Lot 244 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Featuring The Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel
Smilingknuckles
John Chamberlain · painted and chromium-plated steel
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- Estimate
- $150,000–$250,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Featuring The Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel, New York · 3 December 2020
- Dimensions
- 10 ½ x 8 ¾ x 7 7/8 in. (26.7 x 22.2 x 20 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3583538
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Chamberlain, Smilingknuckles. Christie's, 3 Dec 2020, lot 244. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3583538.
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John Chamberlain, Smilingknuckles. Christie's, 3 Dec 2020, lot 244. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3583538.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Featuring The Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Joan Mitchell | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Red Painting, 1950 | Ad Reinhardt | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Getty Tomb | Frank Stella | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Five Forms with Three Circles | Barbara Hepworth | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Bastille Day | Adolph Gottlieb | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Portrait in Tar I | Titus Kaphar | $250,000–$350,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Chamberlain | Untitled | $129,099 | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | |
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| John Chamberlain | Tiara Boom Dee A | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| John Chamberlain | Jam and Chunk | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
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| John Chamberlain | White Monkey | Sotheby's, Sep 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.