Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Thumbnail shown for reference only. Phillips holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗
Auction result
Fly choker
Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976) · 1929
$32,760 price realized incl. premium
≈ £23,572≈ €27,446
Sign up free to see all prices
You’ve used this month’s free price views. A free account shows the hammer price, buyer’s premium and price realized for every lot — no card, no fees.
Sign up free Sign inGet alerts when Alexander Calder sells at auction
Free. New results and upcoming sales, at most one email a day. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy
- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “brass wire”
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 6 1/4 x 5 x 1 in. (15.9 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010421)
- Date
- June 24, 2021
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 200
- Estimate
- $40,000 – $60,000 (≈ £28,781 – £43,172) (≈ €33,512 – €50,268)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
Own a work by Alexander Calder? Get a free auction estimate →
Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.
Similar size by this artist
Works by Alexander Calder with a longest side of about 15.9 cm (6.3 in) (±20 %).
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Reclining Bride, 1948
Sculpture
Phillips · Nov 19, 2024$317,500 ≈ £251,048 ≈ €300,151Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Untitled, 1958
Other · Paper
Phillips · Apr 16, 2021£201,600 ≈ $278,410 ≈ €232,279Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗More results for Alexander Calder
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗Ohne Titel (aus: The sacrilege of Alan Kent), 1976
Etching
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗Ohne Titel (aus: The sacrilege of Alan Kent), 1976
Etching
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗Laughing Moon, 1974
Lithograph
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026€1,300 ≈ $1,482 ≈ £1,119Sign up free to see price
Photo © DuMouchelles — view this lot on DuMouchelles ↗Composition with Circles, 1971
Lithograph · ed. 21/100
DuMouchelles · Sep 18, 2026$6,000 ≈ £4,496 ≈ €5,236Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗The Black Line, 1967
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 17/60
Phillips · Sep 17, 2026£3,354 ≈ $4,486 ≈ €3,908Sign up free to see price
Photo © Clarke Auction Gallery — view this lot on Clarke Auction Gallery ↗Spiral Rough et Bleu (Spiral Red and Blue), 1969
Lithograph · ed. 44/75
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 13, 2026$3,000 ≈ £2,223 ≈ €2,588Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session · Phillips · Jun 24, 2021
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Collage for Interior with Painting and Still Life, 1997
Print (other) · Board
Phillips · Jun 24, 2021$1,421,500 ≈ £1,022,809 ≈ €1,190,935Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗House Palm and Pool, 1982
Gouache · Paper
Phillips · Jun 24, 2021$1,022,200 ≈ £735,502 ≈ €856,401Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗House Palm and Pool, 1982
Gouache · Paper
Phillips · Jun 24, 2021$937,500 ≈ £674,557 ≈ €785,439Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Untitled (Three Cigarettes and a Cigar), 1973
Oil · Panel
Phillips · Jun 24, 2021$630,000 ≈ £453,303 ≈ €527,815Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Corpo-senza-l'anima (3.8x), 1985
Oil · Canvas
Phillips · Jun 24, 2021$567,000 ≈ £407,972 ≈ €475,034Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Snow White, 1960
Oil · Canvas
Phillips · Jun 24, 2021$516,600 ≈ £371,708 ≈ €432,808Sign up free to see priceSimilar works
Other results by other artists in a similar price range.
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗TIME TOGETHER, 2024
Other · ed. 29/100
Phillips · Sep 30, 2026HK$206,400 ≈ $26,306 ≈ £19,858 ≈ €23,167Sign up free to see price
Photo © Toomey & Co. — view this lot on Toomey & Co. ↗Tall back chair from Browne's Bookstore, Chicago, c. 1907
Other · Panel
Toomey & Co. · Sep 29, 2026$25,600 ≈ £19,325 ≈ €22,545Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Afro Chic, 2009
Other · ed. 1/5
Phillips · Sep 26, 2026$19,350 ≈ £14,602 ≈ €16,969Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Side Girls, 2009
Other · ed. 1/5
Phillips · Sep 26, 2026$23,220 ≈ £17,522 ≈ €20,363Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Untitled (Love in Outer Space), 2013
Other · Canvas
Phillips · Sep 26, 2026$36,120 ≈ £27,256 ≈ €31,676Sign up free to see priceArtists related to Alexander Calder
All Alexander Calder results · More from Phillips · Art value guides