Week 6, 2026
Notable sales: Feb 2 – 8, 2026
In the week of Feb 2 – 8, 2026, ArtSell recorded 1,084 auction lots, of which 839 sold. The 839 sales with a published price total $3,359,683, with a median of $1,320. The top result was George E. Ohr, “Vase”, at $120,650 (Rago Auctions, Feb 6, 2026). 8 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top 25 results
- Vase, 1898-1910$120,650
- $109,650
- Vase, c. 1903$95,250
- Girl with Balloon, 2004$90,300
- Large vase, 1897-1900$83,820
- Vase, 1897-1900$53,340
- Vase, 1898-1910$48,260
- Fine and Tall vase, 1897-1900$44,450
- $41,280
- Large coupe, 1897-1900$40,640
- Rare vase, model 310, c. 1905$38,100
- Vase, 1906$38,100
- Large vase, 1897-1900$38,100
- Vase, 1897-1900$35,560
- IF, 2000$33,540
- Vase, 1897-1900$33,020
- $30,960
- Vase, 1898-1910$27,940
- $26,000
- Figure au levant, 2013$25,400
- Three Landscape Pots, 2019$24,510
- Untitled (SFM 82-072), 1982$24,510
- $23,220
- $23,040
- $22,860
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George E. Ohr | Vase | $120,650 | $81,250 (529 earlier) |
| Howard Chandler Christy | Forest Frolicking | $26,000 | $14,080 (18 earlier) |
| Albert R. Valentien for Rookwood Pottery | Painted Mat vase with lady's slipper orchids | $16,510 | $4,063 (23 earlier) |
| Weller Pottery | Large Fru-Russet vase with male nude climbing tree | $14,520 | $8,750 (107 earlier) |
| Ronnie Cutrone | This is a Free Country | $14,190 | $10,795 (9 earlier) |
| Stellmacher Riessner & Kessel | Tall Amphora vase with elephant heads | $5,715 | $3,750 (7 earlier) |
| Emma Amos | Dream Girl | $4,600 | $2,415 (5 earlier) |
| Bogdan Vlăduță | Usturoi | $2,950 | $2,601 (5 earlier) |
Most active artists
Artists with the most priced sales this week.
George E. Ohr (31 sold · $824k)Van Briggle Pottery (17 sold · $25.1k)Ed Ruscha (14 sold · $198k)Artus Van Briggle for Van Briggle Pottery (12 sold · $39.4k)Marblehead Pottery (7 sold · $26.4k)Paul Ecke (7 sold · $3k)Takashi Murakami (7 sold · $19k)Pablo Picasso (7 sold · $30.6k)Sandu Darie (6 sold · $7.8k)George Apostu (6 sold · $4.3k)
Generated from the auction results recorded in ArtSell for sales held Feb 2 – 8, 2026 (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.