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- Estimate
- HK$150,000–HK$200,000 hammer ≈ $19,122–$25,495
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art, Hong Kong · 4 October 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-178530
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-178530 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-178530
Melike Kara, Swamp Things. Phillips, 4 Oct 2024, lot 61. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-178530.
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Melike Kara, Swamp Things. Phillips, 4 Oct 2024, lot 61. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-178530.
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From the same sale New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art · Oct 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untraditional Dim Sum Restaurant | Chelsea Ryoko Wong | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 | |
| The light at the end of the tunnel | Rebecca Brodskis | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Crop, Head Tilts, Hand Casual, Thigh Up, Banana Phone | Ivy Haldeman | HK$150,000–HK$260,000 | |
| Double Bubble M | Josh Sperling | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Sky No. 11 | Zhao Zhao | HK$200,000–HK$400,000 | |
| Natural Stigma | Chen Yingjie | HK$110,000–HK$280,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melike Kara | why do we feel words | $24,130 | Phillips, Mar 2023 | |
| Melike Kara | Untitled | Phillips, Sep 2021 | ||
| Melike Kara | To be titled | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Melike Kara | Everywhere | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Melike Kara | Beside His Left Ear | Rago, Nov 2024 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Ala Met, from 40 Woodcut Spots | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Katherine Bernhardt | Tacos and Money 2013 | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Melike Kara | The English One | Phillips, Dec 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.