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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 17 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4744220
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles S. Bell, gumball 11. Sotheby's, 17 May 2019, lot 250. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4744220.
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Charles S. Bell, gumball 11. Sotheby's, 17 May 2019, lot 250. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4744220.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · May 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| flower no. q | Yayoi Kusama | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| troika | Ed Paschke | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| melody bubbles and the critique of pure reason | David Salle | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| thunder | Michaël Borremans | $180,000–$250,000 | |
| cat litter | Robert Gober | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| chromachrome 8 (5bg/5r) diptych | Cheyney Thompson | $50,000–$70,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles S. Bell | Viking Strikes | $358,400 | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | |
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| Richard Diebenkorn | Untitled | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Jean Dubuffet | Coq à l'oeil | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Jean Dubuffet | Mire G 109 (Kowloon) | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Wheels Go Round | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Attack the Rotten World | Christie's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Jeff Koons | jim beam - log car | Sotheby's, May 2019 |
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