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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $16,119–$24,179
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Italian Sale, London · 17 October 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4293479
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nicola Bolla, Vanitas Chain. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2014, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4293479.
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Nicola Bolla, Vanitas Chain. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2014, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4293479.
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From the same sale The Italian Sale · Oct 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Struttura del Tempo | Giuseppe Penone | £200,000–£250,000 | |
| Waist line | Domenico Gnoli | £2,000,000–£3,000,000 | |
| Intersuperficie Bianca | Paolo Scheggi | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Concetto Spaziale, Attese | Lucio Fontana | £550,000–£750,000 | |
| Giocare | Alighiero Boetti | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Paura | Emilio Vedova | £200,000–£300,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Schifano | [no title recorded] | $30,160 | Dorotheum, May 2026 | |
| Nicola Bolla | Vanitas (Teschio) | Sotheby's, May 2008 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Il telefono | Christie's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Mario Schifano | Esso | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Mario Schifano | Senza titolo, 1979/'80 | Finarte, Jul 2026 | ||
| Mario Schifano | Paesaggio anemico | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Mario Schifano | "Paesaggio Anemico", 1981 | Daliano Ribani Auctions, Jan 2024 | ||
| Mario Schifano | Biplano (Biplane) | Christie's, Mar 2022 |
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.