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- Estimate
- €12,000–€15,000 hammer ≈ $13,224–$16,530
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Design, Paris · 26 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4790957
- Record
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Ettore Sottsass, menta totem. Sotheby's, 26 Nov 2019, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4790957.
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Ettore Sottsass, menta totem. Sotheby's, 26 Nov 2019, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4790957.
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From the same sale Important Design · Nov 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 gopuram table, from the bharata series | Ettore Sottsass | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| stand | Ettore Sottsass | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| pair of in praise of epicurus armchairs | Ettore Sottsass | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| iasia vase | Ettore Sottsass | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| pair of chairs | — | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| vase | — | €6,000–€8,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ettore Sottsass | Totem Agra | $33,391 | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | |
| Ettore Sottsass | Totem Burma | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Totem Chocolat | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Lampadaire, modèle 12731 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Clair de lune totem | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Buffet, modèle MS. 120. | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Bookshelf No. 18 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Important miroir - 1957 | Artcurial, Apr 2022 |
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.