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- Estimate
- $150,000–$200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day, New York · 10 May 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4086675
- Record
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Joseph Cornell, The Zodiacal Light. Sotheby's, 10 May 2012, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4086675.
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Joseph Cornell, The Zodiacal Light. Sotheby's, 10 May 2012, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4086675.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day · May 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mary | Andres Serrano | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| American Dollars | Yan Pei-ming | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Paysage avec lune et oiseau | Jean Dubuffet | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Pyroclastic Fever | Nigel Cooke | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| As Marilyn Monroe | Cindy Sherman | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Future Indicative | Lee Krasner | $150,000–$200,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cornell | Solar Level | $250,000 | Christie's, May 2019 | |
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| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Hotel Winter Night Sky) | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Cassiopeia #2 | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Celestial Navigation) | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Hôtel du Nord) (No. 210) | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Star Game) | Christie's, Nov 2018 |
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