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Ken Hands, Cultural Heritage Collection — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:227
Sale Title:Ken Hands, Cultural Heritage CollectionLots with images:227
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:183
Date:8-Oct-2023
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Four boxes Art and antique magazines. Includes 'Australian Art Collector', 'The world of Antiques and Art,' 'The Studio', and others.
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Three boxes 'Walkabout' magazines, 1930s-1970s.
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Four boxes Christie's auction catalogues.
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Bendix Aboriginal head novelty radio, c.1974. Modelled after original by Vernon Arthur (Bim) Hilder, height 33 cm
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Bendigo Pottery 'Waverley Ware' frog. Deep green glaze, height 16 cm
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David & Hermia Boyd Pottery tankard and mug. Each incised 'D & H Boyd' to base, height 19.5 cm (tankard)
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Pair David & Hermia Boyd studio stoneware cups. Incised 'D & H Boyd' to base, height 6.5 cm
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Pair Martin Boyd display plates. Depicting 19th century boy and girl on country path. Each incised 'Martin Boyd' verso, diameter 26 cm
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Pair Martin Boyd display plates. Each decorated with Aboriginal warriors. Both incised 'Martin Boyd, Australia' verso, diameter 26 cm
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Four Martin Boyd Pottery mugs. Each decorated with Aboriginal themes, and incised 'Martin Boyd' to base, height 12 cm
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Four Martin Boyd studio Pottery items. Includes hand painted cookie jar, bowl, and two display plates. Incised 'Martin Boyd', height 12 cm (jar)
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John Perceval, Pottery mugs with Splatter and drip glaze, height 7.5 cm (each), each incised 'Perceval' to side. Some with firing cracks.
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John Perceval, Pottery mugs with Splatter and drip glaze, height 7.5 cm (each), each incised 'Perceval' to side. Some with firing cracks.
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John Perceval, Pottery mugs with Splatter and drip glaze, height 7.5 cm (each), each incised 'Perceval' to side. Some with firing cracks.
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Fowler Ware cigarette box. Brown glazed, with two koalas to lid, length 12.5 cm
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Three Harvey School Pottery covered boxes. Each square box raised on four spreading feet. One incised 'J.L.A.' one 'M.L.E.', and one '337 15-11-28'. One with lid repair, height 13 cm (tallest)
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Four Harvey School Pottery items. Includes wall pocket with incised butterfly, initialled 'P.K.F.' to back; salt shaker with gum leaves; pin dish; and twin handled vase.
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Five Remued Pottery jugs. Includes three sauce jugs, and a cream jug. All with applied branch form handles, height 14 cm (sauce jugs)
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Harvey School trough vase. Oval vase with scalloped rim, in mauve, green and brown glaze. Monogrammed and dated 1932, with an impressed emu stamp, length 21 cm
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Pair Remued Pottery vases. In blue/yellow and brown/green drip glaze. Each incised 'Remued 13-7' to base, height 16 cm
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Les Blakebrough, (1930-2022), stoneware dish with brown glaze. Studio impressed seal to foot, diameter 18 cm
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Pair Harold Hughan (1893-1987) stoneware tankards. Tenmoku glaze. Impressed studio seal and signature to base, height 11 cm
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Two Fowler Pottery twin handled vases. One tan, and one brown glazed. Later bearing label '4094 (10) from M. (Marjorie) Graham Collection', height 17.5 cm
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Two Harvey School Pottery trays. Both with applied gumnuts and leaves. In brown glaze. One incised 'Handmade S.V.C. 1930', the other 'Keane', sepia and orange, length 27 cm (each)
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Five Dinmore Pottery jugs. In cream glaze, height 17.5 cm (tallest)
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Nellie (Nell) McCredie (1901-1988), 6 ramekins with matching Underplates. Each with green glazed interior, cream exterior, and incised 'McCredie N.S.W.' to base, diameter 9 cm
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Eight Martin Boyd hand painted Pottery pieces. Seven incised 'Martin Boyd' to base, one with printed signature, height 11 cm (jug)
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13 Martin Boyd hand painted Pottery pieces. Nine incised 'Martin Boyd', four with printed signatures, diameter 18 cm (largest plate)
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19 Martin Boyd hand painted Pottery pieces. Each incised 'Martin Boyd' to base, height 11.5 cm (jug)
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Six Martin Boyd studio Pottery items. Each hand painted with Aboriginal warriors. Incised signatures verso, diameter 19 cm (largest bowl)
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Australian pokerwork pedestal bowl. Made from wood from the ship HMAS Encounter. Inscribed on base 'Wood out of HMAS Encounter, fired first shot at sea in the great war, 1914. F.G.' (Dia.21 cm
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Three Australian hand painted beech and ash platters. Includes 'Aboriginal Weapons' signed Eric Juckert, diameter 27 cm (largest)
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Group of pokerwork and Australiana decorated wood items. Includes salt and pepper pots and a nut cracker bowl (11), Dia.21.5 cm (nut bowl)
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Two unmarked Pottery display plates. Each with hand painted decoration of Aboriginal warriors. Possibly by Martin Boyd, diameter 30.5 cm (largest)
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Two rare George Barsony Aboriginal warrior figures. One with boomerang standing in water, the other seated with hand club. Club and hand restored, height 25 cm (tallest)
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Pair George Barsony Aboriginal elder bookends. Impressed 'George' to base, height 16 cm
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Two George Barsony items. Includes a mermaid seated on a shell; and a novelty ashtray, height 21 cm
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Stan and Geoff Gilbert Pottery vase, c.1920-30, height 11 cm
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Cohn, Ola (1892-1964), cold painted plaque of Beethoven, height 15 cm
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Fowler Potteries advertising ashtray. Kiln form, hairline crack and chip to base, height 15 cm
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Two Remued Pottery candlesticks. With applied branch form handles. Drip glaze in blue and green. Incised 'Remued' to base, height 13 cm
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Four Remued Pottery vases. In green, yellow and blue drip glaze, height 25 cm (tallest)
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Four Remued Pottery vases. Includes a graduated pair of basket vases, and two others, height 12 cm
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Astor Mickey cream Bakelite radio. Crack to top of case. Untested, length 31 cm
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Lemair Helvetia portable typewriter in case
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Gus McLaren, Australian Pottery horse, height 27 cm, incised 'McLAREN' to belly.
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Gus McLaren, Australian Pottery bull, height 18 cm, incised 'McLAREN' to belly.
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Gus McLaren, Australian Pottery 'Piggybank', length 28 cm, incised 'McLAREN' to belly.
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Two Eric Bryce Carter studio Pottery items. Includes a large gum leaf form dish with applied gumnuts, inscribed 'E Bryce Carter'; and a similar toast rack, length 29 cm
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Three Eric Bryce Carter studio Pottery items. Includes two similar candlesticks, and an egg cup (rim chip). Incised signatures to base, height 8 cm (tallest)
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Harvey School Pottery dish. Circular dish with twin twist handles. In pink and blue glaze. Incised 'Hancock' to base, diameter 16 cm
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Peggy Whiting (?-1962), studio Pottery bowl. Reticulated body with applied floral decoration. Mauve and blue glaze. Incised 'Peggy Whiting' to base, diameter 19 cm
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Two Newtone Pottery vases. In green with pink drip glaze, and blue and green glaze. Printed factory marks to base, height 14 cm
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Three Newtone Pottery vases. In green and brown drip glaze. Printed factory marks to base, height 10 cm
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Four various Newtone Pottery vases. In brown, yellow and green drip glazes. Printed factory marks to base, height 14 cm (tallest)
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Five Newtone Pottery vases. Drip glazes in green, yellow, brown and blue. Printed factory marks to base, height 14 cm (tallest)
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Merric Boyd, Pottery jug with Windswept tree handle, height 11.5 cm, incised 'Merric Boyd, 1936' to base.
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Merric Boyd, Pottery vase, height 13 cm, incised 'Merric Boyd, 1916' to base.
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Maude Poynter, (1869-1945), studio Pottery bowl. Yellow glaze with black line decoration. Incised 'Maude Poynter Ratho Tas. 1926' to base, diameter 13.5 cm
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Reg Preston (1917 - 2000), studio Pottery vase. Globose form, with spreading neck. Signed 'Preston' to base, height 16 cm
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Lowe Allan (1907-2001), shallow plate. With applied gumnuts and leaves. Incised 'Allan Lowe' to base, diameter 41 cm
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Lowe, Allan (1907-2001), shallow plate. Applied gumnuts and leaves. Incised 'Alan Lowe' to base, diameter 30 cm
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Allan Lowe, (1907-2001), covered ice bucket with cane handle. Incised 'Allan Lowe' to base, height 31 cm (overall)
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Two Dinmore Pottery tall jugs. With beige/cream glaze, height 19 cm (each)
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Two Australian pokerwork bread boards. Together with a waratah pen tray, and circular tray, diameter 30 cm (largest)
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Group of 8 Australian pokerwork items. Includes candlesticks, shoe shine brush, egg cups, serviette holders etc, height 8.5 cm (candlesticks)
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New Zealand 'Sovereign Woodware' specimen timbers tray. Painted with native birds, signed Tui N.Z, diameter 29 cm
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Five Australian pokerwork vases. With flora and flora themes, including one with an applied kookaburra inscribed 'Jenolan Caves'. Tallest vase signed G.H. To base (incised), height 23 cm (tallest)
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Australian studio Pottery fairy wren vase. Pierced vase with well modelled fairy wren and gum branch. Incised 'Pgm '85' to base, height 28 cm
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Four various green & white Cornish Ware Dreadnought jugs. 2 Bakewells, and 2 Hoffman, height 13 cm
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Five various pieces of blue & white Cornish Ware. Including three unmarked dreadnought jugs, Bakewells mixing bowl, and one other, height 14 cm
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Set of 3 Cornish Ware graduated 'Dreadnought' jugs. In green and cream glaze. Unmarked, height 14.5 cm
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Seven various ceramic mixing bowls. Including five Bakewells, and two unmarked, diameter 20 cm
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Tina Cooper 'Great Barrier Reef' series glass vase. Engraved signature and date (1998) to base, height 45 cm
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Tall Windsor Pottery vase, height 38 cm
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1999 Centenary of Federation red Magnums. In original boxes. (6)
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Four various Wembley Ware ashtrays. Includes koala, trout, reclining pixie, and golden fleece. Each impressed 'Wembley' to base, height 8.5 cm (jug)
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Four various Wembley Ware lustre ashtrays. Includes three wise monkeys, penguins, hawk, and three puppies.
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Wembley Ware female nude figural Bookend. In lustre glaze. Printed mark to base, height 28 cm
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Pair Wembley Ware fish vases. With orange and green lustre glaze. One with printed factory mark to base, height 12.5 cm
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Wembley Ware 'Golden Fleece' ashtray. Lustre finish glaze.
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Six Arthur Merrick Boyd studio Pottery pieces. Includes four vases; a beaker with horizontal strips; and a pin dish. All marked 'A. M. Boyd' to base (some chips), height 15.5 cm (tallest)
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Four Arthur Merrick Boyd studio ramekins. Incised 'A.M. Boyd' to base.
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Four Remued Pottery vases. Green, yellow, brown and mauve drip glaze, height 11 cm
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Kate & Fritz Janeba Pottery coffee cups, saucers and beaker. Inscribed monogram 'F.K.J.' to base.
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Three Regal Mashman Pottery vases. Includes a large basket vase, and two others. All with impressed mark to base, diameter 20 cm (basket vase)
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Onus bill (Aboriginal 1906-68) 3 hand painted ash trays. All signed Wirrin, diameter 25 cm (largest)
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Four Australian pokerwork flora and fauna themed boxes. Includes a parrot, length 20 cm (largest)
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Four Australian themed pokerwork Doyly covers. One in leatherwork, diameter 30 cm (largest)
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Two Janet grey (Bernard knight) Pottery vases. Blue and grey glaze. Incised 'Jane Grey' to base, height 10.5 cm
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Three Australian items. Framed National test cricket game (35 x 48 cm; artist unknown, 'Harbour Bridge Sydney' oil on velvet (23.5 x 35.5 cm; and TAA map of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Territory of Papua/New Guinea (74 x 99 cm
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Australian school (3), Will Dyson (1880-1938) 'By sea or rail (24.5 x 19.5 cm. Also 2 cartoons referencing Sir Reginald Ansett: Jeff hook, 'The Winner and still Undefeated world Champion,' 1969 (28.5 x 37 cm; and Paul Rigby, 'Rigby and the Ansett machine (16 x 31 cm, pen & ink (3)
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Collection of 1972 Munich Olympics Matchbooks (27)
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Royal Doulton 'Flamingo' 3 part coffee service. R.D. No.727519, height H20 cm
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Royal Doulton part coffee service. Includes coffee pot, sugar bowl, creamer, and four demitasse cups and saucers. With floral decoration, height 22 cm
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Large Royal Doulton jug and chamber pot. Continuous landscape band decoration, height 31 cm (jug)
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Group of Royal Doulton 'Coaching Days' Series Ware. Includes four dinner plates, four bowls, four under plates, and two cups & saucers.
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Six various Royal Doulton character Series Ware items. Four plates and two bowls. Includes Robin hood, Falstaff, Shylock, Anne page, and Tompinch.
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10 various Royal Doulton pieces. Including series ware, height 21 cm coffee pot)
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Three piece Brownie Downing Doll's tea set. Together with two display plates, diameter 20 cm (plate)
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