# Sergio Bustamante - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-16T22:25:25.294Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 719
- Lots with prices: 579
- First auction date: 1991-06-13
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-17
- Median realised price: $500
- Price range: $59 to $28,000

## Market Takeaway
Sergio Bustamante shows very deep auction liquidity with 593 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 62 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-16.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $300 and $990.
- 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: 75.4% (370 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 24.4% (120 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0.2% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 62
- Previous 12 months sales: 88
- Recent 12 months median: $650
- Previous 12 months median: $500
- Median shift: 30%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-16
- Days since latest sale: 33
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Hill Auction Gallery: 57 lots
- Akiba Galleries: 47 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 41 lots
- Antique Place: 31 lots
- Austin Auction Gallery: 29 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 28 lots
- Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.: 24 lots
- The Written Word Autographs: 19 lots
- Abell Auction: 18 lots
- RoGallery: 18 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-21 | Sergio Bustamante Sterling/Gold Zodiac Pendant | Blackwell Auctions LLC | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-sterling-gold-zodiac-pendant-86-c-f17dadd5eb
2. 2026-02-22 | Sergio Bustamante \(Mexico, b. 1949\), Brass Fox | Fine Estate Inc. | $2,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-mexico-b-1949-brass-fox-316-c-9c65949541
3. 2026-02-22 | Sergio Bustamante \(Mexican b. 1949\), Parrot | Fine Estate Inc. | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-mexican-b-1949-parrot-313-c-7823f95187
4. 2026-01-14 | Sergio Bustamante b.1949 Animal Shelf Sculpture | Hill Auction Gallery | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-b-1949-animal-shelf-sculpture-308-c-20e5fb9f0a
5. 2026-01-13 | Sergio Bustamante \(b. 1949, Mexican\), Horse | John Moran Auctioneers | $952 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-b-1949-mexican-horse-158-c-85c43e5c92
6. 2026-01-13 | Sergio Bustamante \(b. 1949, Mexican\), Boy on bicycle | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,452 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-b-1949-mexican-boy-on-bicycle-156-c-0a8e438ee9
7. 2026-01-13 | Sergio Bustamante \(b. 1949, Mexican\), Arca Mujer | John Moran Auctioneers | $825 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-b-1949-mexican-arca-mujer-155-c-f7a197385e
8. 2026-01-13 | Sergio Bustamante \(b. 1949, Mexican\), Pigeon mask | John Moran Auctioneers | $726 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-b-1949-mexican-pigeon-mask-154-c-606a45f1a1
9. 2026-01-13 | Sergio Bustamante \(b. 1949, Mexican\), Ram Boy | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-b-1949-mexican-ram-boy-153-c-4969c67fbf
10. 2026-01-03 | SIGNED SERGIO BUSTAMANTE 925 PENDANT & EARRING SET | Florida Estate Sales Inc. | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-signed-sergio-bustamante-925-pendant-earring-set-218042-c-5f14a76552
11. 2025-09-25 | Sergio Bustamante \(Mexican, b. 1949\) "Satyr Boy" Ceramic Sculpture | Akiba Galleries | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-mexican-b-1949-satyr-boy-ceramic-sculpture-43-c-f234aa2b48
12. 2025-08-16 | Sergio Bustamante \(Born 1949\) Mexican, Papier\-Mache Hummingbird Sculpture on Metal Swing | Sarasota Estate Auction | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-born-1949-mexican-papier-mache-hummingbird-sculpture-on-metal-swing-19-c-c2f45a3bdd
13. 2025-08-16 | Sergio Bustamante \(Born 1949\) Mexican, Papier\-Mache Gourd and Butterflies Sculpture \- AS IS | Sarasota Estate Auction | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-born-1949-mexican-papier-mache-gourd-and-butterflies-sculpture-as-is-18-c-a2546ee89b
14. 2025-08-16 | Sergio Bustamante \(Born 1949\) Mexican, Papier\-Mache "Half Moon" Face Sculpture | Sarasota Estate Auction | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-born-1949-mexican-papier-mache-half-moon-face-sculpture-17-c-92747cc969
15. 2025-07-15 | Sergio Bustamante \(b. 1949, Mexican\), Three horses emerging from an egg | John Moran Auctioneers | $952 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-b-1949-mexican-three-horses-emerging-from-an-egg-283-c-59d4720aab
16. 2025-07-15 | Sergio Bustamante \(b. 1949, Mexican\), Moon egg | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,320 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-b-1949-mexican-moon-egg-282-c-8544beda51
17. 2025-07-15 | Sergio Bustamante \(b. 1949, Mexican\), Three rams and a gourd | John Moran Auctioneers | $528 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-b-1949-mexican-three-rams-and-a-gourd-274-c-bbd43dc8ce
18. 2025-07-15 | Sergio Bustamante \(b. 1949, Mexican\), Bird boy, 1982 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,122 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-b-1949-mexican-bird-boy-1982-216-c-dfa4a6eb34
19. 2025-06-10 | SERGIO BUSTAMANTE \(Mexico\) Enamelled earthenware and brass parrot sculpture, 1970s | Bayeu Subastas | €375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-mexico-enamelled-earthenware-and-brass-parrot-sculpture-1970s-229-c-6c14f7fa48
20. 2025-06-07 | Sergio Bustamante \(Born 1949\) Mexican, Papier Mache "Half Moon" | Sarasota Estate Auction | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-born-1949-mexican-papier-mache-half-moon-179-c-dbc4923a10
21. 2025-03-12 | Sergio Bustamante \(Mexican, B. 1942\) "Bird Man" Hand\-Painted Life Size Resin Sculpture | Black Rock Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-mexican-b-1942-bird-man-hand-painted-life-size-resin-sculpture-58-c-e1b457fa62
22. 2025-02-27 | Sergio Bustamante, Mexican b.1949, Tortoise | Abell Auction | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-mexican-b-1949-tortoise-70-c-3ef4a108fc
23. 2025-02-20 | SERGIO BUSTAMANTE 'OSTRICH' LIFE SIZE SCULPTURE | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-ostrich-life-size-sculpture-174a-c-daf407aaa2
24. 2025-02-20 | SERGIO BUSTAMANTE, 'SOL ECLIPSE' SCULPTURE, 84/100 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sergio-bustamante-sol-eclipse-sculpture-84-100-174-c-2c24df1a28

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