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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $18,453–$27,680
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 13 February 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-270767
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-270767 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-270767
Sterling Ruby, DRFTRS (4205). Phillips, 13 Feb 2015, lot 202. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-270767.
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Sterling Ruby, DRFTRS (4205). Phillips, 13 Feb 2015, lot 202. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-270767.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Feb 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mountain - Chrome | Peter Sutherland | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Untitled | Hugh Scott-douglas | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Commodity Painting for White Russian XVII | Michiel Ceulers | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| F (Deutscher Film) | David Ostrowski | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Patience is Beautiful | Susan Hefuna | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| FedEx Box, International Priority, Los Angeles-Beijing (Tracking No. … | Walead Beshty | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ruby | Bc (4013) | $19,919 | Phillips, Jul 2023 | |
| Sterling Ruby | Untitled | Rago, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Head Artist/Archeology 1 2007 | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Candles (Exercise in Obsessive) | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Bc (3451) | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Peace Vampire (6335) | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Blue/Green Maxiofacial | Rago, Jan 2025 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | The Martyr | Phillips, Jul 2020 |
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.