Top Auction Prices – Carousel Menagerie
As originally compiled by The Carousel News & Trader magazine, 1985-2000; with later additions from various auctions, 2001-Present. If you know of a top selling carousel figure at Public Auction*, please send us an email and let us know.
*These are all prices from PUBLIC AUCTION sales. No private sale prices will ever be listed or included. Private is private.
| YEAR | CARVER/MFG | STYLE | PROVENANCE | AUCTIONEER | PRICE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | PTC | St. Bernard | Aten | $174.000 | |
| 1989 | Dentzel | Rooster | Sothebys | $148,500 | |
| 1991 | Dentzel | Rooster | Norton | $145.00 | |
| 1989 | Allan Herschell | Polar Bear | Seaside Heights | Guernseys | $121.000 |
| 2004 | Dentzel | Giraffe | Nadeau's | $118,000 | |
| 1998 | PTC #9 | St. Bernard | Twin Grove, PA | Butterfield | $112.500 |
| 1989 | Dentzel | Lion, Mascot | Coney Island Mus. | Guernseys | $110.000 |
| 2006 | Dentzel | Cat | Nadeau's | $103,000 | |
| 1998 | Dentzel | Rooster | Butterfield | $96.000 | |
| 1992 | Dentzel | Lion | Sterling Forest, NY | Aten | $95.400 |
| 2006 | Looff | Teddy Bear | Sothebys | $85,000 | |
| 1988 | Dentzel | Tiger | Guernseys | $83.600 | |
| 2006 | PTC | Tiger | Sothebys | $78,000 | |
| 1992 | Muller | Butting Goat | Aten | $76,850 | |
| 1990 | Dentzel | Lion | Knotts Berry Farm | Norton | $76,000 |
| 1988 | Allan Herschell | Elephant | Waldameer | Guernseys | $72,600 |
| 2006 | Herschell-Spillman | Frog | Sothebys | $72,000 | |
| 1987 | Looff | Greyhound | Phillips | $59,500 | |
| 1990 | Dentzel | Tiger | Knotts Berry Farm | Norton | $57,500 |
| 1989 | Dentzel | Lion | Great Escape | Guernseys | $57,200 |
| 1989 | Looff | Lion | Eldridge Park | Guernseys | $56,100 |
| 1988 | Muller | Goat | Conneaut Lake | Americana | $54,000 |
| 1988 | Looff | Seamonster | Fun Forest | Guernseys | $52,800 |
| 1988 | Muller | Lion | Waldameer | Guernseys | $50,600 |
| 1991 | Dentzel | Lion | Great Escape | Norton | $60,000 |
| 1988 | Muller | Tiger | Waldameer | Guernseys | $49,500 |
| 1992 | Carmel/Borelli | Lion | Guernseys | $49,500 | |
| 1991 | Dentzel | Tiger | Castle Park | Norton | $49,000 |
| 1991 | Dentzel | Rabbit | Edgewater | Norton | $48,500 |
| 1990 | Dentzel | Lion | Seaside Heights | Guernseys | $48,400 |
| 1992 | Looff/Borelli | Lion | Guernseys | $46,200 | |
| 1987 | Looff | Lion | Keansburg | Guernseys | $46,200 |
| 1989 | Dentzel | Tiger | Guernseys | $45,100 | |
| 1989 | E Joy Morris | Tiger | Quassy | Norton | $45,000 |
| 1988 | Dentzel | Lion | Guernseys | $44,000 | |
| 1988 | Looff/Borelli | Lion | Fun Forest | Guernseys | $44,000 |
| 1989 | Herschell-Spillman | Tiger | Rocky Point | Guernseys | $42,900 |
| 1989 | Herschell-Spillman | Lion | Rocky Point | Guernseys | $42,900 |
| 1990 | Dentzel | Giraffe | Fun City Park | Sothebys | $42,900 |
| 1990 | Dentzel | Lion | Castle Park | Norton | $42,500 |
| 1987 | Looff | Greyhound | Keansburg | Guernseys | $41,800 |
| 1989 | Muller | Giraffe | Sothebys | $41,800 | |
| 1991 | Dentzel | Tiger | Norton | $41,000 | |
| 1989 | Dentzel | Tiger | Eldridge Park | Guernseys | $40,700 |
| 1990 | Dentzel | Tiger | Seaside Heights | Guernseys | $40,700 |
| 1989 | Herschell-Spillman | Giraffe | Rocky Point | Guernseys | $38,600 |
