# Percival Lafer - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T14:00:51.342Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 95
- Lots with prices: 80
- First auction date: 2011-03-06
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-01
- Median realised price: $1,100
- Price range: $80 to $35,500

## Market Takeaway
Percival Lafer shows solid auction liquidity with 88 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $900. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 18 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-08.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($900\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $440 and $2,400.
- 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: 51.4% (38 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 45.9% (34 sales)
- $10,000\+: 2.7% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 18
- Previous 12 months sales: 17
- Recent 12 months median: $1,600
- Previous 12 months median: $1,300
- Median shift: 23.1%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-08
- Days since latest sale: 41
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Barton's Auction: 19 lots
- Regency Auction House: 14 lots
- Marques dos Santos: 8 lots
- Clars Auctions: 5 lots
- Roseberys: 5 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 4 lots
- Wright: 4 lots
- Capsule Gallery Auction: 3 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 3 lots
- Quinn's Auction Galleries: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-20 | Percival Lafer MP\-163 "Earth" Loveseat | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-percival-lafer-mp-163-earth-loveseat-223-c-9ef1762dba
2. 2025-02-18 | Percival Lafer \(b.1936\)  Pair of 'MP\-131' lounge chairs, circa 1960s  | Roseberys | £1,100
3. 2025-02-02 | Percival Lafer \- Lounge Chair & Ottoman | Barton's Auction | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-percival-lafer-lounge-chair-ottoman-178-c-91147638bd
4. 2024-12-03 | PERCIVAL LAFER BRAZILIAN LEATHER 'PONY' CHAIR | Westport Auction | $500
5. 2024-12-02 | PERCIVAL LAFER LOUNGE CHAIR AND OTTOMAN. BRAZIL LEATHER AND STEEL. | Uniques & Antiques | $1,100
6. 2024-11-03 | Percival Lafer design Brazil 1970's two and ½ seat… | Amanda Addams Auctions | A$4,600
7. 2023-07-30 | Percival Lafer \- Lounge Chairs | Barton's Auction | $4,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-percival-lafer-lounge-chairs-68-c-7144f2c93e
8. 2026-04-01 | PERCIVAL LAFER \(b.1936\) \- MP\-172 two\-seater sofa | Marques dos Santos | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-percival-lafer-b-1936-mp-172-two-seater-sofa-77-c-4baca587b5
9. 2026-03-12 | Percival Lafer, MP\-163 lounge chairs and ottomans, pair | Wright | $2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-percival-lafer-mp-163-lounge-chairs-and-ottomans-pair-153-c-08d5fd3cda
10. 2026-01-08 | Percival Lafer, Lounge chairs, pair | Wright | $4,000
11. 2026-01-08 | Percival Lafer, Sofa, model MP\-41 and ottoman | Wright | $2,400
12. 2026-01-04 | Percival Lafer \- Earth Lounge | Barton's Auction | $650
13. 2025-12-10 | PERCIVAL LAFER \(b. 1936\) \- 'MP211' three\-seater sofa | Marques dos Santos | N/A
14. 2025-12-10 | Percival Lafer \(born 1936\) Set of two benches | Piasa | N/A
15. 2025-12-03 | PERCIVAL LAFER | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Aste | €2,800
16. 2025-11-20 | Percival Lafer MP\-163 "Earth" Lounge Chair and Ottoman | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-percival-lafer-mp-163-earth-lounge-chair-and-ottoman-224-c-f2f0312fe3
17. 2025-09-16 | Percival Lafer \(Brazilian, b. 1936\) An 'MP\-211' mid\-century modernist lounge chair | Gorringes | £900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-percival-lafer-brazilian-b-1936-an-mp-211-mid-century-modernist-lounge-chair-335-c-0c94225a16
18. 2025-07-23 | PERCIVAL LAFER \(b.1936\) \- Pair of 'MP\-163' armchairs | Marques dos Santos | N/A
19. 2025-07-23 | PERCIVAL LAFER \(b.1936\) \- Sofa MP\-163 | Marques dos Santos | N/A
20. 2025-06-24 | PERCIVAL LAFER \(1936\-2023\) Table basse brutaliste, circa 1970. | Aguttes | N/A
21. 2025-06-22 | Percival Lafer \- Sofa | Barton's Auction | $2,500
22. 2025-06-22 | Percival Lafer \- Sofa | Barton's Auction | $2,000
23. 2025-06-06 | Percival Lafer coffee table and end table. | Quinn's Auction Galleries | $225
24. 2025-06-06 | 2 Percival Lafer armchairs with ottoman. | Quinn's Auction Galleries | $2,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-2-percival-lafer-armchairs-with-ottoman-117-c-5c44600b63

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https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/percival-lafer/seo-profile