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Artist Unknown, (Australian, 19th century) 'Aborigines and…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
30-Oct-2012
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Description:
Artist Unknown, (Australian, 19th century) 'Aborigines and Explorers on the Banks of a River', wax relief on glass, wax relief on glass 14.7 x 21.2 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Adelaide. Exhibited: (possibly) Relics Exhibition, Old Colonists' Association, Banqueting Hall, Town Hall, Adelaide, December 1886. Literature: (possibly) 'Old Colonist Relics', the South Australian Register, Adelaide, 28 December 1886, p.6. This remarkable artifact is something of a puzzle, modelled in red wax on a glass support, it depicts a scene of indigenous-settler encounter on the Australian colonial frontier.
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Category:
Unclassified