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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $725–$967
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Prints & Multiples, London · 15 March 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5106025
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ai Weiwei, History of Bombs. Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2023, lot 90. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5106025.
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Ai Weiwei, History of Bombs. Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2023, lot 90. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5106025.
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From the same sale Prints & Multiples · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladies and Gentlemen (F. & S. II.127) | Andy Warhol | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Gold Space One | Invader | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A Collection of Six Prints | Mel Ramos | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Flipper: One Print | Blinky Palermo | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| More Distant Visible Part of the Sea | Robert Rauschenberg | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Les portraits imaginaires: One Plate | Pablo Picasso | £2,000–£3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai Weiwei | Odyssey | $765 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | |
| Ai Weiwei | Middle Finger in Red | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2023 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Mask (Set of 4) - 2020 | Lyon & Turnbull, Aug 2021 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Middle Finger (Red) | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2024 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Bomb | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Cats Red, 2022 | Bonhams, Jan 2025 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | History of Bombs | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2023 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Banner 51, from Portrait Banners | Heritage Auctions, May 2026 |
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.