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Australian & Colonial — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:653
Sale Title:Australian & ColonialLots with images:616
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:436
Date:26-May-2019
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A whaler's knife with scrimshaw handle, 19th century, 34 cm long
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A pocket flask, whale tooth and silver, engraved 'Hanna', 19th century, 12 cm high
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A scrimshaw powder horn with lion and coat of arms, 19th century, 30 cm long
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A scrimshaw powder horn engraved 'Allen Martin', 33 cm long
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A scrimshaw pocket snuffbox, whale's tooth and silver, engraved 'Christian', 13 cm high
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A whalebone fid, early to mid 19th century, 15 cm long
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A sailor's seam rubber with remains of initials or inscription, blackwood, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 13 cm long
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A vintage fisherman's lobster pot, woven tea tree and iron, 20th century, 45 cm high, 80 cm diameter
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A vintage fisherman's lobster pot, woven tea tree and iron, 20th century, 45 cm high, 80 cm diameter
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Coco De Mer sailor's box, Seychelles Islands, 19th century., Endemic only to the Seychelles the Coco De Mer nut is the largest known seed in existence and was highly coveted by sailors in the 18th and 19th century who prized it for its erotic appearance. Its botanical name Ladoicea callipyge is from the Greek and literally translates to 'beautiful buttocks'. Unlike other coconuts the seed does not remain viable once at sea so its range is extremely limited and most of the 7000 odd known living examples are…
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A lighthouse lamp, early 20th century, 76 cm high
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Rare Waltham ships clock, 8 day movement, pop out front with winder on top, circa 1914, stamped on the back 'Patent Sept. 29th, 1914', 14 cm diameter.
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Pitcairn Island Carved wooden fish, stamped 'Souvenir From Pitcairn', 19th century, 36 cm long
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Wollomai Australian scratch made boat builders model ship, huon pine and cedar, circa 1870s., The Wollomai was a 146 ton two masted ketch built in Melbourne in 1876, 75 cm high, 109 cm long, 32 cm deep
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A tallship diorama in cedar and glass display cabinet, Australian, 19th century, 44 cm across
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The Continental Hotel, Sorrento, Victoria: Original leadlight window from the dining room with tallship motif, late 19th century., This window was covered up during renovations during the 20th century and remained hidden until it was rediscovered during demolition works in the late 20th century, 55 cm x 75 cm
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A rare whale oil slush lamp, wrought iron, 19th century, 36 cm high
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A scrimshaw whalebone busk with steamship titled 'Atalanta, 1883', 20 cm long
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A scrimshaw whalebone brush with naval scene, 19th century, 16.5 cm across
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth with engraved Australian coat of arms titled 'Australia', 14 cm high
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Five whalebone bodkins, 19th century, the tallest 9 cm high
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A whalebone page turner with carved dog handle, 19th century, 24 cm high
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A ships lantern, stamped 'Seahorse Trade Mark', early 20th century, 35 cm high
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A Colonial one pint copper measure with Queen Victoria stamp and broad arrow mark, mid 19th century, 90 cm high, 15 cm across
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A ship's cabinet solidly made in teak, late 19th early 20th century, 90 cm high, 103 cm wide, 61 cm deep
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A maritime cosh, casuarina and leather with copper binding, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 37 cm long
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H.M.A.S. Sydney Presentation walking stick with silver plaque 'A Token Of Esteem From A.C.T. Branch, R.S.S.A.I.L.A.', enamel plaque in the top of the handle reads 'Wood From H.M.A.S. Sydney'., The Sydney was famed for being the first Australian naval ship to engage the enemy in battle in World War I on the 1st of November 1914, where she encountered the German light cruiser the S.M.S. Emden in what became known as the Battle of the Cocos., 88 cm high
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A walking stick, whalebone and whale tooth with timber and baleen segments, 19th century, 88 cm high
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A whalebone walking stick with silver collar and carved whale tooth handle, 19th century, 85 cm long
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A ships clock by Seth Thomas, U.S.A. early 20th century, 27 cm high
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Two vintage boat steering wheels, timber and brass, 20th century, the larger 51 cm diameter
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Sailor's trunk and personal collection including three wooden fids, marlin spike, three timber handreels, canvas hammock and a 'Standard West's Life Jacket' all housed in blue painted timber trunk with brass plaque 'Goy & Co. Outfitters, 36 Leadenhall Street, London, 40 cm high, 75 cm wide, 41 cm deep
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Antique cork lifesaver and cork buoy, 19th century, the buoy 85 cm high
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A rare antique pattern anchor mould for The Western Port Tug-Boat, Victoria, carved and shaped timber, 19th century, 82 cm high, 92 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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China Trade Painting (19th century), Bark Emu, oil on canvas, signed lower left 'Capt. V. Melzer, titled 'Bark Emu, 293 tons, Capt. A. Scanlan, Sailing To China A.D. 1842', 40 x 51 cm
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Port Phillip Bay, circa 1860s, Artist unknown, group of 20 watercolours on card of ships and Port Phillip Bay, some with pencil captions including, Off WilliamsTown, Steam Tug Entering The Heads, Hobson's Bay, Melbourne From St. Kilda, Volunteer Camp, After A Flood, Hobson's Bay, varying sizes, largest 13 x 17 cm
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Maritime painting, Nairana, oil on card, monogram and title lower margin 'W.G.' and 'Nairana, 36 x 48 cm, Note: The HMS Nairana was a passenger ferry built for Huddard & Parker but she was requisitioned by the British Navy at the start of World War I and subsiquently used as a seaplane carrier. She was then returned to her owners in 1921 and refitted and became a passenger and cargo ship between Tasmania and Melbourne.
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A whalebone whip handle, Tasmanian origin, mid 19th century, 56 cm long
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A Smiths porthole nickel plated ships clock, early 20th century, 26 cm across
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Two brass propellers, 20th century, 33 cm across
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Hamilton Marine Chronometer, fusee movement in a gimbaled brass case mounted in a timber box, 20th century, marked '3774, Overhaul Due Jan. 1966', 12 cm high, 13 cm wide, 13 cm deep
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A maritime flow or speed indicating device stamped 'A.Ott. Kempten, Bayern, No.5019', early 20th century, box 44 cm across
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Three shells on stands, the largest 24 cm across
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A Navy rain gauge indicator, copper and tin, early to mid 20th century, 86 cm high
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A ship's octant, in mahogany case, English, late 19th century, 28 cm high
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Waltham Ships Chronometer, 8 day movement in brass and timber case with additional wooden case, 20th century, 13 cm high, 12.5 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep
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A Russian ship's chronometer by Poljot, fusee movement in brass and timber cased, 20th century, 19.5 cm high, 19 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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Zenith Ship's chronometer, fusee movement in brass and timber case, 20th century, 12.5 cm high, 12.5 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep
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A pond yacht, huon pine, cedar and pine, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, later stand, 115 cm long
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A collection of antique and vintage fishing floats in a glass jar, 19th and 20th century, the largest 48 cm high
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A collection of antique and vintage coloured fishing floats in a glass jar, 19th and 20th century, the largest 45 cm high
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A collection of antique and vintage cork fishing floats in a glass jar, 19th and 20th century, the largest 46 cm high
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A pair of theatre glasses, whalebone and brass, 19th century, 11 cm across
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A carving set, steel and pewter with whalebone handles, 19th century, the steel 30 cm long
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A pond yacht, Australian cedar and pine, 19th century, later stand, 133 cm long
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An impressive hand built model boat on stand, mid 20th century, 185 cm long
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A scratch built model steamboat of the 'S. L. Raven', steam and electric, mid 20th century, 123 cm long
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A Sunderland ware ceramic fruit bowl 'A Frigate In Full Sail', English, 19th century, 14 cm high, 32 cm diameter
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Two vintage pond yacht hulls, one with white painted finish and lead keel, 20th century, the larger 83 cm long
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A hand-built clinker boat hull with white painted finish, 19th/20th century, 52 cm long
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Antique longboat oar purported to be from the original Queenscliff lifeboat, Victoria, 19th century, 365 cm long
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A pair of antique dinghy oars with green painted finish and leather mounting, late 19th century, 245 cm long
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A pair of dinghy oars with white painted finish, 19th/20th century, old metal strap repairs to blades, 184 cm long
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A pair of dinghy oars with green and yellow painted finish, 19th/20th century, 245 cm long
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A pair of antique dinghy oars, 19th century, 191 cm long
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Two vintage boat propellers, solid cast brass, 45 cm and 47 cm across
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Three vintage boat propellers, solid cast brass, the largest 35 cm across
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Two dual blade boat propellers, solid cast brass, 42 cm and 37 cm across
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Two vintage boat propellers, solid cast brass, 28 cm across
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A vintage pond yacht with sails, circa 1930, 90 cm long
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A vintage couta boat rudder with green painted finish, Port Phillip Bay, mid 20th century, 125 cm high
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Two vintage couta boat rudders with blue painted finish, early to mid 19th century, 147 cm and 130 cm high
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Two vintage couta boat rudders, early to mid 20th century, 86 cm and 85 cm high
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A Thames white boat oar, 19th century, 348 cm long
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A pair of antique sculling oars marked 'M. Denham, E.C.S.C.', 280 cm long
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A boat anchor, 20th century, 51 cm high
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An impressive scrimshaw whale's tooth with flag and whaling scene engraved 'Greasy Luck To Whalers Sperm Whaling Off Van Diemen's Land, 1841', 20 cm long
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A model ship in a bottle, whales tooth plaque and antique ale glass, 19th and 20th century, the bottle 26 cm long
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A scratch built model battleship, painted wood and metal, mid 20th century, 127 cm long
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Vickers Adams Reproduction cast brass presentation bell on wooden board, 45 cm high
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An impressive scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with shipping route from England to Australia, on later wooden stand, tooth 22 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Cutty Sark, London, 1869' with ship portrait and romantic scene on reverse, later wooden stand, tooth 21 cm high
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A scrimshaw walrus tusk cribbage board with comparment end and markers, 19th century, 46 cm long
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'North Cape, New Zealand, 1839', reserve with American eagle and flag engraved 'Pluribus Anum', 21 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Cape Of Good Hope, September, 1855', reverse engraved 'Marianne, Sperm whale milled around Captain W.H. Lovitt and two seamen killed', 17 cm long
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A scrimshaw powder horn with whaling scene engraved 'Sperm Whaling, So Be Cheery My Lads, Let Your Hearts Never Fail, While The Bold Harpooner Is A-striking The Whale', 24.5 cm long
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Sperm Whaling In Tasmanian Waters, In Memory Of William C.J. Kirkwood Of Boston Mass. Who Fell From Aloft And Was Drowned In 25 Years Of His Age, Feb. 10. 1850', 16 cm high
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An impressive scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Sperm Whales Off Japan. Boiling Sperm Whales. Success To Whalers, J. Nutbrown', 21 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Whaler and Master Mariner, Captain William Dutton, 1828 - 1868', 17 cm long
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Metacom, From New Bedford To The Pacific, 1842', 17 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Whaling In Tasmanian Waters. Tooth Taken From Large Bull Sperm Whale 'Alfred', 1825', 19.5 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Whaleship Neptune, 1849. Stove Boat', 20 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth with ship portrait 'Fitzjames, 1902', signed Tonkin, 12 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth with female portrait titled 'Hannah Young nee Adams, Pitcairner, The Bounty', 13 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth titled 'Female Pirate', 13.5 cm high
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A scrimshaw whales tooth with pirate ship, 15 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'The Sunbeam, 1856', 15 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Metacom, Capt. Willm. Shockley, New Bedford - Mass. 1848', 14.5 cm high
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A large scrimshaw whale's tooth with harbour scene, 21.5 cm high
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved 'Coast Of Madagascar, 1846', 17.5 cm long
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