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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important 20th Century Design, New York · 14 June 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3772029
- Record
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Donald Deskey, an important and rare ashtray. Sotheby's, 14 Jun 2008, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3772029.
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Donald Deskey, an important and rare ashtray. Sotheby's, 14 Jun 2008, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3772029.
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From the same sale Important 20th Century Design · Jun 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor Lamp | George Nakashima | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| "Cow" Chair | Niels Van Eijk | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| "Citte di Carte" Two-Tier Trolley | Piero Fornasetti | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Window from the Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois | Dankmar Adler And Louis Sullivan | $14,000–$18,000 | |
| "Kent Hall" Floor Lamp | George Nakashima | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Room Divider | George Nakashima | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Deskey | United States, Deskey-Volimer Inc. c. 1930, chrome-plated me | $21,675 | Bonhams, May 2023 | |
| Donald Deskey | Sofa from the Men's Smoking Room at Radio City Music Hall, N | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Donald Deskey | Ceiling light from the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver | Phillips, Dec 2016 | ||
| Donald Deskey | Rare ashtray | Wright, Aug 2026 | ||
| Donald Deskey | Table Lamp | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Donald Deskey | Cocktail Table | Sotheby's, Dec 2009 | ||
| Donald Deskey | Rare matchbox | Wright, Aug 2026 | ||
| Donald Deskey | An Important and Rare Box | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 |
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.