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Car with Giraffes
John Kearney (American, 1924–2014)
$3,556 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,642≈ €3,090
Hammer $2,800 · with buyer’s premium $3,556
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “cast bronze”
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 8½ h x 11½ w x 6 d in (22 x 29 x 15 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Elevated: Art Via Chicago (auctions/2025/06/elevated-art-via-chicago)
- Date
- June 18, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 144
- Estimate
- $1,000 – — (≈ £743) (≈ €869)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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