Paul Stankard Auction Prices and Value Guide
Paul Stankard auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 504 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Paul Stankard auction prices: quick answer
Paul Stankard auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Paul Stankard
- Source records
- 504
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Paul Stankard market snapshot
Paul Stankard shows deep auction liquidity with 165 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 17 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-10.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (24.7% · 38 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (73.4% · 113 sales)
- $10,000+ (1.9% · 3 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $2,800
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 17
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-10
Artist context
About Paul Stankard
Born
1943
Nationality
American
Also known as
Paul Joseph Stankard
Paul Stankard, also identified as Paul Joseph Stankard, is an American glass artist, flameworker, and author born in 1943. Public authority data describes him as a glass artist, while the collected English-language biography also identifies his work as a flameworker and writer. A Spanish-language biography particularly associates his reputation with glass paperweights. On the evidence currently available, his clearest artistic context is glass and flameworking rather than a documented named movement. Collectors may therefore encounter his name in connection with carefully worked glass objects and paperweights. The present source pack does not, however, document individual series, recurring subjects, workshop dates, or a catalogue of works. Those details should be checked against fuller museum, official-site, or scholarly documentation before being presented as established. This profile consequently emphasizes secure identity facts and the documented glass-paperweight association while leaving unsupported stylistic, chronological, and subject classifications open.
GlassFlameworked glass
Common works and media
The available evidence supports works in glass, particularly objects made through flameworking, and identifies glass paperweights as the best-documented work type associated with Stankard. The source pack does not substantiate specific subjects, named series, editions, sculptures, drawings, or other categories, so these should not be assumed from the artist name alone.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin by confirming that an object is correctly associated with Paul Stankard and identifying its work type. The collected sources support glass, flameworking, and glass paperweights as relevant contexts, while Appraisily’s public artist record indicates that auction-price data is associated with his name. Comparable lots should be reviewed at the object level, including their descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, and attribution language. The current source pack does not provide enough accessible lot detail to establish price ranges, market direction, signature characteristics, edition information, or the effect of condition and provenance. It therefore supports careful comparison with relevant public records, not a generalized price forecast.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Glass paperweights
Value drivers
- Comparable public auction records for the same work type
- Sale date and realized price of a comparable lot
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no accessible major-auction-house biography or detailed public lot record.
- The available evidence does not support price ranges, market trends, edition claims, signature guidance, or conclusions about the effects of condition and provenance.
- Auction records associated with this name require object-level review before they can be treated as comparable sales.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Paul Stankard artist official site
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
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 Paul Stankard 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 Paul Stankard artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.