Photo © Billings — view this lot on Billings ↗'Akari' Light Sculpture, 1990s
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Akari light sculpture, model 9AD
Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904–1988) · 1952
$10,880 price realized incl. premium
≈ £8,107≈ €9,380
Hammer $8,500 · with buyer’s premium $10,880
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- Medium
- Other · Works on paper all other results →As published: “washi paper, bamboo, wood, enameled steel, cane”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 26½ h x 17½ dia in (67 x 44 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Essential Design (auctions/2026/05/essential-design)
- Date
- May 21, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 118
- Estimate
- $3,000 – — (≈ £2,235) (≈ €2,586)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 4, 2026
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