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- Estimate
- £600,000–£800,000 hammer ≈ $998,428–$1,331,237
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale , London · 26 June 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6021943
- Record
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Nicolas De Staël, Ciel. Christie's, 26 Jun 2003, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6021943.
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Nicolas De Staël, Ciel. Christie's, 26 Jun 2003, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6021943.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale · Jun 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bag of Donuts | Robert Gober | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Two Maos | Andy Warhol | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Hollywood John | John Chamberlain | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Untitled (braun/olive/olive) | Blinky Palermo | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Achrome | Piero Manzoni | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Testa di Ponte | Afro | £70,000–£100,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas De Staël | Paysage à Agrigente | $1,764,692 | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | |
| Nicolas De Staël | Marine | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Le saladier | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Personnages au bord de la mer | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Ciel | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Pot à raies | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | agrigente | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Nicolas De Staël | Honfleur | Christie's, Jun 2017 |
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.