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- Estimate
- $125,000–$175,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 3 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3822184
- Record
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Seymour Joseph Guy, Making Believe. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2008, lot 14. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3822184.
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Seymour Joseph Guy, Making Believe. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2008, lot 14. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3822184.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Dec 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Buck of the Tesuque Pueblo | Robert Henri | $700,000–$900,000 | |
| Green Pastures | Edward Darley Boit | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Mill Owner at Mora | Randall Davey | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| The Pick of the Orchard (Picking Apples) | Seymour Joseph Guy | $125,000–$175,000 | |
| Easter Lamb | Audrey Buller | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| The South Wind (The Breezy Day) | Charles Courtney Curran | $80,000–$120,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour Joseph Guy | The Pick of the Orchard (Picking Apples) | $98,500 | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | |
| Seymour Joseph Guy | The New Story | Sotheby's, Jun 2016 | ||
| William Trost Richards | Brigantine Beach, New Jersey | Sotheby's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Milton Avery | Gliding Gull , 1956 | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2024 | ||
| Milton Avery | Blue Teapot | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Milton Avery | Sun Over Firs | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| William Merritt Chase | Portrait of a Young Woman | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Robert Henri | Irish Boy | Heritage Auctions, May 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.