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Lot 11: John Peter Russell (1858-1930)

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 16, 2008

Item Overview

Description

John Peter Russell (1858-1930)
Brigham's Creek
watercolour on paper
10 x 12¼in. (25.4 x 31.1cm.)

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Mrs S.J. Russell, Waimauku, New Zealand (inscription on the reverse).
Sir Leon and Lady Trout, Queensland.

Notes

VARIOUS PROPERTIES
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium
Russell took his family from Sydney to New Zealand in 1922, looking for land for his fourth son Siward to settle on. Siward started up a citrus farm in the Brigham Creek area before Russell, his wife and son Hereward returned to Sydney in 1924.

Auction Details

Modern and Contemporary Australian and South African Art

by
Christie's
December 16, 2008, 10:30 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK