What is a Ferdinand Preiss sculpture worth?
1882–1943 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 54 priced auction sales, works by Ferdinand Preiss have sold for a median of $5,609Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $2,682Sign up free to see and $13,574Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $8,603Sign up free to see across 34 sales. In the last five years the median was $6,531Sign up free to see across 20 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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Ferdinand Preiss prices by medium
- Auction results
- 77
- Sold rate
- 70%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2026
- Median price
- $5.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $51.9kSign up free to see Flame Leaper, circa 1935, Smith & Singer, Mar 2019
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 34 | $4.3k–$18kSign up free to see | $8.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bonhams (19), im Kinsky (19), Sworders (10)
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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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 30 | $2.1k–$11.1kSign up free to see | $4.7kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 15 | $7.5k–$30.4kSign up free to see | $19.4kSign up free to see |
Recent Ferdinand Preiss sales
- Untitled, bronze — $7,040Sign up free to see, Abell Auction Company, May 21, 2026
- Tafelaufsatz, Bronze — $6,923Sign up free to see, Auktionshaus Mehlis, Mar 26, 2026
- Elfenbeinskulptur weiblicher Akt — $3,110Sign up free to see, Auktionshaus Mehlis, Nov 22, 2025
- A chryselephantine figure of Salomé dancing, Ivory with minor polychromy, two small faceted red garnets, gilded bronze/metal, — $3,734Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Nov 15, 2024
- Two cold-painted bronze and ivory figures on marble bases — $844Sign up free to see, Sworders, Oct 22, 2024
- "Hoop Girl", Bronze in Kaltbemalung staffiert — $837Sign up free to see, Auktionshaus Mehlis, Sep 26, 2024
- Aphrodite with rose, ivory, rose patinated red; bronze, painted; onyx base; reverse of the base signe — $5,212Sign up free to see, im Kinsky, Jun 18, 2024
- Flute Player — $6,138Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Dec 5, 2023
Questions about Ferdinand Preiss prices
What is a Ferdinand Preiss sculpture worth?
Based on 54 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Ferdinand Preiss have sold for a median of $5,609, and half of them sold between $2,682 and $13,574. For sculptures alone the median is $8,603 (34 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 Ferdinand Preiss sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $51,948 for “Flame Leaper, circa 1935” at Smith & Singer in March 2019.
How often do Ferdinand Preiss works sell at auction?
70% of the 77 lots recorded between 2011 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Ferdinand Preiss sculpture?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Ferdinand Preiss have appeared at auction 77 times in ArtSell’s records between 2011 and 2026; 54 sold, a sell-through rate of 70%.
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