Lot 4 · Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions
Before You Can Entertain Others
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,269–$3,403
- Result
- upcoming — 21 September 2022
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions, London · 21 September 2022
- Dimensions
- Image & Sheet 760 x 560 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3435944
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3435944 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3435944
David Shrigley, Before You Can Entertain Others. Christie's, 21 Sep 2022, lot 4. estimate £2,000–£3,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3435944.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
93% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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David Shrigley, Before You Can Entertain Others. Christie's, 21 Sep 2022, lot 4. estimate £2,000–£3,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3435944.
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