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CSS (Comprehensive Storage System)
George Nelson & Associates · 1959
$9,450 price realized incl. premium
≈ £7,511≈ €8,534
Hammer $7,500 · with buyer’s premium $9,450
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “enameled and brushed aluminum , steel, walnut”
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 97 h x 96½ w x 14¼ d in (246 x 245 x 36 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Essential Design (auctions/2023/05/essential-design)
- Date
- May 4, 2023
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 230
- Estimate
- $3,000 – — (≈ £2,384) (≈ €2,709)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 10, 2026
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