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Butterfly Stool
Sori Yanagi (Japanese, 1915–2011) · 1954
$5,376 price realized incl. premium
≈ £4,006≈ €4,635
Hammer $4,200 · with buyer’s premium $5,376
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “rosewood plywood, brass”
- Category
- Furniture (named makers)
- Dimensions
- 15½ h x 16¾ w x 12 d in (39 x 43 x 30 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Essential Design (auctions/2026/05/essential-design)
- Date
- May 21, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 129
- Estimate
- $1,500 – — (≈ £1,118) (≈ €1,293)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 4, 2026
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