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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts Including Americana, New York · 31 October 2007
- Dimensions
- P. 33 7/8 x 78 in. (860 x 1981 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5514756
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Afro, Controcanto. Christie's, 31 Oct 2007, lot 463. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5514756.
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Afro, Controcanto. Christie's, 31 Oct 2007, lot 463. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5514756.
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From the same sale Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts Including Americana · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The official account, 1777 | Captain Cook's second voyage | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Henry Pelham, 1777 | Boston under Siege | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Le Rouge, 1778 | Atlas & Pilote Americain | $60,000–$90,000 | |
| F.J. Chastellux, 1786 | Travels in revolutionary America | $800–$1,200 | |
| Jerónimo de Ruedas, 1781 | Linking the American Revolution and Túpac Amaru | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Paris to New York, 1950-52 | Hans Bellmer's U.S. debut | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afro | la scala d’oro | $12,810 | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | |
| Afro | Composizione | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Afro | composizione | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | ||
| Afro | Untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 2014 | ||
| Lucio Fontana | Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemp | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Afro | Fear of the Night | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 | ||
| Afro | la forcola | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Mario Schifano | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Sep 2021 |
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.