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- Estimate
- £400,000–£600,000 hammer ≈ $794,298–$1,191,447
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction , London · 27 February 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3731730
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas De Staël, Cinq Bouteilles. Sotheby's, 27 Feb 2008, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3731730.
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Nicolas De Staël, Cinq Bouteilles. Sotheby's, 27 Feb 2008, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3731730.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Feb 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lummerbraten | Sigmar Polke | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| Untitled (head) | Jean-Michel Basquiat | £750,000–£950,000 | |
| Jackie | Andy Warhol | £700,000–£1,000,000 | |
| Broken Nose II | Juan Muñoz | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Odessa | Philip Guston | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Study of Nude with Figure in a mirror | Francis. Bacon | £18,000,000–£25,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas De Staël | Fleurs sur fond rouge | $1,419,000 | Phillips, May 2026 | |
| Nicolas De Staël | Composition 1951 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Lanterne | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Le chemin difficile | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Fleurs sur une table couleur saumon | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Nature Morte | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Personnages au bord de la mer | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Temple sicilien | Sotheby's, Dec 2013 |
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.