Lot 127 · California & Western Paintings & Sculpture
Sioux chief height with base: 18 1/2in
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — California & Western Paintings & Sculpture, Los Angeles · 24 November 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1827321
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Carl Kauba, Sioux chief height with base: 18 1/2in. Bonhams, 24 Nov 2015, lot 127. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1827321.
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Carl Kauba, Sioux chief height with base: 18 1/2in. Bonhams, 24 Nov 2015, lot 127. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1827321.
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From the same sale California & Western Paintings & Sculpture · Nov 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| View From Puget Sound, midsummer effect, Mount Tacoma, Washington 12 … | Grafton Tyler Brown | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| California coast; Landscape with eucalyptus (group of 2) first sheet:… | Percy Gray | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Yellow and pink roses 19 3/4 x 28in overall: 28 1/2 x 36 3/4 | Franz Arthur Bischoff | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Horses on a ranch 30 x 40 1/4in overall: 35 3/4 x 46in | Marion Kavanagh Wachtel | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Sunset glow 26 1/4 x 30 1/4in overall: 34 1/2 x 38 1/2in | Alfred R. Mitchell | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Chairs by a hearth 22 x 30 1/2in overall: 34 1/2 x 42 1/2in | Clarence Hinkle | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Kauba | [no title recorded] | $6,046 | Dorotheum, Mar 2017 | |
| Carl Kauba | For death or glory height: 30in | Bonhams, Nov 2015 | ||
| Carl Kauba | Cowboys with Horses | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Carl Kauba | Amerika | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Carl Kauba | Mounted Brave with a Rifle | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2022 | ||
| Carl Kauba | Amerika 16 1/2 in. high | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Carl Kauba | how-kola! | Sotheby's, Sep 2012 | ||
| Carl Kauba | Death as a Skeleton | Sotheby's, Jul 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.