# Norman Bel Geddes - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T10:07:55.716Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 76
- Lots with prices: 57
- First auction date: 2003-03-08
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-14
- Median realised price: $1,143
- Price range: $50 to $21,600

## Market Takeaway
Norman Bel Geddes shows solid auction liquidity with 67 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,143. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 8 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,143\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $400 and $5,000.
- 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: 45.3% (24 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 43.4% (23 sales)
- $10,000\+: 11.3% (6 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 8
- Previous 12 months sales: 2
- Recent 12 months median: $250
- Previous 12 months median: $50
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-11
- Days since latest sale: 69
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Wright: 18 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 10 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 9 lots
- Christie's: 7 lots
- Sotheby's: 5 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 3 lots
- Ashcroft and Moore: 2 lots
- Deco Days Gone By: 2 lots
- District Auction: 2 lots
- Marques dos Santos: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-11 | Norman Bel Geddes for Revere Copper Drinkware Set | STAIR | $250
2. 2025-11-18 | Norman Bel Geddes, Manhattan tray with flower holder | Wright | $150
3. 2025-11-18 | Norman Bel Geddes, Collection of Manhattan tabletop articles | Wright | $2,200
4. 2025-11-18 | Norman Bel Geddes, Soda King syphon bottles, set of three | Wright | $600
5. 2025-11-18 | Norman Bel Geddes, Manhattan six\-piece cocktail set | Wright | $2,600
6. 2025-08-14 | Norman Bel Geddes, Soda King syphon bottle | Wright | $200
7. 2025-03-26 | NORMAN BEL GEDDES \(1893\-1958\) \- Tall Dresser | Marques dos Santos | €250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-norman-bel-geddes-1893-1958-tall-dresser-173-c-e074d81ad3
8. 2025-03-26 | NORMAN BEL GEDDES \(1893\-1958\) \- Dresser | Marques dos Santos | €300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-norman-bel-geddes-1893-1958-dresser-172-c-557433b9b9
9. 2024-09-26 | Norman Bel Geddes, Soda King syphon bottle | Wright | $150
10. 2024-09-21 | Norman Bel Geddes, Soda King syphon bottle | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $50
11. 2023-12-28 | AN EMERSON CATALIN RADIO DESIGNED BY NORMAN BEL GEDDES | Dirk Soulis Auctions | $850
12. 2023-11-03 | Norman Bel Geddes, Dresser | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $500
13. 2023-06-06 | Norman Bel Geddes \(American, 1893\-1958\) Model 400 'Patriot' Radio, 1940, Emerson | Heritage Auctions | $1,100
14. 2023-06-06 | Norman Bel Geddes \(American, 1893\-1958\) Model 400 'Patriot' Radio, 1940, Emerson | Heritage Auctions | $1,200
15. 2022-11-12 | Norman Bel Geddes and Paul T. Frankl | Neue Auctions | $400
16. 2022-09-29 | Norman Bel Geddes \(American, 1893\-1958\) Set of Four Tuxedo Candlestick Holders, | Heritage Auctions | N/A
17. 2022-09-29 | Norman Bel Geddes \(American, 1893\-1958\) Manhattan Skyscraper Cocktail Set, 1936, | Heritage Auctions | $4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-norman-bel-geddes-american-1893-1958-manhattan-skyscraper-cocktail-set-1936-67193-c-ed846b9b1c
18. 2022-09-21 | NORMAN BEL GEDDES \- MANHATTAN COCKTAIL TRAY | Litchfield Auctions | $375
19. 2022-03-11 | NORMAN BEL GEDDES \(1893\-1958\) 'MANHATTAN' TRAY AND SIX CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA | Christie's | $1,386
20. 2022-03-11 | NORMAN BEL GEDDES \(1893\-1958\) 'MANHATTAN' COCKTAIL SET, CIRCA 1937 cocktail | Christie's | $6,930
21. 2021-12-02 | Norman Bel Geddes \(1893\-1958\) for Revere Copper & Brass Co. Manhattan cocktail shaker and tray shaker: 3 1/2"dia x 13"h; tray: 14 1/... | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $500
22. 2021-11-20 | NORMAN BEL GEDDES \(AMERICAN, 1893\-1958\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $400
23. 2021-11-11 | Norman Bel Geddes \(American, 1893\-1958\) Revere Manhattan Cocktail Shaker with Tr | Heritage Auctions | $600
24. 2021-09-30 | Norman Bel Geddes \(American, 1893\-1958\) Revere Manhattan Cocktail Shaker with Tr | Heritage Auctions | N/A

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