Lot 1234 · Living with African and Oceanic Arts
Maquette: Conversation with Magic Stones
Barbara Hepworth · bronze with brown and green patina
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- Estimate
- $300,000–$500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Living with African and Oceanic Arts, Paris · 13 November 2015
- Dimensions
- Width: 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4100500
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Barbara Hepworth, Maquette: Conversation with Magic Stones. Christie's, 13 Nov 2015, lot 1234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4100500.
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Barbara Hepworth, Maquette: Conversation with Magic Stones. Christie's, 13 Nov 2015, lot 1234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4100500.
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From the same sale Living with African and Oceanic Arts · Nov 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Îles Salomon | Statue | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Rivière Karawari, Province Sepik Oriental, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée | Fragment de Statue Yipwon Alamblak | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| Province de Kalimantan oriental, Bornéo, Indonésie | Bouclier Kenyah - Dayak | €3,000–€5,000 | |
| République du Ghana | Statue Ashanti | €7,000–€10,000 | |
| Angola | Statue Tshokwé | €15,000–€25,000 | |
| Configuration | Max Ernst | $100,000–$150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Hepworth | reclining figures | $266,105 | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | |
| Barbara Hepworth | Two Reclining Forms for Stone | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Maquette, Three Forms in Echelon | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Torso I (Ulysses) | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Hollow Oval | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Reclining Figure (Trenona) | Rago, Nov 2022 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Four-Square (Four Circles) | Wright, Apr 2017 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Vertical form (St Ives) | Phillips, May 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.