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Milton Estate, Ashfield [Auction Sale]

1884. Lithograph, subdivision auction plan, printer’s line “Gibbs Shallard Lith.”, 102 x 71cm. Foxing, stains, old folds, tears and small paper losses visible. Linen-backed.

The densely lettered subdivision plan sets numbered allotments around Norton, Arthur, Milton and Georges River Road, with a local sketch and decorative banner typography designed to attract bidders. The sheet carries “For auction sale Saturday Feb. 16th 1884”, “Watkin & Watkin”, “Torrens Title” and terms requiring a 20% deposit with the balance in eight equal quarterly payments at 6% interest. Credits include Reuss & Halloran, architects and surveyors, 100 Pitt Street, and Salter & Barber, solicitors for the vendors; the printer’s line reads “Gibbs Shallard Lith.” State Library of New South Wales subdivision-plan records confirm the Milton Estate sale of 16 February 1884 and locate the estate between Arthur Street, George’s River Road, Holborow Street and Milton Street. The sheet combines cadastral precision, sale terms and emphatic display lettering in a form intended to function both as advertisement and practical auction guide.
Item #CL210-13

Price (AUD): $1,650.00  other currencies