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- Estimate
- €12,000–€18,000 hammer ≈ $15,458–$23,188
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Art Contemporain, Paris · 11 May 2005
- Dimensions
- 25 x 81 x 37 cm. (9 7/8 x 31 7/8 x 14 5/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4894437
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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César, La cigale. Christie's, 11 May 2005, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894437.
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César, La cigale. Christie's, 11 May 2005, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894437.
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From the same sale Art Contemporain · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne pier | William Bowyer | £400–£600 | |
| Cockerel | Mary Kessel (B. 1910) | £40–£200 | |
| Aix en Provence | Frederick Gore Cbe Ra | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Look after Lulu | Sir Cecil Beaton | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Figure with Table | Peter Kinley | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| La Madame de la Lotterie | Charles Mozley | £400–£600 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| César | Fanta 1990 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| César | Portrait de compression | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| César | Poulette | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| César | Le Pied | Wright, Jun 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.