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Fine & Decorative Arts, including Australian Pottery — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:696
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative Arts, including Australian PotteryLots with images:673
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:537
Date:29-Oct-2011
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19th century Solomon Islands shield. Finely woven wicker around coiled cane frame. Remnant of plaited edge binding. 71 x 21 cm
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Massim sword form club. Early long flat club with incised limed panel and animalistic carved terminal, old losses. Length 180 cm
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Papua New Guinea decorated paddle. Chip carved and incised all over decoration to blade with contrast colouring. Collected Sissana Lagoon, north Coast. Shaft reduced in length. Length 149 cm
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Group L. J. O'Malley Papua New Guinea photographs. In casual and ceremonial dress. Taken by Louis James O'Malley (1912-1975) in the 1930s. O'Malley was a patrol officer and explorer (Hides expedition 1935). 71 photos, mostly bearing O'Malley's stamp, some ar photographs 14 x 9 cm (each)
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Two albums L. J. O'Malley Papuan photographs. Approx. 60 original photographs 1920s-30s mainly of full. Length portraits in casual and ceremonial dress, plus village and landscape views. Some extensively annotated and bearing O'Malley's stamp.
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50 L. J. O'Malley Papua New Guinea photographs. Candid and posed views of village life (coastal), and ceremonial portraits. Printed on mid 20th century Kodak matte postcard paper. O'Malley (1912-1975) was a noted Papua New Guinea Patrol Officer and Explorer (e photographs (50) 14 x 9 cm
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19th century Fijian club. Hardwood blade form with sawtooth shoulders and four groups of incised letters. Hilt of handle has annular grip incissions. Reputedly collected by Martin Burrell (of the vessel Sandfly) in 1893. Handling patination and some old losses. Length 74 cm
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Incised emu egg. Contemporary large cat decoration. On mulga mount. Height 19 cm (total)
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Aboriginal hardwood shield with Ochre decoration. Good old patina. Height 76 cm
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Papua New Guinea group of ornaments and artefacts. Feather, shell and string body ornaments, spatulas, stone rings, effigies etc. Various
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Solomon Islands tortoise shell arm band. Carved decoration.
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Six early Solomon Islands fish hooks. Hooks formed from fire-bent turtle shell lashed to mother of pearl shanks. Two different styles. Length 7 cm (each approx.)
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19th century Solomon Islands shield. Woven cane and bamboo rectangular construction with white ochre decoration, circa 1910 Tost and Rohu's fur and curio Stores label attached verso. 101 x 24 cm
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Pair Papua New Guinea hair ornaments. Small polychrome carved masks on woven cane mount. Albelam district. Length 36 cm
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Pacific Islands large pearl shell. Older bridepiece. Height 21 cm
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Papua New Guinea Kap Kap ornament. Pierced turtleshell mounted on white stone disc. Small losses. Diameter 14 cm
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Papua New Guinea Kap Kap ornament. Turtle form, Sepik river. Length 9 cm
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Papua New Guinea Magic charm. Charm built up from wood rolls laminated with clay with applied modeled resin and clay mask. In woven string boar tusk bag. Sepik river. Length 27 cm
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Collection Papua New Guinea shell and bone items, including fish hooks, jewellery, money, bone cross etc. Various
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African beaded Marriage piece. Glass and canvas 54 x 41 cm
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Papua New Guinea Gulf area club. Long, flattened ovoid form with incised ancestor figure to tip. Early 20th century. Fine blackened patination. Length 131 cm
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Early 20th century Papua New Guinea wooden shield. Massim area waisted shield with resin bound cane handles. Lime and polychrome decoration. 64 x 31 cm
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Papua New Guinea Highlands old bow and Arrows. Single cane strung bow with a variety of arrows. Some tipped with cassowary bone, others carved with polychrome decoration. Various
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Thomas, Elsie Maypu (born c.1940) Untitled, 2008. Two photographs of the artist with the work available. Signed verso. Acrylic on canvas 50 x 84 cm
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Chart of van Diemen's Land. 'From the Best Authorities and From Actual Surveys and Measurements By Thomas Scott, Assistant Surveyor General of Lands in the Island.' engraved by Charles Thompson (cross) Edinburgh from the orginal survey brought home by Captai hand coloured engraving 85 x 61 cm
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Van Diemen's Land Maps. Plate five from Peron and Freycinet's Atlas of the voyage of Discovery to Terra Australis, pub. Paris 1807-1811. Quartered page shows Des Iles hunter, de L'Ile Maria, de I'le King (these three Tasmanian), and de L'Archipel Bonaparte (Western hand coloured engraving 22 x 18 cm
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Signed Don Bradman short handle cricket bat. Framed with 14 black and white photographs, a list of 'The Bradman World Records,' and an original oil painting of Bradman signed Dave Thomas #2/2. 98 x 39 cm
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Colonial watercolour of a Possum. Signed Sarah Kelly. Fold lines. Watercolour 36 x 30 cm
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Two Colonial Australian prints. Philp, James B. (b.1830) 'Congregational church, Davey Street, Hobart Town, Tasmania (George Clark Minister)' printed by James Ferguson, c.1854. Also, Crew, J. J, 'The Quay, Hobart Town,' c.1890. Lithograph, and coloured engraving 43 x 23 cm, and 12 x 18 cm
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1st Federal Labor Ministry autographed photograph, 1904. Group photograph taken after swearing in with Governor General; and clearly signed in the front margin by Andrew Fisher (trade), A. Dawson (Defence), McGregor (Vp Executive Council), McMahon (post Ma silver Gelatin photograph 24 x 29.5 cm
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Map of Australia in 1839. Pub. By, the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1840. Side margins trimmed. Coloured engraving 34 x 40 cm
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Map of New South Walesand Streets of Sydney. Compiled from Colonial Office, the Surveys of the Australian Agricultural Company and the Routes of Allan Cunningham. Pub. By the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, c.1840. Side margins trimmed. Coloured engraving 40 x 34 cm
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A new and Accurate map of New South Waleswith Norfolk and Lord Howe Island. Pub. By R. Wilkinson, London, 1794. Hand coloured engraving 29 x 25 cm
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Six Var prints four Australian etchings, including landscape views by Quinton Davis (2); David Little and Bruce Robertson. Also two etchings/photogravures after James McNeill Whistler: 'San Biagio,' and 'Billingsgate.' various
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Map of van Diemen Island. On divided sheet with map of Western Australia. Pub. By the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1833. Side margins trimmed. Hand coloured engraving 34 x 41 cm
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1798 map of Australia. 'La Nuova Olanda E La Nuova Guinea, Delineate Sulle Ultimo Osservazioni,' pub. Roma, Presso La Calografia Camerale, 1798. Hand coloured. Old central fold line. Laid down. Label verso 'The Arts Centre, Johannesburg.' engraving 37 x 51 cm
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Book: 'Parables of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.' Author Frank Cash, self published 1930. Many photogravure plates of bridge construction with accompanying religious text. Clean and straight copy.
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Book: official report 1888-89 Melbourne international Exhibition. Published 1900 by the Government Printer. 117 pages plus 22 illustrative plates and folding plan. Spine has insect damage, otherwise reasonable.
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Two books: 'Shiga the Potter,' by John Ferguson, Sydney, 1982; and 'Australian pottery,' Hood and Garnsey, Macmillan, 1972.
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Book: 'Australian Art pottery 1900-1950,' Fahy, Freeland, Free and Simpson, pub. Casuarina press, Sydney 2004. Signed by authors. Limited edition #52/2000.
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Three books: 'Australian pottery of the 19th and early 20th century,' Margorie Graham, National Trust 1970; 'Australian Studio Pottery and china painting,' Peter Timms, Oxford University press, 1986; and 'The Lithgow Pottery,' Ian Evans, Flannel flower press, 1980.
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Book: 'Australian Art pottery 1900-1950,' Fahy, Freeland, Free and Simpson. Pub. Casuarina press, first edition 2004, #1687/2000.
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Lovelock, Gloria Alice (1906-1995) blue and white slab Built coffee pot, 1933. Stylised floral motifs. Signed and dated. Small internal chip to spout. Height 19 cm
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1888 Centenary of Australia commemorative bowl. Pressed amber glass by Greener & Co., UK, featuring pre-Federation coat of arms in a gold field over a rose, shamrock and thistle. Diameter 27 cm
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Lovelock, Gloria Alice (1906-1995) vase with pierced floral body and internal cylinder. Double handled and quad footed. Inscribed to base: 'Red, blue and Colours, Gla, Handbuilt XI36.' height 25 cm
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Nellie Mawle (?) Cicada mounted pottery vase. Blue glaze with applied green cicada on leaf. Signed to base and dated1939. Height 9 cm
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Moorcroft Philip Gibson black cockatoo vase. Signed and dated 2007 to base. Height 37 cm
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Lewis Jarvis Harvey. Plaque of Fashionable young woman. Inscribed verso 'L J Harvey, Mk.'. Glazed pottery. 10 x 8 cm (plaque) 18.5 x 16 cm (framed).
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Marlay, N (Harvey School) Gumleaf embossed brown and green glaze coffee pot. Signed and dated '1933 Q.'. Height 26 cm
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Remued Gumnut decorated small jug. Square spout, predominantly blue glaze. Signed to base 'Remued 119/M.'. Height 10 cm
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Lovelock, Gloria Alice (1906-1995) slab Built teapot. Floral motifs to the panels. Brown, green, and blue glaze. Monogrammed to base. Height 15 cm
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Castle-Harris, John Castle-Harris pottery bowl decorated with applied Flannel flowers. Height 7.5 cm. DepthDiameter 10.5 cm
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Harvey, Lewis Jarvis (1871-1949) plaster relief plaque of Lloyd George. Monogrammed and titled to front; inscribed verso, 'Dec 17, 1920.' original arts and Crafts' stained oak frame. 23.5 x 14 cm (plaque) 41 x 25 cm (framed)
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Lovelock, Gloria Alice (1906-1995) Grapevine embossed carafe. Footed with hollow centre. Monogrammed to base and inscribed: 'Sepia Colours, leaves, green Grapes, purple.' height 26 cm
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Two various ceramic cockatoo figures, including Australian pottery inscribed 'Sam' to base. Height 20 cm and 25 cm
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E B Quad footed lake frieze pot. Signed with initials and dated 1924. Height 17 cm
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Agnes Barker, (1907-?) dark green glaze vase. Raised decoration of four fish in seagrass. Initialled and dated 1929. Losses to one fish. Height 22 cm
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Multicolour glaze Gumnut decorated jug. U nmarked. Height 17 cm
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Muriel MacDiarmid pottery jug. Waterlily applied decoration. Pink and blue glaze. Signed: 'M. MacDiarmid 1934 Q,' to base. Chip to underside of pouring lip. Height 20 cm
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H B (Harvey School), circa 1920s Art Nouveau Influenced vase. Quad footed, brown and pink glaze. Height 12 cm
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Arscough, F Quad handled pot. Raised floral decoration, blue and green glaze. Signed and dated 1923. Height 22 cm
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Australian (Harvey?) school semi unglazed pottery wall mask. Cowled man, with brown glaze surround, and shallow reserve at top. Cowl chipped. Height 15 cm DepthDiameter 8 cm
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Pair Mashman Regal Art Ware vases. Double handled with mottled blue and brown glaze. Height 24 cm
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Bott, Sarah Ellen (1870-1943) Multicolour floral form pot. Signed and dated '1933 Q'land.' diameter 17 cm height 9 cm
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Commemorative Parliament house Canberra lidded copper jug, with embossed representation of original Parliament house. Stamped: 'Js and S Made in England,' to base. Height 16 cm
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Archer, Florence (1898-1947) large double handled pot. Applied decoration of native leaves and nuts. Variegated glaze. Height 24 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) two Koalas mounted on large leaf dish. Signed: 'Grace Seccombe, Australia,' to base. Height six cm. Diameter 14 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra on Gumleaf decorated bowl. Inscribed 'Gs, Aus,' to base. Height six cm diameter 11 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra. Unsigned. Height 12 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Billy Bluegum koala spill vase. Bold signature 'Grace Seccombe,' to base. Height 21.5 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) large kookaburra on stump. Hand-written label, 'No. 86, Grace Seccombe,' to base. Height 16 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Sydney Zoo koala on trunk trough vase. Inscribed 'Sydney Zoo,' to body of vase. Unsigned. Height 8.5 cm. Length 23 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) brown Gumnut leaf dish. Signed: 'Gs Aus,' to base. Small rim chip. Diameter 10 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra on brown stump. Signed 'Grace Seccombe, NSW,' to base. Height 13.5 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Galah. Inscribed 'Grace Seccombe, Australia,' to base. Height 19 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) pair kookaburra bookends. Unsigned. Height 12.5 cm (each)
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) koala spill vase. Unsigned. Height 13 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) three similar koala on gum leaf dishes. Single figure (small area of glaze missing to rim); two koalas (small rim chip); and three koalas (largest with ear chip). All unsigned. Diameter 10.5 (average) height six cm (each)
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra on brown and yellow stump. Unsigned. Height 14 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) koala on trunk paperweight. Signed: 'Gs NSW,' to base. Height 10 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra and tree vase. Signed: 'Gs NSW,' to base. Height 11 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra and tree vase. Signed: 'Gs Aus,' to base. Height 11 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Sydney Zoo koala and trunk trough vase. Inscribed: 'Taronga Zoo,' to body of vase. Unsigned. Height five cm. Length 13.5 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) koala on tree vase. Hand-written label: 'No. 25 Grace Seccombe,' to base. Height 10.5 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) black swan on water. Signed: 'Grace Seccombe,' to base. Height six cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra on blue stump. Signed: 'Grace Seccombe,' to base. Very small chip to end of beak. Height 7 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Taronga Zoo koala on trunk pencil holder. Inscribed: 'Taronga Zoo,' to body of item. Indentation to rim of base where glaze has not adhered. Height 9 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) seven little Australians dish. Bold signature: 'Grace Seccombe, Australia,' to base. Height 8 cm. Diameter 13 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Sliprails. Depicting two kookaburras on sliprail gate with inscription to base: 'To You the Open Sliprails, and Waiting Friend.' Bold signature 'Grace Seccombe,' to base. Height 10 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) small koala paperweight. Signed: 'Gs Aus,' to base. Height 7 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) grey Finch salt shaker. Unsigned. Height five cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) small Freestanding kookaburra. Signed: 'Gs Aus,' to base. Height five cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) pair blue Finch salt and pepper shakers. Unsigned. Height five cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) blue Wren on dish, with beetle. Signed: 'Grace Seccombe, NSW, Australia,' to base. Height 12 cm. Diameter 11 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) seven little Australians dish. Trailing tree root and variegated brown glaze to bowl. Inscribed to base: 'Grace Seccombe, NSW, seven little Australians.' Also bears original hand written label. Height 8 cm diameter 13 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) koala on medium leaf dish. Signed: 'Gs Aus,' to base. Height five cm. Diameter 11 cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) pair koala salt and pepper shakers. Signed: 'Gs Aus,' to base. Height 7 cm (each)
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) pair of kookaburra salt and pepper shakers. Unsigned. Height six cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Sydney Zoo Penguin. Inscribed: 'Sydney Zoo,' to top of base. Unsigned. Height five cm
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Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra on green napkin ring. Signed 'Grace Seccombe,' to base; and bears hand-written label: 'No. 86, Grace Seccombe.' height four cm. Length 8 cm
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