Roger Capron Auction Prices and Value Guide
Roger Capron auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,803 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Roger Capron auction prices: quick answer
Roger Capron auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Roger Capron
- Source records
- 1,803
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Roger Capron market snapshot
Roger Capron shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,477 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,020. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 147 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (46.9% · 471 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (50.0% · 503 sales)
- $10,000+ (3.1% · 31 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $950
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 147
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-16
Artist context
About Roger Capron
Born
1922
Died
2006
Nationality
French
Roger Capron (1922–2006) was a French ceramist whose career centered on the possibilities of clay, surface, and architectural application. Born in Vincennes, he studied applied arts in Paris before beginning his professional path in art education and ceramics. The official Roger Capron site documents a broad practice that includes shaped ceramic pieces, architectural ceramics and decorative panels, tiles, tables, ceramic inlay on wood, sketches, and ceramic sculptures. This range helps explain why his work appears across decorative-art, design, sculpture, and ceramics contexts. Collectors may encounter individual vessels or sculptural objects, functional and architectural elements, and editioned or collaborative works. Identification is strongest when an object can be connected to its form, materials, date, signature or markings, documented provenance, and relevant exhibition or catalogue history.
CeramicsDecorative tiles and architectural ceramicsCeramic sculptureCeramic inlay on wood
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal contexts may include ceramic sculpture, decorative tiles, architectural ceramic panels, shaped ceramic pieces, tables, ceramic elements applied or inlaid on wood, sketches, and other decorative-art or editioned objects documented through the artist’s official site. Works should be assessed individually because material, scale, construction, date, surface treatment, markings, condition, and provenance can vary substantially.
Market and appraisal context
Roger Capron appraisal begins with a like-for-like comparison. Medium, scale, date, career period, condition, restoration, surface quality, signature or inscription, edition details, and attribution confidence can materially affect how a work compares with other examples. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and recent public sales of closely comparable objects may also be important. Appraisily’s collected market index contains substantial matched auction activity for Capron, but public results should be treated as evidence rather than a guaranteed value. Auction reporting may differ in the treatment of buyer premiums and fees, while private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Decorative art and editions
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
Value drivers
- Medium, size, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent comparable auction sales for similar works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
- Authentication and condition can materially affect value.
- The collected source pack does not provide a museum catalogue or catalogue raisonné confirming a specific movement classification.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- IdRef library authority
- Bibliothèque nationale de France library authority
- Roger Capron artist official site
- Wikipedia wikipedia
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 Roger Capron 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 Roger Capron artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.