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- Estimate
- £400–£500 hammer ≈ $629–$787
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Bike, London · 23 May 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4091953
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Christopher Makos, Icons: John Lennon. Sotheby's, 23 May 2012, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4091953.
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Christopher Makos, Icons: John Lennon. Sotheby's, 23 May 2012, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4091953.
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From the same sale Bike · May 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Devil | Ata Bozaci Toast | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| In case of emergency | Robin Page | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Le Petit Casier Mauve | Jean Fautrier | £40,000–£50,000 | |
| J'ai Envie de Moules | Gérard Schlosser | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Composition | Georges Mathieu | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Le Prissonière du Château | Paule Cals | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Makos | Franco and Winston/ Boy Kisses, 1994 | $2,521 | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | |
| Christopher Makos | Icons: Liz Taylor | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| Christopher Makos | Four Skulls | Sotheby's, Mar 2015 | ||
| Christopher Makos | christopher makos | andy warhol | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Spanish Painter. A.L.S., `Picasso | International Autograph Auctions, Jul 2022 | ||
| Christopher Makos | Andy Warhol | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Christopher Makos | Old Blue Eyes #1 | Wright, May 2004 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Arnold Schwarzenegger | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2024 |
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.