Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $12,714–$19,071
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 27 June 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4754332
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4754332 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4754332
Ai Weiwei, fairytale - 1001 chairs. Sotheby's, 27 Jun 2019, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4754332.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4754332.
Ai Weiwei, fairytale - 1001 chairs. Sotheby's, 27 Jun 2019, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4754332.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Jun 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| figur malerisch (picturesque figure) | Willi Baumeister | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| shadowman | Richard Hambleton | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| untitled | Bosco Sodi | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| rozy | Lavrenty Bruni | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| the sinner | Matteo Pugliese | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| untitled (scott) | Jim Shaw | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai Weiwei | [no title recorded] | $23,962 | Dorotheum, May 2025 | |
| Ai Weiwei | The Papercut Portfolio | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | ai weiwei | to fight with crossed-arms, in collaboration wit | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | ai weiwei | thinline | Sotheby's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Hanger | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Scales | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Watermelon | Phillips, Jul 2025 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Thin Line | Phillips, Jan 2020 |
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.