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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $52,762–$79,143
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Design: Living in a Material World, London · 17 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4603052
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ross Lovegrove, 'Liquid Carbon' Bench. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2017, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4603052.
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Ross Lovegrove, 'Liquid Carbon' Bench. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2017, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4603052.
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From the same sale Design: Living in a Material World · Oct 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Bone Rocker' Armchair | Joris Laarman | £170,000–£200,000 | |
| Table Lamp, model no. 5321 | Paavo Tynell | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Mirror, Model no. 1929 | Fontana Arte | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Unique 'Vertical' Bench | Pablo Reinoso | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Unique 'Lighthouse' Floor Lamp (Green) | Stuart Haygarth | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Rinoceronte d'Ombra' Shelving Unit | Gino Marotta | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Lovegrove | 'Long Liquid Bench' | $55,351 | Phillips, May 2022 | |
| Ross Lovegrove | gingko table, 2007 | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Marc Newson | Nickel surfboard | Wright, Jun 2021 | ||
| Marc Newson | Carbon ladder, the model created in 2008 | Carbon ladder, le | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Gio Ponti | Set of Eight Important Dining Chairs from Villa Arreaza, Car | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Gio Ponti | Sofa, 1934 | Christie's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Gio Ponti | Pair of modular sofas | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Gio Ponti | Pair of rare slip chairs | Phillips, Apr 2023 |
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.