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- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, New York · 24 September 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4284879
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Cornell, Untitled (The Observatory). Sotheby's, 24 Sep 2014, lot 165. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4284879.
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Joseph Cornell, Untitled (The Observatory). Sotheby's, 24 Sep 2014, lot 165. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4284879.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Throne | Wangechi Mutu | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Campbell's Soup Box: Chicken Noodle | Andy Warhol | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| The Pont Neuf, Wrapped (Project for Paris) | Christo | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Electric Chair | Andy Warhol | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Pink Pearl Eraser | Vija Celmins | $180,000–$250,000 | |
| White White #8 | Jean St. Pierre | $3,000–$5,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cornell | Garlands for Queen Maybe E.D | $6,300 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Castor and Pollux) & Untitled (Blue Sand) | Christie's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | The Sylph | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Helen Storms Cornell) | Rago, Mar 2025 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Why? Is it Dark? At Night? | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled, for Tina | Rago, Mar 2020 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Homage to the Romantic Ballet | Phillips, Jun 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.