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- Estimate
- $55,000–$65,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07995 · 13 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3047553
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Chamberlain, Potato Telegram. Sotheby's, 13 May 2004, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3047553.
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John Chamberlain, Potato Telegram. Sotheby's, 13 May 2004, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3047553.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07995 · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (S64) | Christopher Wood | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Clown Skull | Vik Muniz | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | Keith Haring | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled (Reclining Nude) | John Currin | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Double Sided Drawing of Cake Slices | Wayne Thiebaud | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Elegy for the Spanish Republic, XXX | Robert Motherwell | $50,000–$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Chamberlain | Untitled | $88,200 | Phillips, Jun 2021 | |
| John Chamberlain | Ronettes | Rago, Mar 2022 | ||
| John Chamberlain | Bordertown 63 Opus 24 | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| John Chamberlain | Circumbendibus | Phillips, Sep 2019 | ||
| John Chamberlain | Tonk #24-83, 1983 | Bonhams, Feb 2026 | ||
| John Chamberlain | Marlavous | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| John Chamberlain | sofa | Wright, Jun 2018 | ||
| John Chamberlain | Miracles | Phillips, Nov 2016 |
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.