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- Estimate
- £6,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $8,090–$12,135
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, London · 15 March 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4452147
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sterling Ruby, Ashtray 239. Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2016, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4452147.
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Sterling Ruby, Ashtray 239. Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2016, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4452147.
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From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Mar 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seal | Grenville Davey | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Landscape | Wilhelm Sasnal | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Yellow | Richard Aldrich | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| 2 Old Friends (After 100 Years of Sleep) | Marlene Dumas | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Privat-Lampe des Künstlers II | Franz West | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Sarah stone | Henry Coombes | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 555 | $8,848 | Phillips, Dec 2024 | |
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 354 | Bonhams, Feb 2026 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Exhm/Ds3 | Phillips, Mar 2026 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 361 | Rago, Jun 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Underdrama | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Transcompositional/Action Below | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Reif. 7238. | Phillips, Jun 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.