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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:457
Sale Title:Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:295
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:272
Date:29-Jun-2011
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Italian violin c1850 (?), although labeled 'Ferndinando Carlo', it has yet to be authenticated. Back 14 inches, two well repaired cracks, two piece back, few old treated borer holes (inactive); one German bow and case.
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Vintage Radios: Nice collection of radios (17), noted console radio (G.W.green & Sons, Melbourne) model S513K; Awa model 532; Philco portable radio in case; Operatic model 36M (Adelaide); Stromberg Carlson model 5A16; Stromberg-Carlson model 5A27; Kriesler model 11-20; Airzone G5498; Philips Radio player model BZ226A (NZ); Philips Jupiter BD500A; Age Hotpoint band-master model 664ME; His master’s Voice Little Nipper model 62-52; Kriesler model 41-23; Kriesler model 11-99 (3 - last valve model produced in…
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Shipwrecks: collection ex Kelly Tarlton’s Museum of Shipwrecks in NZ, with books (10); maps & charts (34) with locations of NZ shipwrecks marked; diary & files re exploration of Hms Lutine (wrecked Off coast of Netherlands 1799); c110 manila folders dealing with shipwrecks in NZ, Australia & elsewhere.
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C1909-50s collection on autograph pages & remnants of autograph books, c313 signatures including aviators - Charles Kingsford Smith; comedians - Billy Bennett & Leslie Henson; Clive Evatt; radio personalities. Inspection could reward.
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Autograph books: two autograph books c1893-1918, with c105 signatures of limited interest, but with a nice selection of watercolours & drawings (29), noted nice views of Carrum & Mornington. Inspection will reward.
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Autographs: collection on pages, mainly signatures on Australian PSEs or FDCs, noted 61 signatures including Bob Hawke, Gough Whitlam, Edmund Hillary, Tim Macartney-Snape, Normie Rowe (7), Anthony Warlow, Michael Crawford, Arthur Boyd, Pro Hart, Colleen McCullough, Bryce Courtenay, Jon Cleary, Christian Barnard, Norman Schwarzkopf. (59 items)
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Autographs: signed photographs of Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Gere, Uma Thurman & Cindy Crawford. (5 items)...
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Roger Bannister, lithographed print 'Breaking the Speed Limit', signed by Roger Bannister, limited edition 139/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 50 x 67 cm, with CoA.
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Cartoons: signed photograph of Mel Blanc (voice actor for Bugs Bunny, Daffy duck, Porky pig, Sylvester the cat, etc); plus card signed by Walter Lantz with Woody Woodpecker drawing, with CoAs. (2 items)
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Cricketers: collection of autographs beautifully presented on pages, comprising England (55) & West Indies (16) signed items, most mounted with associated pictures & information, noted Alec Bedser, Tom Graveney, Godfrey Evans, Jack Russell, Mike Brearley, Dickie bird, Ian Botham, Geoff Boycott, Derek Randall, Clyde Walcott, Clive Lloyd, Brian Lara, Joel Garner. (71 items)
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Chester Gould (1900-85), signature on original ‘Dick Tracy’ comic strip, dated 'Sept.1 ‘60', featuring villain Spots and his minion Ogden, size 58 x 18 cm.
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Horse racing Autographs: collection on pages, mainly signatures on Australian PSEs or FDCs, noted 79 signatures including Bart Cummings (4), Roy Higgins (4), Greg childs (4), Jim Cassidy (11), Darren Beadman (5), Chris Munce, Patrick Hyland, Bob Skelton and Colin Hayes. (41 items)
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Barack Obama (44th US President), signature inside his book 'The Audacity of Hope' (1st edition, New York, 2006). Together with photo of the autograph session.
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Sport: collection with signed cricket prints (4) - Arthur Morris, Ernie Toshack, Sam Loxton and Neil Harvey; autographs (19 items) including Harold Larwood, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Alec and Eric Bedser; Olympian Geoff Huegill (2) ; 2002 Brisbane Broncos stamps sheetlet with 18 signatures. (26 items)
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Sport: signed pictures, noted Jack Brabham (3), Peter Brock (4), Dawn Fraser (2), Betty Cuthbert, Ron Clarke (3), rod Laver, John Newcombe, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Jack Nicklaus, David Graham, Malcolm Johnston & Wally Lewis. (21 items)
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Sport Autographs: collection on pages, mainly signatures on Australian PSEs or FDCs, noted 410 signatures noted Olympians with ZaliSteggall, Nancy Kerrigan, Kirstie Marshall, KasumiTakahashi, Shirley Strickland, Dwain Chambers, Willie Banks; Womens Basketball teams (including Australia & USA); Hockey teams (Mens & Womens); Terry Venables; Ken Rosewall, Liz Ellis, GaiWaterhouse; Stawell Gift winners (11); Duncan Armstrong, Lisa Curry; Ben Lexcen & John Bertrand. (101 items)
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Australiana: 'An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, with the Discoveries Which Have Been Made in New South Walesand in the Southern Ocean....' by John hunter (London 1793), with engraved frontispiece of the author, engraved title-page with vignette, 5 engraved folding maps and 10 engraved plates. Rarely seen in such superb condition.
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1901 Federation: Invitation, 'Australian Commonwealth Celebrations/, the Government of Victoria requests the honor of the presence of [Mr Bayly & lady], at a Conversazione in the Exhibition Building on the evening of Tuesday 7th May 1901 at 8 p.m.', attractive multi-coloured invitation (37 x 30 cm), window mounted, overall 52 x 46 cm. Vg condition.
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Aboriginal children’s books & sport: 'Picanninnies' by Mary & Elizabeth Durack [Syd., c1940]; plus 3 titles from the golden boomerang series - 'Further Adventures of Tuckonie', 'Tuckonie on Tour' & 'Tuckonie’s warrior friend' [Syd., c1942-46]; plus sport books incl. 'First four minutes' by Roger Bannister [London, 1955]; 'Oxford versus Cambridge' by Abrahams & Bruce- Kerr [London, 1931]; 'Croquet Today' by Hardy [London, 1954]. Fair/good. (16 items)
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The Flintstones, original comic strip by Gene Hazelton, #1968 Hanna-Barbera Prods.Inc., distributed by McNaught Syndicate Inc. (with small label within comic strip), size 56 x 18 cm.
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'Victoria Illustrated 1834-1984', by Paynting and Grant [Melbourne, 1985], signed by both authors, a fine copy in original buckram slipcase.
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'Wheels in Victoria 1824-1984' edited by Paynting & Grant (signed by both) [Melbourne, 1988], 528pp, limited edition #201. Good condition in slip-case.
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SylvaC pottery: very unusual SylvaC pottery, c1920. Soft hand painted glazed, 3 footed pot (22 cm), jug with one handle (18 cm), large pot (32 cm). Small nibbles to paint, otherwise in good condition. (3 items)
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Australia: collection with 'Sud-Ost-Australien' by Petermann [Gotha, 1881]; 'South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria & Queensland', by Keith Johnston [Edinburgh, c1880 edition]; 'Sud-Ost-Australien' lithographed in colour [Gotha, 1891]; 'The Pacific Ocean' engraved by J.& C.Walker for Sduk [London, c1840]; each about 38 x 47 cm. Fine condition. (4 items)
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Joseph-Felix Bouchor (French, 1853-1937): 'soldier throwing grenade', oilon board, signed by the artist lower right 'November 1917/ J.F.Bouchor', size 33 x 23 cm, framed. [Joseph Felix Bouchor was an official artist of the French army during World War I]..
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Walter Barratt (working c1895-1935, Australia): 'Landscape with cattle', watercolour, signed lower right and dated '1926', framed & glazed. 27 x 39 cm.
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Rudolf Raimund Ballabene (Austrian 1890-1968), harvest scene, oilon canvas, signed and dated 1948 (?) lower left, 95 x 87 cm.
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Graham Rennie Biggibilla, Australian Aboriginal, ‘Keeper of the Gateway’, acrylic on canvas, 90 x 135 cm. Biggibilla gained worldwide attention for painting vehicles, notably for Bmw.
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Remainder of Art collection 1900-1980 including, Aviva Kamil 'Landscape' oil framed and signed 55 x 33 cm, German line drawing pen and ink wash 1930, wooden relief carving 'Ballet Dancers' plus oils, watercolours and posters. (9 items).
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Harold Freedman (1915-99, Australian): set of 6 lithograph prints of Melbourne, titled 'Flinders Street', 'The Yarra river', 'Bourke Street', 'Customs house', 'Collins Street' & 'The Southern cross Hotel'; each signed lower right, and most numbered 172/200, each framed & glazed, overall 42 x 33 cm. (6 items)
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Yosl Bergner (1920- ), 'Carnival figures', limited edition litho 89/100, signed at lower left 49 x 33 cm. Also Sydney long (1871-1955), 'The Blacksmiths shop', etching (some tone spots), signed lower right, framed & glazed, overall 49 x 44 cm. (2 items)
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Hove: 'Clock Tower, Malacca' & 'Queen Victoria fountain, Malacca', nice pair of watercolours, both framed & glazed. (2 items)
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Ross McINTOSH (1942-, Australia): 'Daylesford lake Refl ections, Vic', watercolour, signed lower right, framed & glazed, image size 26 x 40 cm.
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Moya Edwards (Australian, working 1980’s): 'trees', oilon canvas, signed lower right, framed, 59 x 49 cm. Fine condition
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Magic lantern Slides, collection including Cinderella (11), Arctic (13), Jesus (10), the hole Where Father’s Wages Went (6), other photographic types including china (4), Egypt (2) & Fiji. Condition varies. (70 items)
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Magic lantern Slides, collection of various types, noted fairy stories including Little red riding Hood, Puss in boots; humorous with Coon types (6); 'The dogs & Monks of St.Bernards'; various strips of four including a set of 10 showing military Uniforms, and a set of 12 in original box. Condition varies. (80+).
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Boer War/Charity: cabinet cards (2) showing Fitzroy school children dressed as soldiers & nurses, with sign 'Will You Help, the Wives and Children of the Australian Troops in South Africa'. (2 items)
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1912 Stockholm Olympics official postcards, 1st series (5) and 2nd series (57). Good range, all different. Includes scenes from opening Ceremony, Athletics, football, Gymnastics, Shooting, swimming, equestrian and Tennis. Fine condition. (total 62).
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C1899 poster, 'Lynch Family Bellringers', attractive poster with pictures in blue and text in red, printed by F.W.Niven, Melbourne, overall 38 x 101 cm. Condition B (some heavy creases), stunning early Australian poster.
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C1900 French game board prints, noted 'L’Araignee Mysterieuse' [the mysterious spider] (26 x 21 cm); train (81 x 13 cm); frog barometer (31 x 9 cm), Clown head mask (21 x 27 cm). All colour lithographs. U nusual and attractive. Condition A+. (4 items)
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Posters: c1900 theatre poster 'A Message from Mars', artwork by Albert Morrow (1863-1927), colour lithograph (50 x 72 cm); c1927 Empire Marketing board poster SWB27, 'Buy home Produced Bacon', artwork by Frederick C.Herrick (1887-1970), colour lithograph (51 x 76 cm); c1930 theatre poster 'Aladdin', colour lithograph, (100 x 70 cm); plus 1903 'Clyde watering Places', incomplete (left half of 2-sheet poster), published by Glasgow & south-Western Railway, colour lithograph (74 x 95 cm). Condition B+. (4…
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C1920s stock poster showing Clown dancing, colour lithograph, printed by Stafford & Co, Netherfield, Nottingham, size 51 x 77 cm. Condition A+.
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C1930s-70s German travel posters, all 50 x 75 cm, one duplicated, others all different, noted Aachen, Hildesheim, Nuremberg, Ulm, Marktbreit & Maulbronn Abbey. Excellent group in good condition, tape reinforcing on back edges. (6 items)
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C1930s Spanish fruit crate label featuring Stan Laurel (of Laurel and Hardy), 'Mr.Glad Brand, Extra Selected Oranges, Valencia-Spain', colour lithograph, printed by Graficas Valencia, size 20 x 27 cm. Condition A+. Rare and unusual.
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Travel posters: c1935 Czech National Railways 'Karlstejn Castle/Czechoslovakia', artwork by YiriKojina, lithographed in colours (62 x 100 cm); c1960s Japan tourist Association (2) - 'Jet by Boac, Japan, great Buddha of TodaijiTemple, Nara' & 'Jet by Boac, Japan, Byodin temple at Ujinear Kyoto', offset printed in Japan (each 50 x 74 cm); plus 1987 Christies auction poster featuring a vintage Bugatti, overall 51 x 70 cm. Condition B/C. (4 items)
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1940s poster 'Hagen’S Circus, the show of Shows', printed by W.E.Smith, Sydney, size 100 x 38 cm. Condition B. ('Hagen’s Circus' was a 2GB/2UE serial written by Max Afford that ran for 800 episodes from 1941).
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1949 poster, 'Tex Morton, the Greatest and Most Versatile Entertainer of Our Time, on Stage in Person, 3 Complete Shows in One! Singing! Shooting! Hypnotism!', printed in Christchurch for his 1949 New Zealand Tour, linen-backed, size 38 x 101 cm. Condition B+.
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C1950s Taa travel poster 'Fly Taa the Friendly Way, Alice Springs Darwin', showing Aboriginal corroboree, and Vickers Viscount below, text continues 'Book Here for Wallaby Airconomy Tours to Australia', colour process lithograph, linen-backed, 60 x 96 cm. Condition A.
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C1960s BOAC travel poster 'Now Via New York, San Francisco, Hawaii and Fiji, BOAC', showing cattle droving scene within map of Australia, printed in great Britain, 'No.49', colour process lithograph, linen-backed, 64 x 101 cm. Condition A.
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C1970 travel poster, 'New south Wales, Australia', showing 'The three Sisters from Echo point, Katoomba', published by New South WalesDepartment of Tourism, printed by W.F.Schey, Sydney, offset printed, size 63 x 99 cm. Condition A-.
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Railways/Trams: 'Railway map of Queensland, 1959' (48 x 63 cm); 'New south Wales Railways. Diagram map, 1964' (107 x 66 cm); 1969 newspaper banner '$100M to Develop Flinders Street'; three framed reprinted blueprints of 1905-10 tramway rolling stock (each overall 45 x 33 cm). (6 items).
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Large plastic sign (31 x 106 cm): 'For a Holiday with a Difference Mt Buffalo Chalet..Bookings: Victorian Government Tourist Bureau.' black, red and blue on a clear plastic background. An iconic Victorian railway sign. Fair condition but with a small missing piece (5.5 x 3 cm) near the bottom right-hand corner and not affecting the wording or design.
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Locomotive Builders, Class and Number plates: locomotive builders plate, 'Hudswell, Clarke & Co. Ltd. Railway Foundry. Leeds, no 1863, 1953' steeloval plate, 20 x 32 cm.
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Diesel locomotive brass builders plate, 'Goodwin-Alco. Made in Australia', gold on red, 20 x 11 cm. Also thin steel builders plate, 'Goodwin Alco. Serial no.G-6045-9. Date 8-71. Sydney Australia', 30 x 11 cm, the latter is from former NSW locomotive 44209, now Cfcla’s JL404. (2 items)
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Photographs: Britain: 1953 photos by Geoff Mann. Mainly locos & passenger cars, all sorted into 4 home-made albums with index at the front of each. From 6 x 6 cm to 8 x 9 cm. Also fine group of Rasilway related books, including, 'Aid book to Engineering Abroad','Raiulways' by J.G, Gaiuns, 'Railways for all' Gains,'The Royal Mail' and 3 others. (13 items)
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Toy Soldiers: an extensive line up of wargaming figures. Collected and skilfully hand painted by a Tasmanian afficionado over many years. This impressive multitude of lead figures comprises soldiers and officers of all ranks, military bands, horses, artillery and more from the Napoleonic/Prussian Wars. Features approximately 500 painted (including a handfulof semi-painted) figures, the men in general approximately 3 cm high. This collection is perfect for the wargaming enthusiast to take over and develop…
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Toy Soldiers: Del Prado 'Men at war 1914-1945', almost complete collection [72/75] of the painted lead figures, each 7 cm high; plus complete set of booklets [75]. Very attractive. G/Vg condition. (72 items)
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Rowing medal/fob, silver and enamel, hallmarked Birmingham 1886-87, with beautiful enamel shield with rower on front, engraved on reverse 'Presented By A.Hordern & Sons, Palace Emporium Haymarket, Sydney NSW'.
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1951 Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations trophy, with golden angelover Australian coat-of-arms, 30 cm tall. We have sold similar trophies awarded to Shirley Strickland, Keith Miller & bill Johnston.
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Johnny Famechon, signature on 'Fammo' Weg poster, numbered 850/2000, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 58 x 83 cm. Also Melbourne - original pencil drawing of Allan La Fontaine & John Beckwith by Dick Millott, signed by the artist lower right, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 68 x 89 cm. (2 items)
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