Nov 13, 2006 - Sale 2093

Sale 2093 - Lot 56

Price Realized: $ 1,440
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
JOHN VICKERY (DATES UNKNOWN) DISCOVER AUSTRALIA. 1934.
40x25 inches. J. T. Picken & Sons, Melbourne.
Condition A: minor repaired tears in margins.
A dramatic and fancifully colored image of a ship sailing to Australia to highlight two separate events which the Australian National Travel Association hoped would appeal to tourists: The Melbourne Centenary Celebrations and the Sydney Festival Fortnight.