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- Estimate
- $250,000–$350,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Art, New York · 4 December 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4221014
- Record
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Richard Edward Miller, Contemplation (Woman Seated Next to Birdcage). Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2013, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4221014.
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Richard Edward Miller, Contemplation (Woman Seated Next to Birdcage). Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2013, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4221014.
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From the same sale American Art · Dec 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie Wagg | John Singer Sargent, Ra | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Pennsylvania Barn | Anna Mary Robertson "grandma" Moses | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Christina's Teapot | Andrew Wyeth | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Appeal to the Great Spirit | Cyrus Edwin Dallin | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Bathers and Watchers | Milton Avery | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Bucking Bronc | Charles Marion Russell | $150,000–$250,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Edward Miller | The Garden Seat | $464,500 | Christie's, May 1998 | |
| Richard Edward Miller | Resting by the Riverbank | Sotheby's, May 2004 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | One More Week of School and Then... , 1919 | Freeman's | Hindman, Oct 2023 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | The Right Way | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Carry On | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Richard Edward Miller | Tea-Time | Christie's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Richard Edward Miller | Woman Seated at a Dressing Table | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Milton Avery | Sea and Stars | Phillips, Nov 2021 |
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.