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- Estimate
- CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000 hammer ≈ $12,222–$18,333
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — ZH1306, Zurich · 3 December 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4219784
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Tinguely, Lettre à Francis Bloch, 1981. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2013, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4219784.
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Jean Tinguely, Lettre à Francis Bloch, 1981. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2013, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4219784.
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From the same sale Zh1306 · Dec 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'américaine doit être plus grande... | Louis Soutter | CHF 60,000–CHF 80,000 | |
| Schneeschmelze | Monica Studer And Christoph Van Den Berg | CHF 2,500–CHF 3,500 | |
| Sitzender Athlet, 1928 | Otto Charles Bänninger | CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 | |
| Stillleben mit Hecht, 1944 | Cuno Amiet | CHF 25,000–CHF 30,000 | |
| Cavalli al Sole | Giovanni Giacometti | CHF 250,000–CHF 350,000 | |
| Knabenbildnis (Dr Heiri) | Albert Anker | CHF 500,000–CHF 600,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Tinguely | Wnyr No. 13 | $15,240 | Phillips, Sep 2025 | |
| Jean Tinguely | Untitled | Lempertz, Nov 2019 | ||
| Jean Tinguely | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2025 | ||
| Jean Tinguely | Bar des Arts, 1987 | Ketterer Kunst, Jul 2020 | ||
| Jean Tinguely | Constante | Lempertz, Dec 2017 | ||
| Jean Tinguely | jean tinguely | pandemonium (ariel) | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Jean Tinguely | chaos no. 1, 1974 | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Jean Tinguely | Sans titre | Christie's, Oct 2013 |
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.