b'179169169JOHN KENDRICK BLOGG (18511936) stunning Australiana panel depicting a naturalistic eucalyptus branch, superbly carved in high relief,signed and dated John K. Blogg, 1924.Museum quality. A Tour de Force of Australian craftsmanship. One of the finest examples in private hands.48 x 121cmPROVENANCEAustraliana Auction, Leonard Joel, 17th October, 1988, Lot 100.John Kendrick Blogg, now primarily known as a talentedbeen attributed to an increasing deafness, although it is wood carver, was also a poet, hymn writer and industrialknown that he had always decorated cabinet work and chemist and perfume manufacturer. He was born inmade items of furniture. The works were carved from Toronto, Canada in 1851 and studied chemistry at Torontosolid pieces of wood using only hand tools, without joins University before becoming a junior partner in his unclesor superimposition of timbers. In later years Blogg moved firm of dispensing chemists. He left Canada and arrived inaway from the decorated panels featured in his early work, Melbourne in 1877 and in 1884 established a business asto representations of native gums and wattles which were manufacturing chemists based in Melbourne. As a woodnotable for their lightness of effect.carver, he carved a wooden casket for King Albert of BelgiumSome of his finest work can be seen at the St Stephens in 1915. A sculptured panel he had carved was presented toPresbyterian Church in Surrey Hills Melbourne, and the Prince of Wales when he visited Melbourne in 1920. the Surrey Hills war memorial in Surrey Gardens. According to family tradition, Blogg had taken upBoth well worth a visit.woodcarving as a hobby following the death of his first wife Annie in 1893. His immersion in the craft has also$40,00060,000'