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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $52,961–$79,441
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Sculpture from Four Millennia · 1 July 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5383760
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Hiram Powers, Bust of a Greek Slave. Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2026, lot 274. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5383760.
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Hiram Powers, Bust of a Greek Slave. Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2026, lot 274. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5383760.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram Powers | bust of the Greek Slave | $127,606 | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | |
| Hiram Powers | 'Proserpine' | Christie's, May 2003 | ||
| Hiram Powers | Bust of George Washington | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| John Marin | Magnolias | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Hiram Powers | The Ideal Christ 31 in high | Bonhams, Dec 2013 | ||
| Hiram Powers | Proserpine | Christie's, May 2003 | ||
| Milton Avery | Piano Player Waiting | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Milton Avery | Birds on the Southern Sea | Sotheby's, May 2021 |
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.