Norman Bel Geddes: career timeline
American · 1893–1958 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 24 of 32 lots (75% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up | Drawing |
| 1930s | 21 | 21 | $875Sign up | Other |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | $781Sign up | Other |
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1910s 1 work
1930s 21 works
- Sold
- 21 of 21
- Median
- $875Sign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 8 in (25 × 21 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (19), Sculpture (2)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
c. 1930 Chest$750Sign up
c. 1930 Cobra lamp$1kSign up
1933 General Motors 25th Anniversary medals, set of two$455Sign up
1933 Commemorative Medal$3.1kSign up
1934 Mirrors (2)$875Sign up
1935 Soda King syphon bottle$192Sign up
c. 1935 Pitcher$960Sign up
c. 1935 Magazine rack$128Sign up
c. 1935 Manhattan tray with flower holder$191Sign up
1935 Soda King syphon bottles, set of three$762Sign up
1935 Soda King syphon bottle$264Sign up
1935 Soda King syphon bottle$189Sign up
Show 9 more (1930s)
1935 Soda King syphon bottles, set of five$1.4kSign up
c. 1935 cabinet$1.3kSign up
c. 1936 Club chair$600Sign up
1937 Manhattan tray$599Sign up
1937 Collection of Manhattan tabletop articles$2.8kSign up
1937 Manhattan six-piece cocktail set$3.3kSign up
1937 Manhattan cocktail set$9.6kSign up
1939 Patriot radio$960Sign up
1939 Patriot radio$960Sign up
1940s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $781Sign up
- Average
- $781Sign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 27 in (54 × 69 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1), Multiple (1)
- Subjects
- —
1940 Aristocrat radio, model FC 400$931Sign up
c. 1940 Dresser$630Sign up
Creation date not recorded
8 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 2016 To the Advancement of Motor Transportation$650Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works
sold 2021 Manhattan cocktail shaker and tray$715Sign up
sold 2021 barware, collection of 27 items$520Sign up
sold 2021 Soda King Syphon bottles, two$130Sign up
sold 2021 Manhattan six-piece cocktail set$2.9kSign up
sold 2021 Manhattan six-piece cocktail set$4.2kSign up
sold 2022 Manhattan Cocktail Shaker and Tray$1.3kSign up
Show 1 more (2020s)
sold 2024 Manhattan five-piece cocktail setUnsold
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 Norman Bel Geddes auction results →