Photo © Billings — view this lot on Billings ↗'Action Office' Desk, 1960s
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Billings · Sep 19, 2026$1,200 ≈ £899 ≈ €1,047Sign up free to see price
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cabinet
George Nelson (American, 1908–1986) · 1950s
$1,495 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,031≈ €1,660
Hammer $1,300 · with buyer’s premium $1,495
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “combed oak, aluminum”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Furniture (named makers)
- Dimensions
- 29½ h x 56 w x 20½ d in (75 x 142 x 52 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- 20th Century Art + Design (auctions/2001/10/20th-century-art-design)
- Date
- October 28, 2001
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 551
- Estimate
- $900 – — (≈ £621) (≈ €999)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 3, 2026
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