Lot 47 · Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne
Pair of Andirons for the Office of Mr. Downs, Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, Pennsylvania
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne, New York · 25 May 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4928059
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel Yellin, Pair of Andirons for the Office of Mr. Downs, Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, Pennsylvania. Sotheby's, 25 May 2021, lot 47. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4928059.
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Samuel Yellin, Pair of Andirons for the Office of Mr. Downs, Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, Pennsylvania. Sotheby's, 25 May 2021, lot 47. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4928059.
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