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- Estimate
- €3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $3,478–$5,796
- Result
- upcoming — 11 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Post-War & Contemporary Art, Online, Paris, avenue Hoche · 11 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17819285
- Record
- first seen 17 Sep 2026 · updated 17 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-17819285 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17819285
Alain Sechas, Volatile 1 2003. Bonhams, 11 Sep 2026, lot 62. estimate €3,000–€5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17819285.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
72% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.
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Alain Sechas, Volatile 1 2003. Bonhams, 11 Sep 2026, lot 62. estimate €3,000–€5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17819285.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Sechas | Les poupées circa 1998 | $6,272 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | |
| Alain Sechas | Le chat-cygne | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Niki De Saint Phalle | 1930 - 2002 | Tiroche, Nov 2021 | ||
| Robert Combas | Hector Dublédor soldat parachutiste se prend les couilles et | Artcurial, Apr 2022 | ||
| César | Gilt bronze 'Le Sein' pendant | Rago, May 2026 | ||
| Niki De Saint Phalle | Sans titre 1990 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| César | Le Pouce | Rago, Mar 2025 | ||
| Niki De Saint Phalle | I Dreamt I Was in Arizona | Rago, Feb 2026 |
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.