# Barbara Tribe - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-15T18:57:15.313Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 155
- Lots with prices: 117
- First auction date: 2008-10-16
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-07
- Median realised price: $300
- Price range: $20 to $28,000

## Market Takeaway
Barbara Tribe shows deep auction liquidity with 153 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $264. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($264\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $130 and $1,000.
- 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: 73.9% (85 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 20.9% (24 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.2% (6 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 7
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $2,200
- Previous 12 months median: $600
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-09
- Days since latest sale: 71
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Charterhouse: 49 lots
- Bonhams: 34 lots
- Leonard Joel: 17 lots
- Lawsons: 13 lots
- Bargain Hunt Auctions: 6 lots
- Menzies: 6 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 4 lots
- Mallams: 3 lots
- Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers: 3 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-13 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\). Medusa. bronze with dark brown patina15 in. \(38 | Christie's | £25,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-medusa-bronze-with-dark-brown-patina15-in-38-8-c-cbb4f979a5
2. 2026-05-07 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\), Lovers II 1936\-37, cast 1988 | Menzies | A$20,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-lovers-ii-1936-37-cast-1988-79-c-fe2a18e2c2
3. 2026-05-06 | Barbara Tribe \(1913\-2000\) Malinee lying down, 1973 16.0 x 9.0 x 44.0cm | Bonhams | A$1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-malinee-lying-down-1973-16-0-x-9-0-x-44-0cm-52-c-bd842a12cd
4. 2025-12-09 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\), 'Malinee', 1974, bronze, titled, signed and dated verso, mounted on wooden plinth. Height overall: 19 cm. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-malinee-1974-bronze-titled-signed-and-dated-verso-mounted-on-wooden-plinth-height-overall-19-cm-142-c-655e5b46d6
5. 2025-11-09 | Barbara Tribe, 1913\-2000, Mother and Child, Bronze, total Height 31cm x Width 32cm x Depth 14cm | Lawsons | A$2,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-mother-and-child-bronze-total-height-31cm-x-width-32cm-x-depth-14cm-35-c-d90ea7468d
6. 2025-11-09 | Barbara Tribe, 1913\-2000, Malinee Standing, Bronze on a timber base., Total Height 39.5cm | Lawsons | A$3,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-malinee-standing-bronze-on-a-timber-base-total-height-39-5cm-31-c-612d2eec2e
7. 2025-11-09 | Barbara Tribe, 1913\-2000, Arum Lily, Bronze, Total Height 53cm | Lawsons | A$6,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-arum-lily-bronze-total-height-53cm-26-c-c6e1d2a1e1
8. 2025-09-22 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\) Eve \(Female Torso\) 1971 bronze 33 x 12 x 9cm \(including base\) | Leonard Joel | A$2,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-eve-female-torso-1971-bronze-33-x-12-x-9cm-including-base-154-c-9034f30a91
9. 2025-08-20 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\), Medusa 1931, cast 1991 | Menzies | A$28,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-medusa-1931-cast-1991-76-c-e044524b60
10. 2025-06-03 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\) Yodkwan bronze Height 22cm | Leonard Joel | A$1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-yodkwan-bronze-height-22cm-155-c-fb94fe2805
11. 2024-04-17 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913 \- 2000\) \- pugdog terracotta, unique sculpture Signature and date \(1994\) inscribed to base | Lawsons | A$600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-pugdog-terracotta-unique-sculpture-signature-and-date-1994-inscribed-to-base-5041-c-917498bb41
12. 2024-03-05 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\) Flowers from Rona 1999 watercolour on paper 28 x 37.5cm \(unframed\) | Leonard Joel | A$200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-flowers-from-rona-1999-watercolour-on-paper-28-x-37-5cm-unframed-169-c-c064561b7a
13. 2023-11-29 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\), Fifi 1949 | Menzies | A$2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-fifi-1949-104-c-26b43e890f
14. 2023-11-29 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\), Lovers, Thailand 1971 | Menzies | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-lovers-thailand-1971-103-c-8f44931ada
15. 2023-01-17 | Barbara Tribe \(Australian\-British, 1913\-2000\), | Sworders | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-australian-british-1913-2000-452-c-43046a5b26
16. 2022-11-28 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\) Toads Mating 1973 bronze with green patina | Leonard Joel | A$950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-toads-mating-1973-bronze-with-green-patina-54-c-4124cbf864
17. 2022-11-23 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\), Nong 1973 | Menzies | A$7,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-nong-1973-24-c-2634870a2a
18. 2022-11-23 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\), Baby Paul Turney | Menzies | A$3,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-baby-paul-turney-23-c-8d94424829
19. 2022-05-04 | Barbara Tribe \(1913\-2000\), rare bronzed plaster bust of RAAF Air Vice Marshal Henry Wrigley, signed and dated London 1943 to the back. A number of minor chips and re\-patination required otherwise in reasonable… | Vickers & Hoad | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-rare-bronzed-plaster-bust-of-raaf-air-vice-marshal-henry-wrigley-signed-and-dated-london-1943-to-the-back-a-number-of-minor-chips-and-re-patination-required-otherwise-in-reasonable-2-c-91c418e9bb
20. 2022-05-04 | Barbara Tribe \(1913\-2000\), rare and important bronzed plaster bust of RAAF Flight Lieutenant Charles Leister, signed and dated London 1944 to the back. A number of minor chips and re\-patination required otherwise… | Vickers & Hoad | A$1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-rare-and-important-bronzed-plaster-bust-of-raaf-flight-lieutenant-charles-leister-signed-and-dated-london-1944-to-the-back-a-number-of-minor-chips-and-re-patination-required-otherwise-1-c-15d4a31962
21. 2022-03-29 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\) The Spirit of the Sea 1933 plaster, later painted, on lacquered wooden base | Leonard Joel | A$1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-the-spirit-of-the-sea-1933-plaster-later-painted-on-lacquered-wooden-base-81-c-dc7407a88b
22. 2021-06-29 | Barbara Tribe \(1913\-2000\), , Three plaster head studies of children, largest 32cm | Gorringes | £420
23. 2021-03-16 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\) Spirit of the Sea 1933 bronze ed. 1/12 | Leonard Joel | A$10,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-barbara-tribe-1913-2000-spirit-of-the-sea-1933-bronze-ed-1-12-60-c-0174cae8c6
24. 2021-03-16 | BARBARA TRIBE \(1913\-2000\) Lovers II 1936\-37 bronze, edition of 12 | Leonard Joel | A$26,000

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