What is a Baule sculpture worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 18 works by Baule with a published auction price sold between $353Sign up free to see and $957Sign up free to see, and the median is $576Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $576Sign up free to see across 18 sales. In the last five years the median was $512Sign up free to see across 10 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Baule prices by medium
- Auction results
- 18
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2018–2026
- Median price
- $576Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $14.3kSign up free to see mask, Wright, Sep 2018
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 18 | $353–$957Sign up free to see | $576Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Wright (17), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 4 | $317–$535Sign up free to see | $382Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 12 | $495–$2.2kSign up free to see | $655Sign up free to see |
Recent Baule sales
- Mask, carved wood — $512Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Mblo portrait mask, carved wood — $1,280Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Blolo Bian (male spirit spouse), carved wood — $320Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Blolo Bla (female spirit spouse), carved wood — $512Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Bronze passport masks, set of three, bronze — $826Sign up free to see, Wright, Dec 3, 2025
- Mblo portrait mask, carved and painted wood, rope — $445Sign up free to see, Wright, Dec 3, 2025
- Mask with figure holding serpents, carved and painted wood — $660Sign up free to see, Wright, Dec 3, 2025
- Figure, carved wood, beads — $198Sign up free to see, Wright, Dec 3, 2025
Questions about Baule prices
What is a Baule sculpture worth?
Based on 18 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Baule have sold for a median of $576, and half of them sold between $353 and $957. For sculptures alone the median is $576 (18 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Baule sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $14,300 for “mask” at Wright in September 2018.
How often do Baule works sell at auction?
100% of the 18 lots recorded between 2018 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Baule sculpture?
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Baule have appeared at auction 18 times in ArtSell’s records between 2018 and 2026; 18 sold, a sell-through rate of 100%.
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