Market View
Estimated market range
Market Examples
Comparable market evidence
Grouping of ethnographic items, some belonging to Eli Smith including Eli Smith's clerical robe and cap, cane identified with a sticker saying "Benjamin Smith or maybe Eli's", small carved wooden crucifix with identifying tag, two small brass middle eastern bowls with label saying "Eli Smith's", carved stone bible translated to Arabic, woven human hair watch fob with history of Mrs. Thomas Russell, New Haven, CT, Middle Eastern silver? dagger and handle; dagaureotype photography with paper inscription on inside stating "my grandfather Eli Smith translator of bible into Aribic (sic) grad of Yale M.G.R. (likely a Russell family member) along with a dagaureotype of Maria Chapin Smith wife of Eli, plastic bag with fragment of relative's hair, two small Roman coins, daguerreotype union case (empty), oval velvet photo case with Dear Aunt Sally, miniature Buddha figure in bronze, Middle Eastern earthenware vessel, Chinese bronze Foo Dog plaque, 18th Century English oak cased scale set, English burl wood tea caddy Circa 1800, Middle Eastern mortar carved wooden, figure of Quan Yin, dripware glazed earthenware bowl, olivewood book from Jerusalem, carved wooden Pacific Northwest or Alaskan totem pole heigh approximately 5", cast bronze head marked Lakshmi purchased July 1965
Chaim Gross (American 1904 – 1991) Hand carved wood standing female figure with abstract torso. Signed verso “Chaim Gross” on sculpture base H. 18” x W. 3” Mounted on wooden base
Possibly by Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican/Italian, 20th Century b. 1936) Hand Chair, Carved Wooden chair in the form of a hand. H. 36” x W. 19” Condition: Used. Provenance: Capital Bank
CARVED WOODEN FOLK ART LADLE.
Howard Finster Hand Carved Folk Art Sculpture
Greg Johns (born 1953) Pattern II (Maquette) corten steel sculpture on hand carved wooden base
19th Century Museum Quality Folk Art Oil Painting Entitled "Portrait of a Gentleman" by Ammi Phillips
CARVED WOODEN HAND CHAIR IN STYLE OF PEDRO FRIEDEBERG
Identification
Key object facts
- Category
- furniture
- Era
- 1950-1980
Recognition
How to identify examples in this group
- Hand-carved wooden figure of a standing musician wearing a high-crowned hat and playing a guitar-like instrument; natural light wood with smooth, matte finish.
- This guide is currently supported by 8 comparable-market records in the strongest linked screener session.
Drivers
What tends to drive value
- Condition and completeness are material for this object type.
Market
What shapes the market for this group
- The median selected comparable price for this cluster is about $675.
- This page currently surfaces 8 hand-selected comparable records for Mid-century carved wood folk musician figure.
Evidence
How this guide was assembled
- This worth guide is based on 1 supporting screener session clustered into the same topic.
- Observed value signals across supporting evidence span roughly $550 to $1,000.
- Overall evidence quality for this cluster is currently medium confidence.
- Comparable evidence is drawn from 7 auction sources in the selected evidence set.
Coverage
Source coverage and evidence quality
- The current cluster is supported by 1 screener session that normalized into the same worth topic.
- The strongest linked session for this cluster captured 8 comparable market records.
- Selected comparables span 7 distinct auction sources.
- Comparable dates on this page currently cover 2011-2025.
Questions
Frequently searched questions
What is a Mid-century carved wood folk musician figure?
This page is a market guide for identifying a Mid-century carved wood folk musician figure and understanding the main factors that influence collector demand and price.
What affects the value of a item?
Condition, completeness, maker or pattern attribution, dimensions, age, rarity, and comparable-market evidence all affect value.
What is the typical market range for Mid-century carved wood folk musician figure?
Current supporting screener evidence suggests a broad market range around $550 to $1,000, depending on condition and attribution.
Mid-century Carved Wood Folk Musician Figure Value?
This guide uses clustered screener evidence to help answer searches like "Mid-century carved wood folk musician figure value" with identification notes, value drivers, and comparable-market context.
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