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Lot 431 · Contemporary Art Day Auction

Spiral Staircase

James Casebere

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Estimate
$15,000–$20,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 13 May 2010
Record ID
TB-2026-3924226
Record
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James Casebere, Spiral Staircase. Sotheby's, 13 May 2010, lot 431. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3924226.

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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · May 2010

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Untitled (P118) Christopher Wood $300,000–$400,000
Parrot Andy Warhol $70,000–$90,000
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Ohne Titel Sigmar Polke $100,000–$150,000
Portland to Memphis Ed Ruscha $300,000–$500,000
Still Life with Belt and Sneaker Tom Wesselmann $600,000–$800,000

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