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- Estimate
- CHF 100,000–CHF 120,000 hammer ≈ $100,996–$121,195
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Schweizer Kunst / Swiss Art, Zurich · 31 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4481674
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Augusto Giacometti, Orchideen auf blauem Grund, 1938. Sotheby's, 31 May 2016, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4481674.
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Augusto Giacometti, Orchideen auf blauem Grund, 1938. Sotheby's, 31 May 2016, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4481674.
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From the same sale Schweizer Kunst / Swiss Art · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La femme aux roses, 1919 | Félix Vallotton | CHF 150,000–CHF 200,000 | |
| Saaligut bei Muri, 1919 | Emil Cardinaux | CHF 7,000–CHF 9,000 | |
| Vielgestaltig, 1937 | Otto Nebel | CHF 6,000–CHF 8,000 | |
| La Joie Dans La Forêt, 1922 | Alice Bailly | CHF 60,000–CHF 80,000 | |
| Eglise Sainte-Anne à Cagnes, 1922 | Félix Vallotton | CHF 350,000–CHF 550,000 | |
| Mother and Son, 1990 | Helmut Federle | CHF 300–CHF 500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusto Giacometti | mohn auf grauem grund, 1932 | $85,457 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | |
| Augusto Giacometti | „Weisse Pfingstrosen“. 1932 | Grisebach, Jun 2023 | ||
| Augusto Giacometti | „Zürich“ (Grossmünster). 1934 | Grisebach, May 2024 | ||
| Augusto Giacometti | Orchidee auf blauem Grund, 1927 | Christie's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Augusto Giacometti | bergell | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Augusto Giacometti | Blaue Berge | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Augusto Giacometti | im bergellbergell | Sotheby's, Jun 2010 | ||
| Augusto Giacometti | Bildnis, 1929 | Christie's, Dec 2016 |
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.