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- Estimate
- HK$60,000–HK$90,000 hammer ≈ $7,698–$11,546
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern and Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place · 25 November 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-498400
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-498400 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-498400
Damien Hirst, 5581. I never knew him. from The Currency. Bonhams, 25 Nov 2023, lot 31. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-498400.
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Damien Hirst, 5581. I never knew him. from The Currency. Bonhams, 25 Nov 2023, lot 31. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-498400.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Art · Nov 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Richard Lin | HK$220,000–HK$350,000 | |
| My Butterflies | Yayoi Kusama | HK$500,000–HK$800,000 | |
| The Rebirth of a Snake Woman | Chiho Aoshima | HK$55,000–HK$120,000 | |
| The News (A Complete Set of Nine) | Kaws | HK$450,000–HK$700,000 | |
| Summer | Liu Kuo-sung | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Sainete | Matías Sánchez | HK$40,000–HK$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Hirst | Your Smell from The Wonder of You | $9,562 | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | |
| Damien Hirst | Another time, from The Currency | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Damien Hirst | The Empresses (H10) | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Five works: (i) H10-1 Wu Zetian ; (ii) H10-2 Nūr Jahān ; (ii | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Quene 1-AM | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Death Explained | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Norleucine, from 12 Woodcut Spots | Phillips, Jan 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Beautiful Hours Spin Painting | Phillips, Sep 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.