Lot 39 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
The Guardians
Grayson Perry · glazed earthenware and decals, in two parts
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- Estimate
- £400,000–£600,000 hammer ≈ $493,189–$739,783
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 4 October 2019
- Dimensions
- each: 35 ½ x 16 ½ x 16 ½in. (90.1 x 41.9 x 41.9cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3692350
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Grayson Perry, The Guardians. Christie's, 4 Oct 2019, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3692350.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture Éponge bleue sans titre, (SE 244) | Yves Klein | £1,600,000–£2,500,000 | |
| 7.3.86 | Gerhard Richter | £550,000–£750,000 | |
| Triangle within a Circle | Robert Mangold | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Copper-Steel Alloy Square | Carl Andre | £1,200,000–£1,800,000 | |
| the diagonal of May 25, 1963 | Dan Flavin | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Stick Circle | Richard Long | £60,000–£80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Perry | Them and Us | $380,409 | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | |
| Damien Hirst | Briareus | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Grayson Perry | I Want To Be An Artist | Christie's, Oct 2017 | ||
| David Hockney | Celia in a Black Slip | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Nosepicker I: Why Pick on Me (The Broad Gave Me My Face But | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Barbaric Splendour | Christie's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Andy Warhol | St. George and the Dragon (After Paolo Uccello) | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Jackie | Rago, Mar 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.