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Drop-leaf writing table, designed for the library of the Danish Institute of Science and Art, Rome
Ole Wanscher (Danish, 1903–1985) · 1967
HK$75,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $9,582≈ £7,443≈ €8,705
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “Brazilian rosewood-veneered wood, Brazilian rosewood”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Furniture (named makers)
- Dimensions
- 74 x 179.7 x 83.9 cm. (29 1/8 x 70 3/4 x 33 in.) fully extended
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale (HK010419)
- Date
- November 25, 2019
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Lot
- 174
- Estimate
- HK$40,000 – HK$60,000 (≈ $5,110 – $7,666) (≈ £3,970 – £5,955) (≈ €4,642 – €6,964)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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