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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $55,534–$92,556
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04231 · 9 July 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3082440
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hiram Powers, a bust of proserpine. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2004, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3082440.
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Hiram Powers, a bust of proserpine. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2004, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3082440.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L04231 · Jul 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| relief of the Conversion of St. Paul | — | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Paul and Virginia | Jean Escoula | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| le Reveil | Albert-Ernest De Carrier-Belleuse | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A giltwood group of two children playing | — | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Ten ivory portrait reliefs | — | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Fanny Elssler | Jean-auguste Barre | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram Powers | Bust of a Greek Slave | $110,158 | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | |
| Hiram Powers | bust of the Greek Slave | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Hiram Powers | The Ideal Christ 31 in high | Bonhams, Dec 2013 | ||
| Hiram Powers | Bust of George Washington | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Hiram Powers | 'Proserpine' | Christie's, May 2003 | ||
| Milton Avery | milton avery | gaspé bay | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Milton Avery | Artist by the Sea | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| John Marin | Movement Lower Manhattan | Sotheby's, Nov 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.