Saturday@Phillips in NYC April 26 2008...

by pmaxwell, 29 April 2008

...was the place to be! 10am, donuts, coffee and art! The room was super packed – extra chairs needed. Glamorous bidders throughout donned sunglasses.

The room went silent as one bidder phoned asking whether or not she should bid – "yes, no, should I bid?" she yelled! Finally, she opted not to out bid her rival bidder.

Art, watches, toys, and fashion all did extremely well as buyers positively reacted to the eclectic collection that uniquely defines Saturday@Phillips.

If a work was bought in, please note you may be able to purchase in an After Sale! Call 212-940-1210

Lot 105

By Lot 105, all eyes were on Mark Nagata’s custom-painted “Eyezon” Japanese kaiju toy with its green guts peeking through transparent pink scaly skin. It rose above its high estimate for a cool $2000 with premium.

Lot 125

Barry Mcgee’s ‘Untitled’ (Lot 125) sold for a high of 2,750 with premium – way to go Barry.

Lot 223

Omega Dynamic Geneve (Lot 223) sold for a whopping 1,063 with premium.

Lot 270

Yoshitomo Nara’s flocked figure “Sleepless Night Sitting” (Lot 270) was anything but a snooze going for five times its low estimate for a buzzing $10,000 with premium.

Lot 273

Murakami's "And then and then and then and then and then" (Lot 273) sold for an impressive $5,625 with premium.

Lot 289

Lot 289: James Jarvis’ “Punk Is Not Dead” art toys showed that the days of Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, and CBGB’s are still very much alive and well if not a bit transformed. These hipsters sold out for $375 with premium.

Lot 300

Daft Punk Real Action Figures (Lot 300) set some real action records with a stellar $3,125 with premium price – rock on!

Lot 339

Electric Feathers electrified us with the handmade brass chain vest (Lot 339) that went for $938 with premium.