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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $40,450–$67,416
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — New Now, London · 9 December 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-269700
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sterling Ruby, Transcompositional/The Steps. Phillips, 9 Dec 2015, lot 102. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-269700.
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Sterling Ruby, Transcompositional/The Steps. Phillips, 9 Dec 2015, lot 102. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-269700.
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