Worth Guide

Mid-century carved wood folk musician figure

Market guide for Mid-century carved wood folk musician figure, built from 1 supporting screener session and 8 selected comparable market records.

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Mid-century carved wood folk musician figure

Market View

Estimated market range

Range
$550 to $1,000
Most Likely
$600
Comparable Records
8
Auction Sources
7
Confidence
Medium confidence
Coverage Window
2011-2025
8 market examples Comparable sales and listings linked to this cluster

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

Tremont Auctions · Jun 4, 2017 · $550

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

Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions · Jun 19, 2018 · $750

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

Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions · Jan 26, 2021 · $6,000

CARVED WOODEN FOLK ART LADLE.

Amelia Jeffers · Jan 6, 2024 · $400

Howard Finster Hand Carved Folk Art Sculpture

Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd · Apr 27, 2025 · $600

Greg Johns (born 1953) Pattern II (Maquette) corten steel sculpture on hand carved wooden base

Leonard Joel · Feb 27, 2011 · A$3,600

19th Century Museum Quality Folk Art Oil Painting Entitled "Portrait of a Gentleman" by Ammi Phillips

Worthington Galleries · May 19, 2018 · $550

CARVED WOODEN HAND CHAIR IN STYLE OF PEDRO FRIEDEBERG

Burchard Galleries Inc · Sep 21, 2014 · $1,500

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

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What is a Mid-century carved wood folk musician figure?

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What affects the value of a item?

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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.

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