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Albert Paley

American · b. 1944 · Sculptor

Albert Paley is an American modernist metal sculptor. Initially starting out as a jeweler, Paley has become one of the most distinguished and influential metalsmiths in the… (Wikipedia)

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234auction results2006–2026years recorded99%sold (231)$6.1kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Albert Paley, Golden Dawn table, 2007, forged and fabricated polychromed steel, beveled glassGolden Dawn tableRago Auctions · $40,000≈ £31,182≈ €33,744Sign up to see
  2. Albert Paley, Paley Bed, 1996, forged and fabricated steel with natural patina and satin finishPaley BedRago Auctions · $35,000≈ £27,284≈ €29,526Sign up to see
  3. Albert Paley, Garden Gate #1, 1990, forged, fabricated, and painted steelGarden Gate #1Rago Auctions · $30,240≈ £24,159≈ €27,763Sign up to see

Albert Paley’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Average price
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median $6.1kfree account
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auction record in database
Lots sold
231
of 234 offered · 2006–2026
Sell-through
99%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k20232024202520262022-01-21 · $7,5002022-01-21 · $15,0002022-01-21 · $15,6002022-01-21 · $11,8752022-01-21 · $20,0002022-01-21 · $9,7502022-01-21 · $3,2502022-01-21 · $3,1202022-01-21 · $3,2502022-01-21 · $8,1252022-01-21 · $15,0002022-01-21 · $8,7502022-01-21 · $18,7502022-01-21 · $3,2502022-01-21 · $10,6252022-01-21 · $1,8752022-01-21 · $4,0002022-01-21 · $5,2002022-02-09 · $8,8202022-02-22 · $10,0002022-03-19 · $3,6002022-03-19 · $3,3602022-03-19 · $1,9202022-05-13 · $12,5002022-05-13 · $10,0002022-05-13 · $9,3752022-05-13 · $10,0002022-05-13 · $4,1602022-05-13 · $3,0002022-05-13 · $4,3752022-05-13 · $2,4702022-05-13 · $5,4602022-05-13 · $15,0002022-05-13 · $4,0002022-07-20 · $1,5002022-07-20 · $2,4702022-07-20 · $8132022-07-20 · $5,6252022-09-23 · $6,3002022-09-23 · $20,0002022-09-23 · $11,2502022-09-23 · $2,2502022-09-23 · $9,3752022-09-23 · $22,5002022-09-23 · $2,5002022-09-23 · $2,1252022-09-23 · $10,0002022-09-23 · $4,3752022-09-23 · $4,3752022-10-25 · $3,5702023-01-20 · $4,4102023-01-20 · $7,5602023-01-20 · $12,6002023-01-20 · $7,8602023-01-20 · $4,7882023-01-20 · $17,6402023-01-20 · $10,7102023-01-20 · $2,3942023-01-20 · $3,7802023-01-20 · $3,5282023-01-20 · $3,0242023-01-20 · $2,2682023-01-20 · $4,4102023-01-20 · $1,6382023-03-04 · $11,5202023-03-31 · $8,1002023-03-31 · $3,0002023-03-31 · $2,1602023-04-21 · $8,0002023-05-12 · $10,7102023-05-12 · $15,1202023-05-12 · $6,3002023-05-12 · $3,7802023-05-12 · $3,7802023-05-12 · $12,6002023-05-12 · $7,5602023-05-12 · $11,9702023-05-12 · $30,2402023-05-12 · $30,2402023-05-12 · $3,7802023-05-12 · $3,2762023-05-12 · $2,3942023-05-12 · $7,5602023-05-12 · $3,7802023-05-12 · $3,7802023-05-12 · $3,7802023-05-12 · $5,6702023-05-17 · $3,2402023-05-20 · $10,8802023-07-13 · $2842023-09-21 · $9,4502023-09-21 · $21,4202023-09-21 · $1,6382023-09-21 · $1,7642023-09-21 · $4,0322023-09-21 · $6,3002023-11-09 · $6,9302023-11-09 · $8,8202023-11-09 · $8,8202023-11-09 · $5,2922024-01-19 · $9,4502024-01-19 · $13,1002024-01-19 · $11,3402024-01-19 · $6,0482024-03-06 · $1,0082024-03-06 · $8822024-03-06 · $1,5122024-03-06 · $8822024-04-11 · $3,0002024-05-16 · $7,8602024-05-16 · $6,0482024-05-16 · $2,5202024-09-19 · $15,1202024-09-19 · $3,5282024-09-19 · $8,8202024-09-19 · $6,9302024-09-19 · $8,1902024-09-19 · $4,4102024-09-19 · $4,7882024-09-19 · $5,6702024-09-19 · $10,7102024-09-19 · $6,9302024-10-24 · $10,7102024-12-12 · $8,8202025-01-16 · $4,8262025-01-16 · $16,5102025-01-16 · $6,9852025-01-16 · $10,1602025-01-16 · $6,3502025-01-16 · $1,9052025-01-16 · $3,3022025-04-11 · $4,0642025-05-15 · $3,5562025-05-15 · $8,8902025-05-15 · $4,8262025-05-15 · $4,8262025-05-15 · $3,5562025-05-15 · $5,7152025-05-15 · $5,0802025-06-05 · $5,0802025-09-18 · $6,0962025-09-18 · $12,7002025-10-23 · $12,7002025-11-13 · $3,5562026-01-08 · $6992026-01-14 · $10,7952026-01-14 · $9,5252026-01-14 · $16,5102026-01-14 · $6,0962026-01-14 · $10,7952026-01-14 · $5,0802026-01-14 · $5,3342026-01-14 · $5,7152026-05-13 · $14,0802026-05-13 · $11,5202026-05-13 · $7,040
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings99100%$9.8kSign up$8.2kSign up$20kSign up
Works on paper1010100%$4.2kSign up$4.7kSign up$6.3kSign up
Drawing1010100%$4.2kSign up$4.7kSign up$6.3kSign up
Prints & multiples77100%$2.5kSign up$2.5kSign up$3.6kSign up
Print (other)77100%$2.5kSign up$2.5kSign up$3.6kSign up
Sculpture13012798%$7.5kSign up$5.3kSign up$35kSign up
Other7878100%$9.3kSign up$8.1kSign up$40kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20261212$8.3kSign up
20252020$5.1kSign up
20242424$6.5kSign up
20235050$5.5kSign up
20225353$5.5kSign up
20213030$5.3kSign up
20201919$7.5kSign up
20191111$9.4kSign up
201822$8.6kSign up
201765$4.4kSign up
201611$12.1kSign up
201511$15.5kSign up
201311$3.3kSign up
201231$4.8kSign up
200611$2.9kSign up

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