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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Wright — Important Design, Uxbridge · 2 June 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1920090
- Record
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Shiro Kuramata, How High the Moon sofa. Wright, 2 Jun 2009, lot 115. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1920090.
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Shiro Kuramata, How High the Moon sofa. Wright, 2 Jun 2009, lot 115. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1920090.
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From the same sale Important Design · Jun 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliothèque | Martin Szekely | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Chromium Set of Organs | Atelier Van Lieshout | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| bird | Frank Gehry | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Arachnoid armchair, model 687 | Pierre Paulin | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Bad Little Tables, pair | Atelier Van Lieshout | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Split table | Ron Arad | $30,000–$40,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiro Kuramata | 'Glass Chair' | $27,785 | Phillips, Oct 2023 | |
| Shiro Kuramata | How High the Moon | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2024 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | 'Glass' chair | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | Prototype "45 Degrees North Latitude" Table | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | Rare "Sofa with Arms (single)" | Phillips, Dec 2024 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | 'Luminous' chair | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | How High the Moon double-seater | Wright, Dec 2018 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | Paire de fauteuils 'How high the Moon', édition Vitra, le mo | Christie's, May 2019 |
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.