Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale Could Realize $16.23m
3 min read · 21 Feb 2026
Interior of Woman Placing Branches in Vase on Table (Interiør med kvinde, der stiller grene i et glas, Strandgade 30) by Vilhelm Hammershoi estimated at $2.02m (low) to $2.69m (high). Image courtesy of Phillips
Vilhelm Hammershoi Interior of Woman Placing Branches in Vase on Table (Interiør med kvinde, der stiller grene i et glas, Strandgade 30) (1900) is the highest-value lot announced by Phillips in its 'Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale' in London on March 5.
- Pre-sale low estimates total $16.23m (GBP12.07m).
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- 29 works are for sale.
- Estimates total: $16.23m (low) and $22.86m (high), excluding premiums.
- 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.
The highest-value lot announced is: Vilhelm Hammershoi, Interior of Woman Placing Branches in Vase on Table (Interiør med kvinde, der stiller grene i et glas, Strandgade 30) (1900), which is estimated to sell for between $2.02m and $2.69m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 3 times in the past.
Guaranteed lots
2 works are backed by guarantees, including: Andy Warhol, Mao (1973). It is estimated to sell for between $1.88m and $2.42m. It has been traded 6 times in the past.
Terms and definitions
Estimates and totals are converted into US dollars.
Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.
All figures are accurate at time of publication.
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