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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,658–$11,544
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Alchemy: Objects of desire, London · 21 April 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4466898
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Shahpour Pouyan, untitled (from the tower and tombs series). Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2016, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4466898.
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Shahpour Pouyan, untitled (from the tower and tombs series). Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2016, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4466898.
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From the same sale Alchemy: Objects of desire · Apr 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| untitled (st. petersburg invitation) | Cy Twombly | £300–£500 | |
| Untitled | Sirak Melkonian | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled | Mohsen Ahmadvand | £800–£1,200 | |
| A talismanic 'magic square', Persia, probably Qajar, circa 19th centu… | — | £200–£300 | |
| Untitled | Farshad Mesghali | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Untitled | Ardeshir Mohasses | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahpour Pouyan | shahpour pouyan | still life (1/3) | $15,000 | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | |
| Shahpour Pouyan | anoushirvan grave (tower and tombs) | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Shahpour Pouyan | aggregat #2 | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian | monir shahroudy farmanfarmaian | untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Reza Aramesh | Action 79. West Bank town of Jericho: Israeli troops order a | Christie's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Tiny Jar (Gold on Green) | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian | monir shahroudy farmanfarmaian | chalk design, gatch i | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Tiny Jar (Gold on Multicolor) | Phillips, Jul 2020 |
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.