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Doug Aitken, the handle comes up, the hammer comes down, 2009, LED lit lightbox© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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the handle comes up, the hammer comes down

Doug Aitken (American, b. 1968) · 2009

$87,500 price realized incl. premium

≈ £65,710≈ €76,849

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Medium
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As published: “LED lit lightbox”
Category
Other
Dimensions
36 3/4 x 132 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (93.3 x 335.6 x 19.7 cm.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
New Now (NY010119)
Date
February 27, 2019
Location
New York
Lot
35
Estimate
$75,000 – $100,000 (≈ £56,323 – £75,098) (≈ €65,870 – €87,827)
Source
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Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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