Thomas Balcombe (1810-1861)
(i) Slasher Insulted on the Road (ii)Slasher at Turon (iii)Slasher Says "Good-By" [sic] (3) (iv)Slasher Mining with Pickaxe (v)Slasher Washing and Sifting (vi)Slasher at Turon with Pipe and Conch (2) c1852
Estimate: $2000 - 3000
Sold For:
$5500 hammer
Description
Thomas Balcombe (1810-1861)
(i) Slasher Insulted on the Road (ii)Slasher at Turon (iii)Slasher Says "Good-By" [sic] (3) (iv)Slasher Mining with Pickaxe (v)Slasher Washing and Sifting (vi)Slasher at Turon with Pipe and Conch (2) c1852
engravings (9)
12.0 x 17.5 cm (each)
each signed with initials within plate
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
Reference:
this suite of engravings is accompanied by T.T. Balcombe's pencil sketch, possibly of 'Slasher', 7.5 x 7.0 cm
Estimate: $2000 - 3000
Result Hammer: $5500