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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,280–$3,040
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Evening & Day Editions, London · 22 January 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-269436
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Santa Claus. Phillips, 22 Jan 2015, lot 75. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-269436.
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Alexander Calder, Santa Claus. Phillips, 22 Jan 2015, lot 75. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-269436.
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From the same sale Evening & Day Editions · Jan 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Nero | Alberto Burri | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Space Venus | Salvador Dalí | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Barcelona Miró 1972-73 | Joan Miró | £35,000–£45,000 | |
| Bass | Georges Braque | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Oxford, Beverly, Western | Ed Ruscha | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Woman on a Bed | Lucian Freud | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Untitled, from Flying Colors (four works) | $2,375 | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2021 | |
| Alexander Calder | Clouds and Discs, n.d. | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Laughing Moon | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Os et serpent (Bone and Snake) | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Clown | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Les Vagues | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Flying Colors (five works) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Hommage à Man Ray | Rago, Mar 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.