Lot 125 · Modern Design | Art | Featuring Works by Cranbrook Masters and Makers
(1920-2006) Desk1965with three drawers, walnut, inscribed 'Espenet 6556' on the underside height 30 1/2in (77.5cm); width 49 1/2in (126cm); depth 28 1/2in (72.5cm)
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern Design | Art | Featuring Works by Cranbrook Masters and Makers, Los Angeles · 22 October 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-125993
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur Espenet Carpenter, ARTHUR ESPENET CARPENTER (1920-2006) Desk1965with three drawers, walnut, inscribed 'Espenet 6556' on the underside height 30 1/2in (77.5cm); width 49 1/2in (126cm); depth 28 1/2in (72.5cm). Bonhams, 22 Oct 2025, lot 125. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-125993.
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Arthur Espenet Carpenter, ARTHUR ESPENET CARPENTER (1920-2006) Desk1965with three drawers, walnut, inscribed 'Espenet 6556' on the underside height 30 1/2in (77.5cm); width 49 1/2in (126cm); depth 28 1/2in (72.5cm). Bonhams, 22 Oct 2025, lot 125. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-125993.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.