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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,090–$10,787
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, London · 21 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4615377
- Record
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Gilles Barbier, Le Moteur. Sotheby's, 21 Nov 2017, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4615377.
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Gilles Barbier, Le Moteur. Sotheby's, 21 Nov 2017, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4615377.
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From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Nov 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| How Was School | Marcel Dzama | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Hemaglobine | Matthew Monahan | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Miramar Living Room | Diango Hernández | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Balloon Dog (Blue) | Jeff Koons | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Menina | George Condo | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Double Lattice | Roe Ethridge | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Barbier | Le terrier - 2008 | $14,465 | Artcurial, Oct 2022 | |
| Gilles Barbier | Pornocity, 2000 | Artcurial, Oct 2013 | ||
| Jeff Koons | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2023 | ||
| Gilles Barbier | the dog (self portrait as a dog) | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Robert Combas | Sans Titre | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Saint Benedict Chapel, Interior | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2026 | ||
| Gilles Barbier | The cockpit | Sotheby's, Feb 2017 | ||
| Gilles Barbier | Pig Fala Kassemaelan Push 1 - 2013 | Artcurial, Oct 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.