Birger Kaipiainen: career timeline

1915–1988 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 13 of 42 lots (31% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Birger Kaipiainen: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1940s	2	2	$2.4kSign up	Other
1950s	2	2	$10.8kSign up	Sculpture
1960s	3	3	$7.6kSign up	Sculpture
1970s	4	2	$6.1kSign up	Sculpture
1980s	2	1	$6.3kSign up	Sculpture

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1940s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $2.4kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 14 in (31 × 36 cm)
Mediums: Other (2)
Subjects: —

1942 Untitled$2.5kSign up
1944 Untitled$2.3kSign up

1950s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $10.8kSign up
Average: $10.8kSign up
Typical size: 8.5 × 19.5 in (22 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (2)
Subjects: —

c. 1950 Dish$11.4kSign up
c. 1955 Wall plaque$10.2kSign up

1960s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $7.6kSign up
Average: $10.5kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 17.5 in (38 × 45 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (3)
Subjects: —

c. 1960 Plate$4.8kSign up
c. 1960 Charger$18.9kSign up
c. 1965 Rare wall plaque$7.6kSign up

1970s 4 works

Sold: 2 of 4
Median: $6.1kSign up
Average: $6.1kSign up
Typical size: 2 × 17.5 in (5 × 45 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (3), Other (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1970 Decorative Dish, Arabia, 1970's$174Sign up
c. 1970 Unique large bowlUnsold
c. 1970 Wall-mounted platterUnsold
1976 Platter$12kSign up

1980s 2 works

Sold: 1 of 2
Median: $6.3kSign up
Average: $6.3kSign up
Typical size: 17 × 17.5 in (43 × 44 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (2)
Subjects: Butterflies (1)

c. 1980 Wall plaque$6.3kSign up
1982 Decorative dish, Butterfly, Arabia 1982Unsold

Creation date not recorded

29 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $480Sign up
Average: $480Sign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Sculpture (2)
Subjects: Cattle & animals (1)

sold 2003 'Man on Horse',$680Sign up
sold 2003 'Lion',$280Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $3.8kSign up
Average: $3.8kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Sculpture (1), Other (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2015 Untitled (charger)$2.5kSign up
sold 2018 Rare Vase$5kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 25 works

Sold: 19 of 25
Median: $4.5kSign up
Average: $18.3kSign up
Typical size: 9.5 × 10 in (25 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (13), Other (12)
Subjects: Birds (3)

sold 2022 Beaded Bird Charger$8.3kSign up
sold 2022 Beaded Bird$101kSign up
sold 2023 Large Wall Charger$7.7kSign up
sold 2024 Untitled$12kSign up
sold 2026 Florence, ArabiaUnsold
sold 2026 Decoration relief, ArabiaUnsold

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2026 A pair of tea cups, Arabia$144Sign up
sold 2026 Tea cup and saucer$130Sign up
sold 2026 Decoratvie Dish, "The Second Millenium", Arabia$1.7kSign up
sold 2026 Beaded Bird Sculpture$166kSign up
sold 2026 Decorative dish, Arabia$1.8kSign up
sold 2026 Bowl, Arabia$1.1kSign up

…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Birger Kaipiainen auction results →