# Manoucher Yektai - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-26T08:06:23.053Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 117
- Lots with prices: 102
- First auction date: 2008-10-30
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-30
- Median realised price: $28,000
- Price range: $336 to $214,200

## Market Takeaway
Manoucher Yektai shows solid auction liquidity with 109 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $28,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($28,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $10,500 and $56,250.
- 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: 1% (1 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 23.7% (23 sales)
- $10,000\+: 75.3% (73 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 19
- Recent 12 months median: $50,000
- Previous 12 months median: $25,000
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-16
- Days since latest sale: 64
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 38 lots
- Bonhams: 18 lots
- Sotheby's: 11 lots
- Antique Arena Inc: 9 lots
- Millon & Associes: 4 lots
- Capsule Gallery Auction: 3 lots
- Cornette de Saint\-Cyr: 3 lots
- Millea Bros Ltd: 3 lots
- Revere Auctions: 3 lots
- South Bay Auctions Inc: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-16 | MANOUCHER YEKTAI \(1921\-2019\). Untitled. oil on canvas36 x 46 in. \(91.4 x 11 | Christie's | $114,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1921-2019-untitled-oil-on-canvas36-x-46-in-91-4-x-11-36-c-0ea9446312
2. 2025-12-16 | MANOUCHER YEKTAI \(1921\-2019\). Untitled. oil on canvas26 x 18 in. \(66 x 45.7 | Christie's | $82,550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1921-2019-untitled-oil-on-canvas26-x-18-in-66-x-45-7-9-c-1ea1c897db
3. 2025-08-13 | Manoucher Yektai 'Still Life' Oil Painting\- Included in Upcoming Catalogue Raisonne | Abington Auction Gallery | $42,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-still-life-oil-painting-included-in-upcoming-catalogue-raisonne-54-c-4174f3c96c
4. 2025-06-26 | MANOUCHER YEKTAI | Koller Auctions | CHF 46,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-3501-c-595440db61
5. 2025-05-08 | MANOUCHER YEKTAI \(1921, TEHRAN \- 2019, NEW YORK\). Untitled. oil on canvas23 | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1921-tehran-2019-new-york-untitled-oil-on-canvas23-64-c-b294ca3afc
6. 2025-04-18 | Manoucher Yektai \(Iranian, 1922\-2019\) Oil on Canvas 1968, 'Meadow' H 36" W 40" | DuMouchelles | $50,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-iranian-1922-2019-oil-on-canvas-1968-meadow-h-36-w-40-1004-c-ef4458cad4
7. 2025-01-16 | Manoucher Yektai \(Iranian, 1922\-2019\) Oil on Canvas, 1967, "The Letter", H 18.125" W 26" | DuMouchelles | $75,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-iranian-1922-2019-oil-on-canvas-1967-the-letter-h-18-125-w-26-1000-c-3c0403499c
8. 2024-12-19 | Manoucher Yektai \(Iran, 1921 \- 2019\) Untitled \(Still Life with plants\) | Millon & Associes | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-iran-1921-2019-untitled-still-life-with-plants-19-c-d374f9388a
9. 2024-12-11 | Manoucher Yektai \(1922\-2019\), Nature morte aux cyclamens, 1973, huile sur toile, signée et datée, 40,5x51 cm | Piguet Hôtel des Ventes \| Genève | CHF 54,610 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1922-2019-nature-morte-aux-cyclamens-1973-huile-sur-toile-signee-et-datee-40-5x51-cm-38-c-629401980a
10. 2024-11-20 | Manoucher Yektai | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $47,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-687-c-7ad4afb99f
11. 2024-11-13 | Manoucher Yektai \(1922\-2019\) Tree | Bonhams | £25,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1922-2019-tree-79-c-319414c8ee
12. 2024-11-13 | Manoucher Yektai \(1922\-2019\) Still Life | Bonhams | £25,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1922-2019-still-life-23-c-52e41299e3
13. 2024-10-31 | MANOUCHER YEKTAI \(1921, TEHRAN \- 2019, NEW YORK\). Untitled. oil on canvas 3 | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1921-tehran-2019-new-york-untitled-oil-on-canvas-3-47-c-65b46acbc2
14. 2024-07-18 | Manoucher Yektai \(Iranian/American, 1922\-2019\) Untitled, 1964 | Freeman’s | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-iranian-american-1922-2019-untitled-1964-44-c-1eb4cf383a
15. 2024-07-11 | Manoucher YEKTAI \(Iran, 1921\-2019\) Untitled | Millon & Associes | €2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-iran-1921-2019-untitled-4b-c-3554619905
16. 2024-07-06 | AMERICAN STILL LIFE OIL PAINTING BY MANOUCHER YEKTAI | Antique Arena Inc | $2,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-american-still-life-oil-painting-by-manoucher-yektai-76-c-6034612ae1
17. 2024-06-05 | Manoucher Yektai \(1922\-2019\) Still Life with Fruits | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1922-2019-still-life-with-fruits-54-c-54c4348951
18. 2024-05-31 | MANOUCHER YEKTAI \(1921, TEHRAN \- 2019, NEW YORK\) Untitled oil on canvas 15 | Christie's | $52,920 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1921-tehran-2019-new-york-untitled-oil-on-canvas-15-8-c-c8a4621b42
19. 2024-05-17 | MANOUCHER YEKTAI \(1922\-2019\) Untitled oil on canvas 38 ¾ x 60 in. \(97.3 x 1 | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1922-2019-untitled-oil-on-canvas-38-3-4-x-60-in-97-3-x-1-142-c-9c84fc4866
20. 2024-05-11 | 1960 STILL LIFE OIL PAINTING BY MANOUCHER YEKTAI | Antique Arena Inc | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-1960-still-life-oil-painting-by-manoucher-yektai-78-c-ec24a5caa7
21. 2024-04-30 | Manoucher Yektai \(1921\-2019\) Sans titre huile sur toile 194.7 x 129.1 cm. P | Christie's | €151,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1921-2019-sans-titre-huile-sur-toile-194-7-x-129-1-cm-p-14-c-c304a97988
22. 2024-04-06 | AMERICAN STILL LIFE OIL PAINTING BY MANOUCHER YEKTAI | Antique Arena Inc | $2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-american-still-life-oil-painting-by-manoucher-yektai-66-c-b41496d818
23. 2024-03-13 | Manoucher Yektai \(1921\-2019\) Untitled, 1960 | Piasa | €44,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manoucher-yektai-1921-2019-untitled-1960-12-c-8384496bdc
24. 2024-03-02 | AMERICAN STILL LIFE OIL PAINTING BY MANOUCHER YEKTAI | Antique Arena Inc | $14,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-american-still-life-oil-painting-by-manoucher-yektai-63-c-c804be0ba9

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