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- Estimate
- €12,000–€18,000 hammer ≈ $14,219–$21,328
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Milan · 30 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4620129
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nicola De Maria, Testa buona intelligente. Sotheby's, 30 Nov 2017, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4620129.
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Nicola De Maria, Testa buona intelligente. Sotheby's, 30 Nov 2017, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4620129.
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From the same sale Arte Moderna e Contemporanea · Nov 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Il silenzio è d'oro | Alighiero Boetti | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Fuggenti | Piero Dorazio | €50,000–€70,000 | |
| Il frutto prigioniero | Alik Cavaliere | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Sale e Zucchero | Alighiero Boetti | €180,000–€250,000 | |
| Superficie Bianca | Enrico Castellani | €140,000–€180,000 | |
| Un ovale grigio | Turi Simeti | €50,000–€70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola De Maria | nicola de maria | angeli e sogni. regno dei fiori: orologi e | $16,250 | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | |
| Nicola De Maria | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2025 | ||
| Nicola De Maria | Testa + Sogni - Testa della Poesia | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Nicola De Maria | Foglianise Baghdad | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Nicola De Maria | E un Bellisimo Giorno con Tanti Disegni Insieme | Christie's, Mar 2016 | ||
| Nicola De Maria | Spirito Buono, Testa Cosmica | Rago, Mar 2021 | ||
| Nicola De Maria | Sera | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Nicola De Maria | nicola de maria | regno dei fiori celeste ed eterno | 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.