Lot 124 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Defenders of Childhood
Grayson Perry · glazed earthenware
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $32,760–$49,140
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 8 May 1998
- Dimensions
- 18 1/8 x 8¼ x 8¼in. (46 x 21 x 21cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4740297
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Grayson Perry, Defenders of Childhood. Christie's, 8 May 1998, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4740297.
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Grayson Perry, Defenders of Childhood. Christie's, 8 May 1998, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4740297.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · May 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Waters | Francesco Clemente | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Anarchist Crowned | Sandro Chia | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Scent | Jason Martin | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Untitled | Yoshitomo Nara | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| ERNST LUDWIG COLLECTION -- BIERMANN, George & Dr. BRINCKMANN (editors… | ERNST LUDWIG COLLECTION -- BIERMANN, George & Dr. BRINCKMANN (editors). Die Miniaturen-Sammlung seiner Königlichen Hoheit des Grossherzogs Ernst Ludwig von Hessen und Bei Rhein, [no place:] Kurt Wolff, [1917], 4°, limited to 350 copies, plates, some coloured, contemporary half morocco, coat-of-arms stamped in gilt on upper cover, t.e.g. | £150–£250 | |
| UNTERMYER COLLECTION -- HACKENBROCH, Yvonne. Bronzes, other Metalwork… | UNTERMYER COLLECTION -- HACKENBROCH, Yvonne. Bronzes, other Metalwork and Sculpture in the Irwin Untermyer collection , London: Thames and Hudson, [1962], 4°, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket. | £80–£120 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Perry | Driven Man | $64,692 | Christie's, Mar 2024 | |
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| Grayson Perry | Fighter Planes 1995 | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Scorched Earth | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Between Kitsch and Shit | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Grayson Perry | The American Dream | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Britain is Best | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 |
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.