Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Cycladic Arrow form from the Cycladic series, c. 1975
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Rago Auctions · Jul 28, 2026$121,600 ≈ £91,518 ≈ €106,976Sign up free to see price
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Early "Hourglass" form
Hans Coper (German, 1920–1981) · 1965
$149,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £91,642≈ €108,372
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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
- 13 3/8 in. (34 cm) high, 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm) diameter
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- The Betty Lee and Aaron Stern Collection (NY050413)
- Date
- December 17, 2013
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 38
- Estimate
- $16,000 – $24,000 (≈ £9,841 – £14,761) (≈ €11,637 – €17,456)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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