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• Auction House:
  Bay East Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Art & Book Sale
• Sale Date:
  27 May 2012 ~ 2pm
• Lot #:
  199
• Lot Description:
  Tony Rafty
  (born 1915)
  Gunner Tom Hassey P.O.W., Singapore, with his Ventriloquist Act 1945
  pen and ink
  signed and dated 'TONY / RAFTY 1945' lower left; inscribed 'QX 12079 GNR. Tom HUSSEY P.O.W. Signapore / Contains P.O.W. patients and Isabella / A British Internee from Cuching Borneo / at 2/0 AGH Labuan. with his ventriloquist act.' lower right
• Notes:
  Together with other sketches depicting wartime Singapore and its inhabitants. According to the verso, the ventrloquist's doll depicted in this work was made in Changi P.O.W. camp and its costume was autographed by over 1000 P.O.W.s
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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