Lot 1131 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
Yesterday
Tony Matelli · bronze, steel, keg and beer cans
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- Estimate
- £3,500–£5,500 hammer ≈ $6,584–$10,346
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 4 October 2006
- Dimensions
- in. (87.5 x 18 x 18cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3095115
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3095115 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3095115
Tony Matelli, Yesterday. Christie's, 4 Oct 2006, lot 1131. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095115.
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Tony Matelli, Yesterday. Christie's, 4 Oct 2006, lot 1131. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095115.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Online · Oct 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Chupacabra / Pandemons | Stanley Donwood | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Same Place As Last Year | Nate Lowman | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| 50 boules blanches sur fond noir | Pol Bury | €60,000–€80,000 | |
| View near Cardigan, South Wales | William Payne | £500–£800 | |
| 'The firing line', a skirmish spent with the Russians | Henry Charles Seppings Wright | £300–£400 | |
| Opening | Rosemarie Trockel | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Matelli | Bart | $10,795 | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | |
| Tony Matelli | Fucked (Leg) | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Tony Matelli | Yesterday | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Tony Matelli | Double Veg Head 2 | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Tony Matelli | Weed #200 | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Tony Matelli | Vegetable Man | Phillips, Jul 2021 | ||
| Tony Matelli | abandon | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Tony Matelli | Double Pickled | Phillips, Jul 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.