Ferdinand Preiss
German · 1882–1943 · Painter, Printmaker
Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss was a German sculptor. He was one of the leading sculptors of the Art Deco period. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Flame Leaper, circa 1935Smith & Singer · A$73,200≈ $51,948≈ £39,477≈ €45,753Sign up to see
'The Stile' an Art Deco Patinated Bronze and Carved Ivory FigureBonhams · £28,750≈ $48,711≈ €35,915Sign up to see
Sun WorshipperBonhams · $43,750≈ £28,251≈ €33,672Sign up to see
Ferdinand Preiss’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).
Price trend
4 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6kSign up | $6kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6kSign up | $6kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Sculpture | 45 | 34 | 76% | $14.5kSign up | $8.6kSign up | $51.9kSign up |
| Other | 31 | 19 | 61% | $5.8kSign up | $2.6kSign 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.