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- Estimate
- £400,000–£600,000 hammer ≈ $526,825–$790,237
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 5 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4600528
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Gilbert & George, The Office. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2017, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4600528.
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Gilbert & George, The Office. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2017, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4600528.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Oct 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Baum 9) | Sigmar Polke | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Homage to the Square | Josef Albers | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| The Circus Animals' Desertion | Cecily Brown | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Untitled | Wade Guyton | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Tempête en Mer Du Nord, Étude No. 3 | Thierry De Cordier | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Bronze | Jean-Michel Basquiat | £5,000,000–£7,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert & George | Day | $623,775 | Phillips, Oct 2021 | |
| Gilbert & George | The Basket | Sotheby's, Jul 2008 | ||
| Gilbert & George | The Man | Phillips, Mar 2018 | ||
| Gilbert & George | bloody life no. 9 | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Gilbert & George | bugger | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Gilbert & George | Dusty Corners No. 8 | Phillips, Apr 2021 | ||
| Gilbert & George | Carefree | Sotheby's, Feb 2014 | ||
| Gilbert & George | The Moon | Sotheby's, May 2009 |
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.