Lot 115 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
La Clef de l'Horloge (Un poème cinématographique a l’honneur de Kurt Schwitters) (The Key of the Clock (A Cinematic Poem in Honour of Kurt Schwitters))
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $12,524–$18,786
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 1 July 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4139095
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Marcel Broodthaers, La Clef de l'Horloge (Un poème cinématographique a l’honneur de Kurt Schwitters) (The Key of the Clock (A Cinematic Poem in Honour of Kurt Schwitters)). Christie's, 1 Jul 2015, lot 115. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4139095.
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Marcel Broodthaers, La Clef de l'Horloge (Un poème cinématographique a l’honneur de Kurt Schwitters) (The Key of the Clock (A Cinematic Poem in Honour of Kurt Schwitters)). Christie's, 1 Jul 2015, lot 115. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4139095.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · Jul 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Coq | Marcel Broodthaers | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Abstract Portrait | George Condo | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Nijinski Hare On Globe Form, Mirrored | Barry Flanagan | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Linea di lunghezza infinita (Line of Infinite Length) | Piero Manzoni | £60,000–£90,000 | |
| Gravel Painting | Dan Rees | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | Jean-Michel Basquiat | £300,000–£500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Broodthaers | Marcel Broodthaers: Departement des Aigles | $16,606 est. | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Oct 2024 | |
| Marcel Broodthaers | La pipe – this is not a pipe | Phillips, Dec 2024 | ||
| Marcel Broodthaers | Citron – Citroen (Réclame pour la Mer du Nord) (Lemon – Lemo | Phillips, Jan 2025 | ||
| Marcel Broodthaers | Two works: (i) La chasse ; (ii) La chasse – vive la liberté | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Marcel Broodthaers | Le Drapeau noir, tirage illimité, 1968 | Bonhams, Feb 2025 | ||
| Marcel Broodthaers | M.B., 24 Images/Seconde | Lempertz, Jun 2021 | ||
| Marcel Broodthaers | Les Animaux de la Ferme (Jamar 21) | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Marcel Broodthaers | M.b. | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 |
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.