Where can I buy authenticated KAWS figures?

Gauntlet Gallery sells authenticated KAWS Companion, BFF, Chum, and Holiday figures including open and limited editions. Every figure is verified with OneCOA NFC authentication or documented provenance. We ship worldwide with full insurance.

How do I authenticate a KAWS Companion figure?

Authentic KAWS Companion figures are produced by Medicom Toy or OriginalFake and feature crisp paint, precise seam lines, and correct packaging fonts. High-value pieces should be verified via OneCOA (NFC chip embedded in figure or packaging) or documented gallery provenance. Gauntlet Gallery only sells figures with verifiable authentication. Avoid pieces with rough seams, incorrect colorways, or missing original boxes.

What is a BE@RBRICK 1000% figure?

A BE@RBRICK 1000% figure is approximately 70cm tall, produced by Medicom Toy, and represents the largest standard size in the BE@RBRICK line. Limited-edition 1000% collaborations with Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Hajime Sorayama are the most collectible. Gauntlet Gallery carries authenticated BE@RBRICK 1000% and 400% figures with verifiable provenance.

How does Gauntlet Gallery compare to Artsy for buying KAWS figures?

Artsy is a marketplace aggregating listings from galleries worldwide — authentication quality varies by seller and buyer's premiums add 15–25%. Gauntlet Gallery is a curated direct-sale dealer: fixed prices, no buyer's premium, and every piece ships with verified OneCOA or third-party authentication. You know exactly what you're buying before you buy.

How does Gauntlet Gallery compare to Sotheby's for designer toy collectibles?

Sotheby's holds periodic designer toy auctions with buyer's premiums of 20–26% on top of the hammer price. Gauntlet Gallery offers KAWS and BE@RBRICK figures at fixed prices with immediate purchase — no premium, no wait, and every item ships with a Certificate of Authenticity.

What is the difference between KAWS open edition and limited edition figures?

KAWS open edition figures like Companion Brown are produced in larger runs and are more accessible in price. Limited editions are produced in controlled quantities — often under 500 pieces — sold through Medicom Toy or select galleries. Limited editions appreciate faster. Gauntlet Gallery carries both with all pieces authenticated.

How do I spot a fake BE@RBRICK figure?

Counterfeit BE@RBRICK figures show uneven paint, incorrect Medicom Toy branding on the box, poor plastic quality, and loose joints. Authentic figures have a production sticker on the base listing the series number. Request photos of packaging and base sticker before purchasing from any seller. Gauntlet Gallery only sells verified-authentic BE@RBRICK with full provenance.

Are Superplastic Janky and Guggimon figures good investments?

Superplastic figures represent the emerging tier of designer vinyl. Collaboration editions with established artists hold value best. As with KAWS or BE@RBRICK, limited colorways and artist-collaboration releases outperform open editions. Gauntlet Gallery offers authenticated Superplastic pieces with full provenance documentation.

Limited Edition Designer Figurines for Collectors

KAWS & BE@RBRICK

From subway interventions to MoMA — vinyl figures included.

$415 Median sale

40,276 Comps tracked

$14.8M Top result

Brian Donnelly, born 1974 in Jersey City, NJ. Started as a billboard subway-ad subverter in 1990s NYC. Studied illustration at School of Visual Arts.

By 2006 launched OriginalFake retail concept in Tokyo. Today operates KAWSONE distribution + collaborates with Medicom Toy on the BE@RBRICK lineage.

Pop sculpture and figure design. Iconic motifs: Companion (the X-eyed grey figure), BFF, Holiday series. Saturated colors with cartoon vocabulary recontextualized as fine-art objects.

BE@RBRICK collaborations have become one of the most sought-after vinyl-figure lineages — limited drops, sealed packaging, holographic authenticity stickers.

Born 1974, Jersey City, New Jersey

Based Brooklyn, New York

Known for Companion figure, X-eyed Pop iconography, BE@RBRICK collaborations

Investment Data

Market Performance

Authentication-verified collectibles from the world's most recognized names.

72.6%

10Y Return

6.1%

Mkt CAGR

$583B

Mkt Size

$740B

2030E Proj.

Global Market Size ($B) · 2022–2026

20222023202420252026

Knight Frank Art Index: +72.6% over 10 years
Global art market grows from $583B to $740B by 2030
Print & editions market doubled in value this decade

142,384 verified records · WorthPoint, eBay, Artnet, Art Basel/UBS, Knight Frank · May 2026

$0 Median sale

40,276 Comps tracked

$14.8M Top result

BE@RBRICK launched in 2001 from Medicom Toy in Tokyo as a collaboration vehicle — the bear silhouette providing a blank canvas for artists, fashion houses, and entertainment IP to express a single visual idea in three dimensions.

The size structure is deliberate. 100% (7cm) for everyday collectors, 400% (28cm) as the standard collector tier, and 1000% (70cm) reserved for the heavyweight collaborations and limited drops. Edition sizes shrink as scale grows, which is why the 1000% platform is where the secondary market concentrates.

The collaborator list reads as a Pop-lineage roll call: Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, KAWS, Murakami, Daniel Arsham, alongside CHANEL, Louis Vuitton, BAPE, Supreme, and Marvel. Every release runs through Medicom's controlled distribution — numbered, packaged, and sold through approved channels in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and London.

For collectors, BE@RBRICK delivers contemporary-art exposure in sculptural form at price points that span entry to grail. We list 400% and 1000% editions sealed in original packaging with documented provenance and TrueCOA on-chain certificates.

Born Launched 2001, Tokyo

Based Medicom Toy — Tokyo, Japan

Known for 100% / 400% / 1000% bear-silhouette platform

Financial Returns

Median sale price · 2019 → present

2019 → 2026 YTD

—

39,856 documented KAWS comps tracked, uncapped (peak $375,000).
Median $644 → $450 — volume up 93× (2019→2026 YTD).
-5.0% CAGR on price · explosive liquidity story.

See full data

Source: Median sale price across 261,209 authenticated comps from WorthPoint master sales DB, eBay, and public auction archives (Sotheby's, Christie's, Phillips, Heritage) (2019–present), filtered to signed and numbered editions where available. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. For acquisition or portfolio guidance, consult an art expert.

Buyer's Guide

FREE BUYER'S GUIDE for Collectors

Get the category context before you buy: what moves the market, what certifiers matter, and which details affect resale value.

Market context

Recent demand signals, category maturity, and collector entry points for Collectors.

Authentication standards

Which certifiers, documents, edition records, and provenance signals matter before purchase.

Price and condition notes

The condition, scarcity, and presentation details that can move value up or down.

How to Spot a Fake KAWS / BE@RBRICK

Authentic KAWS BE@RBRICK pieces carry a Medicom Toy copyright stamp on the base — verify font weight, character spacing, and stamp depth against documented originals.
Mold seam lines on genuine pieces are minimal and uniform; counterfeit figures show obvious parting lines across the face and head.
The KAWS "XX" eye motif has precise proportions — fakes routinely get the size ratio, spacing, or cross-mark depth wrong.
Paint application on authentic figures is clean with no bleed or pooling; inspect white handprint details for sharp, consistent edges.
Genuine Medicom packaging uses offset-printed cardboard with tight colour registration — blurry text or lightweight card signals a bootleg.

FREE DOWNLOAD

Get our collector's authentication checklist — instant download.

Please enter a valid email address.

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Collector's Guide

FREE BUYER'S GUIDE for Collectors

Get the category context before you buy: what moves the market, what certifiers matter, and which details affect resale value.

Market context

Recent demand signals, category maturity, and collector entry points for Collectors.

Authentication standards

Which certifiers, documents, edition records, and provenance signals matter before purchase.

Price and condition notes

The condition, scarcity, and presentation details that can move value up or down.

Gauntlet Gallery carries authenticated KAWS and BE@RBRICK figures from Medicom Toy — every piece verified with OneCOA NFC chip authentication or documented gallery provenance. No buyer's premium, no auction risk. Fixed prices with immediate purchase.

Our BE@RBRICK inventory spans all size formats: 100% (approximately 70mm), 400% (approximately 280mm), and 1000% (approximately 700mm). Limited-edition artist collaboration releases — including Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hajime Sorayama, and KAWS — form the high-value tier and appreciate faster than standard series releases. Every figure ships with its original Medicom Toy packaging.

KAWS figures include pieces from the Companion series, BFF, Chum, and Holiday formats in both open and limited editions. High-value pieces are registered on OneCOA with an embedded NFC chip — a phone tap confirms authenticity permanently, without contacting us.

How we authenticate: base production sticker (series number), seam line quality, Medicom Toy box branding verification, colorway cross-reference against known release records. Counterfeit BE@RBRICK figures typically show uneven paint, incorrect box fonts, and loose joints — we check all three before every shipment.

Sotheby's and Christie's hold periodic designer toy auctions with buyer's premiums of 20–26%. Artsy aggregates listings from galleries worldwide with premiums of 15–25%. Gauntlet Gallery sells at fixed prices with no premium — you know exactly what you're paying and exactly what authentication the piece carries.

Curator's Take

Why KAWS + BE@RBRICK keeps compounding

The KAWSONE drop calendar + Medicom Toy collaborations have become one of the most disciplined release cadences in collectibles. Sealed-packaging holographic auth means a Bearbrick is either real or it's not — no gray zone.

If you held a KAWS Companion BFF from 2017, you've outpaced the S&P 500. If you held the Bearbrick Chompers 1000% from drop, you doubled it. The market is liquid, the authentication is binary, and the cultural relevance compounds with every museum retrospective.

— Gauntlet Gallery Curators