Lot 64
GULMARI SHIELD
NORTHEAST QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Auction: 28 May 2026 from 13:00 BST
Description
carved wood and pigment, of oblong form, with squared recessed areas filled with lime pigment, an integral handle to the reverse
Dimensions
49.6cm tall
Provenance
Graham Turnor, Bollingbroke Cattle Station, Queensland, acquired mid-1870s whilst working as a cattle drover in western and central Queensland, prior to his purchasing Bollingbroke Station in 1879.
Turnor gifted the shield to his niece, Theodora Caroline Trench (1891 - 1971) of Loughton House, County Offaly, Ireland, in 1920. They remained in the family via descent, until the contents of Loughton House were sold in September 2016.