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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,742–$9,438
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 2 July 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3776424
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Christian Ward, Big Tomb in a Small Cave. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 454. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3776424.
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Christian Ward, Big Tomb in a Small Cave. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 454. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3776424.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Jul 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Cow | Peter Doig | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| This is Shahnoza 22 | Julian Opie | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Bonito | Jason Martin | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Vérité en courbes | Yaacov Agam | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Onze Personnages Fond Noir | Jean Dubuffet | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Monster | Douglas Gordon | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ward | mist amongst the rocks and an uncertain light | $7,024 | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | |
| Christian Ward | Black Sun | Phillips, Dec 2015 | ||
| Damien Hirst | The guts come out of his mouth (The Currency) | Chiswick Auctions, Feb 2026 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Croquet Player | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Spin Painting (Star) | SBI Art Auction, May 2023 | ||
| Damien Hirst | The Empresses (H10 1-5) | Christie's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Christian Ward | Cloud Sucking in Light | Sotheby's, Feb 2011 | ||
| Damien Hirst | 2969 The Sun at the Shore, from The Currency | Phillips, May 2026 |
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.