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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $80,900–$107,866
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 29 June 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-252482
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-252482 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-252482
Sterling Ruby, Skull Drum I. Phillips, 29 Jun 2017, lot 235. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-252482.
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Sterling Ruby, Skull Drum I. Phillips, 29 Jun 2017, lot 235. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-252482.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Jun 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tridim-Kek | Victor Vasarely | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Die Leute sind ganz prima in Foggia | Joseph Beuys | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Das Ende des Alphabets (Prototype for the Edition) | Martin Kippenberger | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Shitface | Dan Colen And Joe Bradley | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Untitled (canvas 28) | Matias Faldbakken | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Embossment Painting #14 | Tauba Auerbach | £30,000–£50,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ruby | Monument Stalagmite/MWS | $96,478 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
| Sterling Ruby | Sp55 | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Head Cleaner/ Head Hunter | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Sp211 | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Basin Theology / IBMSMMCCA | Rago, Mar 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Vampire, 2012 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Monument Stalagmite / Icolagnia | Phillips, Jun 2015 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Monument Stalagmite/Icolagnia | Phillips, Jun 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.