Brand new Tom Clark gnomes can sell for anything between $20 and $60 with second hand ones having a value of between $5 and $500 depending on things like how rare the specific item is and the condition.
Here is a price guide for some Tom Clark gnomes that I have seen online:
“Saturday” Gnome Laying by Tree Trunk
This appears to be approximately $25/£20.
Bunny Cairn Gnome # 5098 COA Ink Signed
This appears to be approximately $25/£20.
Vintage Large HITCH 1987 Signed No. 59 Sunflower Seed
This appears to be approximately $40/£30.
Rebecca Cairn Gnome #1187 COA
This sells for approximately $25/£20.
Tim Wolfe Ginny Cairn Gnome #9018
This sells for approximately $35/£25.
Cairn Studios Gnome on King of Clubs 1984 #68
This sells for approximately $30/£22.
To Belle Kringle Unpainted Rare Gnome Miniature Resin Statue
This sells for approximately $42/£25.
UNPAINTED RARE Gnome Miniature Resin Statue
This sells for approximately $42/£25.
Olin 8 1981
$504/£372
T Wolfe 1984 1070 7 Up
$384/£284
Twas Night Before
$217/£160
1986 Twas Night Before
$332/£245
Jesus at Gethsemane 1995
$252/£186
Trixie and Treat Edition 22 Item 5091 1989 R
$18.99/£14
School Marm 1991 #22 #5171 w/Story Card
$11.95/£8.82
Jock
$16/£11.80
John Deere Assembly Team
$65/£48
Vintage 1991 Tom Clark “Holly”
$19/£14
Which Tom Clark Gnomes are Valuable?
- Cairn Studios Tom Clark Gnome Padre
- Tom Clark 1986 Twas Night Before
- RARE 1979 Early Tom Clark Hand Signed
- Tom Clark 6 Pc Nativity Figurine Set
- RARE 1979 Early Tom Clark Hand Signed
- Tom Clark Uncle Hershel Signed Cracker
Who is Tom Clark ?
Dr. Thomas Fetzer Clark was born in America, but he studied theology and religious arts at Davidson College where his father had also previously attended school. After 25 years as an associate professor there, Dr Clark quit to work for Gallery XIX (a move many questioned).
Once a passionate craftsman who used to make wood sculptures during his free time, then became successful enough to travel around the world to teach people how to make his sculptures with Cairn Studios.
His clay work is exceptional and has a talent in creating gnomes with a purpose. All gnomes have a backstory that is often inspired by actual characters in his life. His figurines are bought from the likes of the former first lady Barbara Bush and It-author Stephen King. His creations vary from gnomes to real life figurines and has travelled around to teach people how to make them.
Is Tom Clark still living?
The artist himself is still alive but has long retired from making his art pieces. His gnomes are available online and are still sold on the Cairn Studio website. Tom Clark was born in 1928 and has long retired and has stopped making gnomes. Some are still produced in the studio he used to work at and some have been retired. They are made by people who recreate his work impeccably. At one point he had a staff of hundreds of people reproducing his creations for sale.
Yes, some Tom Clark gnomes are worth up to $500 with the average around $60.
Tom Clark, the maker of many amazing gnomes, died in January 2022.
Tom Clark gnomes are very versatile, i.e., they can be placed indoors and outdoors and the quality of fine art sculpture that they can be displayed anywhere from living room to garden with their signature exposed over time if left uncovered in weather conditions or moved constantly for storage purposes.
There are various online antique dealing websites that you can contact but there are the obvious places such as eBay, Amazon and Etsy that many people search for Tom Clark gnomes on.
When Tom Clark graduated from Davidson in 1949, he joined the religion department. For 26 years he taught there and inspired many students with his gnome sculptures on campus!
My mother had a collection of Clark gnomes…many signed. Do you know of anyone who would like a nice deal for taking the collection.
I am looking for the story that comes with each gnome, I don’t need the original, I just want to read the story for some that I have, I need IAN.
Thanks
Ian #5013 Libra 1987 Ian is a Scotsman, and another member of my musical John series. Ian plays the bagpipes and he has two Scottish traits. He loves to play “Scotland and Brave” and he also loves to save money. Now he’s faced with a dilemma: which should he pick up first, the bagpipes or the coin? On the coin is a thistle, the national emblem of Scotland. Some small unicorn (known in Scotland as the Queen’s beast) has lost his horn next to Ian, though you might mistake it for a seashell. In traditional dress Ian wears a sporran around his waist, flashes on his socks and a regimental striped tie, cut “face up” in British fashion, so that the stripes slant from the heart. His kilt is unique and will henceforth be known as the “Cairn tartan”. The tartan is Cairn green with gold bands that form the St Andrews crosses in the center of the squares. Cairn means “heap of stones” and behind Ian is his ancestral cairn. Taken from my collectors guide volume iv. please forgive any typos
Hello Gail. My Dad was a huge collector and we have IAN and his story card. If you are interested, I can send you a picture of the story card.
Melanie
Can I sell You my gnomes.? I have over 100
I need help identifying a gnome. It’s sitting. Has only circled 16, Tom Clark trademark, and the year 1980. If you cannot help, who can I contact? Thanks for your help.
I inherited my aunts tom clark gnomes from the mid 1980″s to mid 1990’s from cairn studios in north carolina. I am looking for a simple website that can give me the value of these hand crafted clay gnomes. Anyone have info for me. Going crazy trying to get info on the internet! Just want the value of them so I can file it in safe and if need be insurance company