What is a Guy Taplin sculpture worth?
b. 1939 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 58 priced auction sales, works by Guy Taplin have sold for a median of $1,422Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $792Sign up free to see and $2,020Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $1,300Sign up free to see across 43 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,353Sign up free to see across 46 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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Guy Taplin prices by medium
- Auction results
- 66
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2025
- Median price
- $1.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $10.1kSign up free to see Curlew, Sworders, Oct 2024
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 43 | $791–$2kSign up free to see | $1.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Sworders (42), Bonhams (17), Lyon & Turnbull (7)
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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) | 5 | $1k–$2.4kSign up free to see | $1.3kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 9 | $1.2k–$4.1kSign up free to see | $1.7kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 3 | $1.5k–$4.3kSign up free to see | $1.6kSign up free to see |
Recent Guy Taplin sales
- Untitled, c.1980 carved and painted driftwood with glass eyes, on a metal and driftwood ba — $536Sign up free to see, Sworders, Oct 7, 2025
- Untitled, Goldeneye; Black-headed gull two carved and painted driftwood sculptures with gl — $402Sign up free to see, Sworders, Oct 7, 2025
- Untitled, Avocet carved and painted driftwood with glass eyes — $871Sign up free to see, Sworders, Oct 7, 2025
- Untitled, Six sanderlings carved and painted driftwood — $2,681Sign up free to see, Sworders, Oct 7, 2025
- Untitled, carved and painted with black beaded glass eyes — $2,693Sign up free to see, Sworders, Sep 24, 2025
- Untitled, a carved and painted swan — $2,693Sign up free to see, Sworders, Sep 24, 2025
- Untitled, a carved pine swan — $2,020Sign up free to see, Sworders, Sep 24, 2025
- Untitled, a carved swan — $2,693Sign up free to see, Sworders, Sep 24, 2025
Questions about Guy Taplin prices
What is a Guy Taplin sculpture worth?
Based on 58 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Guy Taplin have sold for a median of $1,422, and half of them sold between $792 and $2,020. For sculptures alone the median is $1,300 (43 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 Guy Taplin sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $10,128 for “Curlew” at Sworders in October 2024.
How often do Guy Taplin works sell at auction?
88% of the 66 lots recorded between 2011 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Guy Taplin sculpture?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Guy Taplin have appeared at auction 66 times in ArtSell’s records between 2011 and 2025; 58 sold, a sell-through rate of 88%.
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