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A Bronze Model Of An Elephant

6results on record
100%sell-through
$1,361median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$7,027record in our coverage

Drawn from 6 recorded results (6 sold · 0 passed) across 2 auction houses, 1998–2017. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$1.9K$3.9K$5.8K1998: $1.2K median, 1 sold2012: $1.5K median, 1 sold2014: $455 median, 1 sold2016: $4.8K median, 2 sold2017: $451 median, 1 sold199820022006201020142017

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$1.4K$451$7.0K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
sculpture 3 n/a $2,500

Medium is recorded for 3 of 6 results (50%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Two Ivory Netsuke A Bronze Model Of An Elephant Two Ivory Netsuke

$1.5K$2.9K$4.4K1999: $1.4K median2000: $2.6K median2001: $1.5K median2002: $1.6K median2003: $411 median2004: $1.7K median2005: $1.9K median2006: $1.8K median2007: $1.8K median2008: $2.6K median2009: $5.0K median2012: $1.4K median2013: $5.4K median2014: $837 median2015: $2.4K median2017: $498 median1998: $1.2K median2012: $1.5K median2014: $455 median2016: $4.8K median2017: $451 median19982002200620102014
MetricA Bronze Model Of An ElephantTwo Ivory Netsuke
Median result$1,361$1,772
Record price $7,027 $7,483
Results on record693
Years active at auction 1998–2017 1999–2018

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Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Bonhams 3 100% $455 0.56×
Christie's 3 $2,500

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 6 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2017·07 By Genryusai Seiya, Meiji $515–$772 Bonhams
2016·04 French, Probably Mid-18Th Century and Formerly Part of a Clock $4,000–$6,000 Christie's
2016·03 Of Recent Manufacture $5,621–$8,432 Christie's
2014·03 19th century $496–$827 Bonhams
2012·11 Meiji Period $959–$1,119 Bonhams
1998·07 Circa 1930 With ivory tusks, on a $980–$1,306 Christie's

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