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Color Cup by Ai Weiwei, 2006, glazed ceramic, offered May 2025Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗

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Color Cup

Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) · 2006

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $70,000 – $100,000 (≈ £52,529 – £75,041) (≈ €62,422 – €89,174)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
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As published: “glazed ceramic”
Category
Ceramics & studio pottery
Dimensions
61 1/4 x 33 1/4 x 33 1/4 in. (155.6 x 84.5 x 84.5 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session (NY010525)
Date
May 14, 2025
Location
New York, United States
Lot
360
Estimate
$70,000 – $100,000 (≈ £52,529 – £75,041) (≈ €62,422 – €89,174)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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