Paul Dupré-Lafon: career timeline

1900–1971 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 34 of 40 lots (85% 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.

Paul Dupré-Lafon: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1920s	5	3	$79.9kSign up	Other
1930s	5	4	$15.8kSign up	Other
1940s	16	15	$7.6kSign up	Other
1950s	8	7	$10kSign up	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)Medium

1920s 5 works

Sold: 3 of 5
Median: $79.9kSign up
Average: $84.3kSign up
Typical size: 31.5 × 38 in (80 × 96 cm)
Mediums: Other (4), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1927 Illuminated 'transformation' bureau and chairUnsold
c. 1929 Important canapé$79.9kSign up
c. 1929 Important canapéUnsold
c. 1929 Pair of armchairs$66.7kSign up
c. 1929 Pair of armchairs$106kSign up

1930s 5 works

Sold: 4 of 5
Median: $15.8kSign up
Average: $16.4kSign up
Typical size: 50 × 21 in (127 × 53 cm)
Mediums: Other (4), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1930 Wardrobe$32.5kSign up
c. 1930 Table Lamp$3.8kSign up
c. 1935 CabinetUnsold
c. 1935 Valet$27.9kSign up
c. 1935 humidor$1.4kSign up

1940s 16 works

Sold: 15 of 16
Median: $7.6kSign up
Average: $38.2kSign up
Typical size: 10.5 × 8 in (27 × 20 cm)
Mediums: Other (14), Sculpture (2)
Subjects: —

c. 1940 Table lamp$2.5kSign up
c. 1940 Cendrier Éperon$1.8kSign up
c. 1940 Table lamp$7.6kSign up
c. 1940 Secrétaire à abattantUnsold
c. 1940 Pair of side tables$17.6kSign up
c. 1940 Nautical table lamps (3)$6.9kSign up
c. 1940 Sideboard$280kSign up
c. 1940 Humidor$4.1kSign up
c. 1945 Table lamp$14kSign up
c. 1945 Table lamp$2.3kSign up
c. 1945 Table lamp$3kSign up
c. 1945 Rare fourteen-piece desk set with table lamp$20.2kSign up

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1950s 8 works

Sold: 7 of 8
Median: $10kSign up
Average: $37.3kSign up
Typical size: 29.5 × 22 in (75 × 57 cm)
Mediums: Other (7), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: —

1950 BOX, c.1950Unsold
c. 1950 Dressing table$10kSign up
c. 1950 Desk clock/baromoter$10kSign up
c. 1955 Pair of bedside tables$7.1kSign up
c. 1955 Console$111kSign up
c. 1955 Set of ten armchairs$34.8kSign up
c. 1955 Dining table$79.2kSign up
c. 1958 Telephone table$9.4kSign up

Creation date not recorded

6 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 2020s 6 works

Sold: 5 of 6
Median: $10.4kSign up
Average: $12.9kSign up
Typical size: 54.5 × 67 in (138 × 170 cm)
Mediums: Other (6)
Subjects: —

sold 2020 Telephone Table$12.8kSign up
sold 2020 Untitled$8.2kSign up
sold 2020 Untitled$29.3kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled$10.4kSign up
sold 2022 Rare Table Lamp$3.8kSign up
sold 2024 Horseshoe vide-pocheUnsold

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 Paul Dupré-Lafon auction results →