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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,081–$2,775
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 16 March 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4907571
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mick Rock, lou reed, 'transformer', 1972. Sotheby's, 16 Mar 2021, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4907571.
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Mick Rock, lou reed, 'transformer', 1972. Sotheby's, 16 Mar 2021, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4907571.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Studies for the Diorama | Colin Self | £600–£800 | |
| The Fallen Fulmer | R.a. John Bellany | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Mother and Child | Josef Herman R.a. | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Set of Six Chairs and Two Armchairs | Edward Barnsley | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Fucking Ace | David Shrigley | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Urban Object | Prunella Clough | £5,000–£7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Rock | Bowie - Saxophone Session, 1973, printed later | $2,515 | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | |
| Mick Rock | Johnny Rotten, printed 1990s | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Mick Rock | Bowie by Window, 1972 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Mick Rock | David Bowie and Mick Ronson, Lunch on Train to Aberdeen | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Mick Rock | David Bowie With Hunky Dory Album Cover, Haddon Hall, 1972, | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Mick Rock | mick rock | david bowie and mick ronson, lunch on train to a | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Mick Rock | Lou Reed, 'Transformer', 1972 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
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