Sale 7387
London
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4 May 2007
Price realised
GBP 8,400
Estimate
ETTORE SOTTSASS FOR MEMPHIS CARLTON BOOKCASE, DESIGNED 1981 the surfaces applied with plastic laminate 77½ in. (197 cm.) high; 74¾ in. (190 cm.) wide; 12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) deep marked with metal tag Memphis, Made in Italy, Milano, Ettore Sottsass, No.393
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Literature
Alexander von Vegesack (ed.), 100 Masterpieces from the Collection of the Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, 1996, p.197 (example illustrated)
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