{"slug":"ernest-gimson","artist_id":"c4397b38-76ac-4525-aaac-75a18c8f5bcf","canonical_slug":"ernest-gimson","name":"Ernest Gimson","built_at":"2026-11-02","categories":[{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","lots_n":1,"sold_n":1,"median_price_usd_minor":2628646,"record_price_usd_minor":2628646,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2012-05-03","first_sale_year":2012},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","lots_n":2,"sold_n":2,"median_price_usd_minor":1931113,"record_price_usd_minor":3853620,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2026-06-03","first_sale_year":2025},{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":45,"sold_n":30,"median_price_usd_minor":291256,"record_price_usd_minor":6470241,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":11,"priced_lots_unverified":2,"sell_through_pct":66.7,"last_sale_date":"2026-10-22","first_sale_year":2009}],"sizes":[],"notable":[{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2025","total_price_usd":3853620,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2026","total_price_usd":8606,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","year":"2012","total_price_usd":2628646,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":669945,"priced_basis":"hammer"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-10-31","value_block_hash":"7efb164b854828dcb1de860bd09ed7e46873609d","value":{"slug":"ernest-gimson","name":"Ernest Gimson","as_of":"2026-11-02","newest_result_date":"2026-10-22","results_total":33,"houses_total":10,"first_year":2009,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":192654,"p25_usd_minor":152442,"p75_usd_minor":407549,"n":9,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"A FINE CABINET","work_year":"1864","usd_minor":6470241,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2014,"sale_month":"2014-10","house_name":"Christie's","lot_id":"c789b183-5500-43fe-8a28-a033e2455f2f"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Other","n":19,"median_usd_minor":537302}],"by_size":[{"band":"Large (over 120 cm)","n":9,"median_usd_minor":2137008}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"A FINE CABINET","work_year":"1864","medium":"Solid macassar ebony, burr-yew, with elaborate cornice and shaped astragal bars, the canted cupboard doors enclosing a three shelves with rear plate-rest, the lower section with a pair of central cupboard doors enclosing a shelf","usd_minor":6470241,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2014-10","lot_id":"c789b183-5500-43fe-8a28-a033e2455f2f"},{"rank":2,"title":"An Oak Segmental Demi-Lune Sideboard, circa 1900","work_year":"1864","medium":null,"usd_minor":5104371,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2016-06","lot_id":"c9232913-7787-4310-9d1f-0ec8ac1d0c94"},{"rank":3,"title":"LARGE DRESSER, CIRCA 1917","work_year":"1917","medium":"<p>oak, with cut steel hinges</p><p><i>\"The quality of workmanship that has been achieved in this cabinet is testament to the skill of its maker Peter Waals who worked on the cabinet himself from June 1917 to Jan 1918 with some input from apprentices - the price was £70.8.0. Designed by Ernest Gimson with great subtlety for his friend F.L. Griggs it has not been offered to the market before now. The multiple bowed front and carved details and well-matched timbers lend the piece a vitality and lightness which is remarkable for such a substantial piece of furniture.\"</i> - John Mackie, Head of Design</p>","usd_minor":3853620,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Lyon & Turnbull","sale_month":"2025-10","lot_id":"0698de01-c78e-4683-af35-07f72aee54d1"},{"rank":4,"title":"SIDEBOARD","work_year":"circa 1891","medium":"Oak","usd_minor":2628646,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2012-05","lot_id":"f0412c87-4fe6-4552-96e5-a6c0bc551ed3"},{"rank":5,"title":"ARTS & CRAFTS CHINA CABINET, CIRCA 1916","work_year":"circa 1916","medium":"Mahogany, with pattern inlay in Macassar ebony and holly and ebony chequer beading","usd_minor":2610741,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Lyon & Turnbull","sale_month":"2022-04","lot_id":"92e2a55a-4e04-417e-89f2-b823a1f62348"},{"rank":6,"title":"AN EXTENDING DINING TABLE","work_year":"1908","medium":"Oak","usd_minor":2137008,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2016-10","lot_id":"6d6f5828-bbfe-401a-bbc5-9c6e43c28758"},{"rank":7,"title":"ARTS & CRAFTS DRESSER, CIRCA 1900","work_year":"circa 1900","medium":"Oak, with iron hooks","usd_minor":1607868,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Lyon & Turnbull","sale_month":"2026-10","lot_id":"a6da8365-4285-4cbc-99d2-7f16cb2728e8"},{"rank":8,"title":"SET OF SIX ARTS & CRAFTS DINING CHAIRS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY","work_year":null,"medium":"English walnut, inlaid with ebony and holly, leatherette, comprising two armchairs and four side chairs","usd_minor":696127,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Lyon & Turnbull","sale_month":"2022-10","lot_id":"5e5170aa-52a7-4935-9f37-1dd313ce6a5f"},{"rank":9,"title":"An open armchair and a side chair","work_year":"1931","medium":"Wood (implied by furniture/armchair)","usd_minor":547913,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2009-01","lot_id":"ed874b17-2eef-4e56-8c7c-296fe1394abb"},{"rank":10,"title":"An Oak Bookcase, circa 1900","work_year":"1864","medium":null,"usd_minor":537302,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2016-06","lot_id":"9a245f88-e0d8-4b53-9679-ab3f1a1e3d99"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 33 auction results for Ernest Gimson at 10 houses since 2009. Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,927 including buyer’s premium (middle half $1,524–$4,075, n=9). The auction record is $64,702 for A FINE CABINET (2014, Christie's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Ernest Gimson value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}