What is a Songye sculpture worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 11 works by Songye with a published auction price sold between $1,282Sign up free to see and $3,807Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,048Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $2,048Sign up free to see across 11 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,048Sign up free to see across 7 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Songye prices by medium
- Auction results
- 11
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2020–2026
- Median price
- $2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $12.1kSign up free to see Kifwebe mask, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 11 | $1.3k–$3.8kSign up free to see | $2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Wright (10), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Songye sales
- Nkisi power figure, carved wood — $2,048Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Kifwebe mask, carved and painted wood — $4,864Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Kifwebe mask, carved wood, pigment — $7,040Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Kifwebe mask, carved and painted wood — $768Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Nkisi power figure, carved wood, brass — $1,995Sign up free to see, Wright, Apr 8, 2026
- Kifwebe mask, carved wood, pigment — $798Sign up free to see, Wright, Apr 8, 2026
- Kifwebe mask, carved and painted wood — $12,065Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 22, 2025
- Kifwebe mask, carved and painted wood — $1,625Sign up free to see, Wright, Feb 11, 2021
Questions about Songye prices
What is a Songye sculpture worth?
Based on 11 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Songye have sold for a median of $2,048, and half of them sold between $1,282 and $3,807. For sculptures alone the median is $2,048 (11 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Songye sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $12,065 for “Kifwebe mask” at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in July 2025.
How often do Songye works sell at auction?
100% of the 11 lots recorded between 2020 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Songye sculpture?
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Songye have appeared at auction 11 times in ArtSell’s records between 2020 and 2026; 11 sold, a sell-through rate of 100%.
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