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"Closed Form"
Toshiko Takaezu (American, 1922–2011) · 1995
$19,685 price realized incl. premium
≈ £15,599≈ €18,198
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “Glazed porcelain”
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- 9 in. (22.9 cm) high
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Design (NY050423)
- Date
- December 5, 2023
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 54
- Estimate
- $6,000 – $8,000 (≈ £4,755 – £6,340) (≈ €5,547 – €7,396)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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