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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,742–$9,438
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — TWENTIETH CENTURY ART, London (South Kensington) · 7 December 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6609064
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Black Letter A. Christie's, 7 Dec 1998, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6609064.
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Alexander Calder, Black Letter A. Christie's, 7 Dec 1998, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6609064.
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From the same sale Twentieth Century Art · Dec 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage designs for various productions | Alexandra Exter | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Dog | Yannis Gaitis | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Head | Yannis Gaitis | £600–£800 | |
| Flußss Magdeburg | Maryan Zurek | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Nature morte avec poissons et pichet | Antoni Clavé | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Chevaux | Andre Brasilier | £3,000–£4,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | L'Aigle, from The Flying Colors Collection | $14,025 | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | |
| Alexander Calder | Sun and Sea | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Pyramids II | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Fêtes (Holidays) | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Flying Colors | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Pyramids at Dawn | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | "A famous old lady had three sticks...", 1944 | Freeman's | Hindman, Aug 2024 |
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.