Carroll Thayer Berry Auction Prices and Value Guide

Carroll Thayer Berry auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,167 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Carroll Thayer Berry auction prices: quick answer

Carroll Thayer Berry auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Carroll Thayer Berry
Source records
1,167
Market update
2026-02-06

Carroll Thayer Berry market snapshot

Carroll Thayer Berry shows very deep auction liquidity with 994 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $425. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 17 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-08-31.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (86.0% · 129 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (12.7% · 19 sales)
  • $10,000+ (1.3% · 2 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$600
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
17
Median shift vs prior year
+50.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-08-31

Artist context

About Carroll Thayer Berry

Born

1886

Died

1978

Nationality

American

Carroll Thayer Berry (1886–1978) was an American artist and woodcutter whose identity and life years are consistently documented in Wikidata, VIAF, IdRef, and the National Gallery of Art's artist database. Public biographical material closely associates Berry with Maine and describes his work in the broader visual context of New England, particularly its seacoast. Titles preserved in authority records—including subjects related to Camden Harbor, a Maine lobsterman, and Mount Katahdin—reinforce that regional emphasis. Berry is also reported to have served in an early United States camouflage assignment during World War I, although that detail is supported here by a secondary biographical source rather than an institutional record. Collectors are most likely to encounter his name in connection with woodcuts, prints, works on paper, paintings, and images of Maine scenery or coastal life. Attribution should still be assessed from the individual object's medium, signature, inscriptions, condition, provenance, and catalogue history.

Woodcuts and other works on paper or printsPaintingsMaine and New England coastal sceneryHarbors, lobstermen, and Maine landscapes including Mount Katahdin

Common works and media

Authority data identifies Berry as a woodcutter, making woodcuts, prints, and related works on paper an important identification context. Recorded titles point to Maine harbors, coastal scenery, lobstermen, and inland landscapes such as Mount Katahdin. Auction matches also appear under paintings and broader categories such as mixed media, decorative art, and editions, but those classifications are not equally well supported by the biographical sources and should be verified lot by lot.

Market and appraisal context

Carroll Thayer Berry's public auction record includes works indexed under paintings, works on paper and prints, and several broader categories. Those category labels are useful for discovery but should not replace examination of the individual lot. Appraisal comparisons are strongest when the candidate work and prior sales share a medium, dimensions, date or period, subject, condition, and similar attribution language. Signatures, inscriptions, edition information, restoration, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references may also affect relevance. Realized prices should be compared on a like-for-like basis because reporting practices may differ and some results may include buyer's premiums or other fees. Private sales, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in public auction data.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and confidence in the attribution
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Subject matter, rarity, current demand, and recent comparable auction sales for similar works

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal; private sales and incomplete auction feeds may be absent (https://appraisily.com/artist/carroll-thayer-berry/).
  • Broad auction-category assignments should be checked against each lot's photographs and catalogue description before inferring the medium or authorship (https://appraisily.com/artist/carroll-thayer-berry/).
  • Authentication, attribution changes, condition, and differences in reported buyer's fees can materially affect comparisons between recorded results (https://appraisily.com/artist/carroll-thayer-berry/).

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

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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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Carroll Thayer Berry

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Carroll Thayer Berry 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.

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