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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Wright — Design and Important Italian Glass, Chicago · 9 December 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-831818
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 8 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Ettore Sottsass, Esmeralda totem. Wright, 9 Dec 2025, lot 209. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-831818.
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Ettore Sottsass, Esmeralda totem. Wright, 9 Dec 2025, lot 209. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-831818.
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From the same sale Design and Important Italian Glass · Dec 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Soffiato vase, model 5802 | Vittorio Zecchin | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Soffiato vase | Vittorio Zecchin | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Soffiato vase, model 1789 | Vittorio Zecchin | $1,500–$2,000 | |
| Soffiato perfume bottle, model 018 | Carlo Scarpa | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Soffiato vase, model 5093 | Vittorio Zecchin | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| Soffiato bowl | Vittorio Zecchin | $2,000–$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ettore Sottsass | Bed | $17,920 | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | |
| Ettore Sottsass | 'Clair de Lune' Totem, Designed 1988 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Libreria Essetre per POLTRONOVA | Viscontea auction house, Apr 2023 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Totem 'Clair de Lune', le modèle créé vers 1986, édition Mir | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | La Torre di Corinto cupboard, Ruins series | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Rosso Francia 3 from the Esercizi series | Wright, Aug 2026 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | Bibliothèque Adesso Pero, série Ruins | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Ettore Sottsass | minareto totem, designed circa 1993-1994 | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 |
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.