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Mixed media · Paper
Rago Auctions · Sep 27, 2023$3,780 ≈ £3,114 ≈ €3,588Sign up free to see price
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Two works: (i) Ashtray 261 (ii) Ashtray 266
Sterling Ruby (German, b. 1972) · 2013
$11,875 price realized incl. premium
≈ £8,222≈ €10,440
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “glazed ceramic”
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- (i) 1 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 9 in. (3.8 x 23.5 x 22.9 cm) (ii) 1 1/2 x 7 x 5 in. (3.8 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (NY010416)
- Date
- May 10, 2016
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 292
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £6,924 – £10,386) (≈ €8,791 – €13,187)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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