Lot 428 · MODERN MADE: Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Design, Craft and Studio Ceramics
Untitled (I Wish I Was an Elephant), 2006
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,026–$3,377
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Lyon & Turnbull — MODERN MADE: Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Design, Craft and Studio Ceramics, Live from Mall Galleries, London & Online · 1 May 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2293064
- Record
- first seen 26 Jul 2026 · updated 26 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Haluk Akakçe, UNTITLED (I WISH I WAS AN ELEPHANT), 2006. Lyon & Turnbull, 1 May 2026, lot 428. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2293064.
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Haluk Akakçe, UNTITLED (I WISH I WAS AN ELEPHANT), 2006. Lyon & Turnbull, 1 May 2026, lot 428. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2293064.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Tempo Maligno, 1975 | Gabriel Weissmann | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Self-Portrait, C.1966 | Roger Hilton | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Lambousa 2, 1973 | Ben Nicholson O.m. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| St. Remy | Ben Nicholson O.m. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| White Relief No. 1, 1972 | Malcolm Hughes | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| New Moon, 1990 | Keith Purser | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haluk Akakçe | the rotating nature | $4,450 | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | |
| Haluk Akakçe | Untitled | Christie's, Apr 2009 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol; Andy Warhol's Index (Book); and [Bananas] | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Two Girls Laughing | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Haluk Akakçe | Blue and Black on White | Christie's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Mao, from The New York Collection For Stockholm (F. & S. 89) | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Andy Warhol | A is an Alphabet (Feldman & Schellmann IV.1-26) | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Julian Opie | Amy | Christie'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.