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- Estimate
- $900,000–$1,200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, New York · 6 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4356305
- Record
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Henry Moore, Working Model for Locking Piece. Sotheby's, 6 May 2015, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4356305.
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Henry Moore, Working Model for Locking Piece. Sotheby's, 6 May 2015, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4356305.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annette: Venise | Alberto Giacometti | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Femme assise dans un fauteuil noir | Pablo Picasso | $7,000,000–$9,000,000 | |
| L'Oiseau encerclant d'or étincelant la pensée du poète | Joan Miró | $6,000,000–$9,000,000 | |
| Femme nue couchée soutenant des fruits | Pierre-auguste Renoir | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | |
| Les Deux bouquets | Marc Chagall | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Femme de Venise VI | Alberto Giacometti | $8,000,000–$12,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Moore | Girl: Bust | $1,494,000 | Christie's, May 2021 | |
| Henry Moore | Family Group | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Henry Moore | Working Model for Two Piece Reclining Figure: Points | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Henry Moore | Rocking Chair No. 2 | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Henry Moore | family group | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Henry Moore | Reclining Figure: Umbilicus | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Henry Moore | Working Model for Standing Figure: Knife Edge | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Henry Moore | Animal Form | Christie's, May 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.