Australian & Historical

1 · MELROSE WARE green glazed possum trough, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 11cm high, 35cm wide

2 · MELROSE WARE green glazed possum jug, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", ​11cm high, 20.5cm wide

3 · MELROSE WARE rare green glazed kangaroo bowl, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 11cm high, 25cm diameter

4 · MELROSE WARE rare pair of bookends decorated with gum nuts and leaves, glazed in green, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", ​14.5cm high

5 · MELROSE WARE green glazed koala jug, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", ​14cm high

6 · MELROSE WARE green glazed koala jug, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 15cm high

7 · MELROSE WARE green glazed pottery jardiniere with gum leaf decoration, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 17.5cm high, 19.5cm diameter

8 · MELROSE WARE cream glazed possum trough, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 11cm high, 33cm wide

9 · MELROSE WARE blue "Father Christmas" toby jug, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", ​19cm high

10 · MELROSE WARE red "Father Christmas" toby jug, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 19cm high

11 · MELROSE WARE toby jug, stamped "Melrose Ware, Australian", 18.5cm high

12 · MELROSE WARE female toby jug glazed in green and red, factory mark partially legible. ​18cm high

13 · REMUED early pottery jug with applied gum nuts, branch handle and leaf, glazed in pink, blue and green, incised "Remued, Hand Made", ​17cm high

14 · REMUED pottery vase attributed to Margaret Kerr with applied gum leaf branch and large size gum nuts, stunning early pink and lime green colourway, and a rare shape, incised "Remued, Hand Made, 151M", 12cm high, 18cm diameter

15 · REMUED unusual cylindrical pottery vase with early applied gum nuts and leaves, glazed in grey and green, incised "Remued", 9.5cm high, 10cm diameter

16 · REMUED pottery vase, adorned with gum nuts and gum leaves, blue glazed ground with pink, green and yellow highlights, incised "Remued, Hand Made, 193LM", ​13.5high, 12.5cm diameter

17 · REMUED early and rare pottery jug decorated with branch handle, gum nuts and leaves and incised decoration, striking pink colourway, incised "Remued", 10.5cm high, 14.5cm diameter

18 · REMUED pottery vase adorned with gum nuts and gum leaf, striking early pink and lime green colourway, incised "Remued", ​13.5cm high, 13cm wide

19 · REMUED important and rare pottery vase with applied dragon decoration glazed in brown, green and orange, museum quality trophy piece, undoubtedly the work of Allan James and Castle Harris, incised "Remued Handmade", 28cm high, 27cm wide

20 · REMUED pottery vase with applied grapes, leaf and branch decoration, incised "Remued 42LM", with original foil label plus additional "J. Shaw, Ivanhoe" foil label, 20.5cm high, 20cm diameter

21 · PAMELA cylindrical pottery vase with applied gum nuts and leaf, unusual pink, blue and green glazes, incised "Pamela, Hand Made, 1934", ​16.5cm high

22 · REMUED pottery jug with windswept branch handle, unusual applied leaves and gum nut, early blue glaze decoration with caramel interior, incised "Remued, 1933", 18cm high

23 · REMUED pottery vase with applied branch handle, gum nut and unusual shaped leaves, early incised decoration around the shoulder, glazed in blue, green and brown, incised "Remued", 13cm high, 13.5cm diameter

24 · REMUED rare pottery vase with branch handle and two applied koalas, deeply incised and textured tree trunk form, thrown by Allan James with decoration by Castle Harris, incised "Remued 7LB", ​23cm high

25 · REMUED pottery vase with applied koala and branch on tree stump, incised "Remued 7SB", 17cm high

26 · REMUED pottery tree stump bowl with two applied koalas sitting on a branch, incised "Remued 5B", 9cm high, 20cm diameter

27 · REMUED rare and important pottery statue titled "Morning Song", one of only four known Remued statues produced at the Oakover Road factory in Preston, this model bearing a striking resemblance to Castle Harris, titled in pencil on the base, with original foil label, 25.5cm high

28 · REMUED pottery vase with applied skink decoration, incised "Remued 37Z", 14cm high, 7cm diameter

29 · REMUED pottery jug, early shape with applied branch handle, gum nuts and leaf, glazed in blue, cream and green, incised "Remued, 172/6M", ​16cm high

30 · CASTLE HARRIS pottery basket with applied fruit and leaves, incised "Castle Harris", ​29cm wide

31 · REMUED pottery basket vase and two branch handle vases, all glazed in green, branch handled examples incised "Remued", basket unsigned, the largest 16.5cm high

32 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD reticulated pottery dragon bowl, incised "Marguerite Mahood, T2439", ​12cm across

33 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD "Isolation" pottery statue of a woman, signed in ink "Marguerite Mahood, Isolation, '48", incised code 2543, on later wooden plinth, 25cm high

34 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD dragon and egg vase, signed "M. Mahood" 7cm high, 9.5cm wide

35 · MARGUERITE MAHOOD pierced pottery compote, incised "Marguerite Mahood TN1690", with monogram, 11cm high, 18cm diameter

36 · PHILIPPA JAMES pottery vase, grey-green ground with blue and pink applied gum leaf protruding above the rim, pink glaze interior, incised "Philippa James", ​16.5cm high

37 · PHILIPPA JAMES pottery vase with applied gum leaf and gum nuts, blue and mauve ground with pink interior, incised "Philippa James", 10.5cm high

38 · PHILIPPA JAMES pottery vase, blue glaze ground adorned with two applied gum leaves incised "Philippa James", 10.5cm high

39 · PHILIPPA JAMES pottery vase with applied gum nuts and leaf, incised "Philippa James", 9.5cm high

40 · PHILIPPA JAMES pottery vase with applied gum nuts and leaf on mauve ground, incised "Philippa James", 10.5cm high

41 · WILLIAM FERRY (VICTORIA ART POTTERY) rare grotesque glazed in green, stamped "W. F. VAP", ​14cm high, 15cm long

42 · WILLIAM FERRY (BURMANTOFTS) pottery grotesque, factory mark to base, 13.5cm high

43 · McHUGH green glazed pottery frog, 9.5cm high, 16cm long

44 · JOHN CAMPBELL pottery "Tasmania" map pin tray, incised "John Campbell, Launceston", ​11 x 11.5cm

45 · BENDIGO POTTERY shell shaped soap dish with applied frog decoration, 13.5cm wide

46 · BENDIGO POTTERY vase with brown glaze, ​12.5cm high

47 · McHUGH green glazed pottery cream jug, incised "McHugh, Tasmania", 8cm high, 9cm wide

48 · MERRIC BOYD tall pottery vase decorated with Australian landscape, an exceptional example of Boyd's workmanship, painted in the round with evocative landscape including clusters of gumtrees, mountain ranges and brooding storm clouds. One of the earliest and finest examples seen in our rooms. Incised "Merric Boyd, 1916", 25cm high, 11.5cm diameter

49 · GRACE SECCOMBE koala tree stump vase, incised "G. S. Aus", ​10cm high

50 · GRACE SECCOMBE pottery kookaburra pipe stand, incised "G. S. Aus", 7cm high, 12cm wide

51 · GRACE SECCOMBE rare pottery float bowl with flower aid in the form of an Illawarra flame tree seed pod, incised "Grace Seccombe, N.S.W", 8cm high, 23cm wide

52 · GRACE SECCOMBE pottery kookaburra serviette ring, incised "G. S. Aus", 5cm high, 8.5cm wide

53 · GRACE SECCOMBE blue fairy wren and ladybug dish, decorated with gum leaves, rare, incised "Grace Seccombe, N.S.W. Australia", 12cm high, 12cm wide

54 · GRACE SECCOMBE pottery seal dish, incised "G. S. Aus", ​9cm high, 13cm wide

55 · GRACE SECCOMBE pair of baby finch pottery condiments, incised "G. S. Aus", ​4.5cm high

56 · GRACE SECCOMBE pottery figural group of kookaburras on fence, inscription across base, no visible signature, 9.5cm high, 14cm wide

57 · GRACE SECCOMBE large pottery koala tree stump vase, no visible signature, ​21.5cm high

58 · GRACE SECCOMBE pottery tree stump dish with three kookaburras, incised "Grace Seccombe N.S.W. Australia", ​7.5cm high, 13.5cm wide

59 · GRACE SECCOMBE pottery leaf dish with two koalas, incised "G.S.", ​6.5cm high, 12.5cm wide

60 · GRACE SECCOMBE penguin statue titled "Taronga Zoo Sydney", 13cm high

61 · GRACE SECCOMBE (attributed) pair of koala condiments, not signed, ​8cm high

62 · GRACE SECCOMBE (attributed) pair of kookaburra condiments, not signed, 6.5cm high

63 · Grace Seccombe style group of four koala condiments, two stamped "Made in Japan", ​8cm high

64 · Grace Seccombe style group of three koala dishes, no factory marks, ​8cm high, 11cm diameter

65 · Grace Seccombe style kookaburra statues (two items), no factory marks, ​8cm high

66 · Grace Seccombe style "Seven Little Australians" kookaburra dish, ​11cm high, 16cm wide

67 · Grace Seccombe style mother and baby koala statue, ​13cm high

68 · Grace Seccombe style "Seven Little Australians" pair of kookaburra bookends, ​15.5cm high

69 · Grace Seccombe style pair of kookaburra bookends, ​14cm high

70 · Grace Seccombe style ashtray with two kookaburras, 11cm wide

71 · Grace Seccombe style kookaburra statue, 14cm high

72 · JOLLIFF (F. E. COX) hand-built pottery vase with leaf decoration, glazed in blue and green, incised "Jolliff, F. E. C. 1932", 15cm high, 15cm diameter

73 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD, JOHN PERCEVAL & NEIL DOUGLAS Murrumbeena pottery lidded jug with lyre bird and forest motif, incised "Arthur Merric Boyd, Douglas + Perceval", ​17.5cm high

74 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS hand-painted pottery plate, titled and signed verso "The Primeval Bush Australia, Ironbark Scrub Tarnagulla, Neil Douglas", incised "Arthur Merric Boyd", 25cm diameter

75 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD hand-painted rooster pottery dish, incised "Arthur Merric Boyd', 22cm diameter

76 · ARTHUR MERRIC & NEIL DOUGLAS hand-painted pottery charger with Aboriginal scene, incised "A. M. Boyd Pottery, Neil Douglas, 1953", 35cm diameter

77 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS rare pottery vase with kangaroos and emus in Australian bush landscape, incised "A. M. B., Neil Douglas, 1951", ​23.5cm high

78 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD impressive pottery charger with mythical tiger motif, incised "Arthur Merric Boyd '48, AMB", 41.5cm diameter

79 · JOHN PERCEVAL & ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD important hand-painted coffee set, signed "Perceval, AMB", the pot 27cm high Exhibited at the National Gallery Victoria, October 2014 - March 2015

80 · JOHN PERCEVAL important tile top coffee table painted with quince motif, comprising ten tiles, signed upper left "J. Perceval '50", 36cm high, 81cm wide, 33.5cm deep. EXHIBITED National Gallery of Victoria, October 2014 - March 2015

81 · NEIL DOUGLAS hand-painted tile with bounding kangaroo in landscape, signed lower right "Neil Douglas", ​15 x 15cm

82 · NEIL DOUGLAS hand-painted tile with kangaroo in landscape, signed lower right "N. D.", 15 x 15cm

83 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery ramekin with kangaroos in landscape, incised "A. M. Boyd", 6cm high, 16cm wide

84 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery teacup with kangaroo in bush landscape, signed "A. M. Boyd, Neil Douglas", ​6.5cm high, 14.5cm wide

85 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery teacup with Australian wildflowers, signed "Neil Douglas", ​6cm high, 14cm wide

86 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS impressive and large lidded carafe, superbly painted with goanna and kangaroos in landscape, a museum quality piece, incised "A. M. Boyd Pottery, Neil Douglas", 41.5cm high

87 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery bowl decorated with two large kangaroos, incised "Arthur Merric Boyd", 3.5cm high, 17.5cm diameter PROVENANCE: The Estate of Danila Vassilieff

88 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery dish with wild orchids and kangaroo, signed "A. M. B., Australia", 10.5 diameter

89 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery dish with lyre bird in bush scene, signed "A. M. B.", 10.5 diameter

90 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery dish with kangaroos in Australian landscape, signed "Early Summer Days, Tarrawingee, Australia, Neil Douglas", incised "A. M. Boyd", 11.5 diameter

91 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery dish with rare galah and gum blossom decoration, signed "Neil Douglas", incised "A. M. Boyd", 10.5 diameter

92 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery dish with single kangaroo in bush landscape, signed "Neil Douglas", incised "A. M. B", 10.5 diameter

93 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery dish with single kangaroo in farm landscape, incised "A. M. Boyd", ​12cm diameter

94 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery dish with single kangaroo in outback landscape, signed "Neil Douglas, Beyond the Last Fence, Jindabadgerie Scrubs, Yillyalla Range, Australia", ​13cm diameter

95 · NEIL DOUGLAS (attributed) pottery dish decorated with birds and gum blossoms, signature illegible, ​12.5cm diameter

96 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery ramekin with lyre bird decoration, signed "Neil Douglas, Australia", incised "A. M. B.", 15cm wide

97 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery ramekin with lyre bird decoration on green ground, signed "Neil Douglas, Australia", incised "A. M. B.", 15cm wide

98 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery ramekin with lyre bird decoration on pink and blue ground, incised "A. M. B.", 16cm wide

99 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS pottery saucer with blue fern border, incised "Neil Douglas, A. M. B.", 15cm diameter

100 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD set of six pottery ramekins, incised "A.M.B.", 13cm wide

101 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS: Three pottery mugs painted with kangaroos in landscape, all with yellow handles, incised "A.M.B.", ​the largest 9.5cm high, 13cm wide

102 · ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD & NEIL DOUGLAS: Three pottery mugs painted with kangaroos in landscape, ​all with blue backgrounds and reddish interiors, incised "A.M.B.", the largest 9.5cm high, 13cm wide

103 · CARL COOPER important Australian pottery lidded vase with incised Aboriginal motif, incised "Carl Cooper, Australia, 1959", 21cm high

104 · CARL COOPER pottery vase with incised lizard decoration, incised "Carl Cooper, 1947", ​16cm high

105 · CARL COOPER pottery dish with snake decoration, incised "Carl Cooper, 1945", 11cm diameter

106 · CARL COOPER pottery dish with Aboriginal fish motif, incised "Carl Cooper, Australia, 1953", 11.5cm diameter

107 · CARL COOPER pottery dish with Aboriginal goanna motif, incised "Carl Cooper", 10cm diameter

108 · CARL COOPER pottery dish with Aboriginal fish design, incised "Carl Cooper", 10cm diameter

109 · MARTIN BOYD pottery dish with Dutch maiden and two pottery fishermen dishes, (3 items), two incised "Martin Boyd", one not signed, 12.5cm, 13.5cm and 18cm diameter

110 · MARTIN BOYD pottery plate with sitting Aboriginal figures, incised "Martin Boyd, Australia", ​26cm diameter

111 · MARTIN BOYD pottery plate with male Aboriginal face, incised "Martin Boyd, Australia", ​26cm diameter

112 · MARTIN BOYD pottery plate with Aboriginal father and son, incised "Martin Boyd, Australia", 37.5cm diameter

113 · MARTIN BOYD pottery plate with Aboriginal father and son on blue background, incised "Martin Boyd, Australia", 39cm diameter

114 · MARTIN BOYD pottery plate with Aboriginal father and son looking right, incised "Martin Boyd, Australia", 35.5cm diameter

115 · ARTIST UNKNOWN pottery mug, ​8cm high, 10.5cm wide

116 · Australian pottery jug with branch handle, gum nuts and leaves, ​21cm high

117 · NEWTONE POTTERY kookaburra dish, stamped "Newtone Pottery, Sydney, Hand Painted", ​9cm high, 12cm wide

118 · WEMBLEY WARE kangaroo statue, faint factory mark to base plus original foil label, ​12cm high, 16cm wide

119 · BESWICK English porcelain kookaburra statue, stamped "Beswick, England", ​14.5cm high

120 · STEPHEN BOWERS pottery bowl with classical decoration, signed "Stephen Bowers, Adelaide, Australia, 1989", 7cm high, 27.5cm diameter

121 · HELLFIRE POTTERY jug and goblet with crocodile decoration, Australian map impressed mark "Heflfire", ​9.5cm and 20cm high

122 · Two antique pearl shells with hand-painted ship scenes, 19th century, ​14 x 15cm

123 · HIGHLY IMPORTANT CARVED WOODEN KANGAROO, CIRCA 1800, A large upright standing primitively carved kangaroo, circa 1790 - 1810, 102cm tall.

124 · ROBERT PRENZEL mirror, spectacularly carved with brushtail possum, gum nuts and leaves, workshop stamp on reverse "Robt. Prenzel. Toorak Road, South Yarra. European Labour Only" 79 x 80cm

125 · ROBERT PRENZEL palm parrot carved panel, signed and dated lower right "R. Prenzel 1912", 73 x 45cm

126 · THE MODERATOR'S CHAIR REMOVED FROM SCOTS' CHURCH, COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE An Australian cedar Gothic Revival Moderator's chair of lofty proportions, circa 1860. The two tapering column back posts with crocketed pinnacles and carved finials, flanking a central panel with carved motifs and Latin inscription (which translated reads) "And yet, It was Not Consumed". The hide covered seat is supported by flowing tracery and lancet arches with cluster-shafted buttress column legs. 200cm high, 82cm wi

127 · NEVILLE CAYLEY Snr. (1853-1903), magpie with dragonfly, watercolour, signed lower right "Neville Cayley, 1896", 60 x 48cm

128 · NEVILLE CAYLEY Snr. (1853-1903), kookaburra and snake, watercolour, signed and dated lower right "Neville Cayley 1898", 61 x 49cm

129 · NEVILLE WILLIAM CAYLEY (1886-1950), Rosella, watercolour, signed lower right "Neville Cayley, Sydney, 1902", ​31 x 23cm

130 · WILLIAM MERRIC BOYD (1888-1959), cow sketch, coloured pencil, titled and signed lower right "Merric Boyd", ​18 x 23cm

131 · WILLIAM MERRIC BOYD (1888-1959), Pig Koala, coloured pencil, titled and signed lower right, signed lower left "Merric Boyd", ​18 x 24cm

132 · WILLIAM MERRIC BOYD (1888-1959), [attributed], windswept tree, coloured pencil, 24 x 20cm

133 · Folk Art kookaburra statue comprising of two kookaburras eating a worm, painted pinecones, gum nuts and blackwood, early 20th century, 36cm high

134 · Folk Art kookaburra statue, painted pinecones, casuarina wood and nuts, early 20th century, 23cm high

135 · Pair of Folk Art bird statues, painted pinecones on timber bases, early 20th century, the taller 12cm high

136 · Folk Art kookaburra statue comprising two laughing kookaburras, painted pinecones on timber base, early 20th century, 24cm high

137 · Folk Art kookaburra statue, pinecone on timber base, early 20th century, 25cm high

138 · Group of four Folk Art kookaburra statues, painted pinecone and wood, early 20th century, the tallest 16cm high

139 · Australian hand-painted porcelain vase with trees in landscape, Adelaide, South Australian origin, signed "C. JARVIS", 20cm high

140 · Australian hand-painted porcelain vase with sunset landscape, Adelaide, South Australian origin, signed "Lois Laughton", 28cm high, 14cm wide

141 · Australian hand-painted porcelain vase with roses, Adelaide, South Australian origin, signed "Mamie Venner, S.A. 1940", 14cm high, 24.5cm wide

142 · Australian Arts and Crafts hand-painted porcelain vase by GLADYS GOOD, Adelaide, South Australian origin, signed "G.M. Good", ​18.5cm high

143 · Australian Arts and Crafts hand-painted porcelain vase with daffodil motif, early 20th century, ​21.5cm high

144 · Australian Arts and Crafts hand-painted porcelain vase with Geraldton wax motif by MAY CREETH, Western Australian origin, signed "M.Creeth. Leschenaultia, W.A.", ​10cm high, 14cm wide

145 · Australian hand-painted pierced porcelain basket with fruit motif, signed "Maida Wright", 6cm high, 26cm wide

146 · Australian hand-painted porcelain platter with floral design, Adelaide, South Australian origin, signed "C. JARVIS", 21 x 32.5cm

147 · ADA NEWMAN Australian hand-painted porcelain 15 piece coffee set with wildflower motif, N.S.W. origin, signed "A.J. Newman", the pot 18cm high

148 · S. MURDOCH Australian hand-painted porcelain plate with two birds, signed "S. Murdoch", ​25cm diameter

149 · A hand-painted cabinet plate with rosella, late 20th century, signed "Elizabeth Prior, 1984", ​22cm diameter

150 · Australian hand-painted plate with cottage scene, South Australian origin, signed "F. SMITH", ​23.5 diameter

151 · An Australian hand-painted plate with two budgerigars, signed "J. SPARSHOTT", 24cm diameter

152 · Two hand-painted porcelain cabinet plates with Australian wildflowers, signed "E. Wandsbrough" and "W.B. Haselgrove", 31cm and 25cm

153 · Four hand-paint porcelain cabinet plates, signed "Maida Wright", "Mamie Venner" and "Sally Rush", the largest 22cm diameter

154 · A pair of hand-painted cups and saucers, signed "E. MEYER", ​the saucers12.5cm diameter