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- Estimate
- €800–€1,200 hammer ≈ $943–$1,415
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Twentieth Century Works of Art , Amsterdam · 1 December 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6612580
- Record
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Maurits Cornelis Escher, Sphere with fish. Christie's, 1 Dec 1998, lot 409. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6612580.
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Maurits Cornelis Escher, Sphere with fish. Christie's, 1 Dec 1998, lot 409. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6612580.
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From the same sale Twentieth Century Works of Art · Dec 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Jan Cobbaerts (1909-1995) | — | |
| Three figures | Karel Appel | — | |
| Circus | Kees Maks | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| Bed Corner | Ken Lum | €2,000–€3,000 | |
| Figures against a blue background | Anton Rooskens | — | |
| Grazing cows in a moutainous landscape | Leo Gestel | €1,500–€2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | [no title recorded] | $1,974 | Dorotheum, Oct 2025 | |
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Flint, from Emblemata | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Icosaeder | Christie's, Sep 2010 | ||
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Ex Libris 's Gravesande (Bool 322) Fish (Bool 414) and Fish | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Kite, from Emblemata | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Isocaëder, twenty sided tin with shells | Christie's, Jun 2004 | ||
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Klooster van Monreale (Sicilië) (Bool 226) | Christie's, May 2002 | ||
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Isocaëder, twenty-sided tin with shells | Christie's, Jun 2000 |
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.