I’ve bought another painting off ebay.
Not as cheap as the one I bought for a $1.00 late last year.
I removed the frame and gave it a few coats of glossy white paint. I think it looks a lot better.
The description of the painting said that it was of
Sebrof Mansion on Orrong Road, Armadale painted by J Edelman in 1979 .
As I’ve not had the opportunity to go to Armadale, Victoria and absolutely LOVE old houses and mansions (in this case) I had to try to find out more about Sebrof Mansion.
So…
The house has been on the market at some point in the last few years. I’ve borrowed some photos from Domain.com.au to show you what it looks like today.
I found some images on Trove of what the house looked like in 1975, closer to the time when the artist painted the picture.
![702843781[1]](https://oldpearlyjenkins.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/7028437811.jpg)
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It was originally Built for the Hon William Williams by architects Dalton & Gibbons 1885-1886 and later owned by the Forbes family who named it “Sebrof” ( Forbes reversed).
I also found Sebrof Mansion mentioned in quite a few newspaper articles and advertisements on Trove.
24/02/1920
07/06/1893 
21/08/1919
21/08/1913
16/10/1894
This grand old girl has a lot of history and if the walls could talk, many stories to share.
Wow great picture. Love that,also that you did a bit of research about the house.
Wow! I like your painting purchase from EBAY. I have thought about purchasing paintings there myself and wondered if I would be satisfied. You have a keen eye.
Thanks for following my blog and connecting from down under. The closest thing I have to Australia here is an Outback Steakhouse where I ate lunch today, by the way.
The white frame really makes the artwork stand out, looks great!
The mansion looks a little like the Werribee mansion.
I can tell you some gossip about Sebrof mansion. The look out tower was supposedly to watch for ships coming into the harbor and then someone would row out to take rum off the ship before it go into port and received import taxes. I dont know how you might confirm it though its just family gossip. My maiden name is Forbes.