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Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 25, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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"Elliptical Orbit"
John Mason (American, 1927–2019) · 2003
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £7,207 – £10,811) (≈ €8,470 – €12,704)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “Glazed stoneware”
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm) high
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Design: Online Auction (NY050421)
- Date
- July 28, 2021
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 3
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £7,207 – £10,811) (≈ €8,470 – €12,704)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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