Duncan Phyfe Auction Prices and Value Guide

Duncan Phyfe auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 229 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Duncan Phyfe auction prices: quick answer

Duncan Phyfe auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Duncan Phyfe
Source records
229
Market update
2026-02-16

Duncan Phyfe market snapshot

Duncan Phyfe shows thin auction liquidity with 14 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $70. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-06.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (90.0% · 9 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (10.0% · 1 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
1
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-09-06

Artist context

About Duncan Phyfe

Duncan Phyfe portrait
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Source

Born

1768

Died

1854

Nationality

Scottish, American

Also known as

Duncan Fife

Duncan Phyfe was a Scottish-American cabinetmaker whose name is closely associated with the history of nineteenth-century American furniture. Authority records generally place his life in 1768–1854, although one form represented in VIAF gives 1770 as his birth year. VIAF also records the birth name Duncan Fife and an emigration to the United States in 1784. Collectors encounter Phyfe primarily through cabinetmade furniture and the broader decorative-arts market rather than through paintings or works on paper. His enduring importance rests on his standing as a leading American cabinetmaker of his period. Because the collected material is mainly authority and encyclopedia-level identity evidence, individual objects still require careful examination before they can be connected to Phyfe personally. Cataloguing language, construction, date, documentation, and the distinction between a documented work and a later association with his name should therefore be evaluated at the object level.

Cabinetmade furniture

Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter Duncan Phyfe in furniture and decorative-arts categories, reflecting his documented occupation as a cabinetmaker. The available source pack does not establish a reliable list of specific furniture forms, materials, subjects, workshop periods, or documented series. Appraisal records should therefore describe the actual object precisely and avoid assigning a specific Phyfe work type or workshop connection without additional object-level evidence.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily’s source data indicates a substantial auction-record footprint for Duncan Phyfe, but this research pack does not include detailed lot descriptions or major auction-house commentary. A responsible appraisal should therefore begin with the individual object and its cataloguing evidence, rather than treating the presence of Phyfe’s name as a complete attribution. Construction, materials, dimensions, condition, restoration history, provenance, date, and supporting documentation may all need specialist review before comparable sales are selected. Public auction records are most useful when the comparison objects share the same work type and a similarly supported attribution.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • American furniture and decorative arts
  • Cabinetmade furniture

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack identifies Phyfe and documents an Appraisily auction-record footprint, but it provides no accessible lot-level descriptions or major auction-house analysis from which to derive artist-specific valuation factors.
  • The name Duncan Phyfe may appear in cataloguing contexts that require object-level attribution research; this source pack does not provide sufficient evidence for attribution guidance or price conclusions.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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 Duncan Phyfe

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Duncan Phyfe 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 Duncan Phyfe artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.