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Charming Baker, 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, each patina and polished bronze© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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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)

Charming Baker (British, b. 1964) · 2011

£50,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ $65,360≈ €58,026

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Medium
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As published: “each patina and polished bronze”
Edition
3/9
Signed / inscribed
Each stamped with the artist's signature, inscribed, numbered and dated 'CHARMING BAKER 2011 3/9 MELTDOWNS' on the underside · Charming Baker signature
Category
Sculpture
Dimensions
i) 35.7 x 33 x 29.5 cm (14 x 12 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.) ii) 29.8 x 31 x 25 cm (11 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 9 7/8 in.) iii) 30 x 29 x 19 cm (11 3/4 x 11 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.) iv) 29 x 29.5 x 26 cm (11 3/8 x 11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.) v) 31 x 32 x 25 cm (12 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.) vi) 28 x 31 x 23 cm (11 x 12 1/4 x 9 in.) vii) 31 x 31 x 21 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) viii) 31.5 x 31 x 22 cm (12 3/8 x 12 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.) ix) 32 x 31 x 20.5 cm (12 5/8 x 12 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
New Now (UK010319)
Date
April 11, 2019
Location
London
Lot
158
Estimate
£40,000 – £60,000 (≈ $52,288 – $78,432) (≈ €46,420 – €69,631)
Source
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Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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Charming Baker, 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, painted and polished bronze© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗
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
Charming Baker, 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, painted and polished bronze© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗
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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