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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,219–$9,329
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — MODERN DESIGN, London (South Kensington) · 16 October 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6103551
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Shiro Kuramata, HOW HIGH THE MOON ARMCHAIR. Christie's, 16 Oct 2002, lot 252. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6103551.
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Shiro Kuramata, HOW HIGH THE MOON ARMCHAIR. Christie's, 16 Oct 2002, lot 252. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6103551.
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From the same sale Modern Design · Oct 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanging | Dora Jung | £500–£800 | |
| Visor Desk Lamp | Arne Jacobsen | £300–£400 | |
| Side Chair No.21 | SIDE CHAIR No.21 | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Three-Tier Shelf No.111 | THREE-TIER SHELF No.111 | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Desk, Drawer Unit and Chair, No.96 , No.297 , No.15 | DESK, DRAWER UNIT AND CHAIR, No.96 , No.297 , No.15 | £2,000–£2,500 | |
| Sideboard | Sideboard | £1,500–£2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiro Kuramata | Furniture in irregular forms side 1 | $13,203 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | |
| Shiro Kuramata | Stands from Japan Airlines (JAL) store, New York, pair | Wright, Jan 2024 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | Rare 'Hydrogen Dream' | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | How High the Moon armchair | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | 'How High the Moon' armchair | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | SHIRO KURAMATA (1934-1991) 'How High the Moon' Armchairdesig | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | Shiro Kuramata (1934-1991) How High the Moon Armchairdesigne | Bonhams, Jul 2021 | ||
| Shiro Kuramata | Prototype "45 Degrees North Latitude" Table | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 |
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.