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Lot 64 · Sotheby's N08092

Pure Drop

John Chamberlain

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Estimate
$450,000–$650,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08092 · 10 May 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3232682
Record
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John Chamberlain, Pure Drop. Sotheby's, 10 May 2005, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3232682.

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From the same sale Sotheby's N08092 · May 2005

LotArtistEstimateResult
Camouflage Andy Warhol $1,500,000–$2,000,000
Athanor Anselm Kiefer $700,000–$900,000
Running Figure Willem De Kooning $400,000–$600,000
Blue Nude Roy Lichtenstein $2,500,000–$3,500,000
Untitled Leg Robert Gober $750,000–$950,000
Watches Andy Warhol $1,200,000–$1,800,000

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