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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 9 March 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3986285
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Viola Frey, Ferret with Barbell. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2011, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3986285.
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Viola Frey, Ferret with Barbell. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2011, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3986285.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Mar 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anemone | Jim Dine | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Phenomena Prism Yield | Paul Jenkins | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Study for National Trust | Robert Longo | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Prisons in Context | Peter Halley | $90,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled | John Bock | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Infinity Field, Torino Series | Theodoros Stamos | $30,000–$50,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola Frey | Portrait Vessel | $10,160 | Rago, Jun 2025 | |
| Viola Frey | Two Men and Figurines | Rago, Jun 2026 | ||
| Viola Frey | Sketch (Blue Bird) | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2024 | ||
| Viola Frey | Western Civilization Series, 2000 | Bonhams, Feb 2026 | ||
| Viola Frey | Untitled (Colored Hand with Face) | Rago, Feb 2025 | ||
| Viola Frey | Untitled (Man, Woman and Frog), 1993 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Viola Frey | Untitled ( from Western Civilization Series), c. 2000 | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2021 | ||
| Viola Frey | Flying Duck | Rago, Jan 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.