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- Estimate
- $12,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 12 November 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3891127
- Record
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Joseph Cornell, object. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2009, lot 163. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3891127.
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Joseph Cornell, object. Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2009, lot 163. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3891127.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Nov 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| German Line No. 3 | Robert Motherwell | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Untitled (JS 1300) | Joel Shapiro | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Regal Grey | Kenneth Noland | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Golden Oldies: Camels | Larry Rivers | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Untitled | Adolph Gottlieb | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Truman Capote | Andy Warhol | $50,000–$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Lanner Waltzes series) | $25,200 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Joseph Cornell | Die Weisse Frau (La Dame Blanche) | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Penny Arcade , c. 1960 | Freeman's | Hindman, Sep 2024 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Yellow Sand Tray) (from the Sand Prison from Celes | Rago, Sep 2024 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Celestial Migration of Birds circa 1964 | Bonhams, May 2021 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2017 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Sand Tray | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Missing Girl | Phillips, Sep 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.