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CSS (Comprehensive Storage System)
George Nelson & Associates · 1959
$6,250 price realized incl. premium
≈ £4,517≈ €5,280
Hammer $5,000 · with buyer’s premium $6,250
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “enameled steel, walnut, aluminum”
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 95½ h x 65 w x 15 d in (243 x 165 x 38 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- American Design (auctions/2021/09/american-design)
- Date
- September 9, 2021
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 243
- Estimate
- $4,000 – — (≈ £2,891) (≈ €3,379)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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