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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,432–$7,386
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Prints & Multiples, London · 17 March 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4336288
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mel Ramos, candy (baby ruth); hav-a-havana ii; fraulein french fries. Sotheby's, 17 Mar 2015, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4336288.
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Mel Ramos, candy (baby ruth); hav-a-havana ii; fraulein french fries. Sotheby's, 17 Mar 2015, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4336288.
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From the same sale Prints & Multiples · Mar 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haus der bilder | Peter Doig | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Frattali | Michelangelo Pistoletto | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The Peasant Couple at Market (B., M., Holl. 89) | Albrecht Dürer | £4,500–£6,000 | |
| Monotype at Sydney Close III | Jim Dine | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Stoned Moon: Sky Garden | Robert Rauschenberg | £18,000–£22,000 | |
| L'oiseau rouge dans le bois (Saphire E19) | After Fernand Léger | £1,500–£2,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Ramos | Superman | $12,750 | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | |
| Mel Ramos | Tammy Time | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Mel Ramos | You Get More Salami with Modigliani #3 | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Mel Ramos | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2023 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Batman | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Fritz Winter: "Bewegung nach rechts" | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Peek-a-Boo Marilyn #1; Martini Miss #2; Lola Cola #4; Candy | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Tree-O #3 | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 |
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.