Lot 39 B · Marian's Richters & 21st Century Evening Sale
Gazing Ball (Esquiline Venus)
Jeff Koons · plaster and glass
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- Estimate
- $600,000–$800,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Marian's Richters & 21st Century Evening Sale, New York · 20 May 2026
- Dimensions
- figure: 61 3⁄8 x 24 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄8 in. (155.9 x 61.3 x 41 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3077144
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3077144 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3077144
Jeff Koons, Gazing Ball (Esquiline Venus). Christie's, 20 May 2026, lot 39 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3077144.
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Jeff Koons, Gazing Ball (Esquiline Venus). Christie's, 20 May 2026, lot 39 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3077144.
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