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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N09684 · 19 July 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4584929
- Record
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Robert Cottingham, An American Alphabet: K. Sotheby's, 19 Jul 2017, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4584929.
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Robert Cottingham, An American Alphabet: K. Sotheby's, 19 Jul 2017, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4584929.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N09684 · Jul 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle Beach | Max Yavno | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| "A Fasce Orizzontali" Bottle | Fulvio Bianconi | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Elephant | Eduardo Paolozzi | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Untitled | Bruce Nauman | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Cut Throat (Lembark L132) | Sam Francis | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| 'Suzannah #23, Hillsboro, OR' | Lise Sarfati | $3,000–$5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Cottingham | Blues, from American Signs | $812 | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | |
| Robert Cottingham | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2022 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | Hot, from American Signs | Heritage Auctions, Jan 2023 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | F, from An American Alphabet | Bonhams, Jan 2025 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | Star, from American Signs | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2022 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | American Hi-Fi, from Signs | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2022 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | Blues (from the American Signs portfolio) | Rago, Jun 2024 | ||
| Robert Cottingham | The Letter P | Dane Fine Art, Jun 2023 |
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.