Lot 105 · Design
Rare 'Potence' Wall Light, circa 1950
Jean Prouvé · painted and folded sheet and tube steel, aluminum, wire
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- Estimate
- $70,000–$90,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 12 June 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Design, New York · 12 June 2025
- Dimensions
- 94 5⁄8 x 3 3⁄8 x 78 1⁄8 in. (240.5 x 8.5 x 198.5 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3156448
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Prouvé, Rare 'Potence' Wall Light, circa 1950. Christie's, 12 Jun 2025, lot 105. estimate $70,000–$90,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3156448.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Jean Prouvé, Rare 'Potence' Wall Light, circa 1950. Christie's, 12 Jun 2025, lot 105. estimate $70,000–$90,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3156448.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set of Twelve Chairs, 1987 | FRANZ WEST (1947-2012) AND MATHIS ESTERHÁZY (B. 1958) | $70,000–$100,000 | upcoming |
| Pair of 'Alta' Lounge Chairs, designed circa 1971 | ANNA MARIA (1929-2012) AND OSCAR NIEMEYER (1907-2012) | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Rare Illuminated desk, for André Castoriano, Lima, Peru, circa 1955 | Jean Royère | $60,000–$80,000 | upcoming |
| Pair of 'Serpent' Side Tables, designed circa 1980 | Claude Lalanne | $60,000–$80,000 | upcoming |
| 'L'Enlèvement d'Europe', designed 1990 | Claude Lalanne | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| 'Le Métaphore (Canard-Bateau)', circa 2002 | François-xavier Lalanne | $80,000–$120,000 |
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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.