Lot 19 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Mercuric Thiocyanate
Damien Hirst · household gloss on canvas
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- Estimate
- £600,000–£800,000 hammer ≈ $788,996–$1,051,995
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 6 March 2019
- Dimensions
- 69 x 117in. (175.3 x 297.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3748158
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3748158 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3748158
Damien Hirst, Mercuric Thiocyanate. Christie's, 6 Mar 2019, lot 19. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3748158.
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Damien Hirst, Mercuric Thiocyanate. Christie's, 6 Mar 2019, lot 19. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3748158.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Foska, Foska | Hurvin Anderson | £450,000–£550,000 | |
| Night Passage | Cecily Brown | £1,900,000–£2,500,000 | |
| Patrick and Omari | Jordan Casteel | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Chris | Henry Taylor | £30,000–£50,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Hirst | Covenant | $952,500 | Phillips, Nov 2023 | |
| Damien Hirst | The Human Voice | 《人聲》 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Beautiful Architect | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Ergonovine | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Damien Hirst | The Incomplete Truth | Christie's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Pyrene | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Ashtray Head/Fallen Empire | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Cardura Doxazosin | Christie's, Feb 2023 |
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.