SPECIAL CHRISTMAS ESTATE & COLLECTABLE AUCTION
Thursday, 12 - Monday, 16 December 2024
Edward Roper Stapleton Sandys (1845-1909) 'THE WAIKATO RIVER AT ATIAMURI'
Realised: $55 plus premium
Lot Details
CHARCOAL, SIGNED, H.570 x 430mm, (chip to frame). Note: Sandys was the paymaster and surveyor on the 'HMS Opal', commanded by Captain Bosanquet, which sailed around the coast of New Zealand in the 1880s. He produced a number of charcoal drawings and watercolours depicting the wildlife and landscapes which he encountered over the course of his travels.
