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- Estimate
- HK$1,500,000–HK$2,000,000 hammer ≈ $191,628–$255,504
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, Hong Kong · 1 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4688642
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Francis, the bound and the unbound. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2018, lot 522. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4688642.
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Sam Francis, the bound and the unbound. Sotheby's, 1 Oct 2018, lot 522. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4688642.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Oct 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| blue owls | Li Fuyuan | HK$10,000–HK$20,000 | |
| no future companion (black chrome) | Kaws X Hajime Sorayama | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| murakami x complexcon mr. dob (two works) | Takashi Murakami | HK$20,000–HK$30,000 | |
| i. me and the mr. dobs/ ii. kaikai, kiki, dob and pom atop the mound … | Takashi Murakami | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| balloon dog (magenta) | Jeff Koons | HK$60,000–HK$90,000 | |
| balloon dog (red) | Jeff Koons | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | Untitled | $541,800 | Christie's, Nov 2022 | |
| Sam Francis | Purple, Orange & Green | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Sam Francis | Red on black | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Sam Francis | Untitled, 1992 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2025 | ||
| Sam Francis | White No. 1 | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Sam Francis | Ebis Link | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Sam Francis | Pleasure Perhaps I | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sam Francis | E VIII | Phillips, Sep 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.