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- Estimate
- A$3,000–A$5,000 hammer ≈ $2,095–$3,492
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Aboriginal Art: The Thomas Vroom Collection, Melbourne, Armadale · 6 September 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1750233
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wattie Karruwara, Untitled (shield), c.1965. Bonhams, 6 Sep 2015, lot 84. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1750233.
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Wattie Karruwara, Untitled (shield), c.1965. Bonhams, 6 Sep 2015, lot 84. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1750233.
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From the same sale Aboriginal Art: The Thomas Vroom Collection · Sep 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Skeleton and Rainbow Serpent) | Yirawala | A$7,000–A$10,000 | |
| Untitled, 1956 | Jaboma | A$2,000–A$3,000 | |
| Three Wanjinas, c.1976 | Lily Karadada | A$2,000–A$4,000 | |
| Hot Springs (Kalumpu - Mythological Snake), 1985 | Rover Thomas | A$12,000–A$18,000 | |
| Roper Run, 1996 | Gertie Huddleston | A$5,000–A$7,000 | |
| Merne Everything IV, 1993 | Emily Kam Kngwarray | A$80,000–A$120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wattie Karruwara | Untitled (coolamon), c.1965 | $3,238 | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | |
| Wattie Karruwara | untitled (landscape with snakes, kangaroos, quolls and bandi | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Wattie Karruwara | Untitled, 1965 | Bonhams, Nov 2018 | ||
| Wattie Karruwara | Untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Wattie Karruwara | Untitled (LANDSCAPE WITH EMUS, HERON AND SNIPE), circa 1965 | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri | Untitled (Designs Associated with the Site of Tarkul), 1998 | Bonhams, Jun 2016 | ||
| Wattie Karruwara | Untitled Shield | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| George Tjungurrayi | Untitled (Claypan Site of Kirrimalunya), 2002 | Bonhams, Jun 2016 |
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.