Gustav Gurschner Auction Prices and Value Guide

Gustav Gurschner auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 248 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Gustav Gurschner auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Gustav Gurschner
Source records
248
Market update
2026-02-06

Gustav Gurschner market snapshot

Gustav Gurschner shows solid auction liquidity with 141 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-10.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (39.6% · 36 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (49.5% · 45 sales)
  • $10,000+ (11.0% · 10 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,900
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
10
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-10

Artist context

About Gustav Gurschner

Gustav Gurschner portrait
Jules Koehler (photographer) · Public domain · Source

Born

1873

Died

1970

Nationality

Austrian

Also known as

Gustaf Gurschner, Gustaph Gurschner

Gustav Gurschner (1873–1970) was an Austrian sculptor whose documented practice extended from monuments to small functional and decorative objects. Public authority records consistently identify him as a sculptor, while biographical summaries associate part of his output with Art Nouveau. That combination helps explain why collectors may encounter his name in more than one setting: on sculptural works, but also in connection with designed objects such as lamps and ashtrays. Gurschner’s long lifespan means that an object bearing his name should be considered in relation to its date, form, and stylistic context rather than treated as though all examples belonged to one narrow period. Library authority records preserve the variant spellings Gustaf and Gustaph Gurschner, which may assist catalog and auction-record searches. The available sources establish his identity and broad practice, but provide limited museum-level detail about his training, exhibitions, specific commissions, materials, or complete chronology.

Art NouveauSculptureDecorative functional objects, including lamps and ashtraysMonuments

Common works and media

Collectors may encounter sculptures and monument-related works, as well as Art Nouveau decorative everyday objects. The collected biography specifically names lamps and ashtrays. The source pack does not establish a reliable catalogue of materials, editions, series, or recurring subjects, so those details should be verified for each object.

Market and appraisal context

Market assessment should begin by determining whether an object belongs with Gurschner’s sculpture, monument-related work, or functional decorative designs, because the collected biography spans those categories. Art Nouveau styling can help frame catalog research, but the source pack does not establish that every Gurschner work belongs to that style, and style alone should not be treated as proof of authorship. Appraisily’s public artist page identifies an auction-price and value-guide context for the artist. An appraisal should compare the object only with genuinely similar, dated public lots when records are available, noting differences in work type and catalog attribution. The collected sources do not support a price trend, scarcity claim, or forecast.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Sculpture and monument-related works
  • Art Nouveau decorative objects
  • Lamps and ashtrays

Value drivers

  1. Work type, particularly whether an object is sculpture, monument-related work, or a functional decorative design
  2. Comparability with dated public auction lots in the same object category when such records are available

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected sources do not document price trends, sale ranges, edition sizes, materials, condition effects, or provenance premiums.
  • The Art Nouveau association and the list of decorative object types come from a secondary biographical source rather than a museum or scholarly catalogue.
  • No catalogue raisonné or similarly comprehensive work list is present in the collected source pack, so attribution and dating require object-specific evidence.

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 Gustav Gurschner

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Gustav Gurschner 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 Gustav Gurschner artwork?

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