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Half-Nelson lamp
George Nelson (American, 1908–1986)
$748 price realized incl. premium
≈ £516≈ €831
Hammer $650 · with buyer’s premium $748
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “aluminum”
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 20 h x 16 dia in (51 x 41 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
- 202
- Estimate
- $500 – — (≈ £345) (≈ €555)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 3, 2026
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