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Lot 9 · Stone I and II

Nutcracker

John Chamberlain

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Estimate
$1,200,000–$1,800,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Stone I and II, New York · 10 May 2011
Record ID
TB-2026-4007188
Record
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John Chamberlain, Nutcracker. Sotheby's, 10 May 2011, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4007188.

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From the same sale Stone I and II · May 2011

LotArtistEstimateResult
Brown River Wayne Thiebaud $500,000–$700,000
Nude, Back View Wayne Thiebaud $1,500,000–$2,000,000
Untitled Franz Kline $400,000–$600,000
Cherry Bowl Wayne Thiebaud $150,000–$200,000
Various Cakes Wayne Thiebaud $1,200,000–$1,800,000
Quartet #1 Alfred Leslie $200,000–$300,000

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