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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial - Antique & Historical
• Sale Date:
  03 Jun 2014 ~ 2.30pm
• Lot #:
  43
• Lot Description:
  CHARLES SUMMERS (1825-1878) attributed
  Patinated bronze plaque depicting John King the only survivor of the famous & tragic Burke & Wills expedition which left Victoria in 1860.
  Plaque 26 x 21.5cm; frame 40.5 x 35.5cm
• Notes:
  Summers was Melbournes leading sculptor during the mid 19th century & was commissioned to build the Burke & Wills monument in Melbourne which was cast by him at his foundry. This panel is most likely part of the original submission to the Burke & Wills Memorial commission which was rejected on the grounds of not being Neo-classical enough as it depicts King alone & exhausted in an Aboriginal mia mia. Housed in a finely finished one piece red gum frame with polished cedar back as you would expect when submitting to a committee.
• Estimate:
  A$10,000 - 15,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Metalware

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