# Karen Karnes - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T04:28:57.642Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 97
- Lots with prices: 86
- First auction date: 2009-12-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-05
- Median realised price: $600
- Price range: $70 to $4,940

## Market Takeaway
Karen Karnes shows solid auction liquidity with 95 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-21.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $320 and $1,500.
- 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: 67.9% (57 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 32.1% (27 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 11
- Previous 12 months sales: 9
- Recent 12 months median: $450
- Previous 12 months median: $750
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-21
- Days since latest sale: 59
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 19 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 18 lots
- Millea Bros Ltd: 11 lots
- Bonhams: 8 lots
- Locati LLC: 4 lots
- Santa Fe Art Auction: 4 lots
- Freeman's \| Hindman: 3 lots
- Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers: 3 lots
- Clars Auctions: 2 lots
- Cottone Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-21 | Karen Karnes \(1925\-2016\), Three Pieces of Studio Pottery | Locati LLC | $300
2. 2025-08-16 | KAREN KARNES \(AMERICAN, 1925\-2016\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karen-karnes-american-1925-2016-35-c-aae46aa9f0
3. 2025-06-07 | Karen Karnes \(1925\-2016\) American, Excellent Art Pottery Cut\-Lid Jar | Sarasota Estate Auction | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karen-karnes-1925-2016-american-excellent-art-pottery-cut-lid-jar-334-c-d2a4944a1a
4. 2024-06-12 | Karen Karnes, Large covered vessel | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $750
5. 2024-06-12 | Karen Karnes, Folded vessel | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $950
6. 2024-06-12 | Karen Karnes, Tall vase | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,000
7. 2024-03-22 | \(3\) KAREN KARNES \(1925\-2016\) THROWN & SALT\-GLAZED STONEWARE VESSELS | Austin Auction Gallery | $600
8. 2024-03-06 | Karen Karnes, large lidded casserole | Millea Bros Ltd | $350
9. 2023-03-08 | Karen Karnes \(American, 1925\-2016\) Teapot and Large Lidded Jar, USA, late 20th century | Freeman's \| Hindman | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karen-karnes-american-1925-2016-teapot-and-large-lidded-jar-usa-late-20th-century-130-c-d97444b946
10. 2023-02-02 | Karen Karnes \(American, 1925\-2016\) Vessel Salt\-glazed stoneware 14 x 4\-1/4 x 3\-1 | Heritage Auctions | N/A
11. 2026-03-05 | Karen Karnes \(American 1925 \- 2016\) Large Lidded Vessel Studio pottery vessel of cylindrical form with a broad, overhanging rim, finished in mottled blue, tan, and off\-white glazes. The surface shows visible throwing... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karen-karnes-american-1925-2016-large-lidded-vessel-studio-pottery-vessel-of-cylindrical-form-with-a-broad-overhanging-rim-finished-in-mottled-blue-tan-and-off-white-glazes-the-surface-shows-visible-throwing-73-c-4e02fc22f9
12. 2025-11-19 | Karen Karnes, Spouted vase | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,500
13. 2025-11-19 | Karen Karnes, Covered jar | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,000
14. 2025-08-20 | Karen Karnes, Large covered vessel | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $450
15. 2025-08-20 | Karen Karnes, Large covered vessel | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $950
16. 2025-04-26 | KAREN KARNES \(AMERICAN, 1925\-2016\) LIDDED EARTHENWARE JAR | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $250
17. 2025-04-26 | Karen Karnes \(2\) Nested Vessels | Larsen Art Auction | $976
18. 2025-03-16 | Karen Karnes \(American, 1925\-2016\) Pottery Vessel | Locati LLC | $250
19. 2025-02-19 | Karen Karnes, Kettle | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,000
20. 2024-06-19 | Karen Karnes, Covered vessel | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A
21. 2024-03-06 | Karen Karnes, Collection of three works | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $550
22. 2024-02-22 | Karen Karnes, Collection of four covered vessels | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,500
23. 2024-02-22 | Karen Karnes, Large vase | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,700
24. 2023-11-11 | KAREN KARNES \(AMERICAN, 1925\-2016\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $617

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