Donald Deskey
American · 1894–1989 · Painter, Printmaker
Donald Sidney Deskey was an American industrial designer. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
chandelier from the Brown Palace HotelWright · $36,000≈ £18,355≈ €27,013Sign up to see
Ceiling light from the Brown Palace Hotel, DenverPhillips · $30,000≈ £23,607≈ €28,275Sign up to see
Table LampBonhams · $21,675≈ £17,493≈ €20,109Sign up to see
Donald Deskey’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
60
of 67 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
90%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 32 | 31 | 97% | $4.5kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $36kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 4 | 80% | $1.3kSign up | $1kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 4 | 100% | $7.8kSign up | $5kSign up | $20.5kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $594Sign up | $594Sign up | $594Sign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $12.5kSign up | $12.5kSign up | $20.5kSign up |
| Sculpture | 4 | 2 | 50% | $432Sign up | $432Sign up | $600Sign up |
| Other | 27 | 23 | 85% | $3.6kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $21.7kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.