Lot 226 · Contemporary Art Day Sale
Bc (4600)
Sterling Ruby · fabric, glue, paint, bleached canvas on panel
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $80,900–$107,866
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 29 June 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4578029
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sterling Ruby, BC (4600). Sotheby's, 29 Jun 2017, lot 226. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4578029.
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Sterling Ruby, BC (4600). Sotheby's, 29 Jun 2017, lot 226. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4578029.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ruby | bc (4515) | $102,500 | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | |
| Sterling Ruby | Bc (3532) | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
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| Sterling Ruby | Basin Theology / IBMSMMCCA | Rago, Mar 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Monument Stalagmite/Pink Plague | Phillips, Feb 2019 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Monument Stalagmite/Icolagnia | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Bc (3450) | Phillips, Nov 2019 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Monument Stalagmite/Slicer | Sotheby's, May 2017 |
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.