Viktor Schreckengost Auction Prices and Value Guide
Viktor Schreckengost auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 232 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Viktor Schreckengost auction prices: quick answer
Viktor Schreckengost auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Viktor Schreckengost
- Source records
- 232
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Viktor Schreckengost market snapshot
Viktor Schreckengost shows deep auction liquidity with 158 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-18.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (34.7% · 43 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (55.6% · 69 sales)
- $10,000+ (9.7% · 12 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $800
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 10
- Median shift vs prior year
- +6.7%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-18
Artist context
About Viktor Schreckengost
Viktor Schreckengost (1906–2008) was an American industrial designer, sculptor, ceramicist, and educator whose career helped define twentieth-century American decorative arts. Active alongside prominent designers Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Eva Zeisel, and Russel Wright, Schreckengost brought modernist sensibility to everyday objects. His pottery designs for Cowan Pottery Studio in the 1930s, particularly the Jazz Bowl, are regarded as icons of American Art Deco ceramics. Beyond ceramics, his industrial design portfolio encompassed bicycles, toys, and household products, and he contributed to early radar-feedback research during World War II. For decades he also taught design, influencing generations of American designers and cementing his legacy as both a practitioner and an educator in the field.
American Industrial Designceramics and potterysculptureindustrial designdecorative arts and functional object design
Common works and media
Collectors most frequently encounter Schreckengost's ceramic vessels and glazed pottery, including art-deco-style bowls, vases, and chargers. Sculptural works in bronze and other media appear less often but are documented. His industrial design output includes bicycles, pedal cars, toys, and mass-produced household goods, some of which are collected as design objects. Limited-edition and production ceramic lines from Cowan Pottery and later studios represent a significant portion of works seen at auction.
Market and appraisal context
Schreckengost's work appears regularly at auction across decorative arts, ceramics, and sculpture categories. His ceramic pieces, especially those produced during his Cowan Pottery period, tend to attract the strongest collector interest. Industrial design prototypes and sculptural works also surface in estate and design sales. Appraisal of Schreckengost pieces should account for medium, date of execution, condition, documented provenance, and whether the work is a production piece or a unique studio creation. Comparable auction results from major houses provide useful benchmarks, though values vary considerably by category and form.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Decorative Art
- Ceramics
- Sculpture
Value drivers
- Attribution to Viktor Schreckengost should be verified through documented provenance, studio records, or authenticated marks
- Medium and form affect value: signed ceramic vessels, sculptural works, and industrial design prototypes may each carry different market profiles
- Condition and completeness are important for ceramic and industrial design pieces
Appraisal caveats
- Auction records in the source pack are limited; comparable sale data should be reviewed for current appraisal work.
- Schreckengost's output spanned industrial design, fine art ceramics, and sculpture, so category-specific comparables are essential.
- The source pack does not include specific auction house records or realized prices; market assessments should incorporate Appraisily auction data.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- 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 Viktor Schreckengost 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.
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