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Phillips’ Evening & Day Editions Auction Realises £4.2 Million
World Auction Records Set for Keith Haring and Ed Ruscha
London, 17 & 18 January 2024
Sale Total: £4,221,607 / $5,352,576 / €4,922,816
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Lots Sold: 276 | Lots Offered: 297
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Sold by Lot: 93% | Sold by Value: 96%
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Rebecca Tooby-Desmond, Specialist, Head of Sale, and Auctioneer, said, “We’re delighted to announce the success of our first live auction of 2024, achieving an impressive £4.2 million and sell-through rates of 96% by value and 93% by lot. These results underscore Phillips’ position at the forefront of the Editions market and the strength of our unparalleled offering. We saw enthusiastic bidding from collectors in our busy saleroom, as well as via phone and online from over 1050 participants spanning 48 countries worldwide. A special highlight was the exceptional interest and spirited international bidding for works from the Archive of Edition Schellmann, leading to prices that soared over the high estimates. Notably, four of the top ten works sold came from the Archive of Edition Schellmann, with Keith Haring’s iconic Totem taking the lead. We are particularly pleased with the strong results achieved for iconic and rare to market works by Andy Warhol as well as innovative, boundary-pushing editions by Ed Ruscha, Donald Judd, and Daniel Buren. Phillips continues to redefine the Editions category, and we are thrilled to have begun 2024 on a high note. We look forward to continuing this momentum in New York with our live Editions auction and our exceptional sale of Works form the James Rosenquist Estate, both of which will take place on 15 February.”
Top Ten Lots
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Lot
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Description
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Estimate
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Price Achieved
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28
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Keith Haring, Totem (Wood), 1988
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£150,000 - 200,000
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£241,300
$305,944/€281,380
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11
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Andy Warhol, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, from Reigning Queens (Royal Edition) (F & S. 336A), 1985
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£200,000 – 300,000
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£241,300
$305,944/€281,380
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13
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Andy Warhol, Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482) (see F. & S. 316-319), 1984
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£80,000 - 120,000
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£234,950
$297,893/€273,975
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10
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Andy Warhol, Superman, from Myths (F. & S. 260), 1981
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£150,000 - 200,000
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£190,500
$241,535/€222,142
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36
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Donald Judd, Untitled (S. 19), 1991
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£60,000 - 80,000
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£165,100
$209,330/€192,523
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53
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Ed Ruscha, The End, 1998-2016
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£60,000 - 80,000
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£127,000
$161,023/€148,095
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54
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Ed Ruscha, Wen Out for Cigrets N Never Came Back, 2017
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£60,000 - 80,000
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£95,250
$120,767/€111,071
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12
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Andy Warhol, Skulls (F. & S. 157-160), 1976
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£60,000 - 80,000
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£95,250
$120,767/€111,071
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29
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Keith Haring, Dog (L. pp. 48-49), 1986-87
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£50,000 - 70,000
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£95,250
$120,767/€111,071
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8
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Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger (F. & S. 145), 1975
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£50,000 - 70,000
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£82,550
$104,665/€96,262
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New Auction Records
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Lot
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Description
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Estimate
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Price Achieved
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28
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Keith Haring, Totem (Wood), 1988
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£150,000 - 200,000
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£241,300
$305,944/€281,380
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*previous record price: 277,200 USD set in 2022
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53
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Ed Ruscha, The End, 1998-2016
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£60,000 - 80,000
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£127,000
$161,023/€148,095
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*previous record price: 100,800 USD in 2022
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31
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Keith Haring, Pyramid, 1989
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS COLOURWAY
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£30,000 - 50,000
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£50,800
$64,409/€59,238
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*previous record price: 62,500 USD set in 2016
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38
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Daniel Buren, 25 Enamel Plates, from Wall Works, 1993
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£10,000 - 15,000
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£35,560
$45,087/€41,467
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*previous record price: 22,500 GBP set in 2019
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39
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Daniel Buren, La barre haute (The High Bar), 2001
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£5,000 - 7,000
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£24,130
$30,594/€28,138
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*previous record price: 35,000 USD set in 2015
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59
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Damien Hirst, Love Poems, 2014
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£50,000 - 70,000
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£78,740
$99,834/€91,819
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*previous record price: 94,500 USD set in 2021
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222
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Bridget Riley, Leap (S. 68, T. & G. 68), 2008
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£4,000 - 6,000
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£10,160
$12,882/€11,848
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*previous record price: 3,750 GBP set in 2018
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256
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George Condo, More Sketches of Spain - for Miles Davis: one plate, 1991
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£1,500 - 2,000
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£12,065
$15,297/€14,069
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*previous record price: 1,375 EUR set in 2010
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217
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Louise Bourgeois, The Olive Branch, from L'Art pour la paix (Art for Peace) portfolio (MoMA 919.2), 2004
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£3,000 - 5,000
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£5,080
$6,441/€5,924
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*previous record price: 3,300 CHF set in 2017
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44
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Bernd and Hilla Becher, Fördertürme (Winding Towers), 2006
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£2,000 - 3,000
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£6,985
$8,856/€8,145
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*previous record price: 4,200 USD set in 2014
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25
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Joseph Beuys, Erdtelephon (Earth Telephone) (S. 79), 1973-77
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THIS EDITION
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£6,000 - 8,000
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£6,985
$8,856/€8,145
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*previous record price: 5,625 EUR set in 2012
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*Lots 40, 48 and 154 were sold after the lot closed, whilst the sale was ongoing and is therefore included in the total sale result.
Exchange Rate on 17 January 2024: GBP£1 = $1.2679, €1.1661
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*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium; prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer’s premium.
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