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Dunbar Sloane: Affordable Art

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Auction Name Affordable Art Total Sales (NZD) 23,847.60
Auction Date September 25, 2024 - September 25, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) 13,359.00
Sale Number #1802 High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) 25,380.00
Total Lots 143
Sold Lots 93 Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD) 24,189.00
% of Lots Sold 65.03% High Estimate of All Lots (NZD) 46,440.00
Unsold Lots 50 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 51.35%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
556 Fatu Feu'u (b 1946)

Afio Mai Manukau

1995 NZD 600.00 - 1,200.00 NZD 1,190.00
240 Gordon Walters

Gordon Walters Reproduction Print

NZD 150.00 - 300.00 NZD 892.50
244

The Manipulator Magazine

NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 714.00
150 Marty Vreede - "1996 FRANKLY JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH"

Marty Vreede

1996 NZD 80.00 - 160.00 NZD 595.00
484 Kura Te Waru Rewiri

Partnership

NZD 400.00 - 800.00 NZD 595.00
438 Fassett Burnett (b 1932)

Elliots

1983 NZD 400.00 - 800.00 NZD 571.20
431 Diana Adams

Aspiring Land 2

Not Available NZD 547.40
491 Rodney Fumpston

Weta

NZD 400.00 - 800.00 NZD 547.40
555 Michel Tuffery (b 1966)

Raiatea

1995 NZD 300.00 - 600.00 NZD 547.40
559 Michael Smither (b 1939)

Baby Bottle In Pink Jug

2019 NZD 400.00 - 800.00 NZD 547.40
152 Mary Taylor

Morepork/Ruru

NZD 50.00 - 100.00 NZD 499.80
214 Guy Ngan (1926 - 2017)

Series Thirteen

1973 NZD 300.00 - 600.00 NZD 452.20
221 John Drawbridge (1930 - 2005)

Girl Before A Mirror

1967 NZD 400.00 - 800.00 NZD 428.40
238 Richard Killeen (b 1946)

Plant

2012 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 428.40
376 Bruce Mahalski

The Happy Couple -- Carey Hibbert and Catherine Povey

NZD 80.00 - 160.00 NZD 428.40
226 Gary Tricker (1938 - 2021)

Catophony

1992 NZD 180.00 - 300.00 NZD 404.60
293 Martin Leman

Trixie

1978 NZD 60.00 - 120.00 NZD 404.60
151

Eat Fruit Daily,

1960 NZD 50.00 - 100.00 NZD 357.00
235 Chris Adams

Entering Wellington Harbour

2013 NZD 40.00 - 80.00 NZD 357.00
313 Michel Tuffery (b 1966)

Marshall Seifert Gallery Poster (unframed)

1988 NZD 240.00 - 500.00 NZD 357.00
380 Ewen McDougall (b 1948)

Man Off Colour

2001 NZD 150.00 - 300.00 NZD 357.00
289 Marilynn Webb (1937 - 2021)

Protection Work Dark Poppy

1985 NZD 240.00 - 500.00 NZD 333.20
294 Stanley Palmer (b 1936)

Hauturu

1979 NZD 180.00 - 360.00 NZD 333.20
391 Michael Ponder

The Muster

NZD 180.00 - 360.00 NZD 333.20
222 Alexej Fedorenko (Ukrainian)

Eva

2003 NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 321.30
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