What is a Tibetan work worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 9 works by Tibetan with a published auction price sold between $390Sign up free to see and $792Sign up free to see, and the median is $625Sign up free to see. In the last five years the median was $711Sign up free to see across 6 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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Tibetan prices by medium
- Auction results
- 11
- Sold rate
- 82%
- Active at auction
- 2020–2026
- Median price
- $625Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $14kSign up free to see Mudra sculpture with interior prayer scrolls, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jan 2026
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 4 | $373–$3.8kSign up free to see | $418Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Toomey & Co. (6), Rago Auctions (3), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (2)
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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 Tibetan sales
- Buddhist handheld prayer wheel (Mani lag khor), copper, bronze, wood — $320Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Jul 1, 2026
- Mudra sculpture with interior prayer scrolls, gilt bronze, wood — $13,970Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jan 21, 2026
- Collection of accessories, silver, silver gilt, copper, glass, wood, cloth, leather, turquoise, coral — $792Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Sep 25, 2025
- Seated Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin), bronze — $445Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Sep 25, 2025
- Tiger rug, hand-knotted wool, thread — $630Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Aug 1, 2024
- Medium pile carpet, hand-woven wool — $1,806Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 19, 2024
- Thangkas, set of two, hand-painted silk and linen — $195Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Oct 7, 2021
- rug — $625Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Aug 26, 2021
Questions about Tibetan prices
What is a Tibetan work worth?
Based on 9 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Tibetan have sold for a median of $625, and half of them sold between $390 and $792. 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 Tibetan sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $13,970 for “Mudra sculpture with interior prayer scrolls” at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in January 2026.
How often do Tibetan works sell at auction?
82% of the 11 lots recorded between 2020 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Tibetan work?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Tibetan have appeared at auction 11 times in ArtSell’s records between 2020 and 2026; 9 sold, a sell-through rate of 82%.
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