Lot 17 · Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions
Happiness: The Case Against
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $9,074–$13,611
- 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 985 x 725 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3435957
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3435957 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3435957
Harland Miller, Happiness: The Case Against. Christie's, 21 Sep 2022, lot 17. estimate £8,000–£12,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3435957.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
91% 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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Harland Miller, Happiness: The Case Against. Christie's, 21 Sep 2022, lot 17. estimate £8,000–£12,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3435957.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harland Miller | Hell... It's Only Forever 1 (Small) | $13,448 | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | |
| Harland Miller | Happiness (Large) | Phillips, Jan 2026 | ||
| Harland Miller | International Lonely Guy | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
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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.