Lot 448 · Contemporary Art Day Auction
Middle Class Entertainment for People Who Dislike Pottery
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- Estimate
- £18,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $27,535–$38,244
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 11 February 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4331696
- Record
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Grayson Perry, Middle Class Entertainment for People Who Dislike Pottery. Sotheby's, 11 Feb 2015, lot 448. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4331696.
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Grayson Perry, Middle Class Entertainment for People Who Dislike Pottery. Sotheby's, 11 Feb 2015, lot 448. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4331696.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Perry | Our Heritage My Background | $78,746 | Christie's, Oct 2024 | |
| Grayson Perry | Between Kitsch and Shit | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Him and Her | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Britain is Best | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Grayson Perry | A Portrait of My Soul | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Cries of London | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Pot in the Style of Art | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Grayson Perry | No One Will Love Me, I Am Filthy, I Am Worthless, Unwanted | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 |
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.