Thomas Balcombe (1810-1861)
Study for Aborigine Fishing by Torchlight c1853
Estimate: $8000 - 12000
Sold For:
$7500 hammer
Description
Thomas Balcombe (1810-1861)
Study for Aborigine Fishing by Torchlight c1853
ink and pencil on paper
25.0 x 17.5 cm
Provenance:
Thomas Tyrwhitt Balcombe, New South Wales
Thence by descent through,
His wife Lydia Stuckey, Sydney, 1861
William Alexander Balcombe, Sydney
Vera Gaden (née Balcombe), Sydney
Gwyneth (Sue) Keeling (née Gaden), Sydney
Ms Diana Bradhurst (née Keeling), Sydney
Related Works:
Untitled (Aborigine Fishing) c1853, oil on board, 25.0 x 34.0 cm, sold Menzies, Sydney, 10 December 2015, lot 61, $98,182 (including buyer’s premium); State Library of NSW collection, Sydney
Untitled (Aborigines Fishing by Torchlight) c1853, oil on board, 25.0 x 34.0 cm, sold Menzies, Sydney, 10 December 2015, lot 60, $85,909 (including buyer’s premium); State Library of NSW collection, Sydney
Aborigines Fishing by Torchlight, oil on board, 16.5 x 22.5 cm, sold Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 26 November 2013, lot 46, $30,500 (including buyer’s premium)
Estimate: $8000 - 12000
Result Hammer: $7500