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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $86,982–$121,775
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 20 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3797304
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jonathan Lasker, Things have a reason. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2008, lot 345. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3797304.
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Jonathan Lasker, Things have a reason. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2008, lot 345. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3797304.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Rachel Whiteread | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | Pablo Atchugarry | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Hat No. 2 | Yue Minjun | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Spider Room | Hiroshi Sugimoto | £28,000–£35,000 | |
| No Man's Land | Peter Halley | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Among Flowers | Han Yajuan | £8,000–£12,000 |
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