Lot 225 · Modern and Contemporary Art | to include the James Birch Collection
'Max Ernst: The Birdman', 1967
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $404–$674
- Result
- upcoming — 7 October 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sworders — Modern and Contemporary Art | to include the James Birch Collection · 7 October 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17796119
- Record
- first seen 11 Sep 2026 · updated 11 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Martin Sharp, 'Max Ernst: The Birdman', 1967. Sworders, 7 Oct 2026, lot 225. estimate £300–£500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17796119.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
71% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.
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Martin Sharp, 'Max Ernst: The Birdman', 1967. Sworders, 7 Oct 2026, lot 225. estimate £300–£500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17796119.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.