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Untitled (Aborigines Fishing on a Lake)
Thomas Balcombe (1810–1861)
A$44,182 price realized incl. premium
≈ $32,232≈ £21,310≈ €29,455
Hammer A$36,000 · with buyer’s premium A$44,182
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- Medium
- Mixed media · Works on paper all mixed media results →As published: “mixed media on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Mixed media
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 23.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | December 2015 (15DEC)
- Date
- December 10, 2015
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 65
- Estimate
- A$3,000 – A$5,000 (≈ $2,189 – $3,648) (≈ £1,447 – £2,412) (≈ €2,000 – €3,333)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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