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Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$1,280 ≈ £947 ≈ €1,102Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Tea Bag
Claes Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022) · 1972
$953 price realized incl. premium
≈ £716≈ €821
Hammer $750 · with buyer’s premium $953
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “lithograph in colors”
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- 24½ h x 18½ w in (62 x 47 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (auctions/2025/08/editions-works-on-paper)
- Date
- August 6, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 157
- Estimate
- $800 – — (≈ £601) (≈ €689)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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