Lot 12 · Society for Contemporary Art Collectors Sale
waste basket (bin for rejected ideas)
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Society for Contemporary Art Collectors Sale, New York · 14 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4888974
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nairy Baghramian, waste basket (bin for rejected ideas). Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2020, lot 12. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4888974.
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Nairy Baghramian, waste basket (bin for rejected ideas). Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2020, lot 12. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4888974.
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From the same sale Society for Contemporary Art Collectors Sale · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| untitled | Sayre Gomez | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| grip thirteen | Tom Burr | $24,000–$28,000 | |
| blue bamboo vase | Glenn Sorensen | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| untitled | Tomma Abts | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| syncronicity | Whitney Bedford | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| treasure trails - 1 | Jeroen Nelemans | $4,000–$6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairy Baghramian | Mooring | $63,500 | Christie's, May 2015 | |
| Andy Warhol | Paratrooper Boots (Positive) | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2024 | ||
| Ugo Rondinone | elftermaizweitausendundzweiundzwanzig | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Ugo Rondinone | Zwölfterseptemberzweitausendundacht | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Sans titre (Carte de v œ ux de mariage pour Adrian Allen) | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Wolfgang Tillmans | Zimmerer | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Methamphetamine | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Andy Warhol | The Witch, from Myths | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2023 |
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.