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- Estimate
- £70,000–£90,000 hammer ≈ $107,644–$138,399
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 13 February 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-270716
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mel Ramos, Chiquita Banana. Phillips, 13 Feb 2015, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-270716.
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Mel Ramos, Chiquita Banana. Phillips, 13 Feb 2015, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-270716.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Feb 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mountain - Chrome | Peter Sutherland | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Untitled | Hugh Scott-douglas | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Commodity Painting for White Russian XVII | Michiel Ceulers | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| F (Deutscher Film) | David Ostrowski | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Patience is Beautiful | Susan Hefuna | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| FedEx Box, International Priority, Los Angeles-Beijing (Tracking No. … | Walead Beshty | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Ramos | Man of Steel | $226,800 | Christie's, May 2024 | |
| Mel Ramos | Toblerone Tess: The lost painting of 1965 #57 2006 | Bonhams, Mar 2020 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Martini Miss: The lost painting of 1965 #1 | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Donut Doll: The Lost Painting of 1965 #42 | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Mel Ramos | The drawing lesson # 2 | Sotheby's, Jul 2008 | ||
| Mel Ramos | beaver shot | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Lola Cola #5: The lost painting of 1965 #45 | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Mel Ramos | gorilla | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 |
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.