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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,659–$2,212
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 23 September 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5053765
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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David Shrigley, Before You Entertain Others. Sotheby's, 23 Sep 2022, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5053765.
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David Shrigley, Before You Entertain Others. Sotheby's, 23 Sep 2022, lot 98. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5053765.
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| Still Water | Nic Fiddian-green | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Dumpling | Damien Hirst | £1,800–£2,200 | |
| Small Vase | Dame Lucie Rie | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Vaynor No. 1 | Adrian Heath | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Charlotte and her Baby; Mars Asleep | Sandra Fisher | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Shrigley | The Dam Will Not Build Itself - 2023 | $2,506 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | |
| David Shrigley | Kindness | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| David Shrigley | A Gap in the Clouds | Phillips, Jul 2022 | ||
| David Shrigley | Pretty Thoughts Inside Your Head | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| David Shrigley | Light Shower - 2017 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2023 | ||
| David Shrigley | Double Cheeseburger End of the World Giveaway - 2020 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2022 | ||
| David Shrigley | Make Your Mark | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| David Shrigley | Untitled (I Am Currently On Fire) | Bonhams, Oct 2023 |
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