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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $162,523–$243,785
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Modern & Contemporary Art, London · 16 April 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-147253
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lygia Pape, Book of Night and Day. Phillips, 16 Apr 2026, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-147253.
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Lygia Pape, Book of Night and Day. Phillips, 16 Apr 2026, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-147253.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Ounce of Luck | Ernie Barnes | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| La Malcontenta, bord de la Brenta, environs de Venise | Bernard Buffet | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Cellotex | Alberto Burri | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Untitled | Mario Merz | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Dying barbarians | William Kentridge | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled (Hand) | Francis Alys | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lygia Pape | Untitled (Desenho I) | $187,500 | Phillips, Nov 2016 | |
| Lygia Pape | Livro noite e dia | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Lygia Pape | Four works: Untitled (Tecelar) | Phillips, May 2017 | ||
| Fernando Botero | Sans titre | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Lygia Pape | untitled (escultura) | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Fernando Botero | Fernando Botero 費南度・波特羅 | Still Life with Blue Coffee Pot 靜物 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Lygia Pape | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Lygia Pape | O olho do guará n° 13 | Christie's, May 2025 |
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.