c1890s. Pair of carved and stained wooden figures on plinths, each with collector’s label annotated “Australian figure” in ink on base, one figure annotated “29WA” and “Page 14, Vol. 1” in gouache and pencil on back of plinth, 31 x 8.1 x 6.5cm and 29 x 9.3 x 7cm. Minor..... More
c1919. Bronze relief, incised signature lower left, titled and annotated in ink on distressed original exhibition label “Royal…[?]” attached verso, 11 x 17cm. Original frame. Provenance: artist’s estate in Kensington, NSW. British-born John Wrenn Sutton was a sculptor, poet and singer. He worked mainly in bronze relief and plaster, and..... More
![Item #CL173-147 [Burmese Woman With Parasol And Cigarette] and [Burmese Man Carrying...](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL173-147_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1492653153)
c1900s-1920s. Bronze sculpture with wooden base, 21 x 9 x 8.5cm (approx. each). More
1924. Painted plaster statuette, signed “Coffin” in plaster to base, artist, date and text engraved in metal plaque attached to front of base, 25 x 7.5 x 7.7cm. Slight surface loss to paint, some with retouching, otherwise in good condition. Rare, Olympic Rugby Union figurine. Text reads “VIIIme Olympiade, Paris 1924. Le..... More
1927. Pair of Australian-made bas-relief bronze medallions and manufacturer’s pamphlet, each with caption and date “March 30, 1927” around the upper portion, 9.6cm (diameter, each medallion), 15 x 12cm (pamphlet). Slight oxidation and soiling. The reliefs depict HRH the Duke of York (1895–1952), later King George VI; and the Duchess of..... More
c1928. Painted papier-mâché jug, captioned, initialled “V.B.” and signed “V. Brett” on and under base, 23 x 11 x 20.5cm. Slight surface loss to paint. This Australian-made jug is styled on the 18th century Toby Jugs originally produced by Staffordshire potters. Artist and teacher Vera Brett née Seward had an art studio..... More
1929. Bronze relief, mounted on wooden plaque, subject, artist and date cast into the bronze, captioned in a brass plaque verso, 24.5 x 24.3 (bronze), 38 x 33.5cm (plaque). Minor scratch to centre of bronze, chips, cracks and missing portions to veneer of wooden plaque. Caption reads “Unserem hochverehrten chef..... More
![Item #CL183-72 [Virgin Mary]. Attrib. Rayner Hoff, Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL183-72.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1486012813)
c1930. Plaster relief, 43.9 x 24.4 x 1.5cm. Hairline crack centre left, chips to edges, slight stains. Framed. More
c1940s. Two bas-relief plaster moulds in wooden frames, 48 x 49cm (approx. each.) Chipped paint. One panel shows an Aboriginal man carving a boomerang, the other shows a man holding a lyrebird, with a snake and boomerang at his feet. These panels were most likely cast for the construction of..... More
c1940s. Painted plaster figurine with fabric clothing, 31 x 10.5 x 8cm. Overall soiling, minor chips to paint on shoes, two buttons missing; one on shirt pocket, the other on arm lapel consistent with a hole in the fabric. The figurine, which is dressed in an army uniform, has moveable arms using..... More
![Item #CL183-169 Shaping A Wommera [Sic], Central Australia. Ralph Trafford Walker, Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL183-169.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1486012741)
c1941. Relief metal plaque in aluminium, title and signature incised upper right and lower left, 40.6 x 33.1 x 2cm. Wear to signature. This is most likely a trial casting of one the sixteen bronze Aboriginal-themed panels designed by Walker for the Mitchell Library’s western doors. Painter, printmaker and sculptor..... More
c1900s and 1950s. Sculpture cast in brass on black porcelain base, and group of eight vintage silver gelatin photographs in small format, 40 x 24 x 22cm (sculpture), 12.8 x 7.8cm to 13 x 8cm (photographs). Slight oxidation to sculpture, minor crinkles to corners of photographs. The sculpture is a bust of Chulalongkorn (Rama..... More
c1960s. Carved, stained wooden profile on plinth, initialled “E.J” on back of profile, 30 x 7.5 x 6.1cm. More
c1966. Plaster bust, 42 x 28 x 25cm. Added graphite to eyes. Born in Glebe, NSW, Les Tanner was one of Australia’s best-known political cartoonists and columnists. At an early age he showed a talent for drawing portraits. While studying at the Julian Ashton Art School he worked at The..... More
1966. Plaster and stand with bronze finish, date and signature incised into bust lower left, 23 x 8.9 x 8.9cm (overall). Minor chips to bust and stand. Provenance: Purchased in Australia. Jimilu Mason’s original bust of President Johnson was a clay model cast in plaster, then in bronze. “Though Johnson..... More
![Item #CL183-23 [Kerry Packer]. Drago Cherina, b.1949 Croatian/Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL183-23.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1486012760)
c1975. Bronze bust, signature incised verso, 32.5 x 25.1 x 15.6cm. Provenance: Artist’s agent. This work was most likely commissioned around 1975, when Cherina was in Australia, creating a bust of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. More
c1950/1990s. Cast resin with bronze finish, signature incised into base, 30.5 x 6 x 5.5cm. The original wooden sculpture, made in 1950, is held in the AGNSW, with the comment “Barbara Tribe began working with wood whilst enrolled at Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art, London, and produced works in..... More
c1990s. Papier mache with acrylic, 46 x 38 x 21cm (overall). Repaired paint loss to corners of plinth. This sculpture was created by Toby Whitelaw (Aust., b.1975) after Matthew Martin’s Mambo Surf Pig, originally a design for men’s T-shirts. The Mambo Pig was used as a display for a surf..... More
1946/2015. Bronze, stamped “cire perdue [lost wax], Meridian Melbourne”, signed and editioned 4/7 on base lower right, 47 x 32 x 27.5cm. Ben Chifley was the 16th Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. “As a returned serviceman completing his fine art and graphic diploma at the Ballarat School..... More
c1960s–1970s. Crackle-glazed porcelain on wooden plinth, 25.5 x 14.2 x 17cm. Minor paint splatter top left. More
c1910s–1920s. Painted plaster relief panel, 68.8 x 35.6cm. Two repaired cracks across image, minor chips to surface. Original frame. Unusual plaster relief, depicting a young Indigenous man wearing European clothing in a bush setting, holding a boomerang and shield, bearing tribal markings. More
c1950s–1960s. Painted plaster figure with wooden pipe, 36.5 x 7.5 x 8cm. Slight surface loss to paint, some retouching, repaired crack to shoulder area, replacement pipe. Popeye the Sailor Man is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, first appearing on 17 January 1929 in the daily King Features comic strip..... More
![Item #CL183-113 [Self-Portrait As Caricature]. Phil May, British/Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL183-113.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1486012692)
c1890. Painted plaster, signature incised lower right, 33 x 27 x 11cm. Minor chips and paint loss overall. A news clipping from The Bulletin, dated 7 February, 1984, is attached verso and shows the plaque with added words “The Bulletin, The National Australian News.” The article suggests that it is..... More
![Item #CL181-93 [Sir Henry Parkes]. Nelson Illingworth, Brit./Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL181-93.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1485844345)
c1895. Painted relief plaster medallion, signed with registration number “394 5.8.95” lower left to right, 26.2cm (diameter). Minor chips to edges. Variant medallion held in Powerhouse Museum. Before WWII there were very few foundries in Australia casting fine art bronzes. As a consequence, often sculptors would produce plaster sculpture and..... More
![Item #CL181-94 [Sir George Houstoun Reid]. Nelson Illingworth, Brit./Aust](https://joseflebovicgallery.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CL181-94.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1486012499)
c1895. Painted relief plaster medallion, signed with registration number “392 22.7.95” lower left to right, 26cm (diameter). Minor chips to edges. Before WWII there were very few foundries in Australia casting fine art bronzes. As a consequence, often sculptors would produce plaster sculpture and paint them to imitate a finish..... More