What is a Ethiopian sculpture worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 6 works by Ethiopian with a published auction price sold between $356Sign up free to see and $1,325Sign up free to see, and the median is $594Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $1,524Sign up free to see across 3 sales. In the last five years the median was $594Sign up free to see across 6 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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Ethiopian prices by medium
- Auction results
- 6
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2022–2026
- Median price
- $594Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $2.8kSign up free to see Jimma chair, Wright, Jan 2022
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 3 | $191–$2.8kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (3), Wright (2), Toomey & Co. (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 Ethiopian sales
- Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab (healing scroll), ink and pigment on parchment and cotton — $320Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Arussi shield, embossed hide — $726Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Sep 25, 2025
- Drum, hide stretched over carved wood — $191Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 22, 2025
- Chair, carved wood — $1,524Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 22, 2025
- Arussi shield, embossed hide — $462Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 22, 2025
- Jimma chair, carved wood — $2,750Sign up free to see, Wright, Jan 27, 2022
Questions about Ethiopian prices
What is a Ethiopian sculpture worth?
Based on 6 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Ethiopian have sold for a median of $594, and half of them sold between $356 and $1,325. For sculptures alone the median is $1,524 (3 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 Ethiopian sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $2,750 for “Jimma chair” at Wright in January 2022.
How often do Ethiopian works sell at auction?
100% of the 6 lots recorded between 2022 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Ethiopian sculpture?
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ArtSell has recorded 6 auction results for Ethiopian between 2022 and 2026, and 6 of them sold (100%).
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