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Lot 211 · Important Design

shallow candy bowl

Eliel Saarinen

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Estimate
$30,000–$40,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Wright — Important Design, Uxbridge · 2 June 2009
Record ID
TB-2026-1920185
Record
first seen 24 Jul 2026 · updated 24 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Eliel Saarinen, shallow candy bowl. Wright, 2 Jun 2009, lot 211. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1920185.

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Eliel Saarinen, shallow candy bowl. Wright, 2 Jun 2009, lot 211. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1920185.

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