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- Estimate
- £70,000–£90,000 hammer ≈ $121,053–$155,639
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 17 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3796447
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rachel Whiteread, Untitled (Black Books). Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2008, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3796447.
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Rachel Whiteread, Untitled (Black Books). Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2008, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3796447.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backwards Forwards | Sean Scully | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Epiphany | Richard Hamilton | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| Untitled | Anish Kapoor | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Two Kids | Jeff Koons | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| The Pink Tree | John Currin | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Cow | Subodh Gupta | £250,000–£350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Whiteread | Untitled | $205,490 | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | |
| Rachel Whiteread | Untitled (Three Shelves) | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Rachel Whiteread | Untitled (Black Books) | Christie's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Rachel Whiteread | Untitled (Pink) | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Rachel Whiteread | Inks | Christie's, Nov 2010 | ||
| Rachel Whiteread | Cabinet VII | Sotheby's, Feb 2014 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Parrot | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Rachel Whiteread | untitled (shelf) | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 |
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.