# Sterling Ruby - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T17:00:13.979Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 470
- Lots with prices: 252
- First auction date: 2007-09-10
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-31
- Median realised price: $10,000
- Price range: $5 to $965,000

## Market Takeaway
Sterling Ruby shows deep auction liquidity with 466 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $11,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 21 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-10.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($11,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $150 and $50,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 33.9% (83 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 14.3% (35 sales)
- $10,000\+: 51.8% (127 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 21
- Previous 12 months sales: 50
- Recent 12 months median: $27,720
- Previous 12 months median: $10,795
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-10
- Days since latest sale: 70
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Omni Auction Corp: 111 lots
- Christie's: 79 lots
- Phillips: 52 lots
- Sotheby's: 51 lots
- Captain Ahab's Antiques: 37 lots
- Gulfcoast Coin and Jewelry: 34 lots
- Bargain Hunt Auctions: 16 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 11 lots
- Rose's Antiques: 11 lots
- Heritage Antiques & Auction: 7 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-20 | Sterling Ruby \(American, b. 1972\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $225
2. 2025-01-29 | Sterling Ruby, BLUE/GREEN MAXIOFACIAL | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $14,000
3. 2024-12-05 | Sterling RUBY | Artcurial | N/A
4. 2026-03-31 | STERLING RUBY \(B. 1972\). JURASSIC DAWN. Image & Sheet 677 x 525 mm.. | Christie's | £254 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sterling-ruby-b-1972-jurassic-dawn-image-sheet-677-x-525-mm-69-c-7c76d684ef
5. 2026-03-31 | STERLING RUBY \(B. 1972\). SEROQUEL. Image & Sheet 677 x 527 mm.. | Christie's | £508 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sterling-ruby-b-1972-seroquel-image-sheet-677-x-527-mm-68-c-6ea3d07f5c
6. 2026-03-31 | STERLING RUBY \(B. 1972\). ENDOCANNIBALISM \+ EXOCANNIBALISM. Image & Sheet 52 | Christie's | £254 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sterling-ruby-b-1972-endocannibalism-exocannibalism-image-sheet-52-67-c-46b0d8a6c9
7. 2026-03-31 | STERLING RUBY \(B. 1972\). PONTIFEX. Image & Sheet 525 x 677 mm.. | Christie's | £254 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sterling-ruby-b-1972-pontifex-image-sheet-525-x-677-mm-66-c-bc9fe9233b
8. 2026-03-31 | STERLING RUBY \(B. 1972\). GOSSAMER. Image & Sheet 676 x 525 mm.. | Christie's | £508 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sterling-ruby-b-1972-gossamer-image-sheet-676-x-525-mm-65-c-e292e8a858
9. 2026-02-15 | STERLING RUBY, ONYX, & EMERALD PENDANT NECKLACE | Florida Estate Sales Inc. | $110 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sterling-ruby-onyx-emerald-pendant-necklace-220336-c-069edd5189
10. 2025-12-10 | Sterling Ruby \(born in 1972\) EXHM/DS4, 2011 | Piasa | N/A
11. 2025-11-28 | STERLING RUBY \(B. 1972\). WIDW. ASTERALES. acrylic, oil and cardboard on can | Christie's | HK$254,000
12. 2025-11-20 | STERLING RUBY \(B. 1972\). SP44. spray paint on canvas125 x 185 in. \(317.5 x | Christie's | N/A
13. 2025-10-16 | STERLING RUBY \(B. 1972\). SP55. spray paint on canvas96 x 84in. \(244 x 213.2 | Christie's | £63,500
14. 2025-10-16 | STERLING RUBY \(B. 1972\). Basin Theology/Talwin \+ Ritalin. ceramic. | Christie's | £27,940
15. 2025-10-15 | Sterling Ruby \(1972\) | Venduehuis der Notarissen | N/A
16. 2025-09-30 | STERLING RUBY \(BORN 1972\) 'Purse'2010cast bronze, signed in the maquette 'ST\-10'height 13 1/2in \(34.3cm\); width 26in \(66cm\); depth 16in \(40.6cm\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sterling-ruby-born-1972-purse-2010cast-bronze-signed-in-the-maquette-st-10-height-13-1-2in-34-3cm-width-26in-66cm-depth-16in-40-6cm-172-c-a4144768c1
17. 2025-09-26 | Sterling Ruby, Cry | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,500
18. 2025-09-26 | SP134 | Sotheby's | N/A
19. 2025-06-26 | STERLING RUBY \(B. 1972\). Vampire 77. fabric and fibre fill. | Christie's | £27,720
20. 2025-06-25 | SP26 | Sotheby's | £228,600
21. 2025-06-11 | Sterling Ruby, treated denim, 2015 | Millea Bros Ltd | $1,100
22. 2025-05-29 | Sterling Ruby and Emerald and Rubellite Pendant | Akiba Galleries | $50
23. 2025-05-28 | Sterling Ruby, Fallen Night Stalkers Memorial | Wright | $1,500
24. 2025-05-27 | Sterling Ruby \(né en 1972\) Club \(6840\) Sterling Ruby \(né en 1972\) Club \(68 | Christie's | €4,788

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