Wilhelm Kåge Auction Prices and Value Guide
Wilhelm Kåge auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 420 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Wilhelm Kåge auction prices: quick answer
Wilhelm Kåge auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Wilhelm Kåge
- Source records
- 420
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Wilhelm Kåge market snapshot
Wilhelm Kåge shows solid auction liquidity with 134 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $5,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-27.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (18.1% · 13 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (52.8% · 38 sales)
- $10,000+ (29.2% · 21 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $400
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 7
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-27
Artist context
About Wilhelm Kåge
Born
1889
Died
1960
Nationality
Swedish
Wilhelm Kåge (1889–1960) was a Swedish artist and designer whose career connected painting and graphic design with ceramics. He studied painting in Gothenburg, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Munich, then first gained recognition through poster design. In 1917 he joined the Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory, where he served as artistic director until 1949. That long tenure made him closely associated with Swedish twentieth-century ceramic design and with the application of artistic direction to factory production. Museum and library authority records variously classify Kåge as a ceramicist, painter, designer, potter and glass worker, reflecting the breadth under which his work may be catalogued. Collectors most often encounter his name in connection with Gustavsberg ceramics and porcelain, although posters, paintings and other graphic work also belong to his documented practice. His life dates, Swedish nationality and Gustavsberg role are consistently supported by museum and international authority records.
Ceramics and potteryPorcelain designPaintingPoster and graphic design
Common works and media
Kåge's documented practice includes ceramics, porcelain design, painting and poster work. His long association with the Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory makes factory-produced ceramic and porcelain objects central to cataloguing his work, while museum authority data also classifies him as a potter and glass worker. Posters and paintings may also appear in collection or appraisal contexts. Individual designs, decorative series, production marks and dates require object-specific verification.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin by identifying the object type and establishing how securely it can be attributed to Kåge, particularly when examining ceramics connected with Gustavsberg. His documented 1917–1949 factory tenure provides useful dating context, but a Gustavsberg connection does not by itself prove that he designed or made an individual object. The institutional sources establish his roles and working media but do not document individual models, marks, editions, condition histories or price patterns. Public auction records should therefore be evaluated lot by lot, comparing like-for-like work types, stated attribution, sale dates and realized prices. The collected evidence does not support a price forecast, a claim of rarity or a general market-trend conclusion.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Ceramics and porcelain
- Posters and graphic works
- Paintings
Value drivers
- Strength of attribution to Kåge and the documented relationship of a work to Gustavsberg production
- Object type and medium, including whether the work is ceramic, porcelain, a poster or a painting
- Comparison with relevant public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices when available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not provide lot-level auction excerpts, model-level production information or a documented price history.
- A Gustavsberg association alone should not be treated as proof that Kåge personally designed or made a particular object.
- The available evidence does not support claims about price trends, rarity or future value.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, strong source quality.
- British Museum museum or university
- IdRef library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
Recent sale records
Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.
wilhelm k ge 1889 1960 for gustavsberg an argenta vase with fish 1946 · Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales · 2026-04-14 wilhelm k ge 1889 1960 for gustavsberg an argenta vase with fish 1946 Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales · 2026-04-14
wilhelm k ge swedish 1889 1960 gustavsberg argenta vase c 1940 · Freeman’s · 2026-02-26 wilhelm k ge swedish 1889 1960 gustavsberg argenta vase c 1940 Freeman’s · 2026-02-26
wilhelm k ge swedish 1889 1960 gustavsberg green plate c 1940 · Freeman’s · 2026-02-26 wilhelm k ge swedish 1889 1960 gustavsberg green plate c 1940 Freeman’s · 2026-02-26
wilhelm k ge swedish 1889 1960 for gustavsberg a mottled green bowl · Sworders · 2026-01-27 wilhelm k ge swedish 1889 1960 for gustavsberg a mottled green bowl Sworders · 2026-01-27
wilhelm k ge 1889 1960 four vases · Piasa · 2025-12-03 wilhelm k ge 1889 1960 four vases Piasa · 2025-12-03
wilhelm k ge swedish 1889 1960 · Sworders · 2024-10-22 wilhelm k ge swedish 1889 1960 Sworders · 2024-10-22
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 Wilhelm Kåge 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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