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- Estimate
- €7,000–€10,000 hammer ≈ $7,511–$10,730
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Art Contemporain, Paris · 7 December 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4529256
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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César, Compression. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2016, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4529256.
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César, Compression. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2016, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4529256.
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From the same sale Art Contemporain · Dec 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouquet (P3) | Gerhard Richter | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Lilette en kimono bleu dans l'atelier | Sam Szafran | €180,000–€250,000 | |
| Composition abstraite | Serge Poliakoff | €30,000–€50,000 | |
| Aklis leaves | Gilbert & George | €80,000–€120,000 | |
| Dhôtel aux trois mèches | Jean Dubuffet | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| Composition n°295 | Chu Teh-chun | €50,000–€70,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| César | Compression de canettes | $26,849 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | |
| César | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2023 | ||
| César | L'Antenne | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| César | Compression | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| César | vélomoteur compressé | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| César | Insecte | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| César | poule-poing | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| César | césar | compression de bouchons de bouteilles | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 |
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.