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Art+Object · Aug 3, 2026NZ$243,700 ≈ $143,159 ≈ £106,280 ≈ €124,108Sign up free to see price
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Braqueing up the Wrong Tree
Paul Dibble (New Zealand, 1943–2023)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate NZ$20,000 – NZ$30,000 (≈ $11,654 – $17,481) (≈ £9,588 – £14,381) (≈ €10,974 – €16,462)
Offered at Art+Object and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “cast bronze, unique casting”
- Signed / inscribed
- Title inscribed, signed and dated 1995
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 2030 x 1700 x 930mm
- Auction house
- Art+Object
- Sale
- New Collectors Art, Studio Ceramics & Applied Arts (new-collectors-art-studio-ceramics-applied-arts)
- Date
- October 31, 2023
- Location
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Lot
- 276
- Estimate
- NZ$20,000 – NZ$30,000 (≈ $11,654 – $17,481) (≈ £9,588 – £14,381) (≈ €10,974 – €16,462)
- Source
- Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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