Alfred Delves Broughton Weighing Gold for Escort, Commipinus Camp, Turon River, November 1851 1852

THOMAS BALCOMBE (1810-1861)

Alfred Delves Broughton Weighing Gold for Escort, Commipinus Camp, Turon River, November 1851 1852

pencil on paper
23.0 x 33.0 cm; 39.0 x 46.5 cm (framed)
signed and dated lower left: T. Balcombe./ July 1852.
inscribed verso: Alfred Delves Broughton weighing gold for escort,/ Commipinus Camp,/ Turon River./ Trooper Ayers standing sentry./ Diggers 3 brothers named Gibson./ W.E. King Gold Commissioner/ in the Turon River

accompanied by a copy of Gold Pen and Pencil Sketches, or The Adventures of Mr. John Slasher at the Turon Diggings, by George Ferrers Pickering with illustrations by Thomas Balcombe, published by W. Moffit, Sydney, 1852

Provenance:
Gift from the artist to his brother, Alexander Beatson Balcombe, Victoria
Thence by descent, private collection, Melbourne

Estimate: $8000 - 12000

Result Hammer: $17000

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