Lot 1037 · From Pictorialism into Modernism: 80 Years of Photography
A Gouache-Decorated, Papier Maché, Aluminum and Wood 'Snake Lamp', 1989
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — From Pictorialism into Modernism: 80 Years of Photography , New York · 19 December 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5603916
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Frank Gehry, A GOUACHE-DECORATED, PAPIER MACHÉ, ALUMINUM AND WOOD 'SNAKE LAMP', 1989. Christie's, 19 Dec 2006, lot 1037. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5603916.
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Frank Gehry, A GOUACHE-DECORATED, PAPIER MACHÉ, ALUMINUM AND WOOD 'SNAKE LAMP', 1989. Christie's, 19 Dec 2006, lot 1037. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5603916.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A Copper and Glass Ceiling Light, 1930 | PIETRO CHIESA (1892-1948) AND GIO PONTI (1891-1979) | $35,000–$55,000 | |
| A Wrought-Iron and Glass Chandelier, Circa 1925 | DAUM AND KATONA | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| A Rosewood and Ivory Low Table, Circa 1925** | LEON KRASS | $9,000–$12,000 | |
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| A Bronze Figural Sculpture, Circa 1928 | JOEL AND JAN MARTEL (1896-1966) | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| An Upholstered Maple Armchair, Circa 1953 | FRANCO CAMPI AND CARLO GRAFFI (1925-1985) | $10,000–$15,000 |
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