Nanea — John Melville Kelly (1879-1962)

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Estimate: $1,500–$2,500 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — The Art of Hawaiʻi, Los Angeles · 3 August 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-412041
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Melville Kelly, Nanea. Bonhams, 3 Aug 2023, lot 261. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-412041.

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John Melville Kelly, Nanea. Bonhams, 3 Aug 2023, lot 261. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-412041.

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From the same sale The Art of Hawaiʻi · Aug 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Unknown Artist Tidal Pool with Distant Mts (B) sheet 15 3/4 x 15 7/8 …	Unknown Artist Tidal Pool With Distant Mts	$200–$300
Small Painting for Contemplation 9 x 9 in. (22.9 x 22.9 cm)	Tom Klobe	$1,000–$1,500
Dragon 11 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 4 in. (28.6 x 33.7 x 10.2 cm)	Edward Malcolm	$600–$800
The Participate Flow 26 x 60 in. (66.0 x 152.4 cm)	Betty Ecke	$15,000–$25,000
Portrait of a Woman in a Kimono 22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm)	Isami Doi	$30,000–$50,000
Manoa Valley 24 x 31 in. (61 x 78.7 cm) In a Koa wood frame.	William Alexander Coulter	$3,000–$5,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
John Melville Kelly	Gourd Beater	$2,048	Bonhams, Jul 2026
John Melville Kelly	Lei Sellers		Bonhams, Aug 2025
John Melville Kelly	Makanani (a group of two) image 6 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.; plate 4 3		Bonhams, Jul 2026
John Melville Kelly	Dinner Menu Covers for the Royal Hawaiian Hotel (a group of		Bonhams, Jul 2026
John Melville Kelly	Kapa Hana		Bonhams, Jul 2026
John Melville Kelly	Uliʻuli Dancer, Hawaiʻi		Bonhams, Jul 2026
John Melville Kelly	Hawaiian Decoration		Bonhams, Jul 2026
John Melville Kelly	Lau Hala		Bonhams, Jul 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.