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2.24.2009

Eileen Gray 'Satellite' Lamp Sells for $3.8 million at YSL


A 'SATELLITE' HANGING LIGHT, CIRCA 1925
In cream-painted aluminium, composed of three superimposed flat rings in ascending scale mounted in alternation with three stepped conical shades in descending scale. Estimate $775k-$1 million.