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Lot 107 · Important Design

Unstable Column III

George Rickey

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Estimate
$500,000–$700,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Wright — Important Design · 9 June 2011
Record ID
TB-2026-1911934
Record
first seen 24 Jul 2026 · updated 24 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Rickey, Unstable Column III. Wright, 9 Jun 2011, lot 107. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1911934.

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From the same sale Important Design · Jun 2011

LotArtistEstimateResult
untitled (Directly Formed Bronze) Harry Bertoia $30,000–$40,000
folding screen Mats Theselius $5,000–$7,000
untitled (Sonambient) Harry Bertoia $15,000–$20,000
Fractal Cloud Arik Levy $10,000–$15,000
Blanco Cristal chair Ayala Serfaty $10,000–$15,000
Lyre chair Elizabeth Garouste And Mattia Bonetti $3,000–$5,000

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