Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori Auction Prices and Value Guide

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 174 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori auction prices: quick answer

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
Source records
174
Market update
2026-02-06

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori market snapshot

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori shows solid auction liquidity with 101 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $15,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-02.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (37.8% · 34 sales)
  • $10,000+ (62.2% · 56 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$40,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
9
Median shift vs prior year
+5.3%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-02

Artist context

About Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori

Born

1924

Died

2015

Nationality

Australian

Also known as

Sally Gabori, Gabori, Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally, Gabori, Sally Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (approximately 1924–2015) was an Aboriginal Australian painter whose name is often shortened to Sally Gabori in authority and auction records. She began painting at approximately 81 years of age, developing an abstract-like visual language connected with her Country on the southern side of Bentinck Island in Queensland. The collected sources do not assign her securely to a conventional Western art movement; the more useful context is her identity as an Aboriginal Australian artist and the relationship between painting, place, and Country. Her unusually late start did not prevent her work from developing a substantial public-auction presence. Collectors may encounter records under either her full name or Sally Gabori, making careful entity matching important. Her documented practice is centered on painting, while broader auction-category labels should be verified against the medium and cataloguing of each individual lot.

PaintingAbstract-like paintingCountry on the southern side of Bentinck Island, Queensland

Common works and media

Paintings are the clearest documented work type in the collected identity sources, including works described as abstract-like representations of the artist's Country. Appraisily's auction index also groups matched records under works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Because the index describes its category concentration as broad or sparse, those secondary labels should be checked against each auction lot rather than treated as a definitive catalogue of Gabori's established media.

Market and appraisal context

Public auction records indicate an active market for works attributed to Sally Gabori, but appraisal should begin with closely comparable objects rather than a single artist-wide price. Relevant comparisons should align in medium, dimensions, date, condition, provenance, subject, and attribution confidence. Surface quality, restoration, signatures or inscriptions, exhibition history, and catalogue references may also affect how a work is assessed. Reported auction prices can use different conventions for buyer premiums and fees, while private sales and incomplete feeds may be absent. Appraisily's current category classification is broad or sparse, so each lot's cataloguing and images should be reviewed before drawing conclusions about rarity or value.

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 information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction results for works similar in medium, size, date, condition, provenance, and attribution
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction results provide appraisal evidence but do not constitute a complete valuation.
  • Private transactions and incompletely reported auction feeds may not appear in the available record.
  • Reported prices may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions.
  • The available category classification is broad or sparse; individual lot records should be checked before treating a category as representative of the artist's practice.

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 Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori 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 Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori artwork?

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