Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Tuft candleholders, pair, 1993
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Tuft candleholder
Albert Paley (American, b. 1944) · 1993
$699 price realized incl. premium
≈ £520≈ €599
Hammer $550 · with buyer’s premium $699
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “forged mild steel with a natural patina”
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 8¼ h x 9½ w x 5¼ d in (21 x 24 x 13 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Essential Design (auctions/2026/01/essential-design)
- Date
- January 8, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 100
- Estimate
- $700 – — (≈ £521) (≈ €600)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 5, 2026
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