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- Estimate
- A$18,000–A$24,000 hammer ≈ $16,775–$22,367
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Important Australian Art, Melbourne, Armadale · 18 August 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1873492
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Elaine Haxton, Old Sydney: The Ship and the Mermaid, c.1942. Bonhams, 18 Aug 2014, lot 34. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1873492.
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Elaine Haxton, Old Sydney: The Ship and the Mermaid, c.1942. Bonhams, 18 Aug 2014, lot 34. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1873492.
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From the same sale Important Australian Art · Aug 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Interior, c.1940 | Roy De Maistre | A$25,000–A$35,000 | |
| Halcyon Days, c.1924 | James R Jackson | A$40,000–A$60,000 | |
| North African Marketplace, c.1910 | Emanuel Phillips Fox | A$25,000–A$35,000 | |
| Fishing at Dusk on the Shoalhaven, c.1983 | Arthur Boyd | A$80,000–A$120,000 | |
| Belinda's Ball | Norman Lindsay | A$30,000–A$50,000 | |
| Zillah (Standing Nude), 1962 | Margaret Olley | A$15,000–A$25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Haxton | Old Sydney: the Ship and Mermaid | $15,348 | Sotheby's, Aug 2008 | |
| Elaine Haxton | Laneway | Sotheby's, Aug 2008 | ||
| Elaine Haxton | still life - "two jugs" | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Elaine Haxton | Magnolias | Bonhams, Dec 2015 | ||
| Elaine Haxton | Self Portrait, Clareville, 1969 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| Arthur Boyd | Nebuchadnezzar Burning in a Forest with Lion and Blackbird, | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Elaine Haxton | China Blue, 1966 | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Sidney Nolan | Notes for Oedipus XVIII, 1975 | Bonhams, May 2026 |
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.