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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,869–$20,804
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Wired: Online Auction, London · 22 April 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-209414
- Record
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Mel Bochner, Top Dog. Phillips, 22 Apr 2021, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-209414.
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Mel Bochner, Top Dog. Phillips, 22 Apr 2021, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-209414.
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From the same sale Wired: Online Auction · Apr 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two works: (i) Simple Life; (ii) Simple Life | Nicolas Party | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Two works: (i) Simple Life; (ii) Simple Life | Nicolas Party | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Two works: (i) Simple Life; (ii) Simple Life | Nicolas Party | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Hug | Robert Indiana | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Eden Blu | Marcello Lo Giudice | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| He's back | Djordje Ozbolt | £2,500–£3,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bochner | Blah, Blah, Blah | $16,510 | Phillips, Sep 2023 | |
| Mel Bochner | Go Away | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Silence | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Oh Well (K.W. 2020.02) | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Fucked-Up and Far from Home | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah Blah Blah | Rago, Nov 2021 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Heptagon with Black Square | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Scoundrel | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 |
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.