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Sporting and General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:1,094
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:810
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:645
Date:16-Feb-2010
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Grey and white quartz carving of a mythical tortoise, 6.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 4 cm, 20th Cent. Tortoise with extra long neck and ears, head turned right, carrying an eel on its shell
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Dark green mottled nephrite belt hook, 2 cm x 11 cm x 2.5 cm, Ming Dynasty. Dragon head with horns curved behind the head. Sleekly shaped and widening to a rounded end, with a button underneath
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Orange nephrite belt hook, 4.5 cm x 11 cm x 3.5 cm, 20th Cent. Qing Dynasty. Carved as a three dimensional dragon with an elaborate head with horns, hair, bulging eyes, flaring snout and snarling mouth, looking backwards over a body with four legs and flaring tail
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Pale greenish white nephrite jade, two section belt buckle, 2.5 cm x 11.5 cm x 4.5 cm, 18/19th century Qinq Dynasty, with a dragon head forming the hook and a deeply undercut 'Chilong' surrounded by branches of 'Lingzhi' fungus which is repeated on the opposite section with a loop, the reverse of both sections carved with a circular button
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White nephrite jade two sectioned belt buckle, 1.5 cm x 10 cm x 3 cm, early Qing Dynasty. With a dragon head terminus forming the hook on one section, the other with a loop. Both sections with a single large undercut 'chilong' (coiled with tail in mouth). The reverse of each with a carved circular button. Finished with a fine polish displaying white inclusions. .
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Yellow-russet nephrite jade 'bi', 0.5 cm thick x 6.3 cm diameter, possibly Zhou Dynasty (1050 - 220 BCE), with incised markings between inner and outer circular rings, on both sides
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Greenish-cream nephrite button, 0.8 cm thick x 6 cm diameter, Early Ming. The front with dark brown inclusions, the reverse much lighter in colour, with a pierced raised knob. Fine but with two chips
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Cream, black and brown nephrite pendant, 4.5 cm x 4 cm x 0.7 cm, early Qing. Almost heart shaped with an embossed scrolled pattern on one side and double scrolls on the reverse. Two holes at the top to enable suspension
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White and russet brown nephrite jade, elongated toggle, 2.8 cm x 7.5 cm x 1.3 cm, early Qing. Carving of a goat on a high crag. Kept simple emphasizing the crackle of the fine brown lines
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3 miniature sets of jadeite with A: 3 deep green triangles of carved flowers surrounded by leaves. Length 1.6 cm. B: a pair of emerald green small flowers. Diameter of 0.8 cm each and C: a pair of white and green peach sprays. Length 1.6 cm. Qing Dynasty. Very fine. (7 items)
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Green and white jadeite pendant, 1.5 cm x 3.3 cm x 0.5 cm, 20th Cent. Very fine carving of fruit and gourds, with concave back
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Green and white jadeite hair pin, 12 cm x 1 cm, late Qing Dynasty. Carved with a bat and flower both sides. Very fine
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Orange and white agate, 2 cm x 7.5 cm x 2.5 cm, 20th Cent. carving of a 'lizard' on a bamboo stalk surrounded with 'jui' (fungus). Reverse with beetles picked out in orange, leaving the stalk and leaves white
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Engravings and etchings, Australian and European, c1763-1920, noted engraving 'Sydney Cove from Fort Macquarie' by Frederick Terry (1825-69), ; etching 'Australian Bush Road' by Bruce Robertson (1872-1943), all fram'd and glazed, various sizes (8 items)
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Hand-Coloured Engravings: 'A Perspective of the Cathedral Church and Grand Procession of the Host at Florence', printed c1780 for Robt Sayer, London, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 64 x 49 cm; also 'Kapitola XXVII', a family crest c1603 by Paprocki of Czechoslovakia, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 15 x 17 cm. (2 items)
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Australian Engravings, c1798-1886, noted Parramatta, Van Diemen's Land, Hawkesbury, Richmond, Windsor and Lake Illawarra. All framed and glazed, various sizes. (8 items)
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'Innocent Captivation' 1801 hand-coloured engraving by Anthony Cardon, 35 x 42 cm; 1852 Le Blond colour print 'Constancy', 11 x 16 cm; plus c1970 oil 'Collins Street' by Ena Harrison, 28 x 24 cm. All framed. (3 items)
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E. Kroner c1840 a naive painting, watercolour and gouache on paper, 'on a wood plaque behind the painting in German' the translation reads,' Hermann H. Simon, Dental Surgeon, in his 35th year 1840, in the month of April etc' Signed lower right, in original frame
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New Zealand lithographic Panorama: 'The harbour of port Nicholson and the Town of Wellington (Sketched in the middle of the year 1842)', by Thomas Allom (1804-72), 3-part panorama, hand-coloured lithograph, image size 143 x 32 cm (London, 1845), window mounted, framed and glazed in fine huon pine frame, overall 188 x 74 cm
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Handpainted porcelain plaques, c1850, France, oil on porcelain, framed in original gold gilt metal frames, 16 x 10 cm (2 items)
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Franz Hanfst'ngl (1804-77), 'Ludwig van Beethoven', etching, framed and glazed, overall 73 x 56 cm
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'Hastings', restrike etching, originally drawn by J.M.W.Turner (1851), framed and glazed, overall 92 x 77 cm
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S.Kearne Jr: 'Oakland on the Sturt, South Australia' pencil drawing of the Oakland homestead (built in the 1830s by John Kearne and the oldest extant house in South Australia), signed lower right 'S.Kearne Junr, March 7th 1853', size 28 x 19 cm, framed and glazed. [This is the earliest depiction of the Oakland homestead, with the State Library of South Australia only having a c1900 photograph of this original]
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S.Pearce Fuller (Australian, active 1880s), a watercolour 'Forest Clearing' depicting the clearings that took place in the early days of Australian settlement. Some fading, rare offering of this artist. 50 x 33 cm
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Will Perry (British, 19th century), original, watercolour 'Nile Expedition 1884-5. Lord Cochrane, 2nd life Guards, Making a date pudding for officers dinner at Koroske', signed at lower left, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 40 x 50 cm (Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald (1852-1935), was a Scottish representative peer and a British army general and the general officer commanding the Militia of Canada from 1902-04). Ex Bruce Ruxton collection with signed certificate
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Phil May, (1864-1903, Australian): Three woodcut cartoons, from the Sydney Bulletin Series (1886), each window mounted, framed and glazed (glass broken on one). (3 items)
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James Swinton Diston (Australia, working c1897-1929), a Seascape, oil on board, signed lower left and dated '1896'. Rare early piece. Framed, 50 x 73 cm, good condition, though needs cleaning
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Adolph Hitler/ Aquarelle (c1914-1917) This is an original folder of the most famous paintings of Adolf Hitler from 1914 to 1917. This was officially published by Heinrich Hoffman's studios. The paintings are reproduced in full colour. The cover shows some separation at the spine. This was a very limited edition and some say that they were printed to present as gifts to important visitors. (7)
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M.Vinters, pair of c1920s paintings 'Lake Wakatipu N.Z.' and 'Georges River N.Z.', oil on board, in matching frames with titles on lower frame, each signed lower left, both overall 95 x 51 cm. (2 items)
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A.E. Dallemagne (1882-1971, French), etchings of street scenes, all signed, all window mounted, framed and glazed (3 items)
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P.G. Fick (Melbourne architect, c1900 - 1940s), the old Barn, watercolour, signed and dated '1923' lower left 16 x 31 cm
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John Fullwood (1854-1931) Etching 23 x 20 cm 'Halliford Meadows', signed lower right, 23 x 20 cm, window mounted, framed and glazed; plus James Egan (1929- ) 'Portrait of an Aboriginal Man', oil on buffalo hide, signed lower left, 43 x 46 cm, framed. (2 items)
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William Hendrick Nordon (1882-1980, Dutch), 'Molen by Wassenaar' (1930), oil on board, 23 x 27 cm, original frame and signed lower left
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Vera Cummings [1891 - 1949, New Zealand] 'Lighting Up' oil on canvas, signed and titled lower right; 19.5 x 14.5 cm. framed and glazed
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Vera Cummings (1891 - 1949, New Zealand) 'Tobacco is good', oil on canvas, signed and titled ('Kapai te toriri') lower right; 19.5 x 14.5 cm, framed and glazed
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R. Dudeney, 'A feather in her cap', watercolour, signed and dated '1937' at lower right. 28 x 22.5 cm.
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Fred Williams (1927-82) 'Across the Plains' etching, edition: 70/100, signed, titled and numbered below image, 13 x 28 cm
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Ernest E. Abbott [1888-1973] 'Hauling Wheat', etching; titled in pencil at lower left; signed lower right 20 x 30 cm
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Noel Counihan (1913-86) 'Iron Worker', screenprint in ochre, titled lower left, signed by the artist and dated '48' lower right, image size 49 x 36 cm
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Sonja Weinfeld (working Australia 1960s-1980s), 'On The Promenade', oil on board, very colourful, 61 x 80 cm framed and signed lower right
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Norman Lindsay (1879-1969): Print of an etching, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 64 x 74 cm
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R.Packer: 'Boats in the Moonlight', oil on canvas, signed lower right 'R.Packer', framed, image size 24 x 38 cm
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Nudes, pencil sketches: one by Nardo C. Fallu (fair condition), the other two unsigned (poor condition) 2 x 47 x 38 cm; 1 x 28 x 38 cm. (3 items)
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Rubery Bennett (1893-1987): Seven boxes of slides, majority showing Australian landscapes with Central Australia and East Coast; one box with overseas - Austria, Belgium, Holland and Usa. Rubery's slides are emblematic of his landscape art and reflect his attention to detail in the aspects of the environment and light. There are a number of slides that show Rubery sketching, and he painstakingly labelled each slide. Also Japanese Woodblock print Samarai warriors, 37 x 24 cm; Papua New Guinea c1950s…
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Ambrose Sylvester Griffin (1912- ), 'Mixed flowers', oil on canvas, on board, signed lower left, 92 x 71 cm
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Dorothy Sutton [1922- ] 'Blind Mans Buff', oil on board, signed 'Sutton' and dated '68 lower right, 33.5 x 45 cm
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Ambrose Sylvester Griffin (1912- ), 'Morning light', oil on canvas, on board, signed lower left, 29 x 39 cm.
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Ambrose Sylvester Griffin (1912- ), floral still life, oil on canvas, on board, signed lower left, 55 x 42 cm.
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John Dawson (Australian, c1970): A set of four framed landscapes. each 40 x 30 cm overall. (4)
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Wenton Rubuntja (1926-2005, Australian Aboriginal), a watercolour landscape in beautiful condition, signed lower right. No fading, sharp colours, 35 x 25 cm, unframed
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Trevor Lewis (Screen print artist, working in England in the 70's): 'Peach Melba'. 52 x 45 cm, signed and numbered 23/30 'Blueberry Pie by the pool', 59 x 48 cm, signed and numbered 26/30. Also included, a small flyer advertising the 1978 Australian Etching Exhibition. A print of a Brett Whiteley etching is the subject of the flyer. All in good/fair condition. (3 items).
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Ross Davis: 'Model No.2' pastel on composition board, signed and dated 'Ross Davis 72' at lower right. 673 x 78 cm; plus Sandra Morley, Untitled (still life with milk jug), watercolour, 53 x 74 cm., initialled and dated 'Sm 88' at lower right. Both framed and glazed. (2 items)
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Billie Eisentrager: 'Miniature in Rose', oil on board, framed and signed lower left, 11 x 11 cm
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John Darbyshire (1911- ), 'Country gold Town, Maldon', oil on board, inscribed verso: 'Country gold Town'/ by John Darbyshire/ Maldon, 61 x 91.5 cm
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Wim Kortland (1923- ), cheeky nude, pastel, signed at lower right and dated '75', window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 57 x 78 cm
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Don Ivan Punchatz (American, b.1936): 'The Headless Horseman and Ichabod Crane, Boys' Life Cover', acrylic on paper, mounted on board, signed by the artist lower left, size 34 x 43 cm
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Y. Sophie, Mediterranean scenes, oil on canvas, both signed lower right; both 60 x 50 cm. (2)
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Anna Pawlowa (Pavlova) (1977) 'The Historic Gruenberg Pavlova Collection' A facimile edition of one thousand this being 314/1000. Each impression is hand numbered and blind embossed. Certificate of Authenticity enclosed. The set consists of 12 Lithographs, 37 x 52 cm image size each beveled mounted. In new condition with original text translation by Albert Giesecke. Publisher, Weise & Co., Berlin
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Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (1920-99), 'Narcissus Leaning' lithograph, signed lower right and inscribed A/P in pencil on margin, 46 x 66 cm, framed and glazed
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Michael Richecoeur (1946- ), 'White Grass', colour etching, signed 'Michael Richecoeur' and numbered 6/50 in lower margin, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 74 x 56 cm
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M.Wilkin, c1980 original watercolour promotional poster for a Valentine Card. Very colourful in wonderful condition 51 x 77 cm painted on board
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John stone: 'Church at San Remo - Victoria', lithograph, signed and dated lower right 'John stone 1981', framed and glazed, image size 58 x 46 cm
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Phil Greenwood: 'Claremont Park' (Surrey), etching with aquatint, signed and dated 'Greenwood '82' and numbered 116/350, framed and glazed, image size 51 x 35 cm
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David G.Rankin (1946- ), 'Brown Ridge and Dam -1', coloured screenprint, numbered '55/95', inscribed, signed and dated '84' in pencil on margin, 77 x 56 cm
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Michael Chaplin (1943-, English), 'Beached' and 'Five Rise Lock', lithographs, both signed lower right 'Michael Chaplin', and numbered 12/20 and 34/185 respectively, both framed and glazed, image sizes 27 x 23 cm and 39 x 30 cm. (2 items)
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Deljou Kamy (b.1957), 'Ar Series Palace', mixed media on paper, signed in pencil on margin, 60 x 91 cm
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Miriam Naughton [1925- ] The Drovers, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right; 70 x 92 cm
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Alan Sartori (1936- ) Three artworks - 'Moonrise', a watercolour, 64 x 48 cm; 'Rocky Outcrop The Olgas', oil on board, framed, overall 62 x 36 cm; 'The Corrral (Horses in the Shade)', oil on board, overall 35 x 30 cm. (3 items)
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Maxine Jepson (Nz/Australia), calico sculpture 'Ishmael', signed lower right, and dated on 1986, framed, overall 58 x 71 cm
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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
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Frances St.Clair Miller (1947- ), 'Lakes in Normandy' I and II, two etchings, each signed, inscribed and numbered 19/120 inpencil on margin, framed and glazed, both 70 x 63 cm. (2 items)
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'Autumn Ploughing' colour screenpint by Gail English (working 1980s), signed by the artist and numbered 33/60, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 124 x 91 cm; plus 2 other items. (3 items)
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Rudy Nappi (American, 1923-): 'Storm Clouds Gathering', oil on board, signed by the artist lower right, overall 42 x 55 cm. This illustration appeared on the cover of Edwina Shore's romance novel, Storm Clouds Gathering, Harlequin, 1989. A printer's proof of the cover, signed by Rudy Nappi, is included in this lot
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Virginia Wood, 'Kiva Dancers' painting on paper, inscribed with title and signed in pencil in margin, 48 x 68 cm
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Virginia Wood (Usa): 'Syncopated Rock', gouache, signed lower right window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 79 x 60 cm
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Barbara Burlingame, mixed media on paper, signed lower right, 71 x 51 cm
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Ephraim Urevbu (African American): 'And Together We Rise', serigraph, signed lower right, titled and numbered 180/275, size 88 x 105 cm
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Sean Earley, (American, 1953-92): 'Back in the saddle, Penthouse magazine Illustration', acrylic on board, signed by the artist centre right, overall 42 x 58 cm
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Leonard Shillam (1915-2005), wooden carved sculpture of a modernist horse. 60 x 28 x 17 cm
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Ken McDONALD, 'Winter Afternoon', watercolour, signed at lower right, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 70 x 55 cm
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Dex Verner (b.1949), Prelude Series 1137, mixed media on paper, signed lower right, 26 x 40 cm
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Thomas Prout Webb (1845-1916): Framed ambrotype portrait photograph in daguerrotype type frame, by Patterson Bros, Swanston St, Melbourne, together with a daguerrotype (c.1850), handed down in the same family. The Webb family, a most important early Pt. Phillip family, coming from Sydney in Sept.1836. Thomas's sister Ann, born Dec. l836 (proven by recent records checks) was the first white female baby born in Pt. Phillip. Webb was a major figure in legal circles, holding a wide range of posts, inluding…
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Daguerrotype: Portrait of a woman. c1860. Handcoloured in gold slip, no case, in unusually fine condition. by Portrait Gallery, Tiegenmouth, Proprietor, Mr Samuel Poole, Devon
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Tasmania: 'The Beacon, Highest point of Mt. Wellington, Tasmania', c1873 albumen print (19 x 11 cm) by Samuel Clifford (1827-90), some surface loss at right, with hand-written caption on mount
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Stereograph Views: c1878-1908 collection, noted 1878 Exposition Universelle; 'Rose's Steroscopic Views' of the 1901 Commonwealth Celebrations and Duke of York Celebrations in Sydney (20) ; 1902 Coronation of King Edward VII (4) ; 1908 Visit of American Fleet to Australia (2) ; scenes of Japan (8), Niagra Falls (4), Hawaii (2), Italy (4) and Switzerland (2). Four of the cards are hand-coloured. (47 items)
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Aboriginals: c1885 photographs - 'Native Climbing with Vine' by Charles Kerry (1857-1928), 16 x 22 cm; plus 'Australian Aborigine N.S.W.' by Henry King (1855-1923), 16 x 21 cm. Latter in Poor/Fair condition, though image mainly intact. (2 items)
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Victoria: c1890 albumen photographs (19 x 13 cm), by Nicholas Caire (1837-1918) from 'Views of Victoria' series - 'Scene near Dandenong: moon's Range'; 'Scene on the river Campaspe'; 'Bend of the river Watt'; 'View of Sailors' Creek bridge'; 'View of Sailors' Creek Falls'; each overall 30 x 24 cm. (5 items)
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Victoria: c1890 albumen photographs (19 x 13 cm), by Nicholas Caire (1837-1918) from 'Views of Victoria' Series - 'Scene near Bright'; 'View on the Upper Buckland River'; 'Jebb's Pool, on the Erskine River, near Lorne'; 'The Erskine River Waterfall'; 'Crystal Brook, in the Cape Otway Ranges'; each overall 30 x 24 cm. G/Vg condition. (5 items)
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Blue Mountains, Nsw: 1899 album with 37 albumen photographs (each 15 x 20 cm) by Henry King (1855-1923), mounted on each side of card, noted Sylvia Fall, Lodore Fall, Vera Fall, Wentworth Falls, Sentinel Rock, Fitzroy Falls, Weeping Rock, Jamieson Valley, Govett's Leap, Leura Falls, Orphan Rock, The Three Sisters, Zig Zag railway
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African Safari: Photographic Glass Positives for a magic lantern viewer; most depict African natives and dead animals during a 'White hunter' safari, c1900. (12)
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Tasmania: c1900-20 (dilapidated) album with 34 albumen photographs (various sizes), most by Spurling or Beattie, noted Guide Falls, Mermaids Cave, Cataract Gorge, Lefroy, Interior Peter Duddey's Cave, Devil's Gullett, Princess Square, Three Sisters, Cape Raoul, Tesselated Pavement (Eaglehawk Neck), St.Columba Falls, The Huon Road, Derwent Valley
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Magic lantern slides, c1900, 'The Conversion of Saul' and 'Christ's Agony in the garden', overall size 17 x 9 cm, glass image size 9 cm diameter. Glass looks as if etched. In beautiful condition. (2 items)
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Stereographs And Viewer: Viewer made by Underwood and Underwood, New York; plus stereographs (4) from 'New Zealand Graphic Series'. All in very fine condition
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1908 Visit Of American Fleet Stereographs: stereographs in box printed on top in gold 'The Rose Stereographs, Visit of American Fleet To. Australia 1908' (box with some faults, though stereographs superb); plus c1897 Viewer. (36+viewer)
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Large Portrait, photograph of a Victorian gentleman, possibly a Salt print, presented in large decorative frame, aged condition, overall 87 x 123 cm
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Herbert Ponting (1870-1935): 'Weddell seal (Diving off the ice. Cape Evans, March 15, 1911)', silver gelatin photograph (44 x 60 cm), the photographer's blindstamp 'H.G.Ponting' at lower right, titled and numbered '35' on the fine Art Society labels on the backing board and on plywood back of original frame (Ponting was the first official photographer to be sent to the Antarctic. He joined Scott's Expedition in 1910 and sailed on the 'Terra Nova'. His large works are scarce and highly prized, especially in…
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Postcards, Australia: a general interest group, mainly RPs. Noted an early 'Mobiloil' petrol tanker making a delivery; 'The white Slave, Pt. Pirie' early political subject; interior of alcohol shop; Mariposa Hotel, Sydney; Christensen's Pulteney Hotel; a scene of devastation outside Hendle's Federal Hotel; Preston hall, Avondale (girl's College); rural, mining and shipping scenes; several photos and a couple of covers, etc. (60 items)
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Postcards, Australia: range of real photo cards including 'Werribee river', 'The Bosc pear' and 'Breaking up new ground for a Vineyard' all issued under the Closer Settlement Acts; 'Junction Ovens and King Rivers'; 'Brown's river beach' with 1d Pict. Tied by Dunalley cds; 'Adelaide Hills, Montacute Road', 'Adelaide - Plane trees, Frome Road' and 'Grapes - a heavy crop.' South Aust. Semi-officials; Exhibition Building, Adelaide; 'Snowballing at Mt. St. Bernard, Victorian Alps', plus several others. (17)
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Postcards, Australia: 'Main Stadium for the 1956 Olympic Games, the Melbourne cricket ground' real photo postcard with artist enhanced portion of stand; 'Main Stadium press' Nov.1956 cds on cover; 1962 Prth games first day cover; various Aust. Antarctic covers, etc (9 items)
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Postcards, New South Wales: nice group of real photo postcards, mainly Sydney and environs. Noted 'Walker Hospital', 'Union house', 'Wentworth Hotel and Cafe', 'Market Street', 'Alexander St. Wharf', 'Vaucluse', 'Clifton Gardens', 'William Anderson's Wonderland city', etc. (47)
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