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Australian & Historical, Session I — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:751
Sale Title:Australian & Historical, Session ILots with images:740
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:607
Date:18-Nov-2023
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Bendigo Pottery cheese dish and cover with grape leaf motif, 19th century, 21 cm high, 25 cm diameter
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Bendigo Pottery Colonial tobacco jar with decorative frieze, 19th century, rare, 23.5 cm high
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V.A.P. (Victoria Art Pottery) rare green glazed pottery grotesque by William Ferry, 19th/20th century, stamped "V.A.P. W.F.", 17 cm high
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V.A.P. (Victoria Art Pottery) rare pottery jardiniere by William Ferry with face mask gargoyle handles, glazed in green and yellow with pink interior, late 19th century, impressed mark "Victoria Art Pottery, W.F.", 19.5 cm high, 29 cm wide
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Lithgow blue glazed pottery plate in the shape of a leaf, 25 cm wide
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Bendigo Pottery lion doorstops with Rockingham glaze, 19th century, 16 cm high, 26 cm long
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An antique Australian pottery lion doorstop, 19th century, incised "L.B.", 15 cm high, 22.5 cm long
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Bendigo Pottery pair of lion doorstops, 19th century, 15 cm high, 23 cm long
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Assorted antique pottery bottles, jars and ink pots, 19th/20th century, (17 items), the largest 25 cm high
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T. Field potter, Sydney antique pottery ginger beer bottle, factory mark to side, 16.5 cm high
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Bendigo Pottery brown glazed jug with leaf decoration, 14 cm high
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Cockatoo Preserves Ltd. "Jam & Sauce" pottery jars, (2 items), 13.5 cm and 13 cm high
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Bendigo Pottery spittoon with green, brown and yellow mottled glaze 6 cm high, 19 cm diameter
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Lithgow Pottery brown glaze spittoon with shell decoration, 19th/20th century, stamped "Lithgow", with additional kangaroo mark, 6.5 cm high, 19.5 cm diameter
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Bendigo Pottery spittoon with grape leaf motif, 8 cm high, 17 cm diameter
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A colonial pottery spittoon with Rockingham glaze, 7.5 cm high, 20.5 cm diameter
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A colonial pottery spittoon with Rockingham glaze and pearled border, 6.5 cm high, 16.5 cm diameter
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Bosley pottery koala statue, 22 cm high, 26 cm wide.
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Bosley green glazed pottery bowl, impressed stamp to base, 10 cm high, 25 cm diameter
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Bendigo Pottery bread crock with sponge ware glaze, 19th/20th century, 32 cm high, 33 cm wide
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Hoffman Pottery "Iris" jardiniere on matching pedestal, 91 cm high
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V.A.P. (Victorian Art Pottery) green and brown glazed vase with yellow interior, by William Ferry, 19th/20th century, stamped "V.A.P. W.F.", 13.5 cm high
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Six assorted mercury bottles and jars with coloured glazes, Fowler and others, the largest 8 cm high
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Bendigo Pottery spittoon with brown Rockingham glaze, 19th century, 7 cm high, 18 cm wide
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Bendigo Pottery spittoon with brown and glaze, 19th century, 7 cm high, 20 cm wide
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Brunswick Repatriation school pierced pottery leaf dish, 20.5 cm wide
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Disabled Soldier's Pottery blue glazed vase, impressed cross mark to base "D.S. Pottery", 13 cm high
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Ernest Finlay impressive pottery vase, adorned with Australian landscape scene, incised "Ernest Finlay, 1915", illustrated in "Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950" by Fahy, Simpson and Cooke, [Sydney Casuarina Press, 2004], 19 cm high, 20 cm wide
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Merric Boyd & Doris Boyd stunning Art pottery vase with applied trees and hand-painted landscape scene, incised "Merric Boyd, decorated by Doris and Merric Boyd, 1930", 19 cm high
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Merric Boyd blue glazed pottery bowl with applied gumnuts and leaf, incised "Boyd, old bridge Australia, 1931, gum leaf & Seeds", 6 cm high, 16 cm wide
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Merric Boyd pottery statue of a seated woman, incised "Merric Boyd, 1935, Murrumbeena", 20 cm high
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Merric Boyd pottery vase with windswept tree in landscape, incised "Merric Boyd 1945", 14 cm high, 20 cm wide
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Merric Boyd impressive pottery jug adorned with applied pears, leaves, and branch handle, plus hand-painted finish. Incised "Merric Boyd, 1936" 23 cm high, 21 cm wide
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Merric Boyd pottery jug with windswept tree handle and landscape scene, incised "Merric Boyd, 1940", 12 cm high, 15 cm wide
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Cruffel porcelain jug with wind swept tree handle, 12 cm high, 15 cm wide
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Merric Boyd green glazed pottery jug, signature obscured by glaze, 13 cm high
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Merric Boyd green glazed pottery bowl, incised "Merric Boyd, 1937", 7 cm high, 9 cm wide
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E.B. Willis Australian pottery bowl adorned with raised figures of women in sporting poses, incised "Hand made by E.B. Willis, 1935", 11.5 cm high, 22.5 cm wide Provenance: The Estate of ray Hughes, private collection Melbourne
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Mary Brandis Harvey School pottery lamp base with seahorse decoration, incised "M. Brandis", 21 cm high
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Harvey School pottery ashtray with applied gumnuts and leaves, incised "A.B. M.B, 25/8/41", 9 cm high
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Harvey School hexagonal pottery bowl, incised "E.L. Dorsy", 7 cm high, 15 cm wide
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Annie Mitchell school green glazed pottery basket, incised "S.A. Keller Yandiah", 13 cm high, 27 cm wide
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Harvey School unusual pottery bowl of Christian cross form, decorated with applied gum leaves, incised "M.Y. 1947", 37 cm long
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Harvey School blue glazed pottery jar with lid, incised "1936" with artists monogram (illegible), 11.5 cm high note: badly damaged and restored, several chips and imperfections.
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Harvey School brown glazed pottery bowl, incised monogram to base, 10 cm high, 19 cm wide
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Harvey School blue glazed pottery soup tureen and ladle, A/F. Monogram mark to base (illegible), 18 cm high, 35 cm wide
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Artist unknown hand-built pottery fruit bowl with applied grapes and leaves, glazed in Mashman style finish and colourway, incised on the base (illegible), 10 cm high, 23 cm wide
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Osrey blue glazed pottery hatpin holder, incised "Osrey, Ballarat, 1924", 8 cm high, 14 cm wide
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Melrose Ware green glazed pottery jardiniere with gum leaf decoration, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 17 cm high, 21 cm diameter
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Melrose Ware "Koala" green glazed pottery vase, black factory mark to base, 9 cm high, 11 cm wide
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Melrose Ware green glazed pottery vase with gum leaf decoration, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 15.5 cm high
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Melrose Ware green glazed pottery flower trough, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 11.5 cm high, 32 cm wide
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Melrose Ware green glazed pottery vase with gum leaf decoration, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 21.5 cm high
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Workman's piece, pottery vase with mottled glaze and beaded banding, incised "Huby, 1932", 25 cm high
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Melrose Ware blue glazed pottery two handled vase, 10 cm high, 23 cm wide
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Melrose Ware blue glazed pottery vase with gumnuts and leaves, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 17.5 cm high
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Melrose Ware two blue glazed pottery vases with gum trees and leaf decoration, (2 items), stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 15 cm and 14 cm high
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Melrose Ware blue glazed pottery vase with two handles, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 25 cm high
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John Campbell blue glazed pottery vase with two handles, incised "John Campbell, Tasmania", 27 cm high
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John Campbell green glazed pottery walking stick stand with stork and bulrush decoration, incised "John Campbell, Tasmania", 42 cm high
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John Campbell exhibition umbrella stand, glazed in classic green and yellow, incised "B37, John Campbell, 1934", an impressive 45.5 cm high, 27 cm wide
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John Campbell green glazed beehive shaped vase, incised "John Campbell, Tasmania, 1935", 36 cm high
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John Campbell green glazed pottery vase, incised "John Campbell, 1934", 34 cm high
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John Campbell green glazed pottery vase, incised "John Campbell, Launceston", 25.5 cm high
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John Campbell green glazed pottery urn with two handles, incised "John Campbell, Tasmania", 27 cm high, 33 cm wide
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John Campbell two green and yellow pottery vases, together with a Remued green glazed pottery basket vase, (3 items), the largest 34 cm high
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Cornwell's green and brown glazed pottery vase, circular factory mark to base, "Cornwell's Brunswick", 30 cm high
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Port Arthur pottery vase with sgraffito decoration, incised "B.L. Pt. Arthur, TAS.", 12 cm high
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Cornwell's Pottery brown, yellow and green glazed vase, stamped "Cornwell's Pottery, Brunswick", 27 cm high
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Bendigo Pottery sponge ware teapot, 10 cm high, 20 cm wide
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Bendigo Pottery frog with unusual brown glaze, 15 cm high, 20 cm long
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Regal Mashman two handled pottery vase, impressed "Regal Mashman 10B", 36 cm high
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Regal Mashman Art Deco style brown glazed pottery vase, bearing original foil label "Regal Art Pottery", impressed "Regal Mashman, 10B", 32 cm high
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Regal Mashman brown glazed pottery vase with unusual white splotches, impressed "Regal Mashman 10A", 35 cm high
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Regal Mashman pottery jug with mottled glaze, incised "34H", 25 cm high
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Regal Mashman pottery plate with mottled glaze, 31.5 cm wide
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Cornwell's Pottery blue glazed trough, 12 cm high, 29 cm wide
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McHugh blue and yellow glazed pottery vase, incised "McHugh 1933", 23.5 cm high
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McHugh rare double gourd shaped pottery vase with unusual mottled glaze, incised "McHugh, Tasmania", 15 cm high
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McHugh pair of brown glazed pottery candlesticks, incised "McHugh, Tasmania", 13 cm high
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McHugh blue and yellow glazed pottery vase, incised "H McHugh Tasmania, 1935", 30 cm high
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McHugh brown and yellow mottled glaze pottery vase, incised "McHugh, Tasmania, 1933", 30 cm high
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P.P.P (Premier Pottery Preston) drip glaze pottery vase, circular black factory mark to base, 16 cm high
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P.P.P. (Premier potter Preston) jug with speckled and sponge work glaze, circular black factory mark to base "P.P.P.", further incised "13", 12 cm high
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Remued rare pottery jug with applied pomegranates and leaves, incised "Remued", 18 cm high, 22 cm wide
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Pamela blue and green glazed pottery vase with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handle, incised "Pamela hand made", 21 cm high
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Remued Pottery vase with applied branch handle, gumnuts and gum leaf, glazed in early pink, green and blue colourway, incised "Remued 166", 13.5 cm high,14 cm wide
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Remued early full pink glaze pottery jug with applied gumnuts, leaves, branch handle and scratching, incised "Remued", 10 cm high
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Allan James rare Remued Pottery vase with applied branch handles, gumnuts and leaves, glazed in early pink, green and blue colourway, incised "A. James, 1933", 10.5 cm high, 18 cm wide
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Remued Pottery vase with applied gumnuts, branch handle and leaf, glazed in rare deep pink and green colourway, incised "Remued", 16 cm high
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Allan James brown glazed pottery vase, incised "A. James, Melbourne", 11 cm high
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Remued Pottery jug with applied gum leaves and branch handle, glazed in green and brown with a blush of pink, incised "Remued", 17.5 cm high
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Remued rare green glazed pottery vase with koala and branch decoration, incised "Remued hand made, F8", 23.5 cm high
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Remued rare green glazed pottery vase with two applied koalas and branch handle, incised "Remued, 9LB", 12 cm high, 15.5 cm diameter
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Remued rare pair of koala bookends, incised "Remued, 337", 11 cm high
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Remued brown and cream glazed pottery vase with applied koala and branch handle, incised "Remued, 194/4", 11 cm high
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Remued rare green and orange glazed pottery fruit bowl with applied lizard and branch handles, incised "Remued, 24/11Z", 9.5 cm high, 28 cm diameter
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Remued Pottery vase, beautifully modeled with large gumnuts, gum leaf and associated branches, glazed in pink, mauve and lime green, almost certainly the work of Margaret Kerr, incised "Remued", 19 cm high
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Remued Pottery cylindrical vase with applied gumnuts, branch handle and leaf, glazed in pink, blue and green, incised "Remued, hand made, 145/6M", 17 cm high
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Remued Pottery jug with applied gumnuts, branch handle and leaf, glazed in pink, blue and green, incised "Remued", 15 cm high
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