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Catenary chairs, pair
George Nelson (American, 1908–1986) · 1962
$4,600 price realized incl. premium
≈ £3,323≈ €5,416
Hammer $4,000 · with buyer’s premium $4,600
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “chrome steel, leather”
- Category
- Furniture (named makers)
- Dimensions
- 28 h x 29 w x 28 d in (71 x 74 x 71 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- 20th Century Art + Design (auctions/2001/06/20th-century-art-design)
- Date
- June 10, 2001
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 472
- Estimate
- $4,000 – — (≈ £2,890) (≈ €4,709)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 3, 2026
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