Samuel Yellin: career timeline

American/Ukrainian · 1884–1940 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 32 of 69 lots (46% 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.

Samuel Yellin: 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
1910s	10	10	$7.4kSign up	Other
1920s	16	16	$6.4kSign up	Other
1930s	6	5	$6.4kSign up	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1910s 10 works

Sold: 10 of 10
Median: $7.4kSign up
Average: $14.4kSign up
Typical size: 19.5 × 14 in (50 × 35 cm)
Mediums: Other (8), Sculpture (2)
Subjects: Markets & villages (5), Figures & portraits (1)

c. 1910 Early door handle$1.9kSign up
c. 1913 Grape panel (Study for Frick Residence)$8.2kSign up
c. 1913 Swan plaque (Study for the Frick Residence)$3.3kSign up
c. 1913 Portrait medallion (Study for the Frick Residence)$10.7kSign up
c. 1915 Sconce from the Arch Street Workshop, Philadelphia$5.1kSign up
c. 1915 Gate from the Arch Street Workshop, Philadelphia$7.7kSign up
c. 1915 Gate transom from the Arch Street Workshop, Philadelphia$83.2kSign up
c. 1915 Gate transom from the Arch Street Workshop, Philadelphia$12.2kSign up
c. 1915 Window grille from the Arch Street Workshop, Philadelphia$7kSign up
c. 1915 Early andirons, pair$4.8kSign up

1920s 16 works

Sold: 16 of 16
Median: $6.4kSign up
Average: $7.5kSign up
Typical size: 21.5 × 22 in (54 × 57 cm)
Mediums: Other (9), Sculpture (4), Drawing (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1), Birds (1)

c. 1920 Finial$5.3kSign up
c. 1920 Billiard room window grille study for the Bowman Gray Residence, Winston-Salem, North Carolina$1.6kSign up
c. 1920 Chandelier$3.8kSign up
1922 Andirons, pair$1.3kSign up
1922 Gothic style sconce from the Abraham T. Malmed Residence, Germantown, Philadelphia$17kSign up
c. 1923 Gate head drawing for Prentiss L. Coonley$768Sign up
1924 Study of Wrot Iron Check Desks for the First Pennsylvania Bank (Packard Building), Philadelphia$3.3kSign up
1924 Bird-form sconce from the Abraham T. Malmed Residence, Germantown, Philadelphia$24.9kSign up
c. 1925 Early Sketch in Iron / grille study for the Edward Bok Residence, Merion, Pennsylvania$2.2kSign up
c. 1925 Window grille from the Walter Mellor House, Mount Airy, PA$10.1kSign up
c. 1925 Window grille from the Walter Mellor House, Mount Airy, PA$8.8kSign up
c. 1925 Window grille from the Walter Mellor House, Mount Airy, PA$11.3kSign up

Show 4 more (1920s)

c. 1925 Chandelier from the Walter Mellor House, Mount Airy, PA$12.6kSign up
c. 1925 Chandelier from the Walter Mellor House, Mount Airy, PA$7.6kSign up
c. 1925 Chandelier from the Walter Mellor House, Mount Airy, PA$7.6kSign up
c. 1927 Grille from Central Savings Bank, New York$2.6kSign up

1930s 6 works

Sold: 5 of 6
Median: $6.4kSign up
Average: $6kSign up
Typical size: 21.5 × 13 in (54 × 33 cm)
Mediums: Other (6)
Subjects: —

c. 1930 Sketch in IronUnsold
c. 1930 Study of a candle sconce for the Morris Leeds Residence$2.5kSign up
c. 1934 Jamb panel for the Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia$6.4kSign up
c. 1935 Sketch in Iron$10.2kSign up
c. 1935 Sketch in Iron$7kSign up
c. 1935 Sketch in Iron$4.1kSign up

Creation date not recorded

37 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: 5 of 8
Median: $27.5kSign up
Average: $25.8kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (8)
Subjects: —

sold 2017 Floor Lamp$32.5kSign up
sold 2017 Floor Candlestick$11.3kSign up
sold 2017 Log Holder$27.5kSign up
sold 2018 J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building GateUnsold
sold 2018 J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building GateUnsold
sold 2018 J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building GateUnsold

Show 2 more (2010s)

sold 2018 J. Walter Thompson Building Gate$40kSign up
sold 2018 J. Walter Thompson Building Gate$17.5kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 29 works

Sold: 4 of 29
Median: $5.4kSign up
Average: $4.3kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 8.5 in (20 × 22 cm)
Mediums: Other (28), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (1)

sold 2020 J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building Gate$5.7kSign up
sold 2020 J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building Gate$5.7kSign up
sold 2020 J. Walter Thompson Company Offices Graybar Building Gate$5.1kSign up
sold 2023 Floral Sample Piece$450Sign up
sold 2023 IRON SKETCH 51Unsold
sold 2024 Untitled (Sculpture)Unsold

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2024 Fine and Large Sketch in Iron for the Central Savings Bank, New YorkUnsold
sold 2024 Fine and Large Sketch in Iron (Repeating Hearts)Unsold
sold 2024 Fine Sketch in Iron (C-Scrolls)Unsold
sold 2024 Early Sketch in Iron (repoussé panel)Unsold
sold 2024 ChandelierUnsold
sold 2024 Grille from Central Savings Bank, New YorkUnsold

…and 17 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 Samuel Yellin auction results →