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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $49,319–$73,978
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 4 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4771247
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sigmar Polke, silber - silbernitrat. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2019, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4771247.
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Sigmar Polke, silber - silbernitrat. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2019, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4771247.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| untitled | Anselm Reyle | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| black tow truck broom | Nate Lowman | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| ms36-2939 | Sterling Ruby | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| low down dirty shame | Nate Lowman | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| coloured vases (2 works) | Ai Weiwei | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| mater | Bill Viola | £30,000–£40,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigmar Polke | untitled | $58,566 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | |
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled | Lempertz, Nov 2024 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Ohne Titel (Umarmung) (Untitled (Embrace)) | Phillips, Oct 2018 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Hydro | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Tisch mit umgekippter Kanne II | Lempertz, Jun 2021 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Ohne Titel | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled [Mönchengladbach 1983] | Phillips, Sep 2019 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Spalierobst (Trellis Fruit) | Phillips, Oct 2018 |
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.