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- Estimate
- $1,500,000–$2,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Art, New York · 22 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4523005
- Record
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Norman Rockwell, pipe and bowl sign painter (colonial sign painter). Sotheby's, 22 Nov 2016, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4523005.
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Norman Rockwell, pipe and bowl sign painter (colonial sign painter). Sotheby's, 22 Nov 2016, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4523005.
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From the same sale American Art · Nov 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | Anna Mary Robertson "grandma" Moses | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Green Apples | Winslow Homer | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Fishing Party in Canoes, Samoa | John La Farge | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Bridgeen | Robert Henri | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| A Western Waterfall | Albert Bierstadt | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Backyards | Charles Ephraim Burchfield | $15,000–$25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Rockwell | little boy writing letter | $1,700,000 | Sotheby's, May 2019 | |
| Norman Rockwell | The Peephole | Phillips, Dec 2020 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Organist Waiting for Cue | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | The Jester | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Woman Laden with Antiques | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | boy hiding under couch sneezing (the sneezing spy) | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | He's Going to be Taller than Dad | Sotheby's, May 2013 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Little Girl Looking Downstairs at Christmas Party | Sotheby's, May 2018 |
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.