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Lot 428 · N08792

study for the slip-covered armchair

Robert Gober

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Estimate
$200,000–$300,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — N08792, New York · 10 November 2011
Record ID
TB-2026-4047637
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Gober, study for the slip-covered armchair. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2011, lot 428. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4047637.

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Robert Gober, study for the slip-covered armchair. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2011, lot 428. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4047637.

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