Lot 81 · Design: Living in a Material World
Unique Cabinet, designed for the Paris World Exhibition, 1937
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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $105,523–$158,285
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Design: Living in a Material World, London · 17 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4603310
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Axel Einar Hjorth, Unique Cabinet, designed for the Paris World Exhibition, 1937. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2017, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4603310.
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Axel Einar Hjorth, Unique Cabinet, designed for the Paris World Exhibition, 1937. Sotheby's, 17 Oct 2017, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4603310.
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|---|---|---|---|
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