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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 25 September 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4196824
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Cornell, Untitled. Sotheby's, 25 Sep 2013, lot 398. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4196824.
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Joseph Cornell, Untitled. Sotheby's, 25 Sep 2013, lot 398. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4196824.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Sep 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Portrait as Anni While She was Recording her New Album | Bjarne Melgaard | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Color Pane | Kenneth Noland | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| American Prayer | Gottfried Helnwein | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Arcade | James Casebere | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Everything; Mercury [Two Works] | Robert Fosdick | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Untitled (P63) | Christopher Wood | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Castor and Pollux) & Untitled (Blue Sand) | $7,500 | Christie's, Dec 2017 | |
| Joseph Cornell | The Sylph | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Garlands for Queen Maybe E.D | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Why? Is it Dark? At Night? | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Helen Storms Cornell) | Rago, Mar 2025 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Homage to the Romantic Ballet | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | joseph cornell | laurel diary (fiançailles à rire) | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 |
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.