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Select Works from The Robert Bleakley Collection Part II

Founder of Sotheby's Australia, Robert Bleakley has had a distinguished arts career that shaped his passion for collecting. This auction chronicles the diverse spread of his collecting interests, featuring curiosities from Oceania, Africa, and Asia.

AUCTION

Sale: IT089
17 September 2025, 12:00pm Timed Online Auction (SYDNEY)

VIEWING

Fri 12 – Sun 14 September, 10am - 4pm,
The Bond, 36-40 Queen St, Woollahra, NSW

CONTACT

Madeleine Mackenzie
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
Tel: 02 9362 9045

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Lot 2002

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN WOOD SHIELD

Estimate:
$400 - 500

Sold for $350
Lot 2003

A RARE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN OCHRE GATHERING VESSEL

Estimate:
$300 - 600

Sold for $50
Lot 2006

A SEPIK WOOD MASK

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $150
Lot 2010

A COASTAL SEPIK WOOD MASK

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $50
Lot 2013

TWO MASSIM SWORD CLUBS

Estimate:
$500 - 700

Sold for $400
Lot 2015

A MASSIM EBONY WOOD BOWL

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $150
Lot 2016

FOUR EARLY MASSIM LIME SPATULAS

Estimate:
$600 - 1,000

Sold for $500
Lot 2017

A MASSIM WOOD DRUM

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $50
Lot 2018

ANOTHER FINE EARLY MASSIM DRUM

Estimate:
$400 - 800

Sold for $350
Lot 2023

AN ASMAT WOOD SHIELD

Estimate:
$800 - 1,000

Sold for $1,200
Lot 2025

A PAIR OF MAPRIK WOVEN FIBRE YAM MASKS

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $50
Lot 2028

A GROUP OF KULA TRADE SHELL AND FIBRE JEWELLERY *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $200
Lot 2030

FOUR NEW GUINEA CLAM SHELL CURRENCY UNITS *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$300 - 600

Sold for $450
Lot 2031

AN IATMUL SHELL AND FIBRE BRIDAL HEADDRESS (MBUUSAP) *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$300 - 600

Sold for $50
Lot 2033

A GROUP OF NEW GUINEA SHELL JEWELLERY *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$400 - 800

Sold for $350
Lot 2034

A GROUP OF EARLY NEW GUINEA SHELL JEWELLERY *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$300 - 600

Sold for $50
Lot 2035

A FINE NEW GUINEA NORTH COAST SHELL NECKLET *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$500 - 900

Sold for $650
Lot 2036

A PAPUAN GULF SHELL AND TORTOISE SHELL HEAD ORNAMENT (KAP KAP) *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$400 - 800

Sold for $500
Lot 2041

TWO SOLOMON ISLANDS WOOD DANCE WANDS

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $1,000
Lot 2042

A MATTY ISLAND TURTLE BONE AND WOOD BREADFRUIT SPLITTER *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $50
Lot 2043

A NEW BRITAIN STONE PINEAPPLE-HEAD CLUB

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $350
Lot 2049

AN ABELAM CARVED COCONUT INSTRUMENT

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $50
Lot 2051

A FINE EARLY FIJIAN SPERM WHALE TOOTH (TABUA) *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$500 - 700

Sold for $850
Lot 2052

A FIJI SPERM WHALE TOOTH *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $500
Lot 2053

AN EARLY FIJI SPERM WHALE TOOTH *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$500 - 700

Sold for $900
Lot 2054

A VANUATU BOARS TUSK BRACELET *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $150
Lot 2055

TWO FINE AND EARLY FIJI THROWING CLUBS (ULA)

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $550
Lot 2056

A FIJIAN COCONUT SHELL KAVA CUP

Estimate:
$600 - 1,000

Sold for $1,400
Lot 2058

A WHALERS LADLE *CITES permit may be required for export

Estimate:
$400 - 800

Sold for $2,000
Lot 2059

TORAJA ARMOUR

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $350
Lot 2063

TWO CENTRAL AFRICAN KNIVES

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $50
Lot 2064

FOUR NORTH AFRICAN, MORROCAN (?) DAGGERS

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $350
Lot 2065

A SONGE WOOD SPATULA AND A SENUFO WOOD SPOON

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $100
Lot 2066

A YORUBA FEMALE IBEJI FIGURE

Estimate:
$400 - 800

Sold for $350
Lot 2067

A BAMANA WOOD FEMALE FIGURE

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $350
Lot 2068

A MONTOL WOOD DOUBLE-HEADED FIGURE

Estimate:
$300 - 600

Sold for $600
Lot 2069

A YORUBA WOOD CEREMONIAL KOLA NUT CONTAINER AND AN IGBO WOOD RITUAL CONTAINER

Estimate:
$400 - 800

Sold for $350
Lot 2070

AN ETHIOPIAN WOOD MANCALA BOARD

Estimate:
$200 - 400

Sold for $750
Lot 2073

TWO SOUTH INDIAN BELLS

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $200
Lot 2074

A SOUTH INDIAN BRASS FIGURE OF PARVATI

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $300
Lot 2075

A SOUTH INDIAN BRONZE OF A THEYYAM

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $150
Lot 2076

FOUR JAIN AND SOUTH INDIAN BRASS FIGURES

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $200
Lot 2077

A SOUTH INDIAN BRASS PAN BOX

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $100
Lot 2080

A SOUTH INDIAN FIGURE OF UMA AS A LAMP BEARER

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $150
Lot 2081

A SOUTH INDIAN BRASS HEAD OF GAURI

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $50
Lot 2082

TWO INDIAN BRONZES OF VISHNU

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $150
Lot 2086

A RAJASTHAN SILVER-GILT PENDANT

Estimate:
$400 - 600

Sold for $350
Lot 2087

TWO SMALL BRONZES

Estimate:
$250 - 350

Sold for $200
Lot 2088

FOUR SOUTH INDIAN BRASS HINDU IMAGES

Estimate:
$200 - 300

Sold for $50
Lot 2089

AN INDIAN SHAIVITE BRASS CEREMONIAL BOWL

Estimate:
$300 - 600

Sold for $100
Lot 2090

AN INDIAN BRONZE EROTIC GROUP

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $200
Lot 2091

AN EARLY FIGURE OF DURGA

Estimate:
$300 - 400

Sold for $100
Lot 2095

A BHUTA BRONZE FIGURE OF A RIDER

Estimate:
$500 - 800

Sold for $400
Lot 2097

A SOUTH INDIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF VAMANA

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,600
Lot 2099

A SET OF SIX INDIAN SILVER LOTUS-SHAPED BOWLS

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Sold for $550
Lot 2100

A FINE ANGLO-INDIAN SILVER TEA CADDY

Estimate:
$300 - 500

Sold for $500

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