Lot 20 · First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
Three Prisons
Peter Halley · acrylic, pearlescent acrylic, and Roll-a-Tex on three attached canvasses
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $75,272–$112,909
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 16 May 2006
- Dimensions
- in. (191.5 x 95.8cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3650703
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Halley, Three Prisons. Christie's, 16 May 2006, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3650703.
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Peter Halley, Three Prisons. Christie's, 16 May 2006, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3650703.
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| A Hollow-Body Electric Guitar, Barney Kessel Custom, 1968 | GIBSON INCORPORATED | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| Three Violins | THREE VIOLINS | $500–$700 | |
| A Classical Guitar, Reisbach, 1948 | HERMANN HAUSER SR. | $50,000–$60,000 | |
| A Baroque Guitar, Naples, 1819 | GENNARO FABRICATORE | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| A Guitar, Style Oo-18, Nazareth, 1966 | C.F. MARTIN AND COMPANY | $1,200–$1,800 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Halley | Exception | $94,500 | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | |
| Peter Halley | Yellow Cell With Conduit | Phillips, Jun 2023 | ||
| Peter Halley | 929 | Phillips, Nov 2025 | ||
| Peter Halley | Condemned | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Peter Halley | Reign | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Peter Halley | Action Point | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Peter Halley | invisible adversary | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Peter Halley | Blue Cell | Phillips, Dec 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.