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Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Photographs
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*** Foelsche, Paul Heinrich Matthias [1831-1914]. An album containing 48 photographs, each approx. 16.5 x 12 cm. The title page of the album with a stuck-down label dated July 1898 'To My Friend J. Scott Black With Kind Regards from Paul Foelsche' (the name… ***
*** Frank Hurley (1885 - 1962), 'A spectre ship looming stark and white against the darkness of the polar night', (the Endurance in the Antarctic winter darkness, trapped in the Weddell sea, Shackleton Expedition, 27 August 1915), silver gelatin photograph,… ***
*** The British Scientific Expedition On The Great Barrier Reef 1928-29: Official original photographs by Charles Leslie Barrett (1879 - 1959: A collection of twenty-five original photographs, most with Barrett's notes affixed verso and several with the… ***
*** Original photographs, re Hill End Gold Mines, c1873. Group of albumen photographs taken by Charles Bayliss (1858-97) & Henry Beaufoy Merlin (1830-73) of various gold mining images taken in the Hill End district in NSW: the Holtermann discovery of gold… ***
*** Charles Bayliss (1850 - 1897) Six albumen paper panels from Bayliss' 11-panel panorama taken from the tower of the Sydney International Exhibition Building (Garden Palace) while it was still under construction in either 1878 or 1879 (the building burnt… ***
*** Cecil W Bostock (Australian, 1884 - 1939) (Dockside, Penzance) c1919 Vintage silver gelatin photograph, laid down in acid free tissue 68 x 51 cm. Provenance: Bostock Studio sale, 1930s. One of Bostock's rarest and largest format photographs. Bostock had… ***
*** 'A spectre ship looming stark and white against the darkness of the polar night' (the Endurance in the Antarctic winter darkness, trapped in the Weddell sea, Shackleton Expedition, 27 August 1915), silver gelatin photograp Frank Hurley (1885 - 1962), 'We… ***
*** Max Dupain (Australian, 1911-1992). Sightseers in a Bus, 1956/later printing. Silver gelatin photograph, signed in pencil 'Max Dupain' on image lower right, 39.5 x 49.5 cm, laid down on original backing. Illustrated in Jill Whites, Dupain's Australians,… ***
*** Tasmanian Aboriginal Carte de Visits 'The Last Tasmanians' four photographs comprising, Truganinni (2), William Lanney or 'King Billy', Truganinni King Billy and other female. Three by photographer Charles Wolley, Hobart Town, other by H.H.Baily, Hobart… ***
*** Chester Melvin Vaniman, (American, 1866-1912). [Hobart From Salamanca Place, Tasmania], 1904 vintage platinum photograph, panorama, annotated and dated 'registered 1904', and signed in negative lower right, 37.6 x 118 cm. Laid down on acid-free backing.… ***
*** Photographer unknown Panorama of Sydney Looking East from tower of General post office five panel panorama, albumen paper prints laid down on linen 33.1 x 130 cm titled in the centre panel from the left, the first landmark is the Lands Department, looking… ***
*** Harold Cazneaux (Australian, 1878-1953). Punch And Judy, c1920s. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, titled and signed in pencil on backing below image, annotated in pencil on backing verso, 32.5 x 25 cm. Annotation reads 'Barmera (Sth Australia). Class 9.… ***
*** Last of the Tasmanian Aborigines photographs, a most remarkable collection of photographs from the great Grandson of Charles Woolley, principal photographer of the Tasmanian Aboriginals. Taken from life in 1866. They have been only in the possession of… ***
*** Alfred Bock pair of early senotype portraits in original Tasmanian musk frames, 19th century, both bearing original green paper labels verso. One sitter identified as Dr. William Henwood of Huntingfield, Tasmania. 41 x 36 cm each overall ***
*** Herbert Ponting, (1870-1935): 'Weddell Seal (Diving Off the Ice. Cape Evans, March 15, 1911)', silver gelatin photograph (44 x 60 cm), the photographer's blindstamp 'H.G. Ponting' at lower right, titled and numbered '35' on the fine Art Society labels on… ***
*** An album with gilt title: 'Views of Warrnambool', containing 29 photographs that are clear and show a good cross-section of Warrnambool in the early 1890s. Subjects include: a panoramic view of the town from Liebig Street hill; Kepler Street; proud ***
*** Photographer unknown, Albert ground, Boxing day December 26 1877, Athletic sports and balloon Ascent two panel panorama, albumen paper prints laid down on linen 18.2 x 70.4 cm titled on label below repaired tears; creases; light foxing, extremely rare to… ***
*** A bearded footballer in full playing outfit with inflated oval ball at his side, circa 1880, Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 102 x 64 mm, verso imprinted 'From Burman's Photographic Rooms, 209 Bourke St. East, near Parliament Houses and… ***
*** H.M.S. Cossack: Album of 19th century silver gelatin photographs tracing the voyage of the Cossack from Sydney to Melbourne, Hobart, Fiji & on to England. Many photos captioned & pages adorned with superb cartoon caricatures & dated 1873. The Cossack was… ***
*** Richard Walter Hillsdon, photographer, Lyttelton, New Zealand, sepia photographic print dated 26/11/10, laid down on card, titled 'Officers and crew Capt. Scott's Antarctic Exped.1910' depicting the men in full uniform on board the 'Terra Nova' prior to… ***
*** New Zealand : 'Panorama of Christchurch N.Z. From Cathedral Tower 1881' by E.Wheeler & Son (Christchurch, 1881), accordian-fold album with 10-part panorama, with additional tipped in albumen photograph of Christchurch Cathedral, and Carte-de-Visite… ***
*** The Nimrod Antarctic Expedition 1907 - 09: Four real photo postcards depicting Shackleton, Edgeworth David, 'Queenie' Famous Dog of the Expedition, and The Nimrod prior to departure; all published by J.F.H. (Frank Hurley's company). (4). ***
*** Herbert Ponting (1870-1935): 'Weddell seal (Diving off the ice. Cape Evans, March 15, 1911)', silver gelatin photograph (44 x 60 cm), the photographer's blindstamp 'H.G.Ponting' at lower right, titled and numbered '35' on the fine Art Society labels on… ***
*** Freeman Brothers: the first Responsible Government of New South Wales, 1856 photo (18 x 13 cm) in original frame, overall 31 x 27 cm. (William Glover Webb Freeman (1809-1895) and James Freeman (1814-1870), started business in 1854 and soon became the… ***
*** Thomas Carrington (1843-1918): 'Melbourne' (view of the city from the south side of the Yarra looking north-East, with four vignettes of buildings), engraved by Rudolph Jenny, printed as a Supplement to 'The Australasian', 1871, window mounted, framed &… ***
*** Herbert Ponting (1870-1935): 'Weddell seal (Diving off the ice. Cape Evans, March 15, 1911)', c1911, silver gelatin photograph (44 x 60 cm), the photographer's blindstamp 'H.G.Ponting' at lower right, titled and numbered '35' on the fine Art Society… ***
*** A collection of early photographs, various formats, with images including a Victorian Railways porter in full uniform, a Melbourne street scene by Nettleton, a Melbourne Cup jockey, a group of sportsmen (by W.D. Thrower, Chapel St., Windsor), 3 gentlemen… ***
*** Aviation photographs, wonderful archive of 'Roplane photographs (998),-80s, Many Ex Aviation Researcher Chris O'Neill, a Comprehensive History of Australian & New Zealand Aviation, with civil, military and naval Aircraft, Airshows, Crashes, 'Southern… ***
*** Important collection of glass plate lantern slides with accompanying hand written book of various slide programs. Collection features rare photographs of Tasmanian Aborigines at Bruny Island including portraits of Truganini and William Lanne, Tasmanian… ***
*** The B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Expedition: Official original photograph by Captain Frank Hurley: Image A75 - Title: Maker of History, with official 'Mawson Antarctic Expedition' handstamp and release date 'Tuesday May 27, 1930' verso, together with official… ***
*** Hong Kong: a fine group of hand coloured albumen paper prints, circa 1880s, most annotated verso, approx. 20 x 27 cm, scenes include harbour views, street scenes, the cricket ground & city hall, Queens Road, etc, (12 items; individually mounted for… ***
*** Herbert Ponting (1870-1935): 'Weddell Seal (Diving Off the Ice. Cape Evans, March 15, 1911)', c1911, silver gelatin photograph (44 x 60 cm), the photographer's blindstamp 'H.G.Ponting' at lower right, titled and numbered '35' on the fine Art Society… ***
*** Views of Ceylon Old-time album with embossed date and initials to front cover 'A.M.B. 20. 3. 93' containing fourteen fine albumen prints, each 20 x 26 cm and laid down ***
*** C. E. Bevan, Edward St, Brisbane: 'Native Gin (Australia)' carte de visite ***
*** Tasmanian photographs by Samuel Clifford, an old-time album, circa 1875, titled 'Tasmanian Scences' on the front cover and with 'S. Clifford, Photographer, Hobart Town' in manuscript on the blank front endpaper. The album contains 24 albumen paper prints,… ***
*** The 12th light of foot rare ambrotype portrait with hand-coloured finish, circa 1860. The 12th light of foot gained notoriety for their brutal suppression of the Eureka rebellion in Ballarat on the 3rd December 1854. Housed in original plush bi-folding… ***
*** The B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Expedition: Official original photograph by Captain Frank Hurley: Image A29 - Title: Sir Douglas Mawson...in his study aboard The Discovery. with official 'Mawson Antarctic Expedition' handstamp and release date 'Tuesday Apr. 15,… ***
*** Captain Thomas Watson (1795-1879): Pair of photographs, one of Captain Thomas Watson, Harbour Master of Sydney, other of his wife Hannah (taken from an oil painting), both with highlights hand-painted in gold, framed & glazed, each overall 30 x 35 cm.… ***
*** Kerry & Co., attrib. View from rose Bay Convent looking West up the harbour c1900/1920s two panel panorama, silver gelatin prints laid down on linen 35.6 x 125.8 cm Shows rose Bay, double Bay, Clark & shark Islands, Fort Denison and the North Shore ***
*** Kerry & Co. Harbour from north Sydney (from Holtermann's Tower)/1920s two panel panorama, silver gelatin prints laid down on linen 37.5 x 114.5 cm titled, numbered '22' and signed 'Kerry Sydney' in the plate lower right Places are noted as follows, left… ***
*** Francis Edwin Birtles [1881-1941] Birtles made an overland speed record-breaking trip in an Oldsmobile 30 in November 1924. It became the subject of a book entitled 'Darwin to Adelaide, 9 days, 9 hours, 15 minutes: Francis Birtles' history making journey,… ***
*** Victoria: 'Gippsland Scenery' Series by Nicholas Caire, (1837-1918), albumen photographs, each 20 x 16 cm, mounted on card, comprising 'Toorloo Bay, Lake Tyers'; 'Scenes in the South Gippsland Mountains'; 'Scene on the Broadribb River'; 'Iron Bark Cove';… ***
*** Victoria: 'Gippsland Scenery' binder with 19 photographs from the series by Nicholas Caire, (1837-1918), albumen photographs, each 20 x 15 cm, mounted on card, including three showing Aboriginals - 'Native Camp in Gippsland', 'Native bark Canoes' and… ***
*** Magic Lantern group of seven coloured slides by Newton & Co. Fleet Street of London, 10 x 16.5 cm each ***
*** Photographic panorama of Sydney Harbour from North Sydney, circa 1880, Robinson, Francis Whitfoeld (attrib.), Five albumen print photographs laid down on contemporary board with surrounding border, the panorama 250 x 1550 mm (individual panels being 250 x… ***
*** Victorian Railways Flinders Street New Station Buildings' elevated architectural views to Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Railway Department Melbourne March 1908, No. 203. Scale 20 feet to an inch., 37 x 130 cm ***
*** Frederick Kruger (1831-1888) Aboriginal men with weapons, Geelong, albumen paper photograph 20 x 13 cm ***
*** Carte De Visite: 1861-1888 an extraordinary collection including an image from the Queen's photographer, Caldesi Blanford & Co, (1860-62) of Japanese Samurai Dr.Kawasaki, believed to be a member of the First Japanese Embassy to Europe, (1862) (Note: A… ***
*** Vietnam War: Group from Private Bruce Clifton who served as tracker dog handler. Includes medal group of five - Vietnam Medal, Vietnam Star, Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with Vietnam clasp, National Medal & Australian Defence Medal. Also… ***
*** Horse racing photographs and Negatives, noted Phar Lap (negative and 5 photos) ; Carbine (2 negatives and photo) ; Kingston Town (colour negative and 4 photos) ; triple Dead Heat (3 negatives and 2 photos) ; plus range other negatives (8) and photos (21).… ***
*** Australian goldfields group of six cartes de visite of a theatrical troupe taken in Castlemaine Victoria, together with an 1852 edition of the London illustrated news with Victorian gold rush motif on the cover. (7 items) ***
*** Campaspie', 'Campaspie Fall Collection of assorted stereo cards, including Australian, British and novelty cards, 19th century. 60+ cards. Of note: Gold diggings Australia, Mt Macedon, 'Traveller Sleeping in Mia Mia', Hanging Rock Melbourne, 'On the… ***
*** Neil Armstrong, (1930- ), first person to walk on the moon, display comprising signed photo, window mounted with wonderful Apollo 11 photographs, framed and glazed, overall 105 x 74 cm ***
*** Frank Hurley (1885-1962) temple carved in one piece from the solid mountain, Petra, silver gelatin photograph 27.1 x 18.7 cm mounted, titled and captioned 'Note size of figure in doorway. Petra was a thriving mountain stronghold and distributing centre.… ***
*** Opening of old Parliament House Canberra, two panoramic views, one depicting the official opening with thronging crowd on the forcourt, the other a reverse angle panorama of Canberra showing a sparsly populated vista with Mount Ainsley in the background.… ***
*** Auckland: albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Beattie & Sanderson, Auckland, (1897-1900) - 'Auckland Wharf' (with horse-drawn wagon 'Furniture van No. 4 J.J. Craig); 'Auckland W, from Mt Eden'.. ***
*** Ornate leather case with gilt-embossed titles: 'Views of Beechworth Scenery, presented to lady Loch by Mrs. John Fletcher, Wife of the President of the shire of Beechworth. December 30th 1885.' comprising of 17 albumen photographs mounted on thick c ***
*** Ray, man (1890 - 1976); Cocteau, Jean (1889 - 1963); Steegmuller, Francis (1906 - 1994) Le Numero Barbette, man ray photographies inedites, [Paris, Jacques Damase, 1980. First edition, first printing] Quarto, laminated pictorial boards, pp 76, with essays… ***
*** Manning & Knight Carte de Visite, Aboriginal mother and child, albumen paper photograph 9.5 x 6 cm ***
*** Rev. Henry Plume (1851-1930), albumen photographic prints of the Reverend's travels in the Sydney district in the 1880s and 1890s, with views of his country home at Kurrajong, NSW. 124 photographs in a some what dilapidated album. ***
*** Tasmania: A leather-bound album containing an extensive range of Tasmanian cartes-de-visite. Photographers noted include Anson Brothers, H.H. Baily, C. Cherry, Duval & Co., T. Nevin, C. Wherrett & Co., Wherrett & McGuffie, Alfred Winter, W. Burrows & Co.,… ***
*** The B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Expedition: Official original photograph by Captain Frank Hurley: Image A55 - Title: 'And ice, mast high, came floating by as green as emerald', with official 'Mawson Antarctic Expedition' handstamp and release date 'Tuesday May 6,… ***
*** Male Entertainers & musicians: autographs of 1930s-2000s era performers usually on photographs/images or on piece, comprising George Burns (on philatelic cover), Bob hope (on 16 x 12 cm photo), Frank Sinatra (gold, sharpie, signature on large 25 x 20 cm… ***
*** Ranjitsinhji of Nawanagar Oval Metal Table Plaque: c.1907 created for his coronation, showing an oval bust portrait of Ranji (9 x 12.5 cm). Very Fine. ***
*** Circa 1901 Duke of Cornwall and York photo album with 12 albumen prints showing Melbourne Swanston Street commemorative archways, image size 15 x 20 cm ***
*** The Earth Setting, 1969 a series of three photographs taken from the surface of the Moon, printed together on a single sheet of Kodak photographic paper, overall 51 x 41 cm. ***
*** Tribal: two cartes-de-viste, one most likely by F.H. Dufty of a Pacific Islander with spear threatening a white man, inscribed verso. The other a portrait of a man also inscribed with the sitter's name 'Maceline' 'Cheif of the Murrie' (south West… ***
*** Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon (Antony Armstrong-Jones), an informal photograph, (24 x 16 cm) mounted and signed by both in the margin below, Margaret' and 'Snowdon' and dated '1963', presented in a sterling silver picture frame (36.5 x 26 cm) by… ***
*** A collection of cartes-de-visite (approximately 80) and album. New Zealand, Australian and English photographers, 19th century ***
*** New Zealand albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Hart, Campbell & Co, (1879-85) - 'Lake Hayes, Wakatipu District New Zealand '; 'The Hector or Remarkable Mountains. Height 7688ft. View from Frankton Jetty, lake Wakatipu'. ***
*** New Zealand albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Hart, Campbell & Co, (1879-85) - 'Queenstown, lake Wakatipu New Zealand '; 'The head of lake Wakatipu New Zealand, View from the 25 Mile Creek'. ***
*** New Zealand albumen photographs (20 x 14 cm), by Hart, Campbell & Co, (1879-85) - 'Queenstown, Otago'; 'The new moon, View from 25 Mile, lake Wakatipu New Zealand '. ***
*** Albumen photographs by Beattie & Sanderson, Auckland, (1897-1900) - 'At Takapuna Bay, showing Wharf and Rangitoto', (14 x 9 cm); 'Mt Eden, from Eden Terrace', (15 x 10 cm); 'Lake Hotel, lake Takapuna, from Lake', (15 x 11 cm); 'Fire at Ponsonby, Milford… ***
*** Frank Hurley (1885-1962) Faluccas on the Nile at Cairo, 1940-46 silver gelatin photograph 28.3 x 37.2 cm mounted, titled in pencil verso ***
*** 'Gold Diggers At Work, Australia'. A Colour Photo-Lithograph by Phillip Stephan, c.1890, 37 x 45 cm ***
*** Cartes De Visite - Aborigines: 'Queensland Aboriginals, Photographed Direct From Life By E.H.Forster, at His Studio, Maryborough', two cartes De visite photographs, one showing two aboriginal women with a man, other showing young aboriginal woman. (2… ***
*** Kerry & Co. Sydney From North Shore, c1891 (Title from manuscript caption in the negative), c1890s Photographic panorama, comprised of six bromide panels, each 22 x 28 cm, forming a continuous sequence, 220 x 168 cm on original linen backing. The panorama… ***
*** Bruce Weber - Photographs, 'Bruce Weber' edited by John Cheim [Alfred A. Knopf, 1983]; 'Bruce Weber' [Twelvetrees Press, 1983]; 'An Exhibition by Bruce Weber at Fahey/Klein Gallery - Text by William Burroughs' [Treville Co., 1991]. (3 vols.). ***
*** Early Brisbane: group of seven cartes de visite by J.Watson of Queen Street, Brisbane, showing detailed early river front and city views, circa 1870., Watson occupied premises in Queen Street between 1862 and 1875. ***
*** After Laurence William Wilson (Britain, New Zealand, 1851-1912) Melbourne 1906 photogravure, panorama 'Printed in Vienna' above image upper right 41 x 100 cm, 64 x 123 cm overall ***
*** 'Band of Hope & Albion Consols Ballaarat', c.1880, by William H.Bardwell. Albumen paper photograph with two illustrations depicting 'Surface Works at No.6 & No.7' and 'Interior of Batteryhouse at No.7 Shaft' text and date within image, photographer's… ***
*** Lady Southern cross in Suva 1934: original photographs by Ann Bernard of Kingsford Smith's arrival in Vh-Usb at Naselai beach, 20 miles from Suva, during the record trip Sydney-Hawai in October 1934. Three photos show either Smithy or Taylor in the… ***
*** The Kelly Gang: c1910 Regal post card Co. 'The Kelly Gang - From An Original Photograph. Steve Hart, Dan Kelly, Ned Kelly'. Taken from an original c1870 photograph. Rare, only a few examples known. (one example, in poor condition, is in the National… ***
*** Shipwrecks: S.S.Wairarapa - Wrecked Great Barrier Island 1894: Kelly Tarlton's archive, includes four original photographs by Josiah Martin (tatty around edges though extremely rare), also press cuttings, correspondence, other photographs, slides &… ***
*** Otto von Hartitzsch, Rundle St., Adelaide: 'A Native Pickinina with child' carte de visite, c1869-75 ***
*** Tasmania and New Zealand photo album with 66 albumen photo prints, sheet size predominantly 17 x 24 cm, photographic views by John Watt Beatie, Stephen Spurling as well as a selection of New Zealand views by John Richard Morris, 19th century, album 40.5… ***
*** American Architecture 'Modern Architecture - Photographs by Ezra Stoller [Harry N. Abrams, N.Y. 1990]; 'Falling Water' edited by Lynda Waggoner [Rizzoli, N.Y., 2011]; 'A House for an Art Collector' by David Adjaye [Rizzoli, N.Y., 2011]; ***
*** Daguerreotype antique hand-coloured portrait photograph of a seated lady in original plush fitted bi-fold case, mid 19th century, image 15 x 10.5 cm, the case 22 x 17 cm overall ***
*** Aboriginals: c1890s sterograph views, two endorsed on reverse 'Aboriginals N.S.W.', one showing 3 aboriginal men cutting timber, other showing aboriginal family at side of road; also another titled 'Alipan Creek, Clarence river'. Fair/good condition. (3… ***
*** A pair of tiger hunting scene albumen photographs, late 19th century, original frames and mounting, sheet size 27 x 35 cm ***
*** The B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Expedition:Official original photograph by Captain Frank Hurley:Image B17 - title: rolling home through the 'Roaring Forties',with official 'Mawson Antarctic Expedition' handstamp verso, together with the official letterhead ***
*** Albumen photographs, (14 x 10 cm), by Beattie, Auckland - 'One tree Hill, Auckland Suburb, from Mt Eden'; 'Auckland from Mt, Victoria, signal station, Devonport'; (five Men in front of Hut) ***
*** South-East Asia: a nice accumulation, mainly views of Soerabaia, Weltevreden, Buitenzorg, Batavia, Tosari, etc., a few from other areas like Singapore, Canton River, Makassar, F.M.S., etc. (75+). ***
*** Kalgoorlie Gold-Fields: photographs showing the town and gold mining, including a lovely scene of a tram alongside the town hall, in tin frames, each 24 x 19 cm. (Note - A tough town to identify, the business names include 'The Broken Hill Jewellery Co',… ***
*** Huge format photograph of King George V, Queen Mary and Prince Edward (who later to become King Edward VIII who abdicated his throne on 11 December 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson), photograph by Dinham, Torquay ***
*** C. E. Bevan, Edward St., Brisbane: 'Native Blackfellow' carte de visite, c1868 ***