Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Tall white 'Cycladic' form, circa 1968
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Bonhams · Dec 6, 2023€165,500 ≈ $178,376 ≈ £141,681Sign up free to see price
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Early and large "Thistle" form
Hans Coper (German, 1920–1981) · circa 1958
$52,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £32,290≈ €38,185
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “Stoneware, layered white porcelain slips and engobes over a body with textured and incised linear designs, the interior with manganese glaze”
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- 17 3/4 x 17 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (45 x 44 x 20 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- The Betty Lee and Aaron Stern Collection (NY050413)
- Date
- December 17, 2013
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 88
- Estimate
- $50,000 – $70,000 (≈ £30,752 – £43,053) (≈ €36,366 – €50,913)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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