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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $52,600–$78,900
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Post-War & Contemporary Art, London, New Bond Street · 6 March 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-866829
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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César, Compression of Silverware 1975. Bonhams, 6 Mar 2019, lot 16. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-866829.
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César, Compression of Silverware 1975. Bonhams, 6 Mar 2019, lot 16. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-866829.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art · Mar 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled 1989 | Jannis Kounellis | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Untitled 2004 | Christopher Wood | £800,000–£1,200,000 | upcoming |
| Matisse como pretexto 1987 | Manolo Valdés | £90,000–£120,000 | |
| Orecchini | Carla Accardi | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Bracciale | Pietro Consagra | £45,000–£65,000 | |
| Compression 1969 | César | £25,000–£35,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| César | La grande aile 1991 | $65,760 | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | |
| César | Compression | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| César | Le Poisson (The Fish) | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| César | Pouce | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| César | Sans titre - circa 1955 | Artcurial, Dec 2022 | ||
| César | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2021 | ||
| César | Sans titre | Christie's, Oct 2017 | ||
| César | Plaque Berlingot | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 |
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.