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Lidded jar, model no. 387
Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917–2007) · circa 1959
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “Glazed earthenware, fabric”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed SOTTSASS/IL SESTANTE 387 ITALY · Ettore Sottsass signature
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in.) high, 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.) diameter
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Important Design (UK050118)
- Date
- April 26, 2018
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 121
- Estimate
- £4,000 – £6,000 (≈ $5,588 – $8,382) (≈ €4,592 – €6,889)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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