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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Israeli and International Art, New York · 24 November 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3895017
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Shaoul Smira, untitled. Sotheby's, 24 Nov 2009, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3895017.
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Shaoul Smira, untitled. Sotheby's, 24 Nov 2009, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3895017.
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From the same sale Israeli and International Art · Nov 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vase of Flowers on Chair | Joseph Zaritsky | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Vue d'un port | Arthur Segal | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled | Yohanan Simon | $25,000–$30,000 | |
| Books | Avigdor Arikha | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Untitled | Yair Garbuz | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| The Knight and the Dragon | Uri Lifshitz | $5,000–$7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosl Bergner | 1920 – 2017 | $8,750 est. | Tiroche, Jun 2026 | |
| Shaoul Smira | Flute Player | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Lea Nikel | 1918 – 2005 | Tiroche, Jun 2026 | ||
| Moshe Castel 1909 - 1992 | 1909 – 1991 | Tiroche, Jun 2026 | ||
| Yosl Bergner | 1920 - 2017 | Tiroche, Oct 2021 | ||
| Moshe Castel 1909 - 1992 | 1909 - 1991 | Tiroche, Jan 2019 | ||
| Marcel Janco | 1895 – 1984 | Tiroche, Jul 2025 | ||
| Yosl Bergner | 1920-2017 (Israeli) | Matsart, Aug 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.