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- Estimate
- $150,000–$200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne, New York · 25 May 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4928354
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Harvey Ellis, An Important Inlaid Drop-Front Desk. Sotheby's, 25 May 2021, lot 36. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4928354.
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Harvey Ellis, An Important Inlaid Drop-Front Desk. Sotheby's, 25 May 2021, lot 36. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4928354.
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From the same sale Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne · May 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Escargot" Vase, Marcilhac No. 931 | René Lalique | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Unique "Garlic" Box | Claude Lalanne | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Les Deux Grues | François-xavier Lalanne | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Window from the Avery Coonley House, Riverside, Illinois | Frank Lloyd Wright | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Tall-Back Spindle Chair from the Warren Hickox House, Kankakee, Illinois | Frank Lloyd Wright | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Untitled (Multi-Plane Construction) | Harry Bertoia | $80,000–$120,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Ellis | An Important and Rare Music Cabinet | $182,500 | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | |
| Harvey Ellis | An Important and Rare Settee | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Harvey Ellis | harvey ellis | fall-front desk | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Paul Evans | Rare Sculpted Argente wall-mounted bar cabinet, model PE-122 | Rago, May 2025 | ||
| Harvey Ellis | A Rare Desk | Sotheby's, Dec 2011 | ||
| Harvey Ellis | An Important Fall-Front Desk | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Harvey Ellis | A Superb and Rare Chair | Sotheby's, Dec 2006 | ||
| Paul Evans | Dining chairs model PE-106, set of eight | Rago, May 2025 |
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