# Donald Deskey - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T21:56:29.737Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 250
- Lots with prices: 181
- First auction date: 2001-06-10
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-10
- Median realised price: $2,124
- Price range: $50 to $90,000

## Market Takeaway
Donald Deskey shows deep auction liquidity with 245 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,124. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 22 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-10.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,124\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $671 and $8,400.
- 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: 33.7% (60 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 45.5% (81 sales)
- $10,000\+: 20.8% (37 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 22
- Previous 12 months sales: 10
- Recent 12 months median: $750
- Previous 12 months median: $475
- Median shift: 57.9%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-10
- Days since latest sale: 70
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Wright: 85 lots
- Sotheby's: 50 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 15 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 10 lots
- Bonhams: 8 lots
- Christie's: 8 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 8 lots
- Regency Auction House: 7 lots
- Capo Auction: 6 lots
- Millea Bros Ltd: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-18 | Donald Deskey, Coat rack | Wright | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-deskey-coat-rack-182-c-355da7c3fe
2. 2025-11-18 | Donald Deskey, Vanity and stool | Wright | $850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-deskey-vanity-and-stool-151-c-618a20635c
3. 2025-09-18 | Donald Deskey for Amodec Maple Dressing Table | Auctions at Showplace | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-deskey-for-amodec-maple-dressing-table-68-c-a8b479bb46
4. 2025-08-14 | Donald Deskey, Buffet | Wright | $1,400
5. 2025-08-14 | Donald Deskey, Dining chairs, set of eight | Wright | $2,600
6. 2025-08-14 | Donald Deskey, Cabinet | Wright | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-deskey-cabinet-157-c-b0e4cf8b2b
7. 2025-08-14 | Donald Deskey, Dining table | Wright | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-deskey-dining-table-153-c-8f54402967
8. 2025-06-05 | Donald Deskey, Matchbox | Wright | $3,500
9. 2025-04-10 | Donald Deskey for Amodec Maple Bedside Cabinet | Auctions at Showplace | $175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-deskey-for-amodec-maple-bedside-cabinet-187-c-8ce47e19ae
10. 2025-03-06 | Donald Deskey for Amodec Maple Wood Dresser | Auctions at Showplace | $800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-deskey-for-amodec-maple-wood-dresser-176-c-31c47699f9
11. 2025-03-06 | Donald Deskey for Amodec Maple Dressing Table | Auctions at Showplace | $800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-deskey-for-amodec-maple-dressing-table-174-c-45345f1ab1
12. 2024-12-12 | DONALD DESKEY \- BENNETT ANDIRONS | Capsule Gallery Auction | $50
13. 2024-07-23 | Donald Desky \(American 1894\-1989\) for Hastings, Art Deco Partial Ebonized Burl Walnut Wardrobe 57 x 40 x 17 in. \(144.8 x 101.6 x 43.2 cm.\) | Weschler's | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-desky-american-1894-1989-for-hastings-art-deco-partial-ebonized-burl-walnut-wardrobe-57-x-40-x-17-in-144-8-x-101-6-x-43-2-cm-410-c-d454c09907
14. 2024-07-23 | Donald Desky \(American, 1894\-1989\) for Hastings Art Deco Partial Ebonized Burl Walnut Extension Dining Table When closed: 30 x 63 x 38 in. \(76.2 x 160 x 96.5 cm.\) | Weschler's | $475 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-desky-american-1894-1989-for-hastings-art-deco-partial-ebonized-burl-walnut-extension-dining-table-when-closed-30-x-63-x-38-in-76-2-x-160-x-96-5-cm-404-c-2664bbca3f
15. 2024-07-23 | Donald Desky \(American, 1894\-1989\) for Hastings Art Deco Partial Ebonized Burl Walnut Buffet, 35 1/4 x 65 x 20 in. \(89.5 x 165.1 x 50.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-desky-american-1894-1989-for-hastings-art-deco-partial-ebonized-burl-walnut-buffet-35-1-4-x-65-x-20-in-89-5-x-165-1-x-50-8-cm-260-c-8d146d2aa5
16. 2023-10-26 | Donald Deskey, Table lamp | Wright | $6,000
17. 2023-08-19 | Pair of Donald Deskey andirons. Circa 1950s. | Marion Antique Auctions | $150
18. 2021-11-20 | \(lot of 3\) Donald Deskey attributed brass and iron andirons | Clars Auctions | $100
19. 2025-12-10 | Donald Deskey, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $750
20. 2025-11-18 | Donald Deskey, attribution, Andirons, pair | Wright | $1,600
21. 2025-11-18 | Donald Deskey, Montauban | Wright | $1,600
22. 2025-11-18 | Donald Deskey, Untitled | Wright | $450
23. 2025-11-18 | Donald Deskey, attribution, Table lamp | Wright | $700
24. 2025-10-22 | DONALD DESKEY, PAIR OF BRASS & IRON ANDIRONS | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $150

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