Lot 131 · Contemporary Art Day Auction
hideously expensive bauble by name brand artist
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- Estimate
- £18,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $22,194–$30,824
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 4 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4771336
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Grayson Perry, hideously expensive bauble by name brand artist. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2019, lot 131. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4771336.
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Grayson Perry, hideously expensive bauble by name brand artist. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2019, lot 131. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4771336.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| untitled | Anselm Reyle | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| black tow truck broom | Nate Lowman | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| ms36-2939 | Sterling Ruby | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| low down dirty shame | Nate Lowman | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| coloured vases (2 works) | Ai Weiwei | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| mater | Bill Viola | £30,000–£40,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Perry | The American Dream | $40,832 | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | |
| Grayson Perry | Starving Africans | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Grayson Perry | A Classical Compromise | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Selfie with Political Causes | Christie's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Sculpture of a Pot in a Faux Naive Style | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Grayson Perry | A Map of Days | Christie's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Untitled 1990 | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Angel of the South | Phillips, Mar 2017 |
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.