# Wharton Esherick - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T16:48:01.010Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 299
- Lots with prices: 236
- First auction date: 2002-06-07
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-17
- Median realised price: $4,000
- Price range: $62 to $187,500

## Market Takeaway
Wharton Esherick shows deep auction liquidity with 298 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-30.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $550 and $11,592.
- 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: 32.3% (76 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 37% (87 sales)
- $10,000\+: 30.6% (72 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 10
- Previous 12 months sales: 14
- Recent 12 months median: $4,127
- Previous 12 months median: $3,200
- Median shift: 29%
- Latest sale date: 2025-09-30
- Days since latest sale: 141
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 101 lots
- Bakker Auctions: 46 lots
- Freeman's \| Hindman: 46 lots
- Sotheby's: 20 lots
- Material Culture: 12 lots
- Piasa: 11 lots
- William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals: 11 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 8 lots
- Wright: 8 lots
- Christie's: 5 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-17 | WHARTON ESHERICK \(1887\-1970\) Extending Wagon Wheel Dining Table1937padouk, birch, oak, carved 'W.E MCMXXXVII'height 29in \(74cm\); width 86in \(218.4cm\); depth 22 3/4in \(57.8cm\); depth including leaves 34 1/2in \(87.6cm\) | Bonhams | $48,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-wharton-esherick-1887-1970-extending-wagon-wheel-dining-table1937padouk-birch-oak-carved-w-e-mcmxxxvii-height-29in-74cm-width-86in-218-4cm-depth-22-3-4in-57-8cm-depth-including-leaves-34-1-2in-87-6cm-73-c-96fe192694
2. 2025-09-30 | Wharton Esherick \(1887\-1970\), A 'Hammer Handle' chair, circa 1938 | John Moran Auctioneers | $4,127 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-wharton-esherick-1887-1970-a-hammer-handle-chair-circa-1938-124-c-44c4af0a34
3. 2025-04-23 | Wharton Esherick, Music stand | Wright | $12,000
4. 2024-11-20 | Wharton Esherick \(1887\-1970\) Sideboard \- unique piece | Piasa | €70,000
5. 2024-11-19 | Wharton Esherick \(American, 1887\-1970\) Built\-in bookshelves and storage cabinet, 1954 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A
6. 2023-09-21 | Wharton Esherick, Blanket chest | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $10,000
7. 2023-09-21 | Wharton Esherick, Large corner cabinet | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $7,500
8. 2023-09-21 | Wharton Esherick, Music stand | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $12,000
9. 2023-05-12 | Wharton Esherick, Double pedestal desk | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $20,000
10. 2023-03-21 | Bar stool by Wharton Esherick student, Horace B Hartshaw, signed. | Kamelot Auctions | $750
11. 2025-09-18 | Wharton Esherick, Fireplace surround from the Elizabeth Hirsh Fleisher House, Philadelphia | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $55,000
12. 2025-05-20 | Wharton Esherick \(American, 1887–1970\) Chest of drawers, 1936 ?Paoli, PA | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $30,000
13. 2025-05-20 | Wharton Esherick \(American, 1887–1970\) Corner cabinet, c. 1960 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $2,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-wharton-esherick-american-1887-1970-corner-cabinet-c-1960-131-c-7d04dc5afa
14. 2025-05-20 | Wharton Esherick \(American, 1887–1970\) SK chair | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $6,500
15. 2025-05-15 | Wharton Esherick, Bowls, set of two | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,500
16. 2025-05-15 | Wharton Esherick, Large storage chest | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,500
17. 2025-04-19 | Wharton Esherick \(1887\-1970\) Fair Art Thou 17/25, Woodblock print, 7 x 2 1/2" image, 14 1/2 x 9 1/2" sheet | Bakker Auctions | N/A
18. 2025-04-19 | Wharton Esherick \(1887\-1970\) Hedgerow Theater, Woodblock print, 3 x 2 1/4" image, 5 x 3" sheet | Bakker Auctions | $200
19. 2024-11-20 | Wharton Esherick \(1887\-1970\) Desk \- unique piece | Piasa | €50,000
20. 2024-11-19 | WHARTON ESHERICK \(1887\-1970\) \- Radiance | Christie's | $2,394
21. 2024-10-17 | Wharton Esherick, Wall\-mounted shelf | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,100
22. 2024-09-19 | Wharton Esherick, Cutting board | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,200
23. 2024-09-19 | Wharton Esherick, Large bowl | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $6,000
24. 2024-07-24 | Wharton Esherick, Three works | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $700

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