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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,090–$10,787
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 9 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-243827
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sterling Ruby, DRFTRS (4283). Phillips, 9 Mar 2018, lot 244. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-243827.
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Sterling Ruby, DRFTRS (4283). Phillips, 9 Mar 2018, lot 244. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-243827.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Mar 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorriso, Colore | Ettore Spalletti | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | Bruce Nauman | £18,000–£22,000 | |
| Fallen Blossoms | Yayoi Kusama | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Beautiful Ataguju Abreaction Painting for Mark (with Diamonds) | Damien Hirst | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Helmet Head No. 4: Interior-Exterior | Henry Moore | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Portrait de ma mère - souvenir de jeunesse (Portrait of my mother - r… | Max Ernst | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ruby | Drftrs (5305) | $10,785 | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | |
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 31 | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Reif. 7238. | Phillips, Jun 2026 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 354 | Bonhams, Feb 2026 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Heartthrob W/ Dowel | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Exhm/Ds29 | Phillips, Dec 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 361 | Rago, Jun 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 555 | Phillips, Dec 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.