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- Estimate
- HK$8,000–HK$12,000 hammer ≈ $1,032–$1,548
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art | Hong Kong, Hong Kong · 26 January 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4896862
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kaws, small lie (set of three) | 小謊言（一套三件）. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2021, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4896862.
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Kaws, small lie (set of three) | 小謊言（一套三件）. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2021, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4896862.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art | Hong Kong · Jan 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aloha Vol.9-1 | — | HK$22,000–HK$45,000 | |
| Yugate II | Kazumi Nakamura | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Tmnk | Jerkface | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Giclee #026 | Hajime Sorayama | HK$2,000–HK$4,000 | |
| Batman (Blue) | 蝙蝠俠 (藍） | Jerkface | HK$4,000–HK$6,000 | |
| 12-C-001 | Shen Fan | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaws | Together (set of 3) | $2,625 | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2022 | |
| Kaws | The Promise (Grey) | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2023 | ||
| Kaws | Companions and Flayed Companions (Brown/ Black/ Grey) (Six W | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Kaws | The Promise (Black) | Rago, Aug 2024 | ||
| Kaws | TOGETHER (Set of Three Works) | 一起（一套三色） | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Kaws | Companionship in the Age of Loneliness | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Kaws | Original Fake Tile (White, Gray) | SBI Art Auction, Jun 2020 | ||
| Kaws | kaws | i. small lie (brown) ii. small lie (black) iii. small | Sotheby's, Nov 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.