Gino Sarfatti

Rare and early ceiling light, model no. 2070

Found at Phillips, New York
Design & Design Art, Lot 71
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2006
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 34.800 USD
ca. 1959
Perspex, painted metal.
22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm) high, 20 7/8 in. (53 cm) diameter
Manufactured by Arteluce, Italy.

A top price for Gino Sarfatti

This artwork by Gino Sarfatti achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in December 2006. In the Design & Design Art auction, the work Rare and early ceiling light, model no. 2070 sold for USD 34,800.00 (€ 26,369.63) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. This high result makes Rare and early ceiling light, model no. 2070 the most expensive artwork by Gino Sarfatti that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Gino Sarfatti

Dieses Kunstwerk von Gino Sarfatti erzielte im Dezember 2006 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Design & Design Art wurde die Arbeit Rare and early ceiling light, model no. 2070 für USD 34.800,00 (€ 26.369,63) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Rare and early ceiling light, model no. 2070 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Gino Sarfatti, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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