Photo © Maison Bibelot — view this lot on Maison Bibelot ↗''Grand Ignorant'' Shield, Mirabili Production, 1891
Lithograph
Maison Bibelot · Oct 4, 2019Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Comète Wall Hanging
Max Ernst (German, 1891–1976)
$1,875 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,396≈ €1,583
Hammer $1,500 · with buyer’s premium $1,875
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- Medium
- Other · Works on paper all other results →As published: “, NYC, woven short pile wool, signed in the weave, with the label on the verso”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed in the weave
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 63in x 83in (160cm x 210.8cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Modern Decorative Art + Design (24294)
- Date
- December 14, 2017
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 53
- Estimate
- $2,000 – $4,000 (≈ £1,489 – £2,977) (≈ €1,688 – €3,377)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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