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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Wright — Important Design, Uxbridge · 2 June 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1920318
- Record
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Salvatore Melani, vessel. Wright, 2 Jun 2009, lot 344. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1920318.
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Salvatore Melani, vessel. Wright, 2 Jun 2009, lot 344. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1920318.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvatore Melani | monumental vessel | $5,625 | Wright, Mar 2014 | |
| Salvatore Melani | Monumental vessel | Wright, Apr 2018 | ||
| Salvatore Melani | Vaso Angelo - Anthropomorphic Vase, 1953 | Bertolami Fine Art, Dec 2024 | ||
| Gio Ponti | Bureau Dattilo, vers 1951 | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Salvatore Melani | vaso | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Tavolini Rocchetto per POLTRONOVA | Viscontea auction house, Oct 2022 | ||
| Salvatore Melani | monumental vase | Wright, Jun 2004 | ||
| Hans J. Wegner | "Hoop" Chair | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
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.