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- Estimate
- $900,000–$1,200,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 10 November 2023
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 10 November 2023
- Dimensions
- 7 ¼ x 29 x 18 in. (18 x 73.6 x 45.7cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3314778
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3314778 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3314778
Alexander Calder, Branches Sans Feuilles. Christie's, 10 Nov 2023, lot 131. estimate $900,000–$1,200,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3314778.
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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,681 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Alexander Calder, Branches Sans Feuilles. Christie's, 10 Nov 2023, lot 131. estimate $900,000–$1,200,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3314778.
From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Nov 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drizzle | Pat Passlof | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| The Spirit (2) | Yayoi Kusama | $100,000–$150,000 | upcoming |
| Abstraktes Bild | Gerhard Richter | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Light Leaks | Ed Ruscha | $600,000–$800,000 | upcoming |
| Plein Air et Intérieur | Jean Dubuffet | $220,000–$280,000 | upcoming |
| Party Crasher [Anagram (A Pun)] | Robert Rauschenberg | $450,000–$650,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | $1,071,000 | Christie's, Nov 2024 | |
| Alexander Calder | Stabile Mobile | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Double Arc and Sphere | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Alexander Calder | White Fields | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Cantilever | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | National Gallery Maquette #4 | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Mr. J | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | New Old Universe | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 |
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.