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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Wright — Important Design, New York · 18 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1923528
- Record
- first seen 24 Jul 2026 · updated 24 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Shiro Kuramata, How High the Moon chair. Wright, 18 May 2008, lot 682. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1923528.
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Shiro Kuramata, How High the Moon chair. Wright, 18 May 2008, lot 682. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1923528.
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From the same sale Important Design · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mani | Gio Ponti | $9,000–$12,000 | |
| untitled (spray) | Ettore Sottsass | $9,000–$12,000 | |
| Smoking Cigar | Tom Wesselmann | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Smoking Cigarette | Tom Wesselmann | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| untitled | Robert Mangold | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Mick Jagger sample portfolio | Andy Warhol | $4,000–$5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiro Kuramata | Three vases | $4,788 | Phillips, Feb 2021 | |
| Shiro Kuramata | "How High The Moon" Chair | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | Two Vases | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | Furniture in Irregular Forms, Side 1 | Wright, Jun 2022 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | Flower Vase #3 – 1989 | Artcurial, Oct 2024 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | 'How High the Moon', armchair, designed 1986 | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | Sofa with Arms lounge chair | Wright, Feb 2025 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | A pair of 'three-legged B' chairs, designed c.1986, manufact | Bonhams, Sep 2017 |
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.