Lot 290 · Modern Decorative Art + Design
(1938-2008) Untitled (Lidded Sphere) 2001earthenware with over-glazed enamels and metallic lusters, signed 'Bacerra' and dated '2001' on undersideheight 24in (61cm); diameter 20in (51cm)
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern Decorative Art + Design, Los Angeles · 25 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-920654
- Record
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Ralph Bacerra, Ralph Bacerra (1938-2008) Untitled (Lidded Sphere) 2001earthenware with over-glazed enamels and metallic lusters, signed 'Bacerra' and dated '2001' on undersideheight 24in (61cm); diameter 20in (51cm). Bonhams, 25 Oct 2018, lot 290. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-920654.
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Ralph Bacerra, Ralph Bacerra (1938-2008) Untitled (Lidded Sphere) 2001earthenware with over-glazed enamels and metallic lusters, signed 'Bacerra' and dated '2001' on undersideheight 24in (61cm); diameter 20in (51cm). Bonhams, 25 Oct 2018, lot 290. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-920654.
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