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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07988 · 1 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3044796
- Record
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Samuel Margolies, men of steel. Sotheby's, 1 May 2004, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3044796.
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Samuel Margolies, men of steel. Sotheby's, 1 May 2004, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3044796.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07988 · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| femme au tub (d. 183; a. 204; w. 159; adr. 181) | Henri De Toulouse-lautrec | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| aux ambassadeurs (d. 68; a. 73; w. 58; adr. 72) | Henri De Toulouse-lautrec | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| bottle and lemons (m. gallery 44) | Yozo Hamaguchi | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| kleine welten vii (r. 170) | Wassily Kandinsky | $12,000–$15,000 | |
| le tocsin (d. 357; a. 147; w. p19; adr. 140) | Henri De Toulouse-lautrec | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| double gray scramble (a. 93; g. 491) | Frank Stella | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Margolies | Men of Steel | $6,875 | Phillips, Apr 2017 | |
| Samuel Margolies | Builders of Babylon | Bonhams, Apr 2017 | ||
| David Hockney | French Shop (Scottish Arts Council 122; M.C.A.T. 112) | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| David Hockney | Parade, Metropolitan Opera | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Le Trône de David | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| David Hockney | Still Life (S.A.C. 111, M.C.A.T. 108) | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| David Hockney | The Tower Had One Window (S.A.C. 85; MCA Tokyo 92) | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Jim Dine | To the Lake | Rago, Oct 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.