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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,087–$4,631
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art/Turkish, London · 15 April 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3917543
- Record
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Firat Neziroglu, Pissing Boy 1. Sotheby's, 15 Apr 2010, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3917543.
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Firat Neziroglu, Pissing Boy 1. Sotheby's, 15 Apr 2010, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3917543.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art/Turkish · Apr 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Television is the Opium of the Masses | Halil Vurucuoglu | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled | Mustafa Ozel | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled | Mubin Orhon | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Untitled | Mubin Orhon | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Untitled | Erol Akyavas | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Glitch VI | Canan Tolon | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firat Neziroglu | muhallebici (baker) | $6,115 | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | |
| Firat Neziroglu | Untitled | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | ||
| Halil Vurucuoglu | Television is the Opium of the Masses | Sotheby's, Apr 2010 | ||
| Firat Neziroglu | Praise to Pelops | Christie's, Jul 1998 | ||
| Ansen Atilla | Marked Women | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | ||
| Seckin Pirim | metamorfoz (metamorphosis) | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | ||
| Erinc Seymen | Simdi (Now) | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | ||
| Halil Vurucuoglu | duvar (wall) | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 |
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.