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Sat, Dec 20, 2025 12:00PM EST
Lot 231

Helmut Newton, Sumo Book with Philippe Starck Stand, 1999

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for
$2,000
Sold Price excludes BP

Bid Increments

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$1,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$50,000 $1,000

Published by Taschen in a limited edition of 10,000 copies, signed and numbered 00855 by Helmut Newton. The monumental volume is presented on its original polished metal stand designed by Philippe Starck, conceived as both object and a pedestal for Newton provocative vision. Book: 28 in. Length: 20.5 in. Width: 3.5 in. Stand: Height: 30 in. Width: 22 in. Depth: 23.5 in..

Condition

Good condition. Wear commensurate with age. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Circa Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

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