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A Gilt Bronze Figure Of A Lama

15results on record
100%sell-through
$14,340median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$327,750record in our coverage

Drawn from 15 recorded results (15 sold · 0 passed) across 2 auction houses, 1998–2022. 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

$32K$65K$97K1998: $18K median, 2 sold1999: $3.5K median, 1 sold2000: $98K median, 1 sold2004: $14K median, 1 sold2005: $8.4K median, 3 sold2006: $9.1K median, 2 sold2007: $19K median, 1 sold2015: $8.8K median, 3 sold2022: $5.9K median, 1 sold19982004201020162022

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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.

$14K$1.8K$328K

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 11 n/a $14,340
other 3 n/a $15,000

Medium is recorded for 14 of 15 results (93%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with A Gilt Bronze Figure Of Buddha A Gilt Bronze Figure Of A Lama A Gilt Bronze Figure Of Buddha

$45K$90K$135K1998: $6.0K median1999: $19K median2000: $20K median2001: $35K median2002: $29K median2003: $10K median2004: $9.3K median2005: $42K median2006: $9.6K median2007: $38K median2008: $19K median2009: $72K median2011: $7.5K median2012: $25K median2013: $36K median2014: $1.2K median2015: $166K median2016: $161K median2020: $4.1K median2021: $1.3K median2022: $10K median2024: $13K median2025: $8.4K median1998: $18K median1999: $3.5K median2000: $98K median2004: $14K median2005: $8.4K median2006: $9.1K median2007: $19K median2015: $8.8K median2022: $5.9K median19982004201020162022
MetricA Gilt Bronze Figure Of A LamaA Gilt Bronze Figure Of Buddha
Median result$14,340$20,000
Record price $327,750 $603,750
Results on record1551
Years active at auction 1998–2022 1998–2025

Related artists: A Gilt Bronze Figure Of BuddhaA Gilt Bronze Figure Of AmitayusA Bronze Figure Of BuddhaA Gilt Bronze Figure Of Tara

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Christie's 14 $14,370
Bonhams 1 100% $5,871 1.00×

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 15 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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2022·10 Tibet, 17th/18th century $3,454–$5,756 Bonhams
2015·09 Tibet, 18Th Century $3,000–$5,000 Christie's
2015·05 18Th-19Th Century $6,275–$9,413 Christie's
2015·03 Tibeto-Chinese, 16Th/17Th Century $30,000–$50,000 Christie's
2007·09 Tibeto-Chinese, Kangxi Period, 17Th Century $8,000–$10,000 Christie's
2006·03 Mongolia, 18Th Century Heavily cast seated on a double-lotus base with his right hand held before his chest in $15,000–$20,000 Christie's
2006·03 Tibet, 16Th Century $2,500–$3,500 Christie's
2005·09 Mongolia, School of Zanabazar, Late 17Th/Early 18Th Century $8,000–$10,000 Christie's
2005·09 Tibet, 15Th Century $1,200–$1,500 Christie's
2005·04 Mongolia, Zanabazar Style, 17Th/18Th Century $80,000–$100,000 Christie's
2004·09 Tibet, 16Th/17Th Century $3,000–$5,000 Christie's
2000·05 Tibet, 16Th Century $80,000–$120,000 Christie's
1999·03 Sino-Tibetan, 18Th Century $3,500–$4,500 Christie's
1998·06 Tibeto-Chinese, 17Th/18Th Century $6,000–$8,000 Christie's
1998·06 Tibeto-Chinese, 18Th Century $12,000–$18,000 Christie's

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