Lot 5 · Australian Art
Fishing in the Murray River
George Lacy (c.1817-1878) · watercolour on paper in a painted oval, the four corners cut
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,856–$3,713
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Australian Art, London (South Kensington) · 10 February 2005
- Dimensions
- 9¼ x 13in. (24.6 x 32.9cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4510205
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Lacy (c.1817-1878), Fishing in the Murray River. Christie's, 10 Feb 2005, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4510205.
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George Lacy (c.1817-1878), Fishing in the Murray River. Christie's, 10 Feb 2005, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4510205.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kopf eines Tieres | Paul Klee | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| The Murray River Panels | Frederick Ronald Williams (1927-1982) | £400–£600 | |
| Scenery in the goldfields, Western Australia | A.S. Forsyth, Olliver & Forsyth, and Albert Lomer & Co. (Photographers) | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A view of Sydney, New South Wales | Charles Rodius (1802-1860) | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| FRIEND, Mary Anne (1800-1838). Autograph manuscript journal of a voya… | FRIEND, Mary Anne (1800-1838). Autograph manuscript journal of a voyage with her husband, Matthew Curling Friend, on the Wanstead to Hobart via Madeira, Bahia, Cape of Good Hope and Western Australia, returning via Singapore, Penang, Burma and and Ascension Island, 14 August 1829 - 12 June 1831, illustrated with 37 watercolours on paper and rice paper, INCLUDING THREE VIEWS OF FREMANTLE IN THE FIRST YEAR OF ITS FOUNDATION, and two maps of the Swan River settlements, comprising a 'Chart of the Swan, Canning, Murray and Leschenault Rivers' and a further chart of the 'River Leischnault' [sic] | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Portraits said to be of John Morphett and Elizabeth Morphett (née Fis… | Samuel Laurence | £5,000–£7,000 |