Week 45, 2025
Notable sales: Nov 3 – 9, 2025
In the week of Nov 3 – 9, 2025, ArtSell recorded 2,132 auction lots, of which 1,729 sold. The 1,683 sales with a published price total $9,152,530, with a median of $1,207. The top result was François-Xavier Lalanne, “'Brebis', from the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series”, at $539,323 (Phillips, Nov 4, 2025). 10 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top 25 results
- $539,323 (£412,800)
- Rare longcase clock, circa 1904$539,323 (£412,800)
- Chandelier, model no. 2022C, circa 1948$160,112 (£122,550)
- Ceiling light, circa 1936$134,831 (£103,200)
- 'Balena' ceiling light, model no. 12600, circa 1957$111,235 (£85,140)
- Rare chest of drawers, circa 1935$109,550 (£83,850)
- 'Nuage' bookshelf, for Miferma, Mauritania, circa 1958$109,550 (£83,850)
- Large sideboard, circa 1955$101,123 (£77,400)
- 'Gabrielle' mirror, circa 1960$101,123 (£77,400)
- Set of six 'Semi-metal' chairs, model no. 305, designed 1950, produced 1950-1969$101,123 (£77,400)
- 'Slab II' coffee table, 1967$92,696 (£70,950)
- $92,696 (£70,950)
- $91,528 (MX$1,700,000)
- 'Soleil torsadé' mirror, circa 1960$84,269 (£64,500)
- 'Floating particles' vase, circa 1989$84,269 (£64,500)
- Pair of rare armchairs, circa 1950$84,269 (£64,500)
- Dining table, circa 1957$80,898 (£61,920)
- 'Val d'or' coffee table, circa 1962$75,842 (£58,050)
- Sideboard, circa 1955$67,415 (£51,600)
- Set of ten dining chairs, circa 1955$67,415 (£51,600)
- Rare chair, from the Piacere coffee shop, Tokyo, circa 1988$67,415 (£51,600)
- Tartu uus anatoomikum, 1962$64,742 (€56,000)
- Ceiling light, model no. 5243, circa 1940$64,045 (£49,020)
- The Red Room, 2005$63,404 (ZAR 1,100,000)
- Mäng, 1973$61,273 (€53,000)
New artist records
The artist’s best price this week exceeded every earlier priced result for them in the ArtSell database (artists with at least three earlier priced results).
| Artist | Work | Price | Previous high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf Loos | Rare longcase clock | $539,323 | $158,500 (21 earlier) |
| Guglielmo Ulrich | Rare chest of drawers | $109,550 | $66,132 (30 earlier) |
| Elizabeth Fritsch | 'Floating particles' vase | $84,269 | $23,826 (12 earlier) |
| Renzo Zavanella | Pair of rare armchairs | $84,269 | $45,840 (5 earlier) |
| Phillemon Hlungwani | Hekeleheke - Hekee! 2 (Ring-A-Ring-A-Rosie 2) | $40,348 | $15,459 (21 earlier) |
| Michal Rovner | Crossing | $35,560 | $25,200 (25 earlier) |
| Manuel Felguérez | Monólogo | $23,690 | $6,500 (24 earlier) |
| Michel Boyer | Pair of 'X' stools | $18,539 | $10,000 (3 earlier) |
| Gerhard Marx | Sightings | $17,292 | $17,118 (6 earlier) |
| Atang Tshikare | Lora | $15,851 | $5,993 (4 earlier) |
Most active artists
Artists with the most priced sales this week.
Modern (19 sold · $23.7k)Gio Ponti (15 sold · $172k)Matko Trebotić (12 sold · $3.4k)G. Harvey (12 sold · $36.9k)Stanley Roy Badmin (10 sold · $3.1k)Johnny Friedlaender (10 sold · $9.1k)Angelo Lelii (10 sold · $211k)Jean Royere (10 sold · $489k)Charles and Ray Eames (10 sold · $19.8k)William H. Johnson (9 sold · $40.3k)
Generated from the auction results recorded in ArtSell for sales held Nov 3 – 9, 2025 (by sale date). Prices are converted to USD at the sale-date rate; the original currency is shown in brackets. Results that houses publish later are added as they arrive. ArtSell is a database of auction results; it does not authenticate or value works.