Intercolonial Exhibition Victoria 1866-7 Bronze Plaque
Intercolonial Exhibition Victoria 1866-7: bronze plaque (22 cm) designed by Charles Summers & produced by W. Calvert; awarded to J.T. Smith and held in the original round cedar frame for display. Overall 27 cm diameter. The medallion depicts allegorical…
Phaeton driving the chariot of the sun
John Simpson Mackennal (1832-1901), Phaeton driving the chariot of the sun, 1860, plaster relief, signed in the plaster lower left, 70 x 104 cm. Other Notes: the Scottish born John simpson Mackennal studied at the Collegiate Institution, Liverpool, while…
Bronze Plaque: John King, Sole Survivor of Burke & Wills
Charles Summers (1825-1878), Attributed, patinated bronze plaque depicting John King the only survivor of the famous & tragic Burke & Wills expedition which left Victoria in 1860. Summers was Melbournes leading sculptor during the mid 19th century & was…
Antique Life Size Plaster Bust of Redmond Barry
Redmond Barry (Ned Kelly's convicting judge) antique life size plaster bust by Charles Summers (1825-1878) one of Australia's leading sculptors and artists. His work includes the famous Burke & Wills monument in Melbourne (1866). Summers was also a…
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