Lot 36 · Modern Design
Built-in bookshelves and storage cabinet, 1954
Wharton Esherick · walnut, cherry, composite wood
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$4,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Freeman's | Hindman — Modern Design, Chicago · 19 November 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1060218
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wharton Esherick, Built-in bookshelves and storage cabinet, 1954. Freeman's | Hindman, 19 Nov 2024, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1060218.
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Wharton Esherick, Built-in bookshelves and storage cabinet, 1954. Freeman's | Hindman, 19 Nov 2024, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1060218.
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