What is a Southeast Asian sculpture worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 11 works by Southeast Asian with a published auction price sold between $478Sign up free to see and $1,134Sign up free to see, and the median is $917Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $935Sign up free to see across 8 sales. In the last five years the median was $917Sign up free to see across 11 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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Southeast Asian prices by medium
- Auction results
- 13
- Sold rate
- 85%
- Active at auction
- 2023–2026
- Median price
- $917Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $1.9kSign up free to see Vitarka Mudra hand of Buddha, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 2026
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 8 | $570–$1.1kSign up free to see | $935Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Toomey & Co. (7), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (5), Wright (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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 3 | $570–$1.5kSign up free to see | $1kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 3 | $447–$977Sign up free to see | $693Sign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 4 | $912–$1kSign up free to see | $935Sign up free to see |
Recent Southeast Asian sales
- Kris (Keris) with sheath, carved wood, iron, glass — $200Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 20, 2026
- Tapestry, fabric with woven gold and silk thread — $896Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Mar 26, 2026
- Vitarka Mudra hand of Buddha, patinated bronze — $1,905Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 5, 2026
- Large Vitarka Mudra hand of Buddha, painted wood, beads — $1,270Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 5, 2026
- Monumental roaring tiger, carved and painted wood — $953Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Jan 22, 2026
- Collection of three works, celadon-glazed stoneware, celadon-glazed earthenware, stoneware with pigments — $132Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Nov 13, 2025
- Collection of five figures, bronze — $1,008Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Aug 1, 2024
- Monumental lidded tempayan jar, glazed stoneware — $917Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., May 9, 2024
Questions about Southeast Asian prices
What is a Southeast Asian sculpture worth?
Based on 11 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Southeast Asian have sold for a median of $917, and half of them sold between $478 and $1,134. For sculptures alone the median is $935 (8 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 Southeast Asian sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $1,905 for “Vitarka Mudra hand of Buddha” at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in March 2026.
How often do Southeast Asian works sell at auction?
85% of the 13 lots recorded between 2023 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Southeast Asian sculpture?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Of the 13 lots by Southeast Asian recorded at auction between 2023 and 2026, 11 found a buyer (85%).
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