Lot 3 · Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London
Rocking Chair No. 2
Henry Moore · bronze with a dark brown patina
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- Estimate
- £800,000–£1,200,000 hammer ≈ $1,258,041–$1,887,061
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London, London · 25 June 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4141190
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Henry Moore, Rocking Chair No. 2. Christie's, 25 Jun 2015, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4141190.
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