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tall dresser
Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989) · c. 1940
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$3,600 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,058≈ €2,979
Hammer $3,000 · with buyer’s premium $3,600
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- Medium
- Other · Paintings all other results →As published: “black lacquer, walnut burl, chrome-plated steel”
- Category
- Furniture (named makers)
- Dimensions
- 48½ h x 33 w x 19 d in (123 x 84 x 48 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Modern + Contemporary Design (auctions/2006/03/modern-contemporary-design)
- Date
- March 28, 2006
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 267
- Estimate
- $4,000 (≈ £2,286) (≈ €3,310)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 2, 2026
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