{"slug":"ernest-race","artist_id":"667c76b6-8ef5-4c03-9935-89ccc8a25354","canonical_slug":"ernest-race","name":"Ernest Race","built_at":"2026-11-03","categories":[{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","lots_n":11,"sold_n":11,"median_price_usd_minor":125000,"record_price_usd_minor":285276,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2025-09-23","first_sale_year":2001},{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":70,"sold_n":55,"median_price_usd_minor":68813,"record_price_usd_minor":512291,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":6,"priced_lots_unverified":4,"sell_through_pct":78.6,"last_sale_date":"2026-10-14","first_sale_year":1998},{"bucket":"Masterpieces","lots_n":4,"sold_n":4,"median_price_usd_minor":492814,"record_price_usd_minor":512291,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2026-03-04","first_sale_year":2007}],"sizes":[{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":7,"sold_n":7,"median_price_usd_minor":107945,"p25_price_usd_minor":71088,"p75_price_usd_minor":119956,"record_price_usd_minor":134714,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2025-09-23"}],"notable":[{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","year":"2022","total_price_usd":285276,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","year":"2022","total_price_usd":269428,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":373262,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-11-03","value_block_hash":"0537eba164e94db79f312d508186057189940413","value":{"slug":"ernest-race","name":"Ernest Race","as_of":"2026-11-03","newest_result_date":"2026-10-14","results_total":65,"houses_total":21,"first_year":1998,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":64346,"p25_usd_minor":48785,"p75_usd_minor":114709,"n":18,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"NEPTUNE CHAIR","work_year":"1953","usd_minor":512291,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2007,"sale_month":"2007-12","house_name":"Christie's","lot_id":"f2c9084c-61e3-4ac3-a680-ebebf6ad957f"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Other","n":52,"median_usd_minor":108022}],"by_size":[{"band":"Large (over 120 cm)","n":8,"median_usd_minor":216838},{"band":"Medium (50-120 cm)","n":40,"median_usd_minor":99050}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"NEPTUNE CHAIR","work_year":"1953","medium":"Chair","usd_minor":512291,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2007-12","lot_id":"f2c9084c-61e3-4ac3-a680-ebebf6ad957f"},{"rank":2,"title":"Antelope Chair","work_year":"1913","medium":"Painted steel, painted molded plywood","usd_minor":508000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2026-03","lot_id":"a3409b9f-5c10-45be-b5dd-0c8316e1d3c3"},{"rank":3,"title":"Folding 'Neptune' deck chair","work_year":"1953","medium":"Brass","usd_minor":477628,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2023-04","lot_id":"a1bcd098-0912-4c3d-a304-b9e00233662d"},{"rank":4,"title":"Folding 'Neptune' deck chair, designed for P. & O., Orient Line, circa 1953","work_year":"1953","medium":null,"usd_minor":477628,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2023-04","lot_id":"991f47f6-8222-4677-beba-408baef9d365"},{"rank":5,"title":"Cormorant","work_year":"1959","medium":"Mahogany","usd_minor":475461,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2022-04","lot_id":"f5eb6baa-d4bf-4f15-86c0-85a19d164878"},{"rank":6,"title":"Unicorn","work_year":"1913","medium":"Ernest Race (1913-1964)","usd_minor":373262,"basis":"premium","house_name":"PIASA","sale_month":"2026-07","lot_id":"b27201b5-23b4-4e1b-9e5f-e19fc4dba08f"},{"rank":7,"title":"Neptune Chair","work_year":null,"medium":"Plywood","usd_minor":312500,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Capsule Gallery Auction","sale_month":"2022-07","lot_id":"1eb7c9fb-58cf-419b-b6c7-abc7e7066426"},{"rank":8,"title":"'BD1' cabinet","work_year":"1946","medium":"Aluminium","usd_minor":285276,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2022-04","lot_id":"e4fe7feb-72d8-4cf6-a6a7-e6bcf8db24da"},{"rank":9,"title":"'BA' shelving unit","work_year":"1945","medium":"Aluminium","usd_minor":269428,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Bonhams","sale_month":"2022-04","lot_id":"3b6f4146-3ed6-438e-a860-1ad7fffa1ea0"},{"rank":10,"title":"Antilope","work_year":"1951","medium":"Armchairs and bench","usd_minor":222593,"basis":"premium","house_name":"PIASA","sale_month":"2025-04","lot_id":"8c67c6c8-98ab-4e4b-a09d-47efdc157b6e"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 65 auction results for Ernest Race at 21 houses since 1998. Over the last 24 months the median price was $643 including buyer’s premium (middle half $488–$1,147, n=18). The auction record is $5,123 for NEPTUNE CHAIR (2007, Christie's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Ernest Race value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}