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All I Want Is To Avoid That Bridge Between Uncertainty And Outright Disappointment (Black) by Charming Baker, 2011, patinated and gilt bronze, sold May 2026Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗

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All I Want Is To Avoid That Bridge Between Uncertainty And Outright Disappointment (Black)

Charming Baker (British, b. 1964) · 2011

$2,560 price realized incl. premium

≈ £1,905≈ €2,200

Hammer $2,000 · with buyer’s premium $2,560

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Medium
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As published: “patinated and gilt bronze”
Category
Sculpture
Dimensions
12½ h x 12 w x 9 d in (32 x 30 x 23 cm)
Auction house
Wright
Sale
20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition (auctions/2026/05/2021-art-the-chicago-edition)
Date
May 27, 2026
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lot
228
Estimate
$3,000 – — (≈ £2,233) (≈ €2,578)
Source
Auction house wright20.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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Works by Charming Baker with a longest side of about 32 cm (12.6 in) (±20 %).

Nine works: (i) All I Want Can Only Be Accomplished By Ignoring What You Need (black) ; (ii) All I Want Is For Times To Change Until I Hit Some Good Ones (black) ; (iii) All I Want Is For You Not To Speak Unless You Can Improve On The Silence (black) ; (iv) All I Want Is Love, Attention and Permission To Fail (black) ; (v) All I Want Is My Caravan Parked in Eden (black) ; (vi) All I Want Is The Courage To Hide Behind My Own Sense of Self Belief (black) by Charming Baker, 2011, painted and polished bronze, offered Nov 2023Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Nine works: (i) All I Want Can Only Be Accomplished By Ignoring What You Need (black) ; (ii) All I Want Is For Times To Change Until I Hit Some Good Ones (black) ; (iii) All I Want Is For You Not To Speak Unless You Can Improve On The Silence (black) ; (iv) All I Want Is Love, Attention and Permission To Fail (black) ; (v) All I Want Is My Caravan Parked in Eden (black) ; (vi) All I Want Is The Courage To Hide Behind My Own Sense of Self Belief (black), 2011
Sculpture · ed. 2/9
Phillips · Nov 23, 2023Unsold / did not meet reserve
Nine works: (i) All I Want Can Only Be Accomplished By Ignoring What You Need (black) ; (ii) All I Want Is For Times To Change Until I Hit Some Good Ones (black) ; (iii) All I Want Is For You Not To Speak Unless You Can Improve On The Silence (black) ; (iv) All I Want Is Love, Attention and Permission To Fail (black) ; (v) All I Want Is My Caravan Parked in Eden (black) ; (vi) All I Want Is The Courage To Hide Behind My Own Sense of Self Belief (black) ; (vii) All I Want Is To Avoid That Bridge Between Uncertainty And Outright Disappointment (black) ; (viii) All I Want Is To Not Know Now What I Didn't Know Then (black) ; (ix) All I Want Is To Remain Ignorant Of All The Good I'll Never Do (black) by Charming Baker, 2011, painted and polished bronze, offered Apr 2023Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Nine works: (i) All I Want Can Only Be Accomplished By Ignoring What You Need (black) ; (ii) All I Want Is For Times To Change Until I Hit Some Good Ones (black) ; (iii) All I Want Is For You Not To Speak Unless You Can Improve On The Silence (black) ; (iv) All I Want Is Love, Attention and Permission To Fail (black) ; (v) All I Want Is My Caravan Parked in Eden (black) ; (vi) All I Want Is The Courage To Hide Behind My Own Sense of Self Belief (black) ; (vii) All I Want Is To Avoid That Bridge Between Uncertainty And Outright Disappointment (black) ; (viii) All I Want Is To Not Know Now What I Didn't Know Then (black) ; (ix) All I Want Is To Remain Ignorant Of All The Good I'll Never Do (black), 2011
Sculpture · ed. 2/9
Phillips · Apr 12, 2023Unsold / did not meet reserve

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