Anthony Caro O.M

1924–2013

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$252,000≈ £186,971≈ €222,124Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumSea ShantyPhillips202117auction results2014–2024years recorded76%sold (13)$32.9kSign up free to seemedian price

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Sea ShantyPhillips · Nov 2021$252,000≈ £186,971≈ €222,124Sign up to see
Table Piece CCCCVIIPhillips · May 2018$100,000≈ £74,184≈ €84,861Sign up to see
Table Piece CCCXXXVIPhillips · Nov 2022$81,900≈ £68,812≈ €78,659Sign up to see

Anthony Caro O.M’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).

Of the 17 lots by Anthony Caro O.M recorded at auction between 2014 and 2024, 13 found a buyer (76%). Across 13 sales with a published price, the typical result was $22.7kSign up free to see to $75.6kSign up free to see (median $32.9kSign up free to see). Sea Shanty holds the top price on file: $252kSign up free to see at Phillips (November 2021). The houses with the most results are Phillips (16) and Bonhams (1).

Anthony Caro O.M at auction: key figures

Auction results: 17
Sold rate: 76%
Active at auction: 2014–2024
Median price: $32.9kSign up free to see
Record price: $252kSign up free to see Sea Shanty, Phillips, Nov 2021

Medium	Priced sales	Typical range	Median
Sculpture	10	$18.1k–$66.8kSign up free to see	$28.4kSign up free to see

Top auction houses: Phillips (16), Bonhams (1)

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17 results

Writing Piece "M", 1988–1989
Sculpture
18 1/4 x 11 1/8 x 11 1/2 in. (46.4 x 28.3 x 29.2 cm)
Phillips · Jun 17, 2024 · Lot 43
$11,430≈ £9,024≈ €10,670Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
Open Secret, 2003
Sculpture · ed. 3/3
closed 11 1/8 x 31 1/2 x 24 in. (28.3 x 80 x 61 cm) installation dimensions variable
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023 · Lot 199
$12,700≈ £10,189≈ €11,686Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
Concetta Sitting, 1984
Sculpture
25.5 x 18 x 17 in.
Bonhams · Sep 13, 2023 · Lot 77
$16,640≈ £13,347≈ €15,504Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
Table Piece CCCXXXVI, 1976-1977
Sculpture
15 1/2 x 77 x 17 in. (39.4 x 195.6 x 43.2 cm)
Phillips · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 199
$81,900≈ £68,812≈ €78,659Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
Table Piece CCLXI, 1975
Sculpture
23 x 57 x 24 in. (58.4 x 144.8 x 61 cm)
Phillips · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 200
$40,320≈ £33,877≈ €38,725Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
Table Piece CCVIII, 1974
Sculpture
sculpture 17 1/2 x 62 x 22 in. (44.5 x 157.5 x 55.9 cm) pedestal 37 1/2 x 74 x 24 in. (95.3 x 188 x 61 cm) overall 55 x 74 x 24 in. (139.7 x 188 x 61 cm)
Phillips · Sep 28, 2022 · Lot 53
$23,940≈ £22,593≈ €25,029Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
Gold Block II, 1997
Sculpture
19 1/2 x 15 x 16 in. (49.5 x 38.1 x 40.6 cm)
Phillips · Mar 9, 2022 · Lot 78
$22,680≈ £17,242≈ €20,631Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Sea Shanty, 1984
Sculpture
81 x 103 x 94 in. (205.7 x 261.6 x 238.8 cm)
Phillips · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 135
$252,000≈ £186,971≈ €222,124Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200,000–300,000View at Phillips ↗
Ballade, 1984–1985
Sculpture
53 x 26 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. (134.6 x 67.9 x 59.7 cm)
Phillips · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 136
$75,600≈ £56,091≈ €66,637Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
Rumba, 1999–2000
brass
21 5/8 x 15 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (54.9 x 39.4 x 22.5 cm)
Phillips · Jun 24, 2021 · Lot 124
$22,680≈ £16,319≈ €19,001Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗