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Tuft candleholders, pair
Albert Paley (American, b. 1944) · 2001
$1,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,253≈ €1,471
Hammer $1,200 · with buyer’s premium $1,500
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “forged mild steel with a blackened patina, removable brass bobeches (collars)”
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 7¼ h x 11 w x 4¾ d in (18 x 28 x 12 cm)
- Auction house
- Rago Auctions
- Sale
- Living Contemporary (auctions/2022/07/living-contemporary)
- Date
- July 20, 2022
- Location
- Lambertville, New Jersey, United States
- Lot
- 372
- Estimate
- $1,000 – — (≈ £835) (≈ €980)
- Source
- Auction house ragoarts.com ↗Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
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