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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 28 February 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 28 February 2025
- Dimensions
- 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3181199
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3181199 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3181199
Sarah Slappey, Finger Rope Shadow. Christie's, 28 Feb 2025, lot 28. estimate $6,000–$8,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3181199.
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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Sarah Slappey, Finger Rope Shadow. Christie's, 28 Feb 2025, lot 28. estimate $6,000–$8,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3181199.
From the same sale First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art · Feb 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Touch | Pam Evelyn | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Untitled | George Condo | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| The Common Life | Jennifer Bartlett | $20,000–$30,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (green) | Lynne Drexler | $10,000–$15,000 | upcoming |
| W.W.L.N.D "What Would Linda Nochlin Do" | Jenna Gribbon | $15,000–$20,000 | upcoming |
| Sunday's Best | Derrick Adams | $30,000–$50,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Slappey | Two works: (i) Navy Ribbon and Pins I; (ii) Navy Ribbon and | $6,547 | Phillips, Apr 2025 | |
| Sarah Slappey | Dual Bow | Sotheby's, Jan 2025 | ||
| Sarah Slappey | A creeper | Phillips, Dec 2025 | ||
| Sarah Slappey | Untitled | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Untitled (Spin Painting) | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Sarah Slappey | Tongue | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Damien Hirst | To Love | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Damien Hirst | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 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.