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- Estimate
- $18,000–$24,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 10 October 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3686137
- Record
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Donald De Lue, rocket thrower. Sotheby's, 10 Oct 2007, lot 194. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3686137.
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Donald De Lue, rocket thrower. Sotheby's, 10 Oct 2007, lot 194. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3686137.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life with Putto and Watermelon | Joseph Stella | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| The Fortune Teller | Harry Herman Roseland | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Orange Rocks, Jacona | Cady Wells | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Profile of a Woman | Joseph Stella | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Flower Fantasy | Joseph Stella | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Blue Lake | Maurice Brazil Prendergast | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald De Lue | Donald de Lue (American, 1900–1988) Spirit of American Youth | $50,000 est. | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2021 | |
| Donald De Lue | Icarus 30 in. (76.2 cm.) high, on a 32 1/2 in. high marble b | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Lafayette | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Donald De Lue | donald de lue | cosmic head | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Donald de Lue (American, 1900–1988) The Rocket Thrower | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2021 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Rocket Thrower | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Quest Eternal | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Cosmic Head | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 |
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.