What is a Benin sculpture worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Based on 5 priced auction sales, works by Benin have sold for a median of $448Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $256Sign up free to see and $1,625Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $352Sign up free to see across 4 sales. In the last five years the median was $352Sign up free to see across 4 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings. Past auction results are shown for reference. Every piece is valued individually by a licensed appraiser.
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Benin prices by medium
- Auction results
- 5
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2014–2026
- Median price
- $448Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $5.8kSign up free to see Antiker Vogel, 19. Jahrhundert, Quittenbaum, Jun 2022
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 4 | $224–$742Sign up free to see | $352Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Wright (4), Quittenbaum (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.
Recent Benin sales
- Head of a Portuguese soldier and cuff with leopard, bronze — $256Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Figural group, bronze — $448Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Figures, pair, patinated bronze — $127Sign up free to see, Wright, Dec 3, 2025
- Antiker Vogel, 19. Jahrhundert, 20 cm (mit Sockel 22 cm) (H) — $5,809Sign up free to see, Quittenbaum, Jun 28, 2022
- figure, cast bronze — $1,625Sign up free to see, Wright, Sep 23, 2014
Questions about Benin prices
What is a Benin sculpture worth?
Based on 5 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Benin have sold for a median of $448, and half of them sold between $256 and $1,625. For sculptures alone the median is $352 (4 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 Benin sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $5,809 for “Antiker Vogel, 19. Jahrhundert” at Quittenbaum in June 2022.
How often do Benin works sell at auction?
100% of the 5 lots recorded between 2014 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Benin sculpture?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Benin have appeared at auction 5 times in ArtSell’s records between 2014 and 2026; 5 sold, a sell-through rate of 100%.
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