Will Seippel, CEO of WorthPoint, enjoys watching the gadgets offered at auctions held by our WorthPoint Trade Companions. We thought it could be an excellent concept for him to pick a few of his favourite offered gadgets and clarify why these gross sales stood out to him. Gaining insights from Will is a superb method to find out about shopping for and promoting traits in our trade. We wish to empower you to purchase and promote with confidence. Check out his ideas on a number of of our companions’ latest gross sales.
On October 23, 2025, WorthPoint added 309,618 gadgets to its Worth Information, totaling $22,641,758.18, with a median lot worth of $73.12.
The Standout
Abington held a powerful fashionable artwork public sale on October 15, that includes solely ninety-six tons however attaining a powerful whole of $518,899.50—a median of $5,405.20 per merchandise. Whereas fashionable artwork can typically be exhausting to outline, this sale showcased items that have been each placing and thought-provoking. The standout was a bronze bust titled Likunt Daniel Ailin by Kehinde Wiley, which offered for $53,550. Wiley created the work after assembly Ailin in Tel Aviv, as a part of a challenge that explored representations of city Black and Brown males in classical portraiture. The inscription in Hebrew throughout the bust—“What would make it doable for us to stay collectively?”—provides a deeply human layer to its energy.
Property for Sale
Alaska Premier’s most up-to-date sale was small in amount however mighty in worth—simply two tons that collectively introduced in $86,250. Each have been uncooked parcels of land alongside the Prepare dinner Inlet, providing unimaginable waterfront views and the sort of peace solely off-grid dwelling can present. At roughly $6,000 an acre, it’s exhausting to not think about the potential for a personal getaway with a million-dollar view. Positive, the climate is harsher than California’s, however the value and tranquility greater than make up for it—and with out the standard coastal complications. In the meantime, 555 Auctions took a extra down-to-earth strategy, promoting a move-in-ready Sixties bungalow at 720 W. South, Mascoutah, Illinois, for $61,950 —a good deal for anybody on the lookout for immediate livability as a substitute of land and solitude.
Standout Items Galore
It was a day stuffed with standout items throughout a number of public sale homes, every delivering one thing outstanding in its personal manner. Jeffrey Evans & Associates offered a superbly pierced and carved Nineteenth-century Chinese language rosewood desk with a marble inset high for $6,500. The craftsmanship on this piece was extraordinary, that includes intricate apron particulars and a sturdy pedestal base that has held up remarkably effectively for its age. Coming from the property of the Honorable James Clinton Turk of Radford, Virginia, the desk confirmed put on and repairs anticipated from its historical past, however its originality and provenance gave it robust attraction. The sale total introduced in $379,744.05, reflecting the continued collector curiosity in superb Asian and property furnishings.
Moran’s featured an interesting Chinese language oil portray by Jiang Guofang titled Kneeling Buddha, which offered for $38,100. Measuring practically 40″ sq., the piece depicted a serene, nude feminine determine rendered in Jiang’s signature realist type. Recognized for mixing cultural symbolism with fashionable sensibility, Jiang’s works proceed to draw world collectors, and this portray was no exception. Regardless of some craquelure within the background, the paintings offered superbly, additional emphasizing Jiang’s mastery of tone and light-weight. Moran’s public sale completed with a complete of $156,590—strong for a rigorously curated sale of up to date and conventional Chinese language artwork.
Rago’s additionally contributed some pleasure with its targeted sale of thirty Picasso works totaling $520,835. The spotlight was the 1962 Portrait de Jacqueline linocut print, which introduced $209,550. Measuring about 25″ by 21″, this piece captured Jacqueline Roque—Picasso’s muse and closing spouse—with placing coloration contrasts and power typical of his late interval. Numbered 39 out of fifty, the print got here with clear provenance and powerful situation, elements that contributed to its excessive value. Rago’s outcomes proved that even small, tightly curated auctions can yield spectacular numbers when the standard is top-tier.
European Artwork for the Win
Lastly, Freeman’s Hindman’s October 16 sale of European Positive Artwork and Furnishings introduced in $1.4 million throughout 319 tons. The highest performer was an early Nineteenth-century Italian Neoclassical black Belgian marble and micromosaic vase attributed to Giacomo Raffaelli, which offered for $54,400. The piece featured detailed mosaic panels impressed by Michelangelo Maestri’s Allegories of the Hours of the Day and Night time and stood a powerful 26″ tall. Regardless of minor floor put on and restoration, all mosaic parts remained intact, preserving the craftsmanship that defines Raffaelli’s legacy. It’s at all times fascinating to see how classical European artwork continues to carry its floor amid the push of contemporary and modern works.
Will Seippel is the founder, president, and CEO of WorthPoint. Will has been an avid collector since 1974 and vendor of nearly all issues vintage—with an emphasis on ephemera— since 1984. He’s additionally the creator and founding father of HIP, a web site dedicated to recording the very best of the world’s historical past that has been saved on movie.
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