Lot 116 · MODERN MADE: Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Design, Craft and Studio Ceramics
Smoking Bottle No. 3 (Letter 'C')
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $404–$674
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Lyon & Turnbull — MODERN MADE: Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Design, Craft and Studio Ceramics, Live from Mall Galleries, London & Online · 31 October 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2330645
- Record
- first seen 26 Jul 2026 · updated 26 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Chien-wei Chang, SMOKING BOTTLE NO. 3 (LETTER 'C'). Lyon & Turnbull, 31 Oct 2024, lot 116. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2330645.
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Chien-wei Chang, SMOKING BOTTLE NO. 3 (LETTER 'C'). Lyon & Turnbull, 31 Oct 2024, lot 116. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2330645.
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From the same sale MODERN MADE: Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Design, Craft and Studio Ceramics · Oct 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory of Samothrace, Louvre, Paris, C.1930s | Erwin Blumenfeld | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Two Photographers and a Filmmaker, 1930/1970S | Hans Casparius | £300–£500 | |
| Five Scenes of American & Canadian Life, 1931 / 1970S | Hans Casparius | £700–£1,000 | |
| Untitled (August 12, 1978 -No. 13), 1978 | André Kertész | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Suspended Blue, 1983 | Alan Green | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Madras, 1961 | Robyn Denny | £30,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chien-wei Chang | Ladle Series, 2004 | $524 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2024 | |
| Chien-wei Chang | Surprisingly Matched No.b4 and Surprisingly Matched No.d5 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2024 | ||
| Chien-wei Chang | Two Containers for Spirits Bowls, 2005 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2024 | ||
| Graham Sutherland O.m. | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2024 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Gaddesby, Leicestershire: medieval stonework, Plate III from | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Graham Sutherland O.m. | Submerged Form | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Graham Sutherland O.m. | Three Figures in a Garden | Bonhams, Sep 2019 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Foliate Head, plate I from 'Eightieth Anniversary Portfolio' | Bonhams, Apr 2022 |
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.