Sam Maloof
1916–2009
Sam Maloof was an American furniture designer and woodworker. Maloof's work is in the collections of several major American museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Dining table and 8 chairsLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $144,000≈ £70,547≈ €101,223Sign up to see
Dining table and chairs (9)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $81,250≈ £48,781≈ €59,155Sign up to see
Horn back chairs, set of sixRago Auctions · $65,500≈ £52,329≈ €60,136Sign up to see
Sam Maloof’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
176
of 189 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
93%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $13.9kSign up | $12.5kSign up | $27.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7kSign up | $7kSign up | $7kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7kSign up | $7kSign up | $7kSign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 2 | 100% | $24.4kSign up | $24.4kSign up | $35kSign up |
| Other | 182 | 170 | 93% | $17kSign up | $11.3kSign up | $144kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 13 | $10.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | $16.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 25 | 23 | $12.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 31 | 27 | $15.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 12 | 11 | $7kSign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $8.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 18 | 17 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | $19.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 14 | 13 | $12.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | $10kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | $18.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | $28.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | $24.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | $21kSign up |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | $9kSign up |