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Goblet Blue Bird
Viola Frey (American, 1933–2004)
$1,152 price realized incl. premium
≈ £943≈ €1,084
Hammer $900 · with buyer’s premium $1,152
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “glazed earthenware”
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- height 10in (25.4cm); width 5 1/4in (13.5cm); depth 3 3/8in (8.6cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Modern Design | Art (28470)
- Date
- October 24, 2023
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 194
- Estimate
- $800 – $1,200 (≈ £655 – £982) (≈ €752 – €1,129)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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