Contemporary
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Record prices
Medium pile carpetRago Auctions · $16,250≈ £11,539≈ €13,404Sign up to see
Pile carpetWright · $9,170≈ £7,065≈ €8,490Sign up to see
low pile carpetRago Auctions · $9,100≈ £7,001≈ €8,209Sign up to see
Contemporary’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
256
of 270 offered · 2015–2026
Sell-through
95%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 14 | 13 | 93% | $942Sign up | $625Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 33 | 29 | 88% | $2.4kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Sculpture | 19 | 19 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $635Sign up | $8.3kSign up |
| Other | 204 | 195 | 96% | $1.9kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.