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- Estimate
- €12,000–€15,000 hammer ≈ $15,522–$19,402
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, Milan · 26 November 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3820885
- Record
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Zhang Hui, Beijing wawa - Mermaid. Sotheby's, 26 Nov 2008, lot 423. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3820885.
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Zhang Hui, Beijing wawa - Mermaid. Sotheby's, 26 Nov 2008, lot 423. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3820885.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Nov 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concetto spaziale, Attese | Lucio Fontana | €250,000–€350,000 | |
| Arrivano gli indiani | Mimmo Rotella | €50,000–€70,000 | |
| Senza titolo | Mimmo Paladino | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| P1971-31 | Hans Hartung | €18,000–€22,000 | |
| Chanel | Wang Guangyi | €25,000–€35,000 | |
| Inaspettatamente | Alighiero Boetti | €10,000–€15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Hui | Beijing Wa Wa - Sparkter | $12,500 | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | |
| Zhang Hui | Girl Gazing On Tiananmen | Christie's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Zhang Hui | Zhang Hui | Christie's, Nov 2009 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 蝶 (Kusama 81) | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2026 | ||
| Zhang Hui | beijing wa-wa - sparkler (two works) | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 夜に読む本 B（Kusama 339） | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 夜に読む本 C（Kusama 340） | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2022 | ||
| Zhang Hui | one and thirty - peasant (four works) | Sotheby's, Sep 2007 |
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.