Reg Butler Sculpture: Auction Prices

British · 1913–1981

ArtSell has recorded 11 auction results for Reg Butler sculpture between 2011 and 2026, of which 10 sold (91% sell-through). Prices realised range from $1,900 to $125,000, with a median of $6,895 across 10 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 1 lot offered at auction whose result the house did not publish is listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $125,000 for “The Unknown Political Prisoner maquette” at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in 2011.

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All sculpture results

1. 
   Girl on a Wheel, 2, 1959

   Sculpture

   30 h x 17¾ w x 17¾ d in (76 x 45 x 45 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jan 28, 2026 · Lot 120
   $30,480≈ £22,108≈ €25,455Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
2. 
   Seated Figure, 1964

   Sculpture · ed. 1/9

   4 5/8 in (11.9 cm) (length)

   Bonhams · Jul 31, 2025 · Lot 25
   $1,920≈ £1,451≈ €1,677Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   Torso, 1954

   Sculpture · ed. 3/8

   12.25" h (with base) x 5" w

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Jul 27, 2025 · Lot 85
   $3,800≈ £2,830≈ €3,261HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
4. 
   Nude Female Form

   Sculpture

   Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Mar 1, 2025 · Lot 269
   $5,440≈ £4,316≈ €5,225Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
5. 
   STUDY FOR CIRCUS, 1959 (RB 164), 1959

   Sculpture · ed. 7/8

   68cm x 19cm x 17.5cm (26 ½in x 7 ½in x 7in)

   Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 31, 2024 · Lot 43
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £8,000–12,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
6. 
   Three Quarter Figure II, 1966

   Sculpture

   57cm x 8cm x 8.2cm (22.5in x 3.15in x 3.25in)

   Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 29, 2022 · Lot 190
   £6,250≈ $7,851≈ €7,448Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
7. 
   Girl, conceived 1951

   Sculpture

   24cm high (9.5in high)

   Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 29, 2021 · Lot 128
   £6,250≈ $8,614≈ €7,397Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
8. 
   Ohne Titel

   Sculpture · ed. 8/8

   22 x 6,5 x 5,5cm

   Van Ham · Dec 10, 2020 · Lot 1109
   €4,902≈ $5,939≈ £4,466Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Van Ham ↗
9. 
   Seated Girl, 1965, cast

   Sculpture

   11 x 6 x 8 in

   Concept Art Gallery · Oct 10, 2020 · Lot 243
   Result not publishedEst. $4,000–8,000View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
10. 
    Girl on a Wheel, 2, 1959

    Sculpture

    30½ h x 17¾ dia in (77 x 45 cm)

    Wright · Apr 27, 2017 · Lot 27
    $16,900≈ £13,112≈ €15,532Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
11. 
    Head, 1959

    Sculpture · ed. 3/8

    7-1/4 in..

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 18, 2016 · Lot 199
    $1,900≈ £1,541≈ €1,788HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–4,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
12. 
    The Unknown Political Prisoner maquette, 1951-52

    Sculpture

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 92
    $125,000≈ £76,720≈ €89,561Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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