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Lapping In 1969
John Firth-Smith (Australian, b. 1943) · 1969
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$10,000 – A$15,000 (≈ $9,318 – $13,978) (≈ £5,623 – £8,434) (≈ €7,064 – €10,596)
Offered at Smith & Singer and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed 'LAPPING IN / John Firth Smith '69' verso
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 152.2 x 122.4 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Art (AU0790)
- Date
- August 26, 2014
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 68
- Estimate
- A$10,000 – A$15,000 (≈ $9,318 – $13,978) (≈ £5,623 – £8,434) (≈ €7,064 – €10,596)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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