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Cosmopolitan Fossil
Koen Vanmechelen (Belgian, b. 1965) · 2014
£68,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ $107,737≈ €96,288
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “marble, taxidermied chicken”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 78.5 x 74 x 56.5 cm (30 7/8 x 29 1/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Contemporary Art Day Sale (UK010515)
- Date
- June 30, 2015
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 261
- Estimate
- £6,000 – £8,000 (≈ $9,437 – $12,582) (≈ €8,434 – €11,245)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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