# Ruth Francken - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T03:06:48.606Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 114
- Lots with prices: 48
- First auction date: 2004-03-20
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-19
- Median realised price: $2,300
- Price range: $6 to $57,850

## Market Takeaway
Ruth Francken shows solid auction liquidity with 107 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-26.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,300\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $800 and $6,375.
- 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: 28.9% (13 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 48.9% (22 sales)
- $10,000\+: 22.2% (10 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 2
- Recent 12 months median: $400
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-06-26
- Days since latest sale: 237
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Artcurial: 15 lots
- Cornette de Saint\-Cyr: 15 lots
- Pierre Bergé & Associés: 10 lots
- Piasa: 7 lots
- Christie's: 6 lots
- Delvaux: 5 lots
- Maison Verneuil: 5 lots
- Lots Road Auctions: 4 lots
- Millon & Associes: 4 lots
- Sotheby's: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-04-19 | RUTH FRANCKEN, BLACK LACQUERED “L’HOMME’ CHAIR | CRN Auctions | $4,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-black-lacquered-l-homme-chair-102-c-faa57cc33d
2. 2026-04-19 | RUTH FRANCKEN, WHITE LACQUERED “L’HOMME’ CHAIR | CRN Auctions | $4,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-white-lacquered-l-homme-chair-101-c-8c4486c350
3. 2025-06-26 | Ruth Francken \(1924\-2006\) 'Hello' Cast Aluminum Sculpture | Akiba Galleries | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-hello-cast-aluminum-sculpture-66a-c-d114f788bb
4. 2025-03-22 | Ruth Francken | Das Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-133-c-6774bb8826
5. 2025-03-22 | Ruth Francken | Das Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG | €1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-131-c-0ed493498b
6. 2024-06-09 | RUTH FRANCKEN \(1924\-2006\) | Antenor Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-201-c-dc94364ba4
7. 2024-03-13 | Ruth FRANCKEN \(1924\-2006\) Tampon \- circa 1970 | Artcurial | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-tampon-circa-1970-386-c-00c42e39d2
8. 2024-02-07 | Ruth Francken \(1924\-2006\) Homme \- Limited edition | Piasa | €16,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-homme-limited-edition-154-c-b8a420aabd
9. 2024-02-07 | Ruth Francken \(1924\-2006\) "Objekte" series | Piasa | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-objekte-series-153-c-8b44f5d880
10. 2023-12-08 | Ruth Francken \(1924\-2006\) Multitéléphones | Crait\-Muller | €3,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-multitelephones-192-c-3b54346b2a
11. 2023-12-08 | Ruth Francken \(1924\-2006\) Visage | Crait\-Muller | €700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-visage-191-c-5af4aab8d0
12. 2023-12-06 | Ruth Francken \(1924\-2006\) and Bernard Heidsieck \(1928\-2014\) Partition V, 1973 | Piasa | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-and-bernard-heidsieck-1928-2014-partition-v-1973-148-c-ada43e9961
13. 2023-10-12 | Ruth FRANCKEN \(1924\-2006\) Tampon \- circa 1970 | Artcurial | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-tampon-circa-1970-556-c-665417882d
14. 2023-06-20 | Ruth Francken \(1924\-2006\) La Manif, Objekte serie 1 \- 1973 | Piasa | N/A
15. 2023-04-23 | RUTH FRANCKEN \(1924\-2006\) \- Pendentif, Buste Lilith | Cornette de Saint\-Cyr\-Bruxelles | €4,940
16. 2022-11-26 | Ruth Francken, verso auf Etikett bez. | Auktionshaus Arnold | €800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-verso-auf-etikett-bez-70-c-7d243a0a51
17. 2022-11-08 | Ruth Francken \(1924\-2006\) | Vendu Rotterdam | €3,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-779-c-b9d40bfa1a
18. 2022-06-30 | Ruth FRANCKEN \(1924\-2006\) | Maison Verneuil | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-89-c-be8454480a
19. 2022-06-30 | Ruth FRANCKEN \(1924\-2006\) | Maison Verneuil | €80 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-88-c-da4446c8ae
20. 2022-04-24 | Ruth Francken \(Czech / American, 1924\-2006\) 'Homme' Chair | Leonard Auction | $10,000
21. 2022-03-30 | Ruth FRANCKEN \(1924 \- 2006\) SANS TITRE \- 1957 Huile sur toile | Artcurial | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-sans-titre-1957-huile-sur-toile-383-c-a47486d8ca
22. 2021-09-05 | Comunicate or Die signée par Ruth Francken 1970 | Mirabaud\-Mercier | N/A
23. 2021-07-09 | Comunicate or Die signée par Ruth Francken 1970 | Mirabaud\-Mercier | N/A
24. 2020-07-07 | RUTH FRANCKEN \(1924\-2006\) \- WOVON MAN NICHT SPRECHEN KANN, DARUBER MUSS MAN NICHT SCHWEIGEN, 1994 | Cornette de Saint\-Cyr | €52 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ruth-francken-1924-2006-wovon-man-nicht-sprechen-kann-daruber-muss-man-nicht-schweigen-1994-52-c-08043b48bd

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