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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $65,599–$91,838
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Online, London · 12 April 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4735349
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Franz West, franz west | pickelnick. Sotheby's, 12 Apr 2019, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4735349.
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Franz West, franz west | pickelnick. Sotheby's, 12 Apr 2019, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4735349.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Online · Apr 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| francis alÿs | elephant | Francis Alys | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| jim shaw | dream object 2 | Jim Shaw | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| angus fairhurst | crocodile wrestling (evidence of man removed) | Angus Fairhurst | £800–£1,200 | |
| jim shaw | dream object 1 | Jim Shaw | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| elian chali | verticalidad iv | Elian Chali | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| maria lai | untitled | Maria Lai | £12,000–£18,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz West | 'Causeuse', pièce unique, vers 1988-1989 | $81,284 | Christie's, May 2026 | |
| Franz West | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2021 | ||
| Franz West | A Set of Six Unique "Elliptoeder" Chairs | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Franz West | Passstück | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Franz West | Plato's Sonne Skizze | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Franz West | Untitled - Sitting sculpture | Phillips, Mar 2024 | ||
| Franz West | Ping-Pong-Plakat | Rago, May 2024 | ||
| Franz West | Untitled | Christie's, Nov 2022 |
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.