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- Estimate
- HK$250,000–HK$350,000 hammer ≈ $32,130–$44,982
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Hong Kong · 28 September 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-163531
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-163531 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-163531
Kaws, BETTER DAYS AHEAD. Phillips, 28 Sep 2025, lot 120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-163531.
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Kaws, BETTER DAYS AHEAD. Phillips, 28 Sep 2025, lot 120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-163531.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Sep 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Warhol, Campbell's Consommé Soup, 1962 | Richard Pettibone | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Posing in Our Image | George Rouy | HK$500,000–HK$800,000 | |
| Joel | Chris Huen Sin Kan | HK$350,000–HK$550,000 | |
| Untitled | Yoshitomo Nara | HK$500,000–HK$700,000 | |
| Absolut Vodka Bottle (Fuck bout everything! But I try to go...) | Yoshitomo Nara | HK$700,000–HK$1,200,000 | |
| State of Being | Chiharu Shiota | HK$280,000–HK$380,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaws | 4FT Companion (Grey) | $48,260 | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | |
| Kaws | Ups and Downs | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Kaws | 4FT Dissected Companion (Black) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2023 | ||
| Kaws | Tension | Phillips, Dec 2020 | ||
| Kaws | The Message | Phillips, Jun 2026 | ||
| Kaws | Untitled (Mbfvp10) | Phillips, Oct 2020 | ||
| Kaws | Man's Best Friend | Phillips, Jan 2025 | ||
| Kaws | Untitled (Kaws) | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
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.