What is a Otto Poertzel sculpture worth?
1876–1963 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 18 priced auction sales, works by Otto Poertzel have sold for a median of $1,547Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $609Sign up free to see and $3,062Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $1,547Sign up free to see across 14 sales. In the last five years the median was $738Sign up free to see across 8 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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Otto Poertzel prices by medium
- Auction results
- 30
- Sold rate
- 60%
- Active at auction
- 1999–2026
- Median price
- $1.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $26.1kSign up free to see figural group: "Tom the rhyme, im Kinsky, Nov 2013
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 14 | $653–$3.4kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (8), Morton Subastas (5), im Kinsky (4)
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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) | 6 | $328–$2.7kSign up free to see | $835Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 5 | $2.8k–$3.9kSign up free to see | $2.9kSign up free to see |
Recent Otto Poertzel sales
- NIÑA CHAMPÁN, Escultura criselefantina — $595Sign up free to see, Morton Subastas, Sep 13, 2025
- 'Snake Dancer', Cold painted and gilt bronze, modelled as a dancing female, raised on a turned o — $3,124Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Sep 9, 2025
- Büste "Sieger" — $650Sign up free to see, Auktionshaus Mehlis, Feb 24, 2024
- Fasanenpaar. Wohl 1920er/1930er Jahre, Bronze, gegossen, schwarzbraun patiniert — $321Sign up free to see, Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden, Nov 4, 2023
- The Miner, bronze on marble base — $827Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Jul 31, 2023
- Soldat mit Stahlhelm, Bronze — $249Sign up free to see, Auktionshaus Mehlis, Nov 26, 2022
- ART DECO FIGURE, CIRCA 1925, gilt-bronze — $1,323Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 12, 2022
- Der Gefangene Vogel, Bronze, gegossen, poliert, mit Resten einer goldbronzefarbenen Fassung — $2,787Sign up free to see, Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden, Sep 17, 2022
Questions about Otto Poertzel prices
What is a Otto Poertzel sculpture worth?
Based on 18 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Otto Poertzel have sold for a median of $1,547, and half of them sold between $609 and $3,062. For sculptures alone the median is $1,547 (14 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 Otto Poertzel sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $26,104 for “figural group: "Tom the rhyme” at im Kinsky in November 2013.
How often do Otto Poertzel works sell at auction?
60% of the 30 lots recorded between 1999 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Otto Poertzel sculpture?
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Otto Poertzel have appeared at auction 30 times in ArtSell’s records between 1999 and 2026; 18 sold, a sell-through rate of 60%.
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