Lot 626 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Melty Legs
Carol Bove · stainless steel and urethane paint
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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $333,389–$466,745
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale , London · 7 March 2026
- Dimensions
- 51 x 34 ¼ x 34 ½in. (129.5 x 87 x 87.6cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3095299
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3095299 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3095299
Carol Bove, Melty Legs. Christie's, 7 Mar 2026, lot 626. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095299.
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Carol Bove, Melty Legs. Christie's, 7 Mar 2026, lot 626. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095299.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Joe) | Lucian Freud | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Flower of Joy - Violet | Takashi Murakami | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Untitled | Yoshitomo Nara | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Hyacinth in a Glass Jar | Lucian Freud | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Study | Flora Yukhnovich | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Untitled | Yoshitomo Nara | £100,000–£150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Bove | Dressing Room | $787,500 | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | |
| Carol Bove | Snake | Phillips, May 2025 | ||
| Carol Bove | Saul Steinberg | Christie's, May 2026 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Biotin-Maleimide | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Moonwalk (F. & S. II.404-405) | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| George Condo | Gestas | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Cesium Fluoride | Phillips, Mar 2025 | ||
| Carol Bove | Young Lovers | Phillips, Sep 2018 |
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.