Kurt Ostervig Auction Prices and Value Guide

Kurt Ostervig auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 231 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Kurt Ostervig auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Kurt Ostervig
Source records
231
Market update
2026-02-16

Kurt Ostervig market snapshot

Kurt Ostervig shows solid auction liquidity with 55 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-06.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (17.6% · 6 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (73.5% · 25 sales)
  • $10,000+ (8.8% · 3 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$800
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
4
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-06

Artist context

About Kurt Ostervig

Born

1912

Died

1986

Nationality

Danish

Also known as

Kurt Østervig

Kurt Ostervig (1912–1986), whose name also appears as Kurt Østervig, is identified by the collected public entity sources as a Danish furniture designer. The available source pack does not contain a museum biography, estate archive, or scholarly catalogue, so it does not support a detailed account of his training, workshop history, collaborators, design movements, or named models. The most defensible entity description is therefore centered on Danish furniture design and the distinction between the ASCII spelling “Ostervig” used by this page and the Danish spelling “Østervig” used by the public authority record. Collectors may encounter auction records under either form, making alias-aware matching important. Appraisily’s market index contains public auction records matched to the Ostervig name, but an individual object’s authorship, date, condition, and provenance should be checked before the record is accepted as a reliable comparable.

Furniture design

Common works and media

The collected identity sources support a broad association with furniture design, but they do not document particular furniture types, materials, named designs, editions, or production periods. Auction and appraisal records should therefore describe each object individually and avoid assigning a specific model or manufacturer without supporting labels, documentation, provenance, or a reliable catalogue reference. Dimensions, condition, restoration, inscriptions, attribution wording, and sale date are especially useful when selecting comparable records.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily’s collected artist page reports 95 matched auction records, including 62 priced records, with sale dates spanning 2008–2026 and an observed price range of $110 to $16,900. These figures describe the available dataset rather than a predicted value for another object. Useful comparisons should align as closely as possible on object type, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, attribution confidence, provenance, and relevant catalogue information. Reporting conventions may also differ over whether buyer premiums or other fees are included. Because the source pack contains no major-auction-house biography or specialist market overview, conclusions about demand, rarity, or the relative importance of particular designs should remain provisional until stronger object-level evidence is available.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period of production
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signatures, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for similar works
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records should be treated as appraisal starting points rather than final valuations. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/kurt-ostervig/
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, reporting conventions, and later attribution changes may not be represented. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/kurt-ostervig/
  • Authentication and condition can materially affect value and should be assessed for the individual object. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/kurt-ostervig/

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 Kurt Ostervig

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Kurt Ostervig 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 Kurt Ostervig artwork?

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