JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 18 February 2025 - 10:00 AM start
Edward Roper Stapleton Sandys (UK/NZ 1845-1909) 'On The Little Matakana R. North Auckland N.Z.',
Realised: $280 plus premium
Lot Details
charcoal on paper, initialled and entitled. 460 x 610mm. 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.
