Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗"Core of Power" (“Kraftens Kerne”), model no. 21375, designed circa 1956, produced 1968
Sculpture
Phillips · Jun 5, 2024$95,250 ≈ £74,513 ≈ €87,610Sign up free to see price
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Untitled (ceramic study)
Axel Salto (Danish, 1889–1961) · c. 1955
$1,260 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,004≈ €1,150
Hammer $1,000 · with buyer’s premium $1,260
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink and graphite on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 23⅜ h x 16½ w in (59 x 42 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Scandinavian Design (auctions/2023/11/scandinavian-design)
- Date
- November 21, 2023
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 258
- Estimate
- $1,000 – — (≈ £797) (≈ €913)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 9, 2026
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