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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  29 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 684
  30 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 685 - 1314
• Lot #:
  599
• Lot Description:
  AN ORIGINAL PAINTING OF CAPTAIN JAMES ROBERTSON and a SILVER PRESENTATON CUP:
  The oil painting (100 x 88cm) is believed to depict Captain James Robertson, with a brass sextant and a three-mast ship, the barque “Wallace” in distress, to his right. Robertson had been captain of the Wallace when, inward bound for Hobart from Leith in Scotland, the ship struck a reef about two miles south of Actaeon Island (now known as Sterile Island) off Bruny Island on 25th August 1835. All hands were saved but the ship later broke up in a gale. The late Georgian sterling silver cup is engraved: To Captn. James Robertson from Doctor Nisbet R.N., Henry R. Constable Esqr and Mr & Mrs Thos. Barker, in testimony of their high admiration of his conduct As Commander of the Ship Isabella On a voyage from China to Leith in the year 1838. [Barnard, London, 1837].
  19.5cm high, 12.5cm wide.
• Notes:
  Sir Alexander Nisbet (1796-1874) was a Scottish naval surgeon notable for his role in early convict transports to Australia. Thomas Barker (1799-1875) arrived in New South Wales in 1813 following the deaths of both his parents. His gift of £1000 for a mathematics scholarship was the first direct benefaction to the University of Sydney. The painting and the cup are accompanied by a folio of research material.
• Estimate:
  A$1,500 - 2,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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