# Alfred Foretay - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-05T10:45:19.450Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 103
- Lots with prices: 48
- First auction date: 2006-07-13
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-18
- Median realised price: $360
- Price range: $40 to $3,000

## Market Takeaway
Alfred Foretay shows solid auction liquidity with 101 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $380. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 22 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-27.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($380\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $240 and $720.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 78.7% (37 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 21.3% (10 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 22
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $300
- Previous 12 months median: $200
- Median shift: 50%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-27
- Days since latest sale: 22
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Broward Auction Gallery LLC: 16 lots
- Setdart Auction House: 14 lots
- A.B.Levy’s Palm Beach: 8 lots
- Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques: 4 lots
- Bayeu Subastas: 3 lots
- Cutler Bay Auctions: 3 lots
- Sworders: 3 lots
- Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH: 2 lots
- DEWIT Auctions: 2 lots
- Flanders Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-21 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(Switzerland, 1861\-1944\). Jug "Frogs", ca. 1900. Silver\-plated pewter. Signed on the back. Weight: 1,500 g. Bibliography: Philippe DAHHAN, Étains 1900, 200 Sculpteurs de la Belle Époque | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-alfred-jean-foretay-switzerland-1861-1944-jug-frogs-ca-1900-silver-plated-pewter-signed-on-the-back-weight-1-500-g-bibliography-philippe-dahhan-etains-1900-200-sculpteurs-de-la-belle-epoque-113-c-6f9372a056
2. 2026-01-21 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(Morges, 1861 \- Geneva, 1944\). Vase, ca. 1900. Silver\-plated pewter, with brass base or mouthpiece. Signed on the back. Author and similar pieces referenced in Philippe DAHHAN's book | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-alfred-jean-foretay-morges-1861-geneva-1944-vase-ca-1900-silver-plated-pewter-with-brass-base-or-mouthpiece-signed-on-the-back-author-and-similar-pieces-referenced-in-philippe-dahhan-s-book-28-c-3be668602f
3. 2025-10-29 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(Switzerland, 1861\-1944 \). "Semiramis", ca. 1900. Art Nouveau bust in pati | Setdart Auction House | N/A
4. 2025-02-25 | Alfred Jean Foretay \(Swiss, 1861\-1944\), | Sworders | £130
5. 2023-12-12 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(1861\-1944\) \- Floor lamp | Marques dos Santos | €3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-alfred-jean-foretay-1861-1944-floor-lamp-883-c-1b645fbb24
6. 2023-09-28 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(Switzerland, 1861\-1944 \). "Semiramis", ca. 1900. Art Nouveau bust in patinated terracotta. Signed on the right side. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
7. 2023-03-21 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(Switzerland, 1861\-1944\). "Semiramis", ca. 1900. Art Nouveau bust in patinated terracotta. Signed on the right side. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
8. 2022-09-11 | Alfred Jean Foretay \(1861 \- 1944\) Art Nouveau Bust | Treasureseeker Auctions LLC | N/A
9. 2026-02-18 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(Switzerland, 1861\-1944\). "Semiramis", ca. 1900. Art Nouveau bust in patinated terracotta. Signed on the right side. Published in the book "Terres Cuites Orientalistes et Africanistes 1860\-1940" | Setdart Auction House | N/A
10. 2026-01-27 | Alfred Jean Foretay \(Swiss, 1861\-1944\) A green patinated bronze group | Sworders | N/A
11. 2026-01-22 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(Switzerland, 1861\-1944\). "Nymph". Polychrome terracotta. Signed on the base. | Setdart Auction House | €720
12. 2026-01-21 | ALFRED FORETAY \(Switzerland, 1861\-1944\) & HENRI HUPPE \(1855\-1904\). Pierrot and Colombina" centerpiece, ca. 1900. Silver\-plated pewter. Signed on a side leaf. Ettlinger Frères marks on the reverse. Weight: 3.450 g. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
13. 2026-01-21 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(Morges, 1861 \- Geneva, 1944\). Tray "The bath of the nymphs", ca. 1895. Pewter. Signed at lower right. Ettlinger Frères foundry stamp on the reverse. Bibliography: Philippe DAHHAN | Setdart Auction House | N/A
14. 2026-01-21 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(Morges, 1861 \- Geneva, 1944\). Vase, ca. 1900. Silver\-plated pewter. Signed on the back. Shows wear. Bibliography: Philippe Dahhan, | Setdart Auction House | N/A
15. 2026-01-21 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(Morges, 1861\- Geneva, 1944\). Large vase "The Octopus", ca. 1895. Metal alloy with silver plating. Signed on the back in Paris. Bibliography: Philippe DAHHAN | Setdart Auction House | €2,000
16. 2026-01-21 | ALFRED FORETAY \(Switzerland, 1861\-1944\). Large vase "Neptune", ca,1900. Silver\-plated pewter. Signed on the back. Slight curvature at the base. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
17. 2025-12-16 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(1861 \- 1944\) "Lady by the shore" | Bayeu Subastas | €380
18. 2025-12-09 | Alfred Jean Foretay \(1861\-1944\) Een bronzen sculptuur met voorstelling van vrouw met kath. 32,5 cm | Veilinghuis Van Spengen | N/A
19. 2025-10-22 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(1861\-1944\) "Faro" Lámpara de pie en | Magna Art Auctions | €250
20. 2025-10-12 | ALFRED FORETAY \(1861\-1944\) pair of near life size French cold painted spelter busts of a Moor and a lady, 19th/20th century, signed "Alf. Foretay, Paris", 62cm high. | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-alfred-foretay-1861-1944-pair-of-near-life-size-french-cold-painted-spelter-busts-of-a-moor-and-a-lady-19th-20th-century-signed-alf-foretay-paris-62cm-high-887-c-526408192e
21. 2025-09-28 | Alfred Jean Foretay \(Aft.\) Bronze Bust of a Maiden | Lion and Unicorn | $40 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-alfred-jean-foretay-aft-bronze-bust-of-a-maiden-114-c-0b5437c840
22. 2025-09-17 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(Switzerland, 1861\-1944\). "Nymph". Polychrome terracotta. Signed on the base. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
23. 2025-06-10 | ALFRED JEAN FORETAY \(1861 \- 1944\) "Lady by the shore" | Bayeu Subastas | N/A
24. 2025-05-20 | Alfred Jean Foretay \(Swiss, 1861\-1944\), | Sworders | N/A

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