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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $14,587–$21,881
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 10 March 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-252919
- Record
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Ai Weiwei, Fairytale - 1001 Chairs. Phillips, 10 Mar 2017, lot 204. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-252919.
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Ai Weiwei, Fairytale - 1001 Chairs. Phillips, 10 Mar 2017, lot 204. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-252919.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Mar 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large Cairene Window | Philip Taaffe | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Jackie | Andy Warhol | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Shoes | Andy Warhol | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Wooden Shoe | Andy Warhol | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Untitled | Sigmar Polke | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Untitled (wheelchair) | Mona Hatoum | £80,000–£120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai Weiwei | [no title recorded] | $16,973 | Dorotheum, Jun 2021 | |
| Ai Weiwei | Finger (from the Ex-Votos series) | Rago, Sep 2022 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | To Fight with Crossed Arms | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Small Plate with Flowers | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | fairytale - 1001 chairs | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Hanger | Phillips, May 2022 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Stool | Phillips, Jun 2016 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Artist's Hand | Sotheby's, Oct 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.