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- Estimate
- $500,000–$700,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 17 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4615248
- Record
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Claes Oldenburg, Clothespin. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2017, lot 198. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4615248.
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Claes Oldenburg, Clothespin. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2017, lot 198. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4615248.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Nov 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Loló Soldevilla | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Bow | Elad Lassry | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Rejected Magdalena | Marlene Dumas | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| California Interior | David Hockney | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Atmosphère Chromoplastique No. 404 | Luis Tomasello | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Grosser Mann | Stephan Balkenhol | $60,000–$80,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claes Oldenburg | 24 Open-Faced Sandwiches | $793,750 | Phillips, Nov 2024 | |
| Claes Oldenburg | Typewriter Eraser | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Stockinged Thighs Framed by Skirt | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | typwriter eraser | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Alphabet/Good Humor | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Two Hats | Christie's, Nov 2004 | ||
| Claes Oldenburg | Light Switches--Hard Version | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Mao | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 |
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