CITY OF KALGOORLIE/BOULDER GOLD CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA FRAMED COMPOSITE ARTWORK WITH NATIVE GOLD SPECIMENSA STRIKING COMMEMORATIVE FRAMED ARTWORK CELEBRATING KALGOORLIE-BOULDER'S STATUS AS AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER GOLD MINING CENTRE. THE COMPOSITION FEATURES A SPLIT-IMAGE DESIGN: THE UPPER SECTION DISPLAYS A TWILIGHT STREET SCENE OF KALGOORLIE-BOULDER'S HISTORIC TOWNSCAPE WITH ILLUMINATED BUILDINGS AND STREET LAMPS, WHILST THE LOWER SECTION DEPICTS AN ACTIVE MINING OPERATION WITH A LARGE YELLOW DUMP TRUCK (NUMBERED 220) POSITIONED ON A GRAVEL MINING SITE.SPECIFICATIONS:- FRAME: SOLID TIMBER CONSTRUCTION WITH WARM HONEY-TONED FINISH- MATTING: LIGHT BLUE OUTER MAT WITH BLACK INNER MAT AND GILT-EDGED BORDERS- PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT: HIGH-QUALITY COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED UNDER GLASS- GOLD SPECIMENS: TWO GENUINE NATIVE GOLD NUGGETS MOUNTED ON BLACK VELVET IN INDIVIDUAL COMPARTMENTS BELOW THE MAIN IMAGE- NAMEPLATE: BRASS PLAQUE READING "CITY OF KALGOORLIE/BOULDER GOLD CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA"- ADDITIONAL DETAIL: SMALL GOLD-COLOURED EMBLEMS FLANKING THE NAMEPLATECONDITION NOTES: THE FRAME EXHIBITS MINOR AGE-RELATED WEAR TO THE TIMBER FINISH CONSISTENT WITH DISPLAY OVER SEVERAL DECADES. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT REMAINS VIBRANT WITH NO VISIBLE FADING, FOXING, OR WATER DAMAGE. BOTH GLASS PANELS ARE INTACT AND CLEAR. THE TWO GOLD SPECIMENS ARE SECURELY MOUNTED AND DISPLAY NATURAL SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS TYPICAL OF ALLUVIAL GOLD. THE BRASS NAMEPLATE SHOWS PATINA APPROPRIATE TO AGE BUT REMAINS FULLY LEGIBLE. THE BACKING BOARD SHOWS A MANUFACTURER'S LABEL INDICATING PROFESSIONAL FRAMING BY A PERTH-BASED FRAMING ESTABLISHMENT.PROVENANCE: WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION. THIS COMMEMORATIVE PIECE REPRESENTS THE MINING HERITAGE AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE KALGOORLIE-BOULDER REGION DURING THE LATE 20TH CENTURY, WHEN GOLD MINING REMAINED CENTRAL TO THE REGION'S IDENTITY AND PROSPERITY.SUCH REGIONAL COMMEMORATIVE ARTWORKS WITH AUTHENTIC GOLD SPECIMENS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY COLLECTIBLE AS HISTORICAL RECORDS OF AUSTRALIA'S MINING HERITAGE AND REGIONAL IDENTITY. Condition: Good - Refer To Images 656902+4
Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia
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