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Art — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Art
- Prints - Posters (677)
- Watercolours, Other Works on Paper (157)
- Zother (24)
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| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Nicolas-Martin Petit (1777-1804), Terre de Diemen : Oui-re-kine, copper-plate engraving from the Baudin Expedition 'Voyages de Decouvertes...', Paris, 1807, 31.5 x 24 cm. Oui-re-kine, was an inhabitant of the area of Port Jackson. | *** |  |
| *** | Henry Teesdale Van-Diemens Land Engraved by J. Dover, 1831 steel engraving with some hand colouring overall 46 x 37 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Charles Alexander Lesueur (1778 - 1846), Nouvelle-Hollande: Terre d'Endracht. Cabanes des naturels de la Presqu'ile Peron, copper plate engraving, 1807, 14.5 x 21 cm (image), plate 35 in the Voyage de Decouvertes aux Terres Australes. Native huts. Peron… | *** |  |
| *** | Johann Theodor de Bry (1528 - 1598), Caryphyll being plate Cxiii from 'Florilegium Renovatum', circa 1641 copper engraving, superbly hand-coloured, 28 x 19 cm (image); attractively framed and glazed, overall 50 x 39 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Richard Dighton (1796-1880), attributed, Profile Portrait of a Gentleman in Landscape, watercolour, in a fine period rosewood frame with gilt slip and glass, 33 x 26 cm, 47 x 39 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | The Work of Edwin W. Slater (England, Australia, b.1875), A folio of Slater's original pencil, pen and ink and watercolour artworks on paper, mostly dated 1900 - 1908 before he emigrated to Australia. The majority of these works depict buildings or scenes… | *** |  |
| *** | Tony Abbott 'Hopeless' poster, colour lithograph, by Michael Agzarian, 2015, 762 x 44 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | Keith Haring [1958-90] Into 84 Exhibition poster for the Haring show at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York (Dec.83 - Jan.'84). 89 x 59 cm. One of Haring's most iconic lithographic images, this piece features choreographer Bill T. Jones from a… | *** |  |
| *** | Cover Artwork For 'Digest of Digests' Magazine: image for July edition showing a lady clutching Koala bears in her arms, 52 x 37 cm, on board. | *** |  |
| *** | Cover Artwork For 'Digest of Digests' Magazine: image for December edition showing a humorous Christmas Eve scene, 50 x 37 cm, on board, c.1950s. | *** |  |
| *** | John Callow (1822 - 1878), the old stone bridge, watercolour, 22 x 33 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Maritime Subjects: 'Evening' by Gerald Maurice Burn; 'The Old Moorings, Williamstown' by William Hunter; two pencil and watercolour sketches, both dated 1883 and initialled 'H.F.'. (4 items). | *** |  |
| *** | Marlene Dietrich (1901 - 1992) strong original signature on vintage 'Paramount' publicity postcard. Besides her iconic film roles, Dietrich was known for her humanitarian efforts during World War II, housing German and French exiles, providing financial… | *** |  |
| *** | Mill Reef, original pastel 'Mill Reef' by Helen Preiss, signed lower right and dated '78', framed and glazed, overall 70 x 60 cm. (mill Reef was European horse of the year 1971 after winning the Epsom Derby and Prix deael Arc de Triomphe. Leading sire in… | *** |  |
| *** | 'A Chart of Captn. Carteret's Discoveries at New Britain, with part of Captn. Cook's Passage Thro Endeavour Streights & of Captn. Dampiers Tract & Discoviers in 1699 & 1700 at New Guinea & New Britain', engraved map published by Alexander Hogg (London,… | *** |  |
| *** | Empire Marketing board poster RBF1, 'A Raft of Canadian timber Approaching the mill', lithograph in colours, overall 76 x 51 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Framed and glazed Talacko, Judith (Judy) (1942-) oil on board titled ' Winter Frolic', signed and dated '1996' to the lower right | *** |  |
| *** | Talacko, Judith (Judy) (1942-), oil on board, titled 'Petite Paddlers', framed, glazed, signed and dated '1996' to the lower right | *** |  |
| *** | Clifton Pugh (1924-90), 'Morning flight of the owl' (triptych No. 3) colour screenprint, signed lower right 'Clifton' and endorsed A/P, 75 x 56 cm. Edition of 40 + 10 artist's proofs and three workshop proofs | *** |  |
| *** | Poster, 'Lynch Family Bellringers', attractive poster with pictures in blue and text in red, printed by F.W.Niven, Melbourne, overall 38 x 101 cm. Stunning early Australian poster | *** |  |
| *** | Stevengraphs and silk pictures. Group of (4) framed or mounted 19th century silks with accompanying book 'The Price Guide to Stevegraphs'. Noted, Railway stevengraph with caption and original label verso. (5 items) | *** |  |
| *** | c1964 'Fly Qantas, British Exhibition Australia 1964' three coloured screen print, size 48 x 37 cm, slight crease to top left corner otherwise condition A; 'Qantas Merry Christmas Australia's Round-the-World Airline' colourful screen printed poster, size… | *** |  |
| *** | 1960s-80s Qantas travel posters, size 64 x 100 cm for Japan; size 36 x 50 cm (7) for Australia, Pacific Islands, India, Greece, Vienna, Malaysia & America; size 31 x 49 cm (3) for Southern Cross Route, Sydney direct & London direct. Condition A/B. (11… | *** |  |
| *** | circus posters: posters reprinted by circus world Museum in 1960: - 'The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth'; 'Al G. Barnes Wild Animal circus'; 'Ringling Bros, Army of 50 Clowns'; 'Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros, Automobile Double Forward… | *** |  |
| *** | Maidie Mcgowan (1906-?), Australia, Britain 'Seated Nude', oil on artists board 36 x 26 cm framed and signed lower left with initials M Mc | *** |  |
| *** | C1930s advertising poster for 'Loterie Nationale', France, artwork by Lucien Boucher for Le Belier printers Paris, Linen backed in excellent condition, very attractive poster, 38 x 54 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 1949 poster, 'Tex Morton, the Greatest and Most Versatile Entertainer of Our Time, on Stage in Person, 3 Complete Shows in One! Singing! Shooting! Hypnotism!', printed in Christchurch for his 1949 New Zealand Tour, linen-backed, size 38 x 101 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | L. Ledochowski (sometimes incorrectly spelled 'Leducyhowski') Australian pair of oil paintings, 'Dogs' and 'Kookaburras' 22 x 29 cm and 35 x 24 cm image size framed and signed lower right (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Spanish travel posters, all 66 x 100 cm, all different photographic subjects with information in English, tape reinforcing to back edges, some minor faults. (6 items) | *** |  |
| *** | 1960s-80s Qantas travel posters, size 64 x 100 cm for Japan; size 36 x 50 cm (7), for Australia, Pacific Islands, India, Greece, Vienna, Malaysia and America; size 31 x 49 cm (3), for Southern cross Route, Sydney direct and London direct. Condition A/B.… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Sir Douglas Mawson's Antarctic Expeditions' limited edition poster (257/500) from the 'Great Moments' series, with nine signatures includong Sir Edmund Hillary, Dr Alf Howard and Dr Phillip Law | *** |  |
| *** | C1930 travel poster 'The Chhattar Manzil Lucknow, See India', artwork by S.S.C., printed in India for the Government of India by the Bolton fine Art offset litho Bombay, colour lithograph, linen-backed, size 64 x 100 cm. Also c1960s travel poster… | *** |  |
| *** | Leon William Hanson (1918- ): Princes Bridge, Melbourne, oil on board, signed lower left, framed, overall 45 x 38 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Leo Melpi (1940- ), Waringarri Aboriginal artist, synthetic polymer paint on canvas titled 'Fish' | *** |  |
| *** | Tung XIn (Chinese, 19th century) 'Fishing at Willow Creek', watercolour scroll in the Sung style, painted c1870. 150 x 44 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Thomas Worth (American, 1834-1917), lithographs from the overtly racist 'Darktown' series - 'Black Duck Shooting', 'A Sharp Rifle' and 'A Fall From Grace'; two published by Currier & Ives (New York, 1882-83), all window mounted, each 50 x 40 cm. (3 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Picart, Bernard. 'Instrumens Qui Servent a La Circoncision', steel engraving, c1725, signed in plate at lower left; 35 x 22.5 cm. Bernard Picart (1673-1733) was a French engraver, Son of Etienne Picart, also an engraver. He was born in Paris and died in… | *** |  |
| *** | Picart, Bernard, Untitled (Instruments of Jewish Ritual), copper engraving 1733, depicting a sabbath lamp, matzoh, lulav & etrog, a ram's horn, etc., 35 x 22.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 1921-22 motivational posters, all published by Parker-Holladay Co, Chicago: 'Why?'; 'Help Keep the Wheels On'; 'The Importance of Politeness'; 'Cheerfullness!'; 'The Power of Faith'; 'Why Cheat Yourself?'; & 'Let's Get Together'. Colour lithographs,… | *** |  |
| *** | Framed and glazed colour poster of 'Record of the Australian Imperial Force in the Great War, 4th Aug 1914 - 28th June 1919', printed by Osboldstone & Co, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | 'Australia. East Coast - broken Bay, Surveyed by Capt Drinkwater Bethune Cb and Capt J.Lort Stokes RN in HMS Conway and Acheron', hand-coloured engraved map, published at the Hydrographic office of the Admiralty Feby 28th 1853 (London), window mounted,… | *** |  |
| *** | 'in Commemoration of the Establishment of steam Navigation between Great Britain and America, This engraving of the magnificent steam Ship, the Great Western', restrike etching, originally drawn by Samuael Walters (1851), framed and glazed, overall 92 x… | *** |  |
| *** | John Darbyshire (1911- ), 'Country gold Town, Maldon', oil on board, inscribed verso: 'Country gold Town'/ by John Darbyshire/ Maldon, 61 x 91.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Emile Minier (1840-1895), a lithograph from the supplement to the Graphic summer number (1888), Rivals. Beautifully framed, full colour, all in wonderful condition | *** |  |
| *** | Empire Marketing board poster SWB27, 'Buy home Produced Bacon', artwork by Frederick C.Herrick (1887-1970), lithograph in colours, overall 51 x 76 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 'Cricket at Lord's in 1822', attractive lithograph published c1900, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 58 x 51 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Michael Schumacher, original oil painting by Claude Fantauzzo, oil on canvas, signed by Michael Schumacher, overall 76 x 51 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Lithographs: Good selection of cricket coloured etchings & lithographs, all mounted in coloured card for framing. Note 'Cricket at Moulsey Hurst' art work by R.Wilson (c1890 London); 'Veteran Cricketers' (John Lillywhite & H.H.Stephenson) c1871 from The… | *** |  |
| *** | Maciej Urbaniec (Polish, 1925 - 2004), Cyrk (Circus juggler), lithograph in colours, 1970s, 'Rsw 'Prasa' Bydg. 3766' at lower left, 97 x 67 cm. also, another Cyrk poster of the same period. (2 items) | *** |  |
| *** | P. Thomson, (Parisian Street Scene), oil on canvas board, signed lower right 'P. Thomson', 47 x 55 cm, 55 x 63 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | Adrien Manglard (1695 - 1760) Prospetto interno dell'Antiteatro Flavio, chiamato Coloseo dalla Statua Colossale, che era nel Capo della via Sacra. Copper engraving, dated 1753 30 x 55 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 1971 Scanlens 'Footballers' poster - Melbourne: Paul Rowlands, poster #2 [1/24]. Rare. | *** |  |
| *** | 1971 Scanlens 'Footballers' poster - South Melbourne: John Murphy, poster #12 [1/24]. Rare. | *** |  |
| *** | 1971 Scanlens 'Footballers' poster - Collingwood: Graeme Jenkin, poster #18 [1/24]. Rare. | *** |  |
| *** | T. Clay & E. Scriven, the Rt Honble Lord Collingwood, vice Admiral of the red, Commander in chief, of his Majesty's ships and vessels in the Mediterranean, c.&c.&c..., engraving, published August 1806, 56 x 38 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Major General Charles George Gordon (Late Governor General of Sudan), antique colour lithograph in period birdseye maple frame. Printed by Troedel & Co., Melbourne. 34 x 29 cm, 46 x 41 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | David Perry (1933 - 2015), 'Whoever you vote for a Politician always gets in. Vote Informal', screenprint, 1969, 49 x 38 cm; framed 50 x 39 cm overall. Designed by Perry for the 1969 Federal Election. | *** |  |
| *** | Artist unknown, (Four-masted barque), oil on canvas, early 20th century, 54 x 84 cm; framed 65 x 95 cm overall. | *** |  |
| *** | John T. Parry (active 1860s), landscape with stone bridge, watercolour, signed lower right, 30 x 48 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Nicolas-Martin Petit (1777-1804), Terre de Diemen : Bara-Ourou., copper-plate engraving from the Baudin Expedition 'Voyages de Decouvertes...', Paris, 1807, 31.5 x 24 cm. Portrait of an Aboriginal man from Oyster Bay on Maria Island off the east coast of… | *** |  |
| *** | Motor trade: an original 'Exide Batteries' poster (1926); a 'Keep Bros. & wood Pty Ltd, Batman Street, West Melbourne c.1930s trade catalogue; various unused motor-trade related advertising blotters (golden Fleece, Aero-Press, shell motor oil, etc.) | *** |  |
| *** | I.) Henry Winkles (1,800-1860), Melbourne From The Botanical Gardens, coloured engraving, 15 x 20 cm, 32 x 36 cm overall, and, II.) J.J. Crew, Burke & Wills Monument, Melbourne, coloured engraving, 16 x 15 cm, 36 x 32 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | Winifred caddy (1884-1981), Polgate mill, Sussex England, watercolour, signed lower right, Winifred caddy, artist label verso with title, 35 x 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Jeffrey N. Bren (1944-2007), the bear, watercolour, signed lower left, Jeffrey Bren, 1984, 54 x 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | C1960s 'Bullen's Circus', artwork by C.R.Darton, colour lithograph, linen-backed, size 101 x 76 cm. Condition A. Plus 1940s poster 'Hagen's Circus, the Show of Shows', printed by W.E.Smith, Sydney, size 100 x 38 cm. Condition B. ('Hagen's Circus' was a… | *** |  |
| *** | Magic poster/playbill 'M'stro, Prestidigateur, Mimic and King Fun Maker, in His Marvellous and Sensational Entertainment', plus many other entertainers. Two colour printing, 90 x 29 cm in good condition | *** |  |
| *** | Australian National travel Association poster, 'Australia, Riding a Catamaran, Great Barrier Reef', colour process lithograph, overall 63 x 98 cm. Also 1969 British travel Association poster, 'Jet BOAC to Historic Britain', colour process lithograph,… | *** |  |
| *** | 1969 Australian tourist Commission poster, 'Australia Welcomes You, Currumbin Bird Sanctuary, Gold Coast', colour process lithograph, printed by Victory Publicity, overall 64 x 102 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Frankston: 'The Centenary Estate'. 90 x 63 cm black and red poster with many photographs of the upcomming sale. Just an announcement, real Estate Company not listed. Great images of beachfront property in the l920's, some nibbling around edge and fold… | *** |  |
| *** | William Hendrick Nordon (1882-1980, Dutch), 'Molen by Wassenaar' (1930), oil on board, 23 x 27 cm, original frame and signed lower left | *** |  |
| *** | Fred Williams (1927-82) 'Across the Plains' etching, edition: 70/100, signed, titled and numbered below image, 13 x 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Posters & Maps, noted poster-sized maps: Railways of Australia, 1957 & 1961, showing all systems; Sra NSW, 'Trackfast', 1982 map of NSW lines, showing details of all stations open for parcel's traffic; Victorian Railways: 'Fares From This Station to:',… | *** |  |
| *** | Signed Displays, noted large poster 'Horseland Congratulates Australian Equestrian Team' signed Matt Ryan, Stuart Tinney & Phillip Dutton; photo signed Dawn Fraser; photo signed Kieren Perkins; swimsuit signed Susie O'Neill; windcheater signed Bill… | *** |  |
| *** | C1950s Australian advertising poster for Shell X-100 motor Oil, artwork by Chapman, Linen backed with some minor restoration, 74.5 x 49.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 1965-72 Qantas Posters: c1965 'Qantas Geography Series' posters, Set No.1 (5); c1967 'Qantas Art Series' posters, Set No.2 Modern American Architecture (5); c1969 Set No.3 India (5); c1971 Set No.4 Japan (5); Set No.5 Islamic Architecture (5). Nearly all… | *** |  |
| *** | David Tulloch (' - 1877) hand coloured engraved title page titled 'The Gold Diggings of Victoria', engraved and printed by Thomas Ham, Melbourne, 1852 | *** |  |
| *** | 1959 Australian red cross poster, 'Support (red cross)/ 1959, red cross Centenary, Please Give Generously!', offset printed, 41 x 52 cm. (peripheral faults) | *** |  |
| *** | Lithographs, etchings, prints, etc 1800-1900, collection of loose Art pieces in varied condition, themes include, alligator hunting, Bookplates (perfect for framing), folio of French colour prints. Great value. (50+) | *** |  |
| *** | 1930s Health posters, mounted back-to-back on thin plywood-'Cleanliness Means Health', with artwork by Lionel Neate; 'Ugh, That Dirt Collecting Toy.., the Dummy, Banish It For Ever' with artwork by Moriarty; both issued by the Department of Public Health… | *** |  |
| *** | World War I Anglo-Soviet propaganda poster, 'The Morning Is Wiser Than the Evening', artwork by V.Gory'v showing two French officers walking during the day, and cowering in fear at night, printed by Stafford & Co., Nottingham, size 77 x 51 cm. Condition A. | *** |  |
| *** | Em Pichard (France), I.) Imperales du Dames, hearts, II.) Imperales du Dames, clubs, coloured engravings, 43 x 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Picasso Poster: 'Picasso, 60 Years of Graphic Works. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 25 October 25 December 1966', lithograph in colours, printed in France by Mourlot, Paris, size 51 x 74 cm. Limited edition of 2500. Excellent condition | *** |  |
| *** | Johnny Famechon signed glove, attractively presented in a box frame with a black & white publicity photograph and an engraved plaque describing his career which included becoming the World Featherweight Champion in January 1969. With certificate of… | *** |  |
| *** | Snow Skiing: Joseph Greenberg (1923: 2007) giant Slalom, acrylic on composition board, signed lower right, 61 x 60.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Tea Advertisement: 'A Spring Dawning.' Ceylindo Tea. A Perfect Tea. Calendar 1908. The International Tea Company's Stores, Shippers & Importers; chromolithographic poster, sheet size 73.5 x 48.5 cm. Laminated and laid-down on thick card. | *** |  |
| *** | 1950 Capstan 'Giants of the Past' cricket Calender: poster-sized calender, showing the test records of leading batsman and bowlers for England (on the left) and Australia (on the right), with a large colour image at the top of an 1873 game between England… | *** |  |
| *** | Lewis Miller (1959- ), I.) Nicky J, II.) Beth, two engravings, 2/10 and 3/10, both signed and titled in the lower margin, 20 x 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Visit fascinating Fiji. Fly there By Qantas, Australia's Round-the-World Airline' with further text 'Just 4 hours from Sydney by Qantas 707 V-Jet lie the fabled Fiji Islands the ideal place for a real tropic island holiday.', circa 1970, colour process… | *** |  |
| *** | Andor Meszaros (1900-1972), 'Eva' bronze plaque mounted on wooden board signed 'Andor Meszaros, 1964' the plaque 13.5 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of medieval style carved wooden plaques with polychrome finish, 20th century, 36 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Jose Garcia Ocejo (Mexican, 1928 - 2019) bearing it all, pencil and graphite on paper, signed and dated 'Ocejo '74' lower right, 40.5 x 28 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Nachum Gutman (Israeli, 1898 - 1980) at the Hotel Bellavista, Jaffa, lithograph in colours, editioned [124/150] and signed in lower margin, overall 52.5 x 75 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Ships - Mv/HMS Kanimbla: commemorative screen print on fabric, dedicated to the ship known as ' The Great Grey Raider', with a central image of the ship and a list of ships captured beneath; framed & glazed, overall 60 x 57 cm, c. late 1940s. | *** |  |
| *** | Javier Vilato Ruiz (1921-2000), untitled (nude by the sea), watercolour, c.1960s, signed 'Javier Vilato' at base, 16.5 x 17.5 cm. Vilato Ruiz was a nephew of Picasso. | *** |  |
| *** | William Simson (1,800 - 1847), (after), Prince Charles Edward Stuart reading a despatch from Sir John Cope, oil on board, 40 x 32 cm; framed 53 x 45 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 1966 German Adac Nurburgring 1000-km-Rennen 5.Juni 1966 original vintage motor racing poster, 84 x 59 cm. | *** |  |