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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 #:
  966
• 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, All individually framed and glazed
  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
  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; (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$25,000 - 30,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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