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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $67,416–$94,383
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 25 June 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-243245
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sterling Ruby, BC (4186). Phillips, 25 Jun 2018, lot 184. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-243245.
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Sterling Ruby, BC (4186). Phillips, 25 Jun 2018, lot 184. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-243245.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Jun 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideas for Sculpture | Henry Moore | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Emperor's Search for the Nightingale | David Hockney | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Untitled | Allen Jones | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Please Don’t Forget To | Allen Jones | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Abstract Composition #1 | Peter Doig | £130,000–£200,000 | |
| One Laughing at the Red Ball | Juan Muñoz | £250,000–£350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ruby | Sp55 | $85,260 | Christie's, Oct 2025 | |
| Sterling Ruby | Sp211 | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Monument Stalagmite/MWS | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Basin Theology / IBMSMMCCA | Rago, Mar 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Monument Stalagmite/Icolagnia | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Head Cleaner/ Head Hunter | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Vampire, 2012 | Sotheby's, Mar 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.