Paul Frankl: career timeline

1886–1958 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 14 of 27 lots (52% 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 Frankl: 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	2	2	$16kSign up	Other
1930s	1	1	$800Sign up	Other
1940s	4	4	$2.8kSign up	Other
1950s	7	6	$2.1kSign up	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)Medium

1920s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $16kSign up
Average: $16kSign up
Typical size: 29.5 × 35.5 in (74 × 90 cm)
Mediums: Other (2)
Subjects: —

c. 1927 Desk$20kSign up
c. 1928 cabinet$12kSign up

1930s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $800Sign up
Average: $800Sign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1938 'Speed' Sofa$800Sign up

1940s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $2.8kSign up
Average: $9.2kSign up
Typical size: 21 × 72 in (53 × 183 cm)
Mediums: Other (4)
Subjects: —

c. 1940 Console Table$650Sign up
c. 1945 console$4.8kSign up
c. 1948 "Big Foot" coffee table, model no. 5028$30.5kSign up
c. 1948 occasional table$840Sign up

1950s 7 works

Sold: 6 of 7
Median: $2.1kSign up
Average: $3.4kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 47.5 in (56 × 121 cm)
Mediums: Other (7)
Subjects: —

c. 1950 Bedroom Suite (6)$1.4kSign up
c. 1950 Art Deco Coffee TableUnsold
c. 1950 'Station Wagon' Chest of Drawers$5kSign up
c. 1950 Y-back dining chairs, set of eight$1.8kSign up
c. 1950 dining table$2.4kSign up
c. 1951 Corner Table$550Sign up
c. 1951 Coffee table, model no. 5005$9.5kSign up

Creation date not recorded

13 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 9 works

Sold: 6 of 9
Median: $750Sign up
Average: $779Sign up
Typical size: 30 × 59.5 in (76 × 151 cm)
Mediums: Other (9)
Subjects: —

sold 2012 ? Cork Top Coffee Table Signed John$900Sign up
sold 2012 Ebonized Side Table and a Deco$325Sign up
sold 2012 Corkfront Credenza$700Sign up
sold 2013 ? Midcentury Blonde Wood Credenza$450Sign up
sold 2014 Design for Machine Age$1.5kSign up
sold 2015 Pair of end tablesUnsold

Show 3 more (2010s)

sold 2018 Midcentury Cork Top Table$800Sign up
sold 2019 Console TableUnsold
sold 2019 Coffee TableUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $1.7kSign up
Average: $1.9kSign up
Typical size: 28.5 × 22 in (72 × 57 cm)
Mediums: Other (4)
Subjects: —

sold 2024 Commode de la série Debonair$2.8kSign up
sold 2025 for Brown Saltman, Tiered End Table$250Sign up
sold 2025 Console$4.1kSign up
sold 2026 FOR BROWN-SALTMAN MAHOGANY 'BELL' SIDE TABLE$650Sign 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 Paul Frankl auction results →