Franz Iffland Auction Prices and Value Guide
Franz Iffland auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 491 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Franz Iffland auction prices: quick answer
Franz Iffland auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Franz Iffland
- Source records
- 491
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Franz Iffland market snapshot
Franz Iffland shows deep auction liquidity with 270 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $325. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 34 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-29.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (89.2% · 141 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (10.8% · 17 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $340
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 34
- Median shift vs prior year
- +3.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-29
Artist context
About Franz Iffland
Born
1862
Died
1935
Nationality
German
Also known as
Franz Carl Wilhelm Ernst Iffland
Franz Iffland (1862–1935) was a German sculptor and painter active during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Authority records consistently identify both occupations, while the available biographical account places his birth and death in Berlin. That account associates much of his sculpture with Art Nouveau and describes a later shift toward Art Deco beginning in the mid-1920s. A documented Wikimedia Commons image of an Art Deco bronze dancer confirms at least one work in that later sculptural context. Collectors may therefore encounter Iffland’s name in connection with sculpture, including bronze objects, as well as paintings. The present source set does not provide a complete catalogue of works, subjects, foundries, editions, or exhibitions, so individual objects should be assessed from their own inscriptions, materials, construction, documentation, and comparison with securely identified examples rather than from stylistic resemblance alone.
Art NouveauArt DecoSculpturePaintingBronze
Common works and media
Available authority records identify sculpture and painting as Iffland’s principal work types. The collected material also documents an Art Deco bronze sculpture of a nude dancer. This establishes bronze figural sculpture as one evidenced example, but the source pack is not sufficient to describe dancers, nude figures, or any other subject as a dominant theme across his production.
Market and appraisal context
For appraisal purposes, first distinguish sculpture from painting and identify the object’s material and date. Stylistic context may also be relevant because the available biography associates Iffland’s sculpture with Art Nouveau and reports a later Art Deco phase beginning in the mid-1920s. The collected metadata documents one Art Deco bronze dancer, but that single example does not establish the breadth or frequency of his market. Reliable comparison requires like-for-like public auction records, including dimensions, medium, sale date, attribution, condition, and realized price. Because those lot-level details are absent from this source pack, it supports artist identification and broad classification but not a price estimate or market-trend claim.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Sculpture
- Painting
Value drivers
- Work type and medium, including whether an object is a sculpture, painting, or documented bronze example
- Stylistic dating within the reported Art Nouveau and later Art Deco phases
Appraisal caveats
- The collected pack contains no lot-level breakdown establishing how frequently particular media, subjects, or sculpture types appear at auction.
- No public realized-price details, dimensions, condition reports, foundry information, edition data, provenance, or attribution documentation were available in the collected material; a price conclusion requires comparable lot records and object-specific evidence.
- The Art Nouveau and Art Deco chronology is supported primarily by Wikipedia and should be checked against a museum, scholarly catalogue, or artist monograph when available.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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 Franz Iffland 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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Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.