Lot 292 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Two works: (i) Ashtray 261 (ii) Ashtray 266
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 10 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-265489
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sterling Ruby, Two works: (i) Ashtray 261 (ii) Ashtray 266. Phillips, 10 May 2016, lot 292. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-265489.
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Sterling Ruby, Two works: (i) Ashtray 261 (ii) Ashtray 266. Phillips, 10 May 2016, lot 292. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-265489.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Ahmed Alsoudani | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Untitled (New Jersey) | Michael Riedel | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Untitled (CR.CY and Cream Butterfly Blonde Butterfly Drawing in Two Parts) | Mark Grotjahn | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| The Intersection Series: Person Playing Poker/Beach Scene | John Baldessari | $280,000–$350,000 | |
| No. 209 Dreissigsterjunizweitausendundnull | Ugo Rondinone | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled (reclining figure) | Rebecca Warren | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ruby | Flower (7640), 2022 | $11,460 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2024 | |
| Sterling Ruby | Reif. 7238. | Phillips, Jun 2026 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 231 | Phillips, Jul 2023 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 31 | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Exhm/Ds29 | Phillips, Dec 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ceramic (Brass Consumer) | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Head Trekker Quilt Study | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 354 | Bonhams, Feb 2026 |
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.