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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08226 · 11 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3493103
- Record
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Joseph Cornell, T'Ang Dynasty. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2006, lot 343. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3493103.
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Joseph Cornell, T'Ang Dynasty. Sotheby's, 11 Oct 2006, lot 343. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3493103.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08226 · Oct 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The trysting place | Jan Müller | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Paper and Wire (From Pictures of Wire) | Vik Muniz | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Untitled (Island Series # 82) | Olafur Eliasson | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Phenomena Cardinal Through | Paul Jenkins | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Triad | Bryan Hunt | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Single Mossagate | Enrico Donati | $6,000–$8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cornell | Why is the Sky Dark at Night? 1964 | $20,312 | Bonhams, May 2021 | |
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| Joseph Cornell | Die Weisse Frau (La Dame Blanche) | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Penny Arcade , c. 1960 | Freeman's | Hindman, Sep 2024 | ||
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