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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $16,045–$24,067
- Result
- upcoming — 26 September 2024
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Prints and Multiples, London · 26 September 2024
- Dimensions
- Image 2050 x 998 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3218722
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3218722 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3218722
William Kentridge, Telephone Lady. Christie's, 26 Sep 2024, lot 81. estimate £12,000–£18,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3218722.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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William Kentridge, Telephone Lady. Christie's, 26 Sep 2024, lot 81. estimate £12,000–£18,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3218722.
From the same sale Prints and Multiples · Sep 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrejour in the French Style | David Hockney | £30,000–£50,000 | upcoming |
| Solicitor's Head | Lucian Freud | £6,000–£8,000 | upcoming |
| Irregular Forms (Flat and Glossy Colors) with Black Border | Sol Lewitt | £5,000–£7,000 | upcoming |
| Wavy Irregular Bands | Sol Lewitt | £8,000–£12,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled, from: Salty Water/Fan Mail | John Chamberlain | £12,000–£18,000 | upcoming |
| Girl with Fuzzy hair | Lucian Freud | £7,000–£10,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kentridge | Ubu Tells the Truth, 1996-97 | $20,027 | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | |
| William Kentridge | Sleeper Red, from Sleeper Series | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | Procession | Strauss & Co, Jul 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Two Heads | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Zeno Writing, nine | Strauss & Co, May 2026 | ||
| William Kentridge | Sleeper I , 1997 | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Table with Sparrow (Left Hand) | Strauss & Co, May 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | Iris II (In Clamp) | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 |
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.