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- Estimate
- A$50,000–A$70,000 hammer ≈ $38,289–$53,604
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's AU0704 · 31 July 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3465147
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula, Spear Straightening At Illyingaungau. Sotheby's, 31 Jul 2006, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3465147.
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Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula, Spear Straightening At Illyingaungau. Sotheby's, 31 Jul 2006, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3465147.
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From the same sale Sotheby's AU0704 · Jul 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Rover Thomas | A$100,000–A$150,000 | |
| Shellfish | Gulwarr | A$5,000–A$7,000 | |
| Yala | Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa | A$30,000–A$50,000 | |
| Kaakuratintja (Lake Macdonald) | Willy Tjungurrayi | A$22,000–A$28,000 | |
| An Engraved Pearl Shell Pendant, Western Australia, (Riji, Jakoli), | — | A$2,000–A$3,000 | |
| Sawfish | Yanyul | A$1,500–A$2,500 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula | Straightening Spears at Illyingaungau | $48,716 | Sotheby's, Jul 2009 | |
| Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula | Straightening Spears | Christie's, Jun 1998 | ||
| Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula | mitukatjirri 1986 | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Emily Kame Kngwarreye | ndorkwa- wild plum | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Emily Kame Kngwarreye | anooralya | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Spirited Desert, 1991 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula | Two Women Travelling at Putja | Christie's, Aug 2005 | ||
| Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2025 |
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.