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Kindly Geppetto
Tom Otterness (American, b. 1952) · 2001
$33,540 price realized incl. premium
≈ £24,865≈ €28,479
Hammer $26,000 · with buyer’s premium $33,540
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “bronze”
- Edition
- 2/6
- Signed / inscribed
- Incised with the artist’s signature, number and date "Tom Otterness 2001 2/6" on the reverse of the base · Tom Otterness signature
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 23 x 14 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (58.4 x 37.5 x 38.7 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York (NY010226)
- Date
- February 24, 2026
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 12
- Estimate
- $40,000 – $60,000 (≈ £29,654 – £44,481) (≈ €33,965 – €50,947)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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