Lot 42083 · 2025 July 2 Urban Art Showcase Auction
Melting DOB
Takashi Murakami · Painted cast vinyl
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2025 July 2 Urban Art Showcase Auction · 2 July 2025
- Dimensions
- 10 x 12-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches (25.4 x 31.8 x 31.8 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13464078
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Takashi Murakami, Melting DOB. Heritage Auctions, 2 Jul 2025, lot 42083. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13464078.
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Takashi Murakami, Melting DOB. Heritage Auctions, 2 Jul 2025, lot 42083. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13464078.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Murakami | Yo, Hakuin, 2010 | $790 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | |
| Takashi Murakami | Melting DOB D | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | We Are the Jocular Clan | Rago, Mar 2022 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Wouldn't It Be Nice If We Could Do Such A Thing | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Oval (Peter Norton Christmas Project 2000) | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Oval (Mr. Wink, Cosmos Ball) | Rago, Dec 2024 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | DOB totem pole, 2000 | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | Beyond the Dimensions - 2022 | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2024 |
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.