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- Estimate
- A$6,000–A$9,000 hammer ≈ $4,275–$6,413
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection: A Curated Salon, Sydney · 23 April 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-409244
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Roland Wakelin, Portrait of a Friend. Bonhams, 23 Apr 2023, lot 55. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-409244.
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Roland Wakelin, Portrait of a Friend. Bonhams, 23 Apr 2023, lot 55. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-409244.
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From the same sale The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection: A Curated Salon · Apr 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damson Summer, c.1951-54 | John Richard Passmore | A$20,000–A$30,000 | |
| Portrait of Rawi Bhavilai, c.1950 | Dorrit Black | A$10,000–A$18,000 | |
| Rhythm | Godfrey Miller | A$40,000–A$60,000 | |
| (The Silk Robe), c.1910 | Bernard Hall | A$7,000–A$10,000 | |
| Roses, c.1935 | Alison Rehfisch | A$7,000–A$10,000 | |
| Bush Piece, 1950s | Jean Appleton | A$2,000–A$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Wakelin | South Coast Landscape, c.1960 | $4,964 | Bonhams, Nov 2016 | |
| Roland Wakelin | (Residential Street Scene), 1942 | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| Roland Wakelin | George St, Wynyard | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
| Roland Wakelin | The Boatyard, 1940 | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | ||
| Roland Wakelin | Boatsheds at the Spit, 1946 | Bonhams, Aug 2014 | ||
| Roland Wakelin | Careening Cove, Sydney Harbour | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Norman Lindsay | The Admirers, c1955 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| Roland Wakelin | Winds in the Cypress | Bonhams, May 2024 |
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.