Machine Age: career timeline
· Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 41 of 42 lots (98% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | $2.2kSign up | Other |
| 1930s | 29 | 29 | $704Sign up | Other |
| 1940s | 8 | 8 | $768Sign up | Other |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | $1.8kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up | Other |
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1920s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2.2kSign up
- Average
- $2.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 6.5 in (37 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1925 Radio tube store display$2.2kSign up
1930s 29 works
- Sold
- 29 of 29
- Median
- $704Sign up
- Average
- $961Sign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 8 in (34 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (20), Sculpture (6), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1930 Winged Figure mascot$704Sign up
c. 1930 Table mirror$128Sign up
c. 1930 Sconces, pair$192Sign up
c. 1930 Door pull$508Sign up
c. 1930 monumental film reel$520Sign up
c. 1930 Electric heater$720Sign up
1932 Streamlined coupe car/automobile renderings, set of two$320Sign up
c. 1935 Lounge chairs, pair$384Sign up
c. 1935 Candlesticks, pair$384Sign up
c. 1935 Collection of four streamlined car/automobile renderings$704Sign up
c. 1935 Floor lamps, pair$576Sign up
c. 1935 Vases, set of two$320Sign up
Show 12 more (1930s)
c. 1935 Floor candelabra, pair$3.5kSign up
c. 1935 Table lamp$466Sign up
c. 1935 Collection of four microphones$704Sign up
c. 1935 Table lamp$1.2kSign up
c. 1935 Table lamp$1.3kSign up
c. 1935 Occasional tables, pair$3.3kSign up
c. 1935 Barstools, pair$1.2kSign up
c. 1935 Table lamp$889Sign up
c. 1935 Table lamps, pair$318Sign up
c. 1935 Wall sconces, pair$924Sign up
c. 1935 Table lamps, pair$572Sign up
c. 1935 Table lamp$3.3kSign up
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
1940s 8 works
- Sold
- 8 of 8
- Median
- $768Sign up
- Average
- $952Sign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 6.5 in (25 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (6), Sculpture (2)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1940 Collection of four floor microphones$704Sign up
c. 1940 Table lamp base$576Sign up
c. 1940 Table lamps, pair$832Sign up
c. 1940 Toy cars, set of three$512Sign up
c. 1940 Truck bookends, pair$2kSign up
c. 1940 Rotating centerpiece$889Sign up
c. 1945 Collection of five microphones$1.4kSign up
c. 1945 Table lamp$665Sign up
1950s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $1.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 6.5 in (29 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1950 Ashtray$64Sign up
c. 1950 Table lamps with articulated robot hands, pair$3.6kSign up
1980s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 14 in (48 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1985 Table lamp$1.5kSign up
Creation date not recorded
1 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
sold 2011 Pair of tubular steel lounge chairs$282Sign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Machine Age auction results →