Paul Theodore Frankl: career timeline

1887–1958 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 108 of 132 lots (82% 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 Theodore 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	13	13	$2.5kSign up	Other
1930s	14	14	$4.2kSign up	Other
1940s	48	47	$3.8kSign up	Other
1950s	32	32	$5kSign up	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)Medium

1920s 13 works

Sold: 13 of 13
Median: $2.5kSign up
Average: $6.1kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 12.5 in (39 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Other (13)
Subjects: —

c. 1925 Puzzle desk$5kSign up
c. 1925 Desk$2.5kSign up
c. 1927 cabinet$1.3kSign up
c. 1927 Wing-back lounge chair$6.3kSign up
c. 1928 Skyscraper occasional table$4.5kSign up
1928 Modernique table clock, model 431$1.6kSign up
1928 Modernique table clock, model 431$1.5kSign up
c. 1928 Skyscraper occasional table$3.8kSign up
1928 Modernique table clock, model 431$378Sign up
1928 Modernique table clock, model 431$1.4kSign up
1928 Modernique table clock, model 431A$2.3kSign up
c. 1928 Skyscraper daybed$45.6kSign up

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c. 1929 Rond vanity set$3kSign up

1930s 14 works

Sold: 14 of 14
Median: $4.2kSign up
Average: $7.1kSign up
Typical size: 27.5 × 36 in (70 × 91 cm)
Mediums: Other (12), Mixed media (1), Multiple (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1930 Skyscraper bookcase$12.1kSign up
c. 1930 Skyscraper bookcase$5.3kSign up
c. 1930 Skyscraper occasional table$5.1kSign up
c. 1935 Group of drawings (38)$20kSign up
c. 1935 “Speed” chair and ottoman$25kSign up
c. 1938 Sofa$4.4kSign up
c. 1938 Speed lounge chairs, pair$12.7kSign up
c. 1938 Speed chair$3.9kSign up
c. 1938 Corner table, model 1032$219Sign up
c. 1938 Coffee table, model 1021$2.2kSign up
c. 1938 Pair of lounge chairs model 203 and ottomans model 4036$3.5kSign up
c. 1938 Sofa, model 3436 and pair of tables, model 1019$1.5kSign up

Show 2 more (1930s)

c. 1939 Desk$1.9kSign up
c. 1939 Chair$1.9kSign up

1940s 48 works

Sold: 47 of 48
Median: $3.8kSign up
Average: $5.9kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 51.5 in (56 × 131 cm)
Mediums: Other (48)
Subjects: —

c. 1940 Cabinet$4.7kSign up
c. 1940 Combed wood sideboard$282Sign up
c. 1940 Combed wood console table$2.5kSign up
c. 1940 Curved chair$1.6kSign up
c. 1942 Dining suite$3.1kSign up
1944 Drawing$2.9kSign up
c. 1945 Desk, model 5010$6.4kSign up
c. 1945 Two-tier console table, model 5019$3.6kSign up
c. 1945 Nightstand from the Station Wagon series$2.4kSign up
c. 1945 Cabinet$2kSign up
c. 1945 Sideboard$3.1kSign up
c. 1945 Occasional tables, pair$1.8kSign up

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c. 1945 Nightstands from the Station Wagon series, pair$6.3kSign up
c. 1945 cabinet from the Station Wagon series$9.4kSign up
c. 1948 Dining table, model 5002$7kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1948 Console table, model 5034$3.6kSign up
c. 1948 Rare coffee table, model 5025$22.9kSign up
c. 1948 Console table, model 5008$2.5kSign up
c. 1948 Dining chairs, set of ten$2.4kSign up
1948 FOR JOHNSON FURNITURE CO. MODEL 5028 "BIG FOOT" COFFEE TABLE$19.2kSign up
1948 Occasional tables model 5026, pair$1.4kSign up
c. 1948 Coffee table, model 5028$18.9kSign up
c. 1948 Coffee table, model 5004$2.1kSign up
c. 1948 Dining chairs, set of eight$4kSign up

…and 24 more works from this group in the full results list.

1950s 32 works

Sold: 32 of 32
Median: $5kSign up
Average: $6.6kSign up
Typical size: 17.5 × 47.5 in (45 × 121 cm)
Mediums: Other (32)
Subjects: —

1950 FOR JOHNSON FURNITURE CO. CORK DINING TABLE$1.4kSign up
c. 1950 Coffee table, model 5020$6.9kSign up
c. 1950 occasional tables model 5015, pair$1kSign up
c. 1950 Debonaire nightstands model 1034, pair$1.1kSign up
c. 1950 Debonaire cabinet, model 1031-B$500Sign up
c. 1950 Desk$3.8kSign up
c. 1950 Cork dining table$4.2kSign up
c. 1950 Benches (2)$4.4kSign up
c. 1950 Cork coffee table$7.2kSign up
c. 1951 Embassy Group sideboard, model 2260$1.9kSign up
c. 1951 Coffee table, model 5005$16.5kSign up
c. 1951 Coffee table, model 5005$15.2kSign up

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c. 1951 Coffee table, model 5005$12.6kSign up
c. 1951 Coffee table, model 5005$12.6kSign up
c. 1951 Coffee table, model 5005$16.9kSign up
c. 1951 Coffee table, model 5005$13.8kSign up
c. 1951 coffee table, model 5005$10kSign up
c. 1951 Dining table$7.5kSign up
c. 1951 Coffee table$8.8kSign up
c. 1951 Dining suite (7)$7.5kSign up
c. 1951 Corner tables (2)$3.8kSign up
c. 1951 Desk$3kSign up
c. 1951 Two-tiered end tables (3)$5kSign up
c. 1951 Buffet$3.8kSign up

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

24 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 11 works

Sold: 5 of 11
Median: $8.8kSign up
Average: $20.8kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (11)
Subjects: —

sold 2018 Skyscraper Bookcase$75kSign up
sold 2019 Skyscraper BookcaseUnsold
sold 2019 Pair of Skyscraper BookcasesUnsold
sold 2019 Rare Custom DeskUnsold
sold 2019 Pair of Sofa Tables$1.5kSign up
sold 2019 Coffee table$15kSign up

Show 5 more (2010s)

sold 2019 Coffee table$3.8kSign up
sold 2019 Pair of Skyscraper BookcasesUnsold
sold 2019 Skyscraper BookcaseUnsold
sold 2019 Large custom dining table$8.8kSign up
sold 2019 Speed Chair and OttomanUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2020s 13 works

Sold: 12 of 13
Median: $3.9kSign up
Average: $4.8kSign up
Typical size: 26.5 × 32.5 in (67 × 83 cm)
Mediums: Other (13)
Subjects: —

sold 2020 Skyscraper Bookcase$7.6kSign up
sold 2020 Pair of Skyscraper Bookcases$13.8kSign up
sold 2021 sideboard$520Sign up
sold 2021 dining set: table with six dining chairs$390Sign up
sold 2021 Modernique table clock, model 431A$2.3kSign up
sold 2021 Modernique table clock, model 431$1kSign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2021 Station Wagon dresser cabinet$8.8kSign up
sold 2021 Station Wagon nightstand cabinets, pair$6.9kSign up
sold 2022 side tables, pair$780Sign up
sold 2023 Skyscraper cabinetUnsold
sold 2025 Custom lounge chairs and ottomans from a Frankl interior, pair$7.6kSign up
sold 2025 Desk$4.5kSign up

…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.

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 Theodore Frankl auction results →