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- Estimate
- A$1,200–A$1,800 hammer ≈ $761–$1,142
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Australian Art Online, Sydney · 31 October 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-378194
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Delafield Cook, Painting, 1966. Bonhams, 31 Oct 2023, lot 14. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-378194.
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William Delafield Cook, Painting, 1966. Bonhams, 31 Oct 2023, lot 14. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-378194.
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From the same sale Australian Art Online · Oct 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Australia, 1968 | Sidney Nolan | A$4,000–A$6,000 | |
| Drought, c.1952 | Sidney Nolan | A$1,500–A$2,500 | |
| Through a Window, 1966 | William Delafield Cook | A$1,200–A$1,800 | |
| Walnut Tree of Altenburg, 1966 | Elwyn Augustus Lynn | A$3,000–A$5,000 | |
| Old Water Mill, Cressy, Tasmania, c.1948 | Francis Roy Thompson | A$500–A$800 | |
| Quarry, Adelaide Hills, c.1920 | Will Ashton | A$2,000–A$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Delafield Cook | JJ Rousseau, 1995 | $1,293 | Bonhams, May 2022 | |
| Charles Blackman | Girls, c.1966 | Bonhams, Aug 2026 | ||
| John Olsen | Juvenile Pelicans, Lake Eyre, 1995 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| John Olsen | Untitled (Cityscape), c.1951 | Bonhams, Aug 2025 | ||
| John Coburn | Summer, 1988 | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| John Olsen | Frog and Fish, 1977 | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Ray Crooke | Life on the island | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Arthur Boyd | Bundanon Quartet I, 1991 | Bonhams, Oct 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.