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Sculpture/Statuary — Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House: Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded: 7
Lots with images: 7
Prices available: 7
Category: Sculpture/Statuary





Lot Description Price Image
*** Robert Prenzel (1866-1941) Cedar Panel Kookaburra Carving On Eucalypt Branch With Gumnuts. German born, arrived in Melbourne l888. 38 x 22cm, incised signature and date lower right (1916) ***
*** Rare Captain Cook Wax Relief: Thomas R.Poole (active 1791-1815) wax portrait relief of Captain James Cook, in oval wood frame overall 23 x 20 cm. Manuscript label on verso 'Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, Modelled by T.R.Poole, Medallion Modeller to His Roy..'. Ex Mary Bate collection of Wax portrait Reliefs. {There are three examples of Thomas Poole's wax profiles in the National Portrait Gallery, London} ***
*** Leonard Shillam (1915-2005), wooden carved sculpture of a modernist horse. 60 x 28 x 17 cm ***
*** Black Forest Bear Carving, c1900, a double carved black bear statue of papa and baby bear catching a salmon. Rarely seen in this size, carved from one piece of wood. 70 cm long, 65 cm high, weight (a lot) ***
*** Bronze Plaque, engraved France - Angleterre 1923, and on reverse Raymond Sentubery, 48 x 70mm. Very attractive and scarce. Designed by P.Vannier, similar to the commemorative Winner's Plaque he designed for the 1906 Athens Olympics, with front showing Olympic winner over Athens Stadium with Acropolis at left, reverse showing Fame flying over laurel tree with Greek temple at right. [The first match between France and England was a friendly played at Paris, England won 4-1] ***
*** Negro Cast Iron Bust Statuette c1900, a familiar face in pubs, restaurants and clubs, used as a counter-top display to hold business cards. Rare and very collectible. All original paint with great patina. Very good condition. ***
*** 1971 ‘Homage to Aviation Pioneers’ a circular bronze plaque by Dufresne with montages of early gliders, aeroplanes & balloons, with names of pioneers (Bleriot, Curtiss, Santos Dumont, Wright, etc.) around circumference (137mm, #31/250) ***

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