# Christopher Ries - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T22:27:32.185Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 95
- Lots with prices: 78
- First auction date: 2010-05-02
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-15
- Median realised price: $2,000
- Price range: $60 to $22,500

## Market Takeaway
Christopher Ries shows solid auction liquidity with 94 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 13 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-14.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $850 and $3,900.
- 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: 32.5% (25 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 62.3% (48 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.2% (4 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 13
- Previous 12 months sales: 22
- Recent 12 months median: $2,400
- Previous 12 months median: $1,800
- Median shift: 33.3%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-14
- Days since latest sale: 66
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 20 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 9 lots
- Berner's Auction Gallery: 7 lots
- Bonhams: 6 lots
- Hindman: 5 lots
- Sarasota Estate Auction: 5 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 4 lots
- Waddington's: 4 lots
- Caza Sikes: 3 lots
- Fine Estate Inc.: 3 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-14 | Christopher Ries \(American, b. 1952\) | Fine Estate Inc. | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-christopher-ries-american-b-1952-123-c-1c29556c44
2. 2025-10-19 | Christopher Ries \(American b. 1952\) | Fine Estate Inc. | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-christopher-ries-american-b-1952-111-c-8b32689e16
3. 2025-08-17 | Christopher Ries \(American b. 1952\) | Fine Estate Inc. | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-christopher-ries-american-b-1952-179-c-8df484781c
4. 2025-03-29 | Christopher Ries \(Born 1952\) American, Glass Sculpture | Sarasota Estate Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-christopher-ries-born-1952-american-glass-sculpture-8-c-c414aa1813
5. 2025-01-18 | Christopher Ries \(Born 1952\) American, Glass Sculpture | Sarasota Estate Auction | $1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-christopher-ries-born-1952-american-glass-sculpture-18-c-a15497ebb9
6. 2024-07-17 | Christopher Ries glass sculpture | Jaremos | $900
7. 2024-02-11 | Christopher Ries \(B. 1952\) "Lotus" Glass Sculpture | Helmuth Stone | $3,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-christopher-ries-b-1952-lotus-glass-sculpture-6-c-d93459a831
8. 2026-03-15 | Christopher Ries , Afterglow Sculpture | Main Auction Galleries | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-christopher-ries-afterglow-sculpture-114-c-56e09d4cce
9. 2025-11-08 | Christopher Ries \(Born 1952\) American, Abstract Art Glass Sculpture | Sarasota Estate Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-christopher-ries-born-1952-american-abstract-art-glass-sculpture-43-c-fe8f2c4cde
10. 2025-09-19 | Christopher Ries, Point of View | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,200
11. 2025-09-19 | Christopher Ries, Lotus | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,800
12. 2025-08-20 | Christopher Ries, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,000
13. 2025-08-20 | Christopher Ries, Solstice | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $850
14. 2025-05-16 | Christopher Ries, Afterglow | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $2,400
15. 2025-05-16 | Christopher Ries, Desert Flower | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $5,500
16. 2025-05-16 | Christopher Ries, Embrace | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $4,800
17. 2025-03-18 | Christopher Ries \- Desert Flower | Barry S. Slosberg Inc | $1,600
18. 2025-02-08 | CHRISTOPHER RIES \(American b. 1952\) "Life," 21ST CENTURY | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $22,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-christopher-ries-american-b-1952-life-21st-century-334-c-af44b65a83
19. 2025-02-06 | CHRISTOPHER RIES, AFTERGLOW | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,800
20. 2025-02-06 | CHRISTOPHER RIES, EMBRACE | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,800
21. 2024-12-08 | Christopher Ries \(b. 1952\) Glass Sculpture, Embrace, 2015 | Hughes Auctions | $700
22. 2024-10-17 | Christopher Ries, Afterglow | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A
23. 2024-09-20 | Christopher Ries, Afterglow | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $2,800
24. 2024-09-20 | Christopher Ries, Holiday | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $6,000

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