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GILFILLAN, John Gordon (1839-1875) - First Lamb Hill Homestead, Wanganui District c.1865
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Current Bid $2,000 (69 bids, reserve met)
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Lot Details
John Gordon was the son of John Alexander Gilfillan and one of the 3 children who survived what is known in Wanganui as the Gilfillan massacre (1847). Following the tragedy he was taken to Australia by his father, Following his father's death in 1864 he returned to Wanganui where he did these engravinngs of Lamb Hill (where his sister lived). Please contact us for a PDF file showing the background to this rare offering. - Name of artist: GILFILLAN, John Gordon (1839-1875) - Nationality: N.Z. - Title Five Wood Engravings of the first Lamb Hill Homestead, Wanganui c.1865
- Medium: Wood Engravings + pen & ink drawing
- Signed: Initialled
- Sizes: Generally around 13cm x 18cm
