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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $70,685–$106,028
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05624 · 24 October 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3315590
- Record
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Fausto Melotti, Contrappunto Domestico. Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2005, lot 12. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3315590.
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Fausto Melotti, Contrappunto Domestico. Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2005, lot 12. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3315590.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05624 · Oct 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Developed | Salvatore Scarpitta | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Achrome | Piero Manzoni | £120,000–£150,000 | |
| Mimetico | Alighiero Boetti | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Sleeping Figure with fly | Francesco Clemente | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Sacco | Alberto Burri | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Cavallo | Lucio Fontana | £60,000–£80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fausto Melotti | La Festa | $249,425 | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | |
| Fausto Melotti | La strega | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | Notturno alle Haway (Nocturne in Haway) | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | Tema e variazioni V | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | la contestazione | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | La bestia veliero | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | La primavera | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Fausto Melotti | Senza titolo | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 |
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.