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A Canton Ivory Card Case

6results on record
100%sell-through
$882median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$2,087record in our coverage

Drawn from 6 recorded results (6 sold · 0 passed) across 2 auction houses, 1998–2018. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$420$839$1.3K1998: $417 median, 3 sold2014: $1,000 median, 1 sold2017: $1.1K median, 1 sold2018: $764 median, 1 sold19982003200820132018

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$882$166$2.1K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

Compared with A Famille Rose Baluster Vase A Canton Ivory Card Case A Famille Rose Baluster Vase

$19K$38K$56K1998: $458 median1999: $968 median2000: $673 median2002: $1.1K median2003: $5.8K median2004: $70K median2006: $7.3K median2007: $5.9K median2008: $7.3K median2012: $5.0K median2013: $2.3K median2014: $2.8K median2015: $1.4K median2016: $3.1K median2017: $2.6K median2018: $480 median2019: $360 median2020: $24K median2021: $7.0K median2024: $45K median1998: $417 median2014: $1,000 median2017: $1.1K median2018: $764 median19982004201020162022
MetricA Canton Ivory Card CaseA Famille Rose Baluster Vase
Median result$882$1,423
Record price $2,087 $242,500
Results on record681
Years active at auction 1998–2018 1998–2024

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Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Bonhams 3 100% $1,000 0.70×
Christie's 3 $417

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 6 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2018·05 19th century $679–$1,087 Bonhams
2017·05 19th century $1,036–$1,554 Bonhams
2014·11 Mid-19th century $800–$1,120 Bonhams
1998·01 A Canton ivory card case etching $330–$495 Christie's
1998·01 A Canton ivory card case $1,320–$1,650 Christie's
1998·01 A Canton ivory card case oil on panel $322–$483 Christie's

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