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Reishaus by Wolfgang Laib, 1993, sealing wax, wood and rice, offered Apr 2023Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗

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Reishaus

Wolfgang Laib (German, b. 1950) · 1993

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate £15,000 – £20,000 (≈ $18,609 – $24,812) (≈ €17,038 – €22,717)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Drawing (crayon) · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “sealing wax, wood and rice”
Support
Panel
Signed / inscribed
Incised with the artist's signature and date 'laib 93' on the underside
Category
Other
Dimensions
21.5 x 108.5 x 21 cm (8 1/2 x 42 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Wired: Online Auction (UK090123)
Date
April 12, 2023
Location
London
Lot
49
Estimate
£15,000 – £20,000 (≈ $18,609 – $24,812) (≈ €17,038 – €22,717)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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