Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Bookends model 5403, pair, c. 1975
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Wright · May 21, 2026$998 ≈ £744 ≈ €860Sign up free to see price
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Bookends
Carl Auböck III (1924–1993) · c. 1975
$832 price realized incl. premium
≈ £620≈ €717
Hammer $650 · with buyer’s premium $832
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “nickel-plated steel”
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 4¼ h x 4½ w x 1½ d in (11 x 11 x 4 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Essential Design (auctions/2026/05/essential-design)
- Date
- May 21, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 186
- Estimate
- $600 – — (≈ £447) (≈ €517)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 4, 2026
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