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Other · Other support · ed. 53/125
Phillips · Jun 23, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Watermelon
Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) · 2006
$24,130 price realized incl. premium
≈ £17,775≈ €20,592
Hammer $19,000 · with buyer’s premium $24,130
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “glazed porcelain”
- Signed / inscribed
- inscribed "19" on a label affixed to the underside
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- 16 1/2 x 16 x 16 in. (41.9 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Hoarder VI: The Migration (NY011525)
- Date
- July 8, 2025
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 1
- Estimate
- $50,000 – $70,000 (≈ £36,832 – £51,565) (≈ €42,669 – €59,737)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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