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GRAINGER, JOHN & CHARLES A. D'EBRO - Architects Drawing
Starting Bid: $1,000
Estimate:
$1,500 - $3,000
Ended
Timed Auction
174: Rare Books
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GRAINGER, JOHN & CHARLES A. D'EBRO
Architects Drawing - Auckland Art Gallery and Library 1883.
Original ink and wash drawing of the proposed Auckland Art Gallery and library.
Inscribed 'Competition Design for Art Gallery and Free Library. Scale eight feet to one inch, Plan No.4. Wellesley Street Elevation'. In the corner is a small notation in the same hand 'Ill try for It'. 485 x 710mm, framed.
It was James Tannock McKelvie’s assurance, along with Sir George Grey’s promise to donate his sizeable collection of books and manuscripts, which was the catalyst for the competition to design Auckland’s first Free Public Library and Art Gallery in 1883. The French Château style building was designed by Melbourne architects John H. Grainger and Charles A. D’Ebro. The foundation stone for the building was laid on 4 June 1885. This is the winning entry.
Architects Drawing - Auckland Art Gallery and Library 1883.
Original ink and wash drawing of the proposed Auckland Art Gallery and library.
Inscribed 'Competition Design for Art Gallery and Free Library. Scale eight feet to one inch, Plan No.4. Wellesley Street Elevation'. In the corner is a small notation in the same hand 'Ill try for It'. 485 x 710mm, framed.
It was James Tannock McKelvie’s assurance, along with Sir George Grey’s promise to donate his sizeable collection of books and manuscripts, which was the catalyst for the competition to design Auckland’s first Free Public Library and Art Gallery in 1883. The French Château style building was designed by Melbourne architects John H. Grainger and Charles A. D’Ebro. The foundation stone for the building was laid on 4 June 1885. This is the winning entry.
