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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,090–$10,787
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated , London · 20 September 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4503197
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sterling Ruby, Untitled. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2016, lot 83. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4503197.
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Sterling Ruby, Untitled. Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2016, lot 83. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4503197.
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From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Sep 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points of View | Tony Cragg | £12,000–£15,000 | |
| Still Life with Flowers and Curtains | William Daniels | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled | Ruth Root | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Autoportrait Rouge | Yan Pei-ming | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Untitled | William Nelson Copley | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Sea at Sunset | Yayoi Kusama | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 31 | $8,890 | Phillips, Mar 2023 | |
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 231 | Phillips, Jul 2023 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 354 | Bonhams, Feb 2026 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Exhm/Ds3 | Phillips, Mar 2026 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 361 | Rago, Jun 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Ashtray 555 | Phillips, Dec 2024 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Reif. 7238. | Phillips, Jun 2026 | ||
| Sterling Ruby | Underdrama | Bonhams, Dec 2024 |
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.