Lot 66 · Modern and Contemporary Art: Day Sale
Telephone, Australian Statuettes Series
Julian Opie · laser-cut acrylic
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- Estimate
- R20,000–R30,000 hammer ≈ $1,091–$1,637
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art: Day Sale, Online · 1 April 2025
- Dimensions
- height: 25cm excluding base; 26cm including base; width: 8cm; depth: 6cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13345574
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Julian Opie, Telephone, Australian Statuettes Series. Strauss & Co, 1 Apr 2025, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13345574.
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Julian Opie, Telephone, Australian Statuettes Series. Strauss & Co, 1 Apr 2025, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13345574.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Opie | Ruth with Cigarette 4, from Twenty Six Portraits | $1,137 | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | |
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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.