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Auction House:
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:90
Prices available:96
Category:
Unclassified
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*** A pair of Chinese ceramic peanut ornaments together with a Persian style censer, 20th century, (3 items), the censer 18 cm high ***
*** Four assorted 24ct gold ingots, 242 grams total ***
*** Marguerite Mahood exceptional pierced pottery lidded vase adorned with two winged dragons, titled 'Gothic', circa 1936, lid and base signed 'Marguerite Mahood, Gothic No.1570', 33 cm high. Illustrated in 'Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950', by Fahy,… ***
*** 1959 Helms World Trophy Award, heavy silver-plated plaque in original perspex case. The trophy engraving includes, 'Helms World Trophy - Created by Paul H.Helms to Honor the Foremost Amateur Athlete on Each Continent of the World, Annually, With… ***
*** Georgian sterling silver cutlery with engraved armorial crests, comprising 12 dinner forks, 12 entree forks, 12 tablespoons, 12 dessert spoons, 12 teaspoons, a basting spoon, and four sauce ladles, by William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner of… ***
*** 1902 Australia XI in England: team photograph with caption in manuscript, photograph by J. Weston & Son (Eastbourne, England), framed & glazed (cracked glazing), overall 51 x 45 cm. The Australian XI defeated an England XI captained by Gilbert Jessop on… *** N/A
*** James Scott Family jewellery comprising a fine Australian 15ct gold and ruby brooch in original box circa 1850s, a Scottish gold and citrine brooch in original box, a sterling silver sovereign case engraved with Scott monogram, and an unusual wedding band… ***
*** Twenty assorted Indian paintings and pictures, 19th and 20th century, the largest 40 x 25 cm ***
*** Longcase regulator clock, silvered dial marked ‘R. Crystie, Dumfries Scotland’ with subsidiary seconds dial, mid 19th century. Clock features a four pillar movement with George Graham dead beat escapement, single weight with pendulum and winder. Excellent… ***
*** W. Simpson, 1947, complex Congreve rolling ball clock with silvered dial marked ‘W.Simpson, Barnoldswick, Fecit 1947’, subsidiary dial with day, date, month and moon phase. This wonderful clock is housed in a glazed walnut case with a single weight… ***
*** W. Simpson, 1952, complex clock with George Graham ‘dead beat’ escapement. Complexities include seconds sweep hand, day, date, month, and strike on hour. Also plays tunes on 4 adjustable tone gongs. Mechanical/electrical with 3 weights, pendulum and… ***
*** Lalique 'Coquilles' pair of French frosted Art Deco glass hanging lights with original ceiling roses and silk cords, engraved 'Lalique, France', 30 cm diameter ***
*** Includine knives) antique English sterling silver cutlery set with beaded edges, by George Angell of London, mid 19th century, 3,950 grams (not including knives) ***
*** A Japanese fine silk embroidery of a rural scene, Meiji period, 148 cm x 85 cm *** N/A
*** An impressive antique German silver cutlery set for 12 places with a comprehensive selection of serving utensils, made by Bruchman, early 20th century, (157 pieces), 5,900+ gram silver weight (not including pieces with filled handles) ***
*** Natuzzi pair of Italian chocolate leather settees, 85 cm high, 203 cm wide, 96 cm deep ***
*** Suit of Armour on stand, 20th century, 188 cm high overall ***
*** A Regency style English mahogany four door bookcase with break-front and top, astragal glazed doors and reeded columns, 19th century, 247 cm high, 254 cm wide, 59 cm deep ***
*** An antique Australian display cabinet, walnut and red pine, circa 1900, 160 cm high, 98 cm wide, 36 cm deep *** N/A
*** Six Indian paintings on parchment and paper, 19th and 20th century, housed in card mounts, the largest 55 x 38 cm ***
*** Blue Poles: 1973-74 Archive of letters (21) mainly from artists opposed to, or in favor of the Australian Government's purchase of Jackson Pollock's abstract painting 'Blue Poles', noted signed letters from Patrick White, John Percival, Sali Herman,… ***
*** Jack Thompson's 1984 Silver Logie, plaque engraved '1984 Logie Award, Jack Thompson, Best Lead Actor in a Single Drama Mini Series'. 21 cm tall, man-shaped statuette on wooden base. Thompson won this prestigeous award for his role in 'Waterfront' ***
*** Antique German silver cutlery in six drawer canteen chest, early 20th century, incomplete but an impressive weight (not including filled handled pieces), 5,500 grams ***
*** A collection of articles related to Archbishop Harrington Clare Lees (1870-1929) ¹ Archbishop of Melbourne 1921 - 1929. 1: a fine Robert Prenzel carving of a kookaburra on a tree stump. Small scuff to beak otherwise fine example. 26.5 cm. Marked to base… ***
*** Assorted antique Austro-Hungarian silver cutlery and table ware, 19th/20th century, (118 items), 5.3kg not including knives ***
*** A shelf of superbly bound English literature, mainly 18th & 19th century editions, with works by Samuel Butler, William Makepeace Thackeray, Samuel Johnson, Edmund Spenser, Walter Scott and W.S. Gilbert. (56 volumes), Provenance: The Jason E. Sprague… ***
*** A large Persian rug, hand knotted with blue medallion motif, 20th century, 470 cm x 305 cm ***
*** Louis XVI style antique French three piece salon suite with finely carved giltwood frame, 19th century, the settee 130 cm across the arms ***
*** Two African weaving pulleys one with original spool, carved wood, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, on later wooden plinths, 21 cm and 24.5 cm high overall ***
*** Three African weaving pulleys, carved wood, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, on later wooden plinths, 17 cm, 18 cm and 20 cm high overall ***
*** An impressive Colonial Australian cedar fold-over card table. Handsomely crafted in choice cuts of cedar with cross banded edge, cross grained ogee moulded frieze, finely carved and turned column, platform base and scrolling feet, Tasmanian origin, circa… ***
*** Georgian sterling silver cutlery, comprising 12 dinner forks, 12 entree forks, 12 table spoons, 12 dessert spoons, 12 teaspoons, plus 12 dinner knives and 12 entree knives, (84 items), 2340 grams silver weight not including knives ***
*** Assorted antique and vintage sterling silver cutlery including many Georgian pieces, 18th, 19th and 20th century, (quantity), 2970 grams total ***
*** 'The good Pastor' Goanese carved ivory statue, circa 1650, 23 cm high ***
*** Royal Worcestor selection of hand-painted English porcelain with Australian floral motifs, including flannel flower, boronia, waratah and bottle brush, (17 items), signed 'Austin' and 'Shuck', the plate 23 cm diameter ***
*** R.M. Williams 'Gooseneck Poley' vintage Australian stock saddle with R.M. Williams saddle bags adorned with silver conchos and buckles, stamped in numerous places, accompanied by a fine breast plate and accessories including a stand. ***
*** Four assorted wristwatches in a Rolex branded box, (5 items) ***
*** Clifton Ernest Pugh (1924-90, Australian), 'The Road to Masada 1975' (Israel Series), mixed media on composition paper, signed and dated lower right, 57 x 77 cm ***
*** Australia and world collection in two albums and loose in box, mostly early 1900s with great variety included Canada, Fiji, G.B, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Holland, N.Z, Penang, USA, etc. Themes including Castles, Cats, children, ships, Waterfalls. Plenty… ***
*** Ten pieces of contemporary Australian studio ceramics, mostly in cream and white, the largest 22 cm high ***
*** An antique Colonial Australian cedar two door bookcase on turned legs, Tasmanian origin, 19th century, 174 cm high, 101 cm wide, 33 cm deep ***
*** Waterford Irish crystal chandelier with six branches, 20th century, 70 cm high, 60 cm wide *** N/A
*** A pair of antique style cast bronze garden urns, 90 cm high ***
*** 'The Footballer, (Fourth Year of Publication), An Annual Record of Football in Victoria and the Colonies, Edited By Thomas P. Power' published by R.P. Hurren (Melbourne, 1878), Poor/Fair condition (part of front cover missing, and some staining, but… ***
*** A pair of Chinese silk damask curtains with flowers, butterflies and fruit, 19th century, each 225 cm high, 150 cm wide *** N/A
*** Bergeon Bushing equipment: an array of new old stock including alls sizes of smoothing and cutting broaches, assorted double rolle-cutters, burr remover, double-ended pivot file, blued pivot steel, pivot cutters, champhering cutters and handles, packs of… ***
*** Bomb Lancers selection of four brass examples, one with wings, early 20th century, the largest 45 cm long ***
*** Artist unknown (19th century), (Cows in Farmyard), oil on board, signed lower right (illegible), in a Thallon frame, 35.5 x 52 cm, 59 x 76 cm overall ***
*** Assorted Continental silver cutlery and server, German and Austro-Hungarian, (66 pieces total), 2,650 grams silver weight (not including knives) ***
*** An unusual heavy cast bronze pot adorned with numerous crocodiles and animal demons in dancing, feasting and offering poses, 19th/20th century, 27 cm high, 30 cm wide ***
*** An antique Australian blackwood corner display cabinet, most likely a shop fitting, circa 1900, has been electrified for display, 206 cm high, 70 cm wide, 30 cm deep ***
*** Chester Neale, Five studio pottery vases, with original paper labels 'Chester Neale', the largest 28 cm high ***
*** An antique Greek terracotta vase, 12.5 cm high ***
*** Six assorted Australian cottage chairs, blackwood and kauri pine, circa 1900 ***
*** Australian Artists: A shelf of books, mainly hardcover (20+). ***
*** A vintage Murano glass mirror, early 20th century, 140 x 110 cm ***
*** A shelf of superbly bound books on English history, some poetry, commentaries, etc., mainly in sets, 18th to early 20th century editions with works by green, Milton, bridges, prior, Emerson, Hallam, Ruskin, Butler and others. (39 volumes), Provenance: The… ***
*** Kingo, Th[omas]. Den forordnede Ny Kirke-Psalme-Bog, [Copenhagen, 1723]. Contemporary silk over wooden boards, marbled end-papers, silver clasps and decorations to upper and lower boards. Extensively annotated to front and back end papers with family… ***
*** 18th century longcase clock, circa 1770s, dial marked ‘John Walker, Newcastle’, 8 day time and strike anchor escapment movement with weights (2), pendulum and original key, oak case. Runs well in ‘as found’ condition. 220 x 46 x 23 cm ***
*** 'Nobel's Gelignite', c.1877. Colour Lithograph with lithographically printed border on original backing, letterpress text on backing above and below image, 37 x 50 cm, in attractive original frame ***
*** Athenaeum Club Melbourne: Wonderful collection of items related to the history of the Athenaeum Club in Melbourne and one of it's original members and manager Mr. J H Moorhead, featuring a gold capped walking stick and umbrella with ivory handle and gold… ***
*** Australian 1966 round 50 cent pieces, 2138 grams ***
*** Georgian sterling silver cutlery for 12 places, (later knives), (72 items), 1640 grams not including knives ***
*** French Art Deco carved ivory statue of a standing female nude mounted of rouge marble base, circa 1930, signed 'Joe Descomps', 16 cm high overall Joseph Descomps Art Deco carved ivory statue of a standing female nude mounted of rouge marble base, circa… ***
*** Two African weaving pulleys in the form of horned beasts, carved wood, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, on later wooden plinths, 18 cm and 19 cm high overall ***
*** 1955 Argus 'Team Photos', almost complete set [10/12], some colour, others black and white. Fair/Vg. ***
*** Collection of fountain pens etc, various ages and condition, (70+ items) ***
*** A Vietnamese silver tea set comprising a teapot, milk jug and sugar basin, together with five cups and saucers, 20th century, the teapot18 cm high, 1930 grams ***
*** Australian Art & Artists: A shelf of mainly handcover books with dust jackets, (30+). ***
*** Carlton: Cigarette & trade cards; an accumulation from early issues to recent, in 3 albums and loose. (qty). ***
*** 1996 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia. (6 bottles) in original Penfolds carton. Leski Auctions Liquor Licence: 90161416 ***
*** A vintage Continental tub settee with floral upholstery, 20th century, as is condition, 200 cm across the arms ***
*** Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901), 'Victoria Reg' full ink signature in upper left corner of a partly printed military appointment; counter-signed by the Earl of Cranbrook (L. Gathorne Hardy) and with two embossed seals. The impressive document records the… ***
*** An Australian gramophone cabinet, superbly crafted with unusual cushion fiddleback blackwood paneling, Melbourne, Victoria origin, circa 1925, 133 cm high, 80 cm wide, 57 cm deep ***
*** Furniture: 'English furniture of the Eighteenth Century' by Herbert Cescinsky in the three volumes published by G.Routledge (London, c.1911), profusely illustrated, half bound in leather over green cloth, spine titles in gilt. An important guide. ***
*** A pair of red velvet upholstered armchairs with cabriole legs, mid 20th century, 69 cm across the arms ***
*** German 800 silver cutlery, early to mid 20th century, silver weight minus knives 1660 grams ***
*** Three assorted gold rings with stones, two 9ct and one 14ct, (3 items), 31.3 grams total ***
*** Kilpatrick & Co. London, 18ct yellow gold open face pocket watch with fusee movement together with a 9ct rose god fob chain, 19th century, chain stamped 9ct, chain weight 29 grams ***
*** Aboriginal and Afghan Camel Train group of twelve 19th century, silver gelatin and albumen prints, mostly laid down on card showing scenes of the South Australian outback, Aboriginals, camel trains and Afghan drivers, one captioned verso 'Serving Rations… ***
*** The Geoff Telfer Library A collection of nearly 500 volumes covering the full breadth of Australian History. Subjects include the Voyages of Discovery and the Journals kept on-board those ships, Australia's Convict Beginnings, early European contact and… ***
*** Assorted blue and white porcelain vases, jars, dishes and jewellery box, 19th/20th century, (15 items), the largest 37 cm high ***
*** Australian Sporting Legends - Betty Cuthbert Tribute': display comprising window mounted large group photograph with 57 signatures beneath including Olympians Herb Elliot, Ron Clarke, John Landy, Debbie Flintoff-King, Rob De Castella as well as other… ***
*** A Shirvan Baku antique hand-woven rug, south eastern Caucasus, 19th century, 180 x 130 cm ***
*** [Antarctic Exploration], 'The Voyage of the Discovery' by Captain Robert F. Scott, [London : Smith, Elder & Co., 1905] 1st edition in 2 vols. Vol I, pp xx, 556; Vol II, pp xii, 508. Complete with all plates and folding maps. Illustrations. Publisher's… ***
*** 1996 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia. (6 bottles), in original box. Leski Auctions Liquor Licence: 90161416 ***
*** John Ruskin - The Works. [Merrill & Baker, New York, c.1920]. Finely bound set of the writings of John Ruskin in twenty-six octavo volumes, each volume bound in contemporary half tan calf over marbled paper boards, gilt-lettered contrasting morocco title… ***
*** Religion: a range of leather-bound volumes comprising 'The works of Josephus' [1683, London] with replaced preliminaries, title and map; 'Of the Principles and duties of natural Religion' by Wilkins [London, 1734]; 'Novum Missale Romanum' [Augsburg, 1739]… ***
*** D Theodore Herzl (1860-1904) July 14, 1902 two-page typed letter on 'The Jewish Colonial Trust' London letterhead signed 'Theodore'; written in German to Leopold Loebl in Fiume. The letter discusses Herzl's planned movements and the activities of the… ***
*** Leitz: Telyt 200 mmZ f4.5 telephoto screw mount lens [#1501,100], 1957, with rear metal cap in fitted original Leitz box. Together with Leitz removable lens hood [Tngoo]. ***
*** A Chinese 8 fold lacquered screen, circa 1900, 184 cm high, 320 cm wide *** N/A
*** Watchmakers tools: an impressive assortment of hand tools, bushes, etc, inspection will reward ***
*** Brevetes Verascope Richard stereo viewer, mahogany and nickel plated, circa 1910, superb condition in original box. Accompanied by a quantity of glass stereo views, family and travel photographs in various formats, glass plates, etc., mainly from Paris… ***
*** Ethiopian Orthodox manuscript religious book, hand-painted and written on vellum with carved timber boards, housed in original leather pouch, 19th century, 18 cm high overall, Provenance: The Baker-Finch collection ***
*** Antique sterling silver cutlery comprising twelve dinner forks, twelve entree forks, twelve dessert spoons and twelve teaspoons, 19th century, (48 pieces), 1855 grams ***
*** A pair of Italian majolica greyhound statues, 20th century, marked 'Italy', 66 cm high ***