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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  13 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 667
  14 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 668 - 941
• Lot #:
  768
• Lot Description:
  Samuel Thomas Gill
  (Britain, Australia, 1818-1880)
  A suite of five (5) paintings depicting an Australian homestead and landscapes
  c1842-46 watercolours with ink and wash, some with white highlight
  sizes range from 12.6 x 20.3cm to 17 x 23.4cm.
  all initialled in ink “S.T.G.” and titled in ink or pencil lower left to right, one image dated “1842” with illegible annotation in pencil verso,
  All individually framed and glazed. The titles read: (1) Shepherd’s Out Station, nr. Mr Horrocks - North Station; (2) Stringy Bark Tree; (3) Gum Trees; (4) Native Cherry Tree, Victoria; and (5) Grass Trees.
• Provenance:
  Private collection, Melbourne.
• Notes:
  In 1846 bored with farming, John Horrocks set out on a privately funded expedition to explore the country North East of Mount Arden, between Port Augusta and Lake Torrens in South Australia. The party included Gill as an unpaid draftsman. This provides rare evidence of the location of at least the first of these images. A rare collection of high quality watercolours by S.T. Gill, which is being offered intact.
• Estimate:
  A$30,000 - 40,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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