Photo © Lyon & Turnbull — view this lot on Lyon & Turnbull ↗'CARLTON' BOOKCASE, DESIGNED 1981, 1981
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Prototype "Menta" totem
Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917–2007) · designed 1967, produced circa 1985
$25,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ £18,730≈ €20,811
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “Glazed earthenware, plastic laminate-covered wood”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- 88 in. (223.5 cm) high, including base
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Design (NY050220)
- Date
- December 9, 2020
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 66
- Estimate
- $20,000 – $30,000 (≈ £14,865 – £22,298) (≈ €16,517 – €24,775)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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