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Oil · Board
Smith & Singer · Apr 6, 2016A$53,680 ≈ $40,490 ≈ £28,864 ≈ €35,718Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
The Sliprail
Gordon Esling (Australian, 1897–1973)
A$732 price realized incl. premium
≈ $552≈ £394≈ €487
Hammer A$600 · with buyer’s premium A$732
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'GORDON ESLING' lower right; inscribed 'THE SLIPRAIL / GORDON ESLING' verso
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 20 x 30 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design (AU0803)
- Date
- April 6, 2016
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 172
- Estimate
- A$600 – A$800 (≈ $453 – $603) (≈ £323 – £430) (≈ €399 – €532)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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