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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,721–$6,295
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Bike, London · 23 May 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4092117
- Record
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Michelangelo Pistoletto, Birdcage. Sotheby's, 23 May 2012, lot 129. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4092117.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto, Birdcage. Sotheby's, 23 May 2012, lot 129. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4092117.
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From the same sale Bike · May 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Devil | Ata Bozaci Toast | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| In case of emergency | Robin Page | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Le Petit Casier Mauve | Jean Fautrier | £40,000–£50,000 | |
| J'ai Envie de Moules | Gérard Schlosser | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Composition | Georges Mathieu | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Le Prissonière du Château | Paule Cals | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | LA GABBIETTA serigrafia su acciaio | $16,316 est. | Itineris Auction House, Jul 2021 | |
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2023 | ||
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| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Michelangelo Pistoletto: Girasoli | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Sans titre (Molette), 1972 | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Il Bagno Turco | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | michelangelo pistoletto | segno arte [2 works] | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Scimmia in gabbia | Bonhams, Apr 2025 |
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.