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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  24 Nov 2019 ~ 12noon (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  499
• Lot Description:
  Charles Forrest, Lieutenant
  (1809–1874)
  An untitled pencil drawing depicting a scene on the Yarra River, Melbourne, circa 1870
  A leaf from an artist’s sketchbook, unsigned; verso of leaf with an unfinished sketch of early settlers and huts in the bush.
  23 x 28.5cm
  Affixed to the back of the mounting is a typed statement: “This is to certify that this Drawing was handed down to me from the Estate of my Great Grandfather - Lt. Charles Forrest, and is a work by his hand. Signed C.S. Sinclair.
• Notes:
  Born in Cawnpore, India, Forrest was an important early settler on the Prahran-Toorak district of Melbourne. He acquired land in the area as early as 1840, and briefly served as clerk to the Protector of Aborigines in Port Phillip
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 750
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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