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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $409,993–$573,990
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London · 10 February 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-278795
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Urs Fischer, Cutting a Cake with a Hammer. Phillips, 10 Feb 2014, lot 12. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-278795.
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Urs Fischer, Cutting a Cake with a Hammer. Phillips, 10 Feb 2014, lot 12. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-278795.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Feb 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| It's Only Natural (The Replacement) | Dan Colen | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Infinity Nets OPQR | Yayoi Kusama | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Untitled (Butterfly) | Mark Grotjahn | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| The Portrait | Michaël Borremans | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Miguel Berrocal | Andy Warhol | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| Karl Marx and Cornucopia (Diptych) | Komar And Melamid | £250,000–£350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urs Fischer | nail duo | $394,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | |
| Urs Fischer | Quantum | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Urs Fischer | Undigested Sunset | Phillips, Jun 2019 | ||
| Urs Fischer | Historical Solution | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Urs Fischer | Urs Fischer (B. 1973) | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Urs Fischer | Magnesium | Phillips, May 2022 | ||
| Urs Fischer | Nail Duo | Phillips, Feb 2014 | ||
| Urs Fischer | Adam | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 |
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.