Lot 451 · Contemporary Art Day Auction
lamp (zurich #2) with wallpaper "popcorn and nose" and plant (zurich #1) with wallpaper "potato and lightbulb" (two works)
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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York · 12 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4472458
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Baldessari, lamp (zurich #2) with wallpaper "popcorn and nose" and plant (zurich #1) with wallpaper "potato and lightbulb" (two works). Sotheby's, 12 May 2016, lot 451. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4472458.
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John Baldessari, lamp (zurich #2) with wallpaper "popcorn and nose" and plant (zurich #1) with wallpaper "potato and lightbulb" (two works). Sotheby's, 12 May 2016, lot 451. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4472458.
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