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formé de lames d'acier appareillées soutenant une large ceinture circulaire montée sur une étoile métallique centrale laquée noir, maintenant un plateau central circulaire en granit noir, bordé d'une large couronne en placage de wengé formé de trois éléments en arc de cercle","usd_minor":497810,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Tajan","sale_month":"2012-11","lot_id":"cd4f2a6f-d967-4bdb-82b1-b0bfc3791947"},{"rank":10,"title":"armchair","work_year":"1968","medium":"Chrome steel","usd_minor":450000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Wright","sale_month":"2006-03","lot_id":"680bd5d1-a32a-48ef-9c67-d7d6de141c7b"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 121 auction results for Preben Fabricius at 25 houses since 2001. Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,188 including buyer’s premium (middle half $990–$4,196, n=9). The auction record is $10,000 for Scimitar lounge chairs (2014, Los Angeles Modern Auctions). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Preben Fabricius value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}