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Sofa, model no. 770
Joseph-André Motte (1925–2013) · circa 1958
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £6,915 – £10,373) (≈ €8,816 – €13,224)
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
- Other · Paintings all other results →As published: “Painted steel, fabric”
- Category
- Furniture (named makers)
- Dimensions
- 37 x 59 1/2 x 32 in. (94 x 151.1 x 81.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Design (NY050116)
- Date
- June 9, 2016
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 48
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £6,915 – £10,373) (≈ €8,816 – €13,224)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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