Christopher Ries
American · b. 1952 · Sculptor
Christopher Ries is an American glass artist and sculptor. Ries is noted for applying classical sculptural reduction to cold optical crystal rather than using traditional hot… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
SpringRago Auctions · $75,000≈ £58,466≈ €63,270Sign up to see
GuardianRago Auctions · $47,500≈ £37,028≈ €40,071Sign up to see
GuardianRago Auctions · $35,000≈ £25,596≈ €29,866Sign up to see
Christopher Ries’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).
Lots sold
46
of 49 offered · 2019–2025
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 1 | 100% | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 5 | 3 | 60% | $2.7kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Other | 43 | 42 | 98% | $13.2kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $75kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.