Lot 120
A rare and important three fold carved Eucalypt screen, each panel finely carved in high relief with a different species of Eucalypt, individually signed and dated, two 1914 and the third 1913, the outer panels measuring 136 x 38.5 cm, the central panel measuring 145.5 x 39.5 cm.
Provenance: the artist's family.
Leonard Joel: Australiana Auction - A Tribute to Robert Prenzel and other Australian Craftsman, 7th October 1988, lot 99, illustrated catalogue page 18.
Private collection, Melbourne.
Estimate $100,000 - $120,000
LJ Decorative Arts and Fine Furniture Sale
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Sale: LJ5431
6:00pm - 24 May 2010
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