Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Rare matchbox, c. 1926
Drawing (ink) · Paper
Wright · Aug 5, 2026$20,480 ≈ £15,194 ≈ €17,725Sign up free to see price
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Matchbox
Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989) · c. 1926
$4,445 price realized incl. premium
≈ £3,276≈ €3,891
Hammer $3,500 · with buyer’s premium $4,445
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “colored pencil on paper over wood, cedar lining”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 2⅛ h x 7¾ w x 4 d in (5 x 20 x 10 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Design (auctions/2025/06/design)
- Date
- June 5, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 311
- Estimate
- $4,000 – — (≈ £2,948) (≈ €3,502)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
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