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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 #:
  692
• Lot Description:
  Chaplin Court Treatt
  (1888–1954)
  Untitled
  watercolour,
  34 x 23cm
  signed and dated “1910” lower right
• Provenance:
  The Cook family, by descent.
• Notes:
  Major Chaplin Court Treatt, a Royal Flying Corps officer had been tasked with surveying and constructing airfields for the southern portion of the Trans-African air route. The Court Treatt Expedition of 1924-26 was the first successful attempt to drive a motor car from Cape Town to Cairo. The party consisted of Stella Court Treatt, Chaplin Court Treat, Thomas A. Glover, a cinematographer, Fred C. Law, special correspondent for the London Daily Express, Stella’s brother Errol, Julius Mapata, the expedition’s guide and translator, and Captain F.C. Blunt and Mr. McEleavey, representatives of the Crossley Motor company.
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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