What is a Bertel Thorvaldsen sculpture worth?
1770–1844 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 8 works by Bertel Thorvaldsen with a published auction price sold between $973Sign up free to see and $9,530Sign up free to see, and the median is $3,883Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $5,037Sign up free to see across 5 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,730Sign up free to see across 3 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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Bertel Thorvaldsen prices by medium
- Auction results
- 12
- Sold rate
- 67%
- Active at auction
- 2010–2025
- Median price
- $3.9kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $101kSign up free to see rare and important signed Carrara marble bas-relief plaque of 'The Genii of Music Singing', Bonhams, Nov 2021
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 5 | $2.7k–$8.5kSign up free to see | $5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Lempertz (7), Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (2), Bonhams (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 Bertel Thorvaldsen sales
- Alexander des Grossen einzug in Babylon, engravings by Samuel Amsler — $58Sign up free to see, Hessink's Auctions, Jun 26, 2025
- Two frames with 25 porcelain reliefs by Bertel Thorvaldsen, Framed under glass. Ebonised and bronze painted softwood frames, H 68, W — $2,730Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 15, 2024
- rare and important signed Carrara marble bas-relief plaque of 'The Genii of Music Singing', marble — $101,264Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 17, 2021
- A cast iron plate with an allegory of autumn — $1,123Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Apr 6, 2019
- A pair of cast iron plates with seasonal allegories, With remains of bronze patination, hanging loop attached with plaster and leathe — $5,037Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Apr 21, 2018
- Büste des Cupido – wohl Carlo Alberto Thorvaldsen (1806 – 1811). Nach 1811, Carrara-Marmor. 44,5 cm (mit Sockel) (17 ½ in. (mit Sockel)) — $8,495Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Nov 28, 2013
- BELLEROPHON AND PEGASUS, Pen and brush in brown over a sketc — $12,633Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 13, 2012
- Supraporte aus dem Musikzimmer von Schloß Branitz. 2. H. 20. Jh, Gips — $523Sign up free to see, Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden, Mar 13, 2010
Questions about Bertel Thorvaldsen prices
What is a Bertel Thorvaldsen sculpture worth?
Based on 8 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Bertel Thorvaldsen have sold for a median of $3,883, and half of them sold between $973 and $9,530. For sculptures alone the median is $5,037 (5 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 Bertel Thorvaldsen sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $101,264 for “rare and important signed Carrara marble bas-relief plaque of 'The Genii of Music Singing'” at Bonhams in November 2021.
How often do Bertel Thorvaldsen works sell at auction?
67% of the 12 lots recorded between 2010 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Bertel Thorvaldsen sculpture?
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Bertel Thorvaldsen have appeared at auction 12 times in ArtSell’s records between 2010 and 2025; 8 sold, a sell-through rate of 67%.
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