Robert Turner: career timeline
1913–2005 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 55 of 68 lots (81% 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 6 | $1.2kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1970s | 21 | 21 | $2.5kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1980s | 22 | 22 | $3.1kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | $2.3kSign up | Sculpture |
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1960s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 7 in (20 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (6)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1960 Early covered box$128Sign up
c. 1960 Early covered vessel$630Sign up
c. 1960 Charger$1.1kSign up
c. 1960 Early vase$1.9kSign up
c. 1965 Vases, set of two$2.5kSign up
c. 1967 Covered Jar$1.4kSign up
1970s 21 works
- Sold
- 21 of 21
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $3.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 9.5 in (24 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (21)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (4)
c. 1970 Vase$1.7kSign up
c. 1970 Vase$762Sign up
c. 1970 Early Dome$1.8kSign up
c. 1970 Covered vessel$1.4kSign up
c. 1970 "Beach" vessel$3.5kSign up
c. 1973 Prisco$5kSign up
c. 1974 Ceremonial Tureen$2.5kSign up
1974 Ceremonial tureen$15kSign up
c. 1975 Ashanti$3.6kSign up
c. 1975 Ashanti$3.8kSign up
c. 1975 Ashanti$3.5kSign up
c. 1976 Untitled from the Beach series$1.5kSign up
Show 9 more (1970s)
c. 1976 Vase$1.3kSign up
c. 1976 Untitled (from the Beach series)$2.5kSign up
c. 1976 "Dome" vessel$3.5kSign up
c. 1976 "Dome" vessel$2.5kSign up
c. 1976 Untitled from the Beach series$2.9kSign up
1977 Early Dome$2kSign up
1977 Circle-Square$3.6kSign up
c. 1978 Untitled$819Sign up
1979 Ashanti$3.8kSign up
1980s 22 works
- Sold
- 22 of 22
- Median
- $3.1kSign up
- Average
- $3.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 9.5 in (30 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (22)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (1)
c. 1980 Form III$6.1kSign up
c. 1980 Ashanti$2.2kSign up
c. 1980 Oshogbo vessel$3.5kSign up
c. 1980 Ife$4.9kSign up
c. 1980 High Square$2.5kSign up
c. 1980 Ife$3.8kSign up
c. 1980 Oshogbo$3.3kSign up
c. 1980 Dome$1.2kSign up
c. 1980 "de Chelly" vessel$4kSign up
c. 1981 Bowl Squared$2.4kSign up
c. 1981 Bowl Squared$1.5kSign up
c. 1981 Bowl Squared$1.7kSign up
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1990s 6 works
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 8 works
- Sold
- 3 of 8
- Median
- $8.8kSign up
- Average
- $6.4kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Sculpture (6), Other (2)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2018 AshantiUnsold
sold 2018 AkanUnsold
sold 2019 Akan$1.8kSign up
sold 2019 AshantiUnsold
sold 2019 Ashanti lidded vessel$8.8kSign up
sold 2019 Akan vessel from the III series$8.8kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $2.2kSign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Sculpture (4), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2020 Dome$1.5kSign up
sold 2020 Ashanti$1.7kSign up
sold 2021 Ashanti lidded vessel$4.4kSign up
sold 2024 Akan III (Teapot)$2.8kSign up
sold 2025 UntitledResult not published
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 Robert Turner auction results →