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- Estimate
- £3,000,000–£5,000,000 hammer ≈ $3,659,094–$6,098,489
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 7 March 2017
- Dimensions
- 71¼ x 146½ x 46½in. (181 x 372.1 x 118 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3954962
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Guava. Christie's, 7 Mar 2017, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3954962.
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Alexander Calder, Guava. Christie's, 7 Mar 2017, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3954962.
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From the same sale Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Mar 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Enemy (Udo) | Thomas Schütte | £700,000–£1,000,000 | |
| Spirale I, Spirale II (Doppelspirale) | Günther Uecker | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Sp57 | Sterling Ruby | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| No Way! | Yoshitomo Nara | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Untitled | Günther Förg | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| The Hunter (Study for Kaiser Wilhelm Institute) | Adrian Ghenie | £500,000–£700,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | The Moon and The Loop | $5,555,500 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Armada | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Claw | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Red, White, and Blacks | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Paulette | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Four Big Dots | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Uprooted Whip | Christie's, Nov 2022 |
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.