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- Estimate
- $150,000–$200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings , London (South Kensington) · 12 May 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6685579
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, Fish. Christie's, 12 May 1998, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6685579.
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Alexander Calder, Fish. Christie's, 12 May 1998, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6685579.
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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings · May 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Mary Isabella, Duchess of Rutland, half-length | Daniel Gardner | £700–£1,000 | |
| Roses in a glass bowl on a ledge | Isidore Rosenstock | £400–£600 | |
| Untitled (Soap Bubble Set) | Joseph Cornell | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Untitled | Cy Twombly | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Composition surraliste (Surrealist Composition) | Salvador Dalí | $800,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Soft Bathtub (Model)--Ghost Version | Claes Oldenburg | $250,000–$300,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | $393,700 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | |
| Alexander Calder | Polychrome Six | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Shield | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Alexander Calder | La Vache | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | The Clove (Maquette) | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Triangles and Arches (maquette) | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Mushrooms | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Le Buveur d’Eau | Sotheby's, May 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.