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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,829–$2,439
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 14 March 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5104704
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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David Shrigley, Black Cats. Sotheby's, 14 Mar 2023, lot 232. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5104704.
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David Shrigley, Black Cats. Sotheby's, 14 Mar 2023, lot 232. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5104704.
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From the same sale Made in Britain · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Cups | Sara Flynn | £300–£500 | |
| Bella (Second Version) (H. 15; F. 28) | Lucian Freud | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Rita Romilly | Sir Jacob Epstein | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Plump Bird | — | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Usa | Sir Peter Blake | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Dry English Summer | — | £10,000–£15,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Shrigley | Old cat, 2022 | $2,326 | Bonhams, May 2025 | |
| David Shrigley | Witness My Joy | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| David Shrigley | Untitled (Cat) | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| David Shrigley | I Will Retrieve Your Phone | Christie's, Oct 2024 | ||
| David Shrigley | Untitled (Hello) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| David Shrigley | Fucking Ace | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| David Shrigley | White Elephant - 2021 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2022 | ||
| David Shrigley | The World (Basketball) | Bonhams, Dec 2022 |
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.