Lot 120 · Decorative Arts from 1860
'Semen From His Holiness the Great Wanker', Circa 1985
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,719–$6,292
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Decorative Arts from 1860, London, New Bond Street · 17 June 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1819477
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Grayson Perry, 'SEMEN FROM HIS HOLINESS THE GREAT WANKER', circa 1985. Bonhams, 17 Jun 2015, lot 120. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1819477.
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Grayson Perry, 'SEMEN FROM HIS HOLINESS THE GREAT WANKER', circa 1985. Bonhams, 17 Jun 2015, lot 120. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1819477.
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From the same sale Decorative Arts from 1860 · Jun 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A High-Fire Porcelain Vase, 1894 | Ernest Chaplet | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A Secessionist Five Light Hanging Shade, circa 1900 | Austrian | £3,500–£4,500 | |
| 'The Pickering Music Cabinet' An Important Lost Work, commissioned in 1898 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Agathon Leonard for Sèvres 'La Cothurne' (The High Sandal), a Fine Ar… | — | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A Decorative Enamelled Glass Window, circa 1900 | French | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A Tall Cameo Glass Paysage Table Lamp, circa 1910 | Daum | £3,000–£5,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Perry | Love is Sick | $4,790 | Phillips, Oct 2025 | |
| Grayson Perry | Plate 2, from: Six Snapshots of Julie (colour) | Christie's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Marriage Flag | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Portrait of the Artist as Claire | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Grayson Perry | All that Matters is Money | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Piggy Bank | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Untitled | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Grayson Perry | England as seen from Lockdown in Islington | Sotheby's, Sep 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.