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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The John Lancaster Collections of Australian Trade Exhibitions
• Sale Date:
  18 Oct 2016 ~ 1pm
• Lot #:
  317
• Lot Description:
  "Skits, a Memento From The Tasmanian Exhibition, Launceston 1891-92. Skits by Alf Vincent"
  lithographed & printed by James Brickhill [Thos. Sharpe, Launceston, c1892].
• Notes:
  Alfred James (Alf) Vincent was born in Launceston in 1874, the youngest of six children. Alf Vincent's cartoons and caricatures of the leading lights of the Tasmanian Exhibition in 1891, published under the title "Skits" as a memento of the event, launched the career of one of Australia's best known political cartoonists. Alf was only 17 at the time, but the cartoons showed the skill and wit of a seasoned observer of human nature.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 250
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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