, 18 cm deep
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Robert W. Paul Pivoted moving coil Galvanometer No.2701, circa 1917; together with a French brass cased Amp meter, (2 items), 10 cm and 6 cm diameter
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An antique English gas/arc display in glass dome on mahogany base, late 19th century, 26 cm high
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Network Frequency control Switch on cast iron base by 'The Cambridge Scientific instrument Co.', circa 1887, 20 cm high, 27 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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Two Network Frequency control Switches on mahogany bases by 'Muirhead & Co. Westminster', and 'Robert W. Paul' of London, late 19th century, the cased example 25 cm wide
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Scientific cutting instrument on mahogany stand, 19th century, 13 cm wide
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Collection of assorted antique and vintage locks, keys and clock keys, 19th and 20th century, (quantity).
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A collection of 33 of assorted antique door keys
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A collection of 119 assorted antique and vintage furniture and box keys, 19th and 20th century
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Collection of assorted locks and keys, 19th and 20th century, (quantity)
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An antique lawyer's wig stand, cast metal and oak, 19th century, 45 cm high
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An antique sewing kit in original plush fitted leather case, 19th century, the case 15 cm wide
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Antique egg scales with rare coloured enamel dial, 19th century, 24 cm high
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R.W. Winfield Birmingham No.170 antique postal scales, stamped 'January 13, 1840', 16.5 cm high
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I. Wilkinson antique sovereign scales, brass and timber with original lithograph paper instructions, 19th century, the case 13.5 cm wide
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French postage letter scales with Art Nouveau metal base, 14 cm high
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Salter No.II letter balance scales, cast iron with enamel dial and brass top, 19th century, 17.5 cm high
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Salter No.II letter balance scales, cast iron with brass dial and brass top, 19th century, a€‹17.5 cm high
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Antique brass postal scales on marble base with weights, 19th century, 23 cm wide
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Antique brass postal scales on timber base with weights, 19th century, a€‹30.5 cm wide
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Pharmacy scales and weights, 20th century, 34 cm high, 31 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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Assorted antique and vintage weights including bell weights and a set of 'N.G. Brown' Melbourne cased scientific weights and a mixed lot of graduated weights, (quantity. Approx. 60 items)
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Two antique can openers together with four assorted cork screws, 19th and 20th century, (6 items), the largest 16 cm high
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Vintage and antique cigarette lighters, Zippo lighter and novelty ashtrays, 19th and 20th century, (12 items), the Dewar's porcelain example 12 cm diameter
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Cuttthroat straight razors in original boxes, together with two pairs of antique spectacles in original pocket cases, 19th century, (5 items) three antique cutthroat straight razors in original boxes, together with two pairs of antique spectacles in original pocket cases, 19th century, (5 items)
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Tins & advertising. An assorted lot including 'Nugget boot Polish', 'Peterson & Co. Ceylon Tea', 'Edwards & Co's cocoa Essence' and others, 19th and early 20th century, (16 items)
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Car badge, car mascot, hand clip, two pairs of antique scissors and two antique hand tools, 19th and 20th century, (7 items), the largest 18 cm long
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Six assorted antique and vintage stoneware jars and bottles including 'Poison, Fergusson's Arsenate of Lead', 'Suddeth smoke Mixture No.1', and a bed warmer by 'Thomas Webb & Sons, Melbourne', 19th and 20th century, the bed warmer 31 cm high
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An antique oak and brass coffee grinder by J. A. Maus, 19th century, 34 cm high
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Dewar's Whisky antique enamel and tin advertising sign, 19th/20th century, 100 x 76 cm
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'Sunlight soap Saves the Clothes', antique enamel and tin advertising sign, late 19th/early 20th century. Rare, 175 x 107 cm
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Bovril antique tin enamel advertising sign 'Best tip for the Weak. Buy Bovril', early 20th century, 154 x 102 cm
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'Wills's early bird Tobacco' painted chalk ware point of sale advertising statue, late 19th century, 30 cm high
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An antique book press, cast iron with black and gilt painted finish, 19th century, 135 cm high, 40 cm wide, 25 cm deep, (heavy!)
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Two European green glass wine bottles, one of oval form with carrying handle, silver plated collar and cork stopper; the other 18th French style with music box fitted to the base; along with a framed landscape watercolour with label to the back 'Joyce. E. Simondson' watercolourist, (3 items), the largest 22 cm high
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Two pairs of vintage calisthenics clubs, one pair with ebonised polished finish, the second pair in mahogany, early 20th century, (4 items), 60 cm high
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An antique cigarette box in the form of a crocodile, cast metal with chrome finish, early 20th century, with internal compartments labelled 'Cigarettes' and 'Matches' with striking pad, 24 cm long
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Collection of advertising tins, packets and match box labels etc, including razor blades with contents, 19th and 20th century, (34 items)
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Studs, jewellery, ornaments, enamel tea spoon, pocket scales, advertising ware, etc, 19th and 20th century, (quantity).
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Five assorted vintage and antique hip flasks, 19th and 20th century, the largest 18 cm high
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Three assorted antique cast metal letter clips, 19th and early 20th century, the largest 14.5 cm high
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An antique American 7 inch standard globe on turned oak stand by Replogle globes of Chicago, 38 cm high
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John bell pair of English antique ice skates, blades stamped 'Rodgers Bros. Sheffield, John Bell', 25 cm long
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An antique tin, brass and iron ship's lantern, circa 1900, by J. P. Marrian & Co. Naval brass Founders & lamp makers, Birmingham, 29 cm high
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Three lignum vitae police truncheons, all with ring turned hand grips and leather lanyards, 20th century, the largest 40 cm long
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Four vintage police truncheons, 20th century, the largest 54 cm long
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Four police truncheons and night sticks, one leather covered and lead shot filled, another made of early vulcanized rubber, one a hard wood loose head truncheon, and a novelty tourist truncheon, 20th century, the largest 54 cm long
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Police truncheon with hand-painted Queen Victorian Royal cypher, 'County of Nottingham 357', circa 1880, 47 cm long
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A Georgian VI stained hardwood police truncheon with transfer printed Royal cypher, early 20th century, 39 cm long
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Queen Victoria hand-painted wood police truncheon with Royal cypher 'IV. V.R. St Martins', circa 1880, 46.5 cm long
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'Wostenholm's' Sheffield England boxed set of carving utensils, comprising of 3 knives, 1 sharpening steel and 2 carving forks, stainless steel with sterling silver collars and antler handles, early 20th century, the box 47 cm wide, 22 cm deep
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Six assorted brass bells, antique candlestick and bugle, 19th and 20th century, (8 items), the bugle 31 cm long
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Governor Apry vintage chalkware point of sale advertising statue, early 20th century, 46 cm high
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An American terracotta cigar container, in the form of a wooden barrel, the lid handle depicting the head of a young black boy wearing a top hat, early 20th century, 25 cm high
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Assorted telescopes, 2 of pocket size with leather carrying cases, one four drawer card tube telescope, together with a vintage pair of brass opera glasses, (4 items), the largest 27 cm when closed
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Three pairs of German leather cased binoculars, the largest pair made by 'Carl Zeiss' (Jena model), the others by 'Zenith Tempest' and 'Hartmann-Optik', 20th century, the largest pair 20 cm high, 22 cm wide in case.
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A pair of gilt painted cast iron countertop shop weighing scales with seven graduated weights, along with a graduated set of brass cylinder form weights on wooden stand, early 20th century, 15 items, the scales 20.5 cm high, 37 cm wide, 30 cm deep
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A miniature oak cased three bottle tantalus set with key; and a cigarette/cigar table box, oak and silver plate, early 20th century, (2 items), the tantalus 19 cm high, 21 cm wide, 9 cm deep
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Otis King leather cased pocket calculator with instructions marked 'Made in England'; together with an oak boxed set of travelling gold scales, 2 leather cased pocket drinking and cutlery sets, a boxed bloodletting set, and a mahogany boxed monocular microscope, late 19th and early 20th century, (6 items), the boxed microscope 7 cm high, 22 cm wide, 9 cm deep
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Nine decorative desk document clips, late 19th century and early 20th century, (9 items), the largest 13 cm long, 5 cm wide
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Mortuary waste bin, painted metal with zinc insert, early 20th century, 46 cm high
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Copper and brass jugs, antique bell, 'Virol' antique ceramic pot, Royal Crown ornament, Aboriginal porcelain plaques, condiment and miniature jug, 19th and 20th century, (9 items), the bell 19 cm high
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A tin of assorted sundries including plumb bobs, tools, spoons etc
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