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Auction result

Oil Spills

Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) · 2006

Medium

Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →

As published: “glazed porcelain, in 10 parts”

Category

Ceramics & studio pottery

Dimensions

part 1) 3 x 100.5 x 95 cm (1 1/8 x 39 5/8 x 37 3/8 in.) part 2) 3 x 73.5 x 69 cm (1 1/8 x 28 7/8 x 27 1/8 in.) part 3) 2 x 96 x 89.5 cm (0 3/4 x 37 3/4 x 35 1/4 in.) part 4) 2.5 x 95 x 95 cm (0 7/8 x 37 3/8 x 37 3/8 in.) part 5) 3 x 98 x 101 cm (1 1/8 x 38 5/8 x 39 3/4 in.) part 6) 2 x 46 x 39 cm (0 3/4 x 18 1/8 x 15 3/8 in.) part 7) 2.5 x 46 x 47.5 cm (0 7/8 x 18 1/8 x 18 3/4 in.) part 8) 2 x 94.5 x 96 cm (0 3/4 x 37 1/4 x 37 3/4 in.) part 9) 3 x 97 x 92 cm (1 1/8 x 38 1/4 x 36 1/4 in.) part 10) 4.8 x 130.5 x 130.5 cm (1 7/8 x 51 3/8 x 51 3/8 in.)

Auction house

Phillips

Sale

New Now (UK010319)

Date

April 11, 2019

Location

London

Lot

23

Estimate

£70,000 – £90,000 (≈ $91,504 – $117,648) (≈ €81,236 – €104,446)

Source

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Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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