What is a Hans Coper sculpture worth?
1920–1981 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 212 priced auction sales, works by Hans Coper have sold for a median of $61,565Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $29,243Sign up free to see and $128,440Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $70,425Sign up free to see across 196 sales. In the last five years the median was $84,651Sign up free to see across 122 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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Hans Coper prices by medium
- Auction results
- 227
- Sold rate
- 93%
- Active at auction
- 2006–2026
- Median price
- $61.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $881kSign up free to see Monumental ovoid pot, Phillips, Nov 2021
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 196 | $33.3k–$134kSign up free to see | $70.4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (180), Bonhams (35), Art+Object (3)
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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) | 155 | $24.5k–$103kSign up free to see | $52.5kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 51 | $58.7k–$198kSign up free to see | $102kSign up free to see |
Recent Hans Coper sales
- "Poppy Head" pot, Stoneware, porcelain slips and engobes over a textured and incised body, the int — $23,220Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 12, 2026
- Untitled, Stoneware, layered manganese glaze and white slip with a carved portrait, beneat — $1,110Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Mar 17, 2026
- Footed pot with four indents, Stoneware, layered white porcelain slips and engobes over a textured and incised — $154,800Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 13, 2025
- Cup with four indents on cylindrical foot, Stoneware, black glaze over a textured and incised body — $33,708Sign up free to see, Phillips, Nov 4, 2025
- Bottle with disc top, Stoneware, layered porcelain slips and engobes over a textured and incised body, — $32,022Sign up free to see, Phillips, Nov 4, 2025
- Archive of clay prints, drawings, and letters — $3,799Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jun 11, 2025
- Ovoid form with flattened cylinder, Stoneware, layered porcelain slips and engobes over a textured and incised body, — $86,195Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jun 11, 2025
- "Cycladic" pot with spherical volume and oval lip, Stoneware, layered white porcelain slips and engobes over a body with textured a — $76,200Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 10, 2025
Questions about Hans Coper prices
What is a Hans Coper sculpture worth?
Based on 212 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Hans Coper have sold for a median of $61,565, and half of them sold between $29,243 and $128,440. For sculptures alone the median is $70,425 (196 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 Hans Coper sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $880,512 for “Monumental ovoid pot” at Phillips in November 2021.
How often do Hans Coper works sell at auction?
93% of the 227 lots recorded between 2006 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Hans Coper sculpture?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Of the 227 lots by Hans Coper recorded at auction between 2006 and 2026, 212 found a buyer (93%).
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