Berto Lardera Auction Prices and Value Guide
Berto Lardera auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 109 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Berto Lardera auction prices: quick answer
Berto Lardera auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Berto Lardera
- Source records
- 109
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Berto Lardera market snapshot
Berto Lardera shows solid auction liquidity with 86 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-04.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (42.3% · 22 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (32.7% · 17 sales)
- $10,000+ (25.0% · 13 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $350
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 4
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-04
Artist context
About Berto Lardera
Born
1911
Died
1989
Nationality
Italian
Also known as
Roberto Lardera
Berto Lardera (1911–1989), born Roberto Lardera, was an Italian twentieth-century sculptor from La Spezia. Public biographical material describes him as self-taught and associates his interest in monumental metal sculpture with the industrial and naval environment of his youth, while presenting that connection as a possible influence rather than a documented explanation for any particular work. The available source pack establishes sculpture—and metal sculpture in particular—as the clearest context for his practice. It does not provide enough accessible institution-grade detail to assign him confidently to a named movement or to reconstruct a full chronology of exhibitions and series. Collectors may encounter Lardera through sculptural objects recorded in secondary-market catalogues. Identity matching should account for both “Berto Lardera” and “Roberto Lardera,” while distinguishing documented works from objects carrying qualified attribution language. Museum and library-authority identifiers help disambiguate the artist across collection and auction databases.
SculptureMetal sculpture
Common works and media
The collected public material most clearly identifies Lardera with sculpture, particularly metal sculpture and work conceived at monumental scale. It does not support a reliable breakdown of editions, drawings, prints, or named series. Auction objects should therefore be classified from their individual catalogue descriptions rather than assuming that every item associated with his name shares the same medium, dimensions, fabrication method, or attribution status.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin with secure artist identification and a precise description of the object as sculpture, including its material and scale. The collected biography specifically associates Lardera with monumental metal sculpture, making those characteristics relevant when comparing like with like; they do not independently establish authorship. Condition, dimensions, date, provenance, inscriptions, fabrication history, and attribution language should be verified from the individual object and its documentation before comparable sales are selected. The source pack includes an Appraisily auction-record signal but no accessible major-auction-house lot text, so this profile should not be treated as a price forecast. Realized prices are most informative when sale date, work type, material, scale, condition, and attribution level are genuinely comparable.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Sculpture
- Metal sculpture
Value drivers
- Work type and material, including whether the object is a metal sculpture
- Scale, particularly when comparing objects associated with the artist's monumental sculptural practice
- Comparable public auction records for Berto Lardera, when complete lot descriptions and sale results are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not contain accessible major-auction-house lot descriptions or detailed realized-price evidence.
- Material, dimensions, condition, provenance, fabrication history, inscriptions, date, and attribution must be verified from the individual object and its documentation.
- An artist-name match or stylistic resemblance does not establish authorship.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- British Museum museum or university
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Berto Lardera worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Berto Lardera artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.