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- Estimate
- A$6,000–A$8,000 hammer ≈ $4,468–$5,958
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Australian Art · 5 May 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3856572
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Donald Friend, THREE BOYS IN SEATED POSES. Sotheby's, 5 May 2009, lot 256. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3856572.
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Donald Friend, THREE BOYS IN SEATED POSES. Sotheby's, 5 May 2009, lot 256. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3856572.
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From the same sale Important Australian Art · May 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Hatter's Tea Party | Charles Blackman | A$500,000–A$700,000 | |
| Elvina Bay | John Firth-smith | A$8,000–A$12,000 | |
| The Three Gums | Arthur Streeton | A$70,000–A$90,000 | |
| A Collection of Seven Paintings | William Dobell | A$6,000–A$8,000 | |
| Hillside with Pelican and Fish | Arthur Boyd | A$8,000–A$12,000 | |
| Trafalgar Winning the Randwick Plate | Martin Stainforth | A$5,000–A$7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Friend | Visit to a Hill Shrine, 1972 | $4,513 | Bonhams, Nov 2016 | |
| Donald Friend | The Trojan | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2023 | ||
| Donald Friend | Figure Studies | Sotheby's, Aug 2009 | ||
| Donald Friend | Flight into Egypt (Hill End Landscape), 1950 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Donald Friend | Donald Friend | Christie's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Donald Friend | The Verandah Bed, 1954 | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Donald Friend | Portrait of a young man, Sri Lanka | Bonhams, Dec 2013 | ||
| Donald Friend | Balinese with Caged Pidgeons, c.1975 | Bonhams, Aug 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.