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- Estimate
- £500–£800 hammer ≈ $708–$1,133
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Online, London · 26 May 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4929257
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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David Shrigley, Language. Sotheby's, 26 May 2021, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4929257.
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David Shrigley, Language. Sotheby's, 26 May 2021, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4929257.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Online · May 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| According to Mag | Matthew Burrows | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled | Karl Holmqvist | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Jerry Hall | Andy Warhol | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Model Toscana | Martin Kippenberger | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Mescaline | Damien Hirst | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Doha Spring (Monochrome) | Marc Quinn | £15,000–£20,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Shrigley | White Elephant, 2021 | $1,090 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2025 | |
| David Shrigley | Portrait | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| David Shrigley | Animals Series (Set of 4) - 2020 | Lyon & Turnbull, Aug 2022 | ||
| David Shrigley | I Wrote a Book But No One Read It | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| David Shrigley | Ding Dong the Witch is Dead | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| David Shrigley | Serpent | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
| David Shrigley | Four Posters (People Expect So Much From Me, Life Is Very Go | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2022 | ||
| David Shrigley | Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead, 2022 | Bonhams, Mar 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.