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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $183,570–$275,354
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 11 February 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4331683
- Record
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Ai Weiwei, Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds). Sotheby's, 11 Feb 2015, lot 349A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4331683.
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Ai Weiwei, Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds). Sotheby's, 11 Feb 2015, lot 349A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4331683.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Feb 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeping Hydrant | Mark Handforth | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| One Life One Love One God | Adel Abdessemed | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Harsh Way of Life | Seth Price | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Flowers | Donald Baechler | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Seated Male | Andy Warhol | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| New God's Funeral | Adrian Ghenie | £50,000–£70,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai Weiwei | Coca-Cola Vase | $426,534 | Phillips, Mar 2019 | |
| Ai Weiwei | Grapes | Phillips, Feb 2020 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Grapes | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Coca Cola Vase | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Coloured Vases (in 6 parts) | Phillips, Jun 2015 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Coloured Vases (in 9 parts) | Phillips, May 2017 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | He Xie | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Surveillance Camera and Plinth | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 |
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.