A German Silver Bear — auction results & prices

39results on record

100%sell-through

$1,556median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$10,426record in our coverage

Drawn from 39 recorded results (39 sold · 0 passed) across 2 auction houses, 1998–2013. 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

Where does a value land in this market?

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.

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.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

Medium	Results	Sell-through	Median result (USD)
ceramics & design	36	n/a	$1,556

Medium is recorded for 36 of 39 results (92%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with A George II Silver Salver A German Silver Bear A George II Silver Salver

Metric	A German Silver Bear	A George II Silver Salver
Median result	$1,556	$1,663
Record price	$10,426	$138,901
Results on record	39	485
Years active at auction	1998–2013	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Christie's	38	—	$1,556	—
Bonhams	1	100%	$1,000	0.80×

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 39 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule

Date	Lot	Medium	Estimate USD	House
39 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass
2013·07	Mark of Johann Drentwett (I), Augsburg, Circa 1684/89		$1,062–$1,214	Christie's
2013·03	probably by David Baumann, Augsberg, circa 1691-1699		$800–$1,200	Bonhams
2009·05	Possibly Bremen or Naumburg, Circa 1620, Maker's Mark Ts Conjoined		$1,500–$2,500	Christie's
2009·05	Hamburg, Circa 1670, Maker's Mark a Winged Horse		$1,000–$1,500	Christie's
2007·06	Mark of Melchior Burtenbach, Augsburg, Circa 1670		$1,330–$1,996	Christie's
2007·05	Mark of Johann Marx Schoap, Augsburg, Circa 1700		$1,200–$1,800	Christie's
2007·04	Mark of Johann Sülssen, Hamburg, 1655-1658		$1,335–$2,003	Christie's
2007·04	Dessau, Maker's Mark Cc Cypher, Double Struck, Early 18Th Century		$2,670–$4,006	Christie's
2007·04	Mark of Leonhard Rothaer I, Hamburg, Circa 1690	marked on base, below Dutch legal silver standard	$1,068–$1,602	Christie's
2007·04	Mark of Leonhard Rothaer I, Hamburg, Circa 1690	marked on base, below Dutch legal silver standard	$4,673–$6,008	Christie's
2006·04	Mark of Johann Philipp Gross, Augsburg, Circa 1710		$800–$1,200	Christie's
2005·06	Maker's Mark Ht or E. , Possibly Lübeck, 18Th Century		$723–$1,205	Christie's
2005·04	Maker's Mark Possibly Bm, Also Marked with Dutch Tax Mark		$284–$379	Christie's
2005·02	Maker's Mark Indistinct, Dresden, 1830		$113–$188	Christie's
2004·06	Makers Mark Dw Only, Possibly for Diedrich Wiemar, Helmstedt, Circa 1700		$1,280–$1,829	Christie's
2004·06	Bremen, Circa 1700, Maker's Mark If		$3,627–$5,441	Christie's
2004·03	Maker's Mark of Johann Hoffler, Nurnberg, Circa 1700		$1,142–$1,523	Christie's
2004·03	Maker's Mark of Johann Philipp Hofler, Circa 1710		$1,142–$1,904	Christie's
2003·10	Maker's Mark Am , Emden, 1634, Also Struck with Later Dutch Duty Mark of 1814-1893		$4,654–$6,980	Christie's
2003·09	Maker's Mark Ugg in a Shaped Cartouche, Breslau, 1712-1721		$1,110–$1,585	Christie's
2003·06	Maker's Mark Fs, Augsberg, Mid 18Th Century		$1,159–$1,656	Christie's
2003·06	Maker's Mark Ih, Nuremberg, Mid 18Th Century		$1,159–$1,656	Christie's
2003·04	Maker's Mark Rubbed, Stuttgart, Circa 1800		$629–$944	Christie's
2002·10	Mark of Gebrüder Friedländer, Berlin, Dated 1907		$312–$468	Christie's
2002·06	Mark of Philipp Stenglin, Augsburg, Early 18Th Century		$879–$1,172	Christie's
2002·06	Mark of Johann Valentin Heyd, Augsburg, 1708-1710		$879–$1,172	Christie's
2001·11	Mark of Philipp Stenglin, Augsburg, 1719-1720		$1,417–$2,126	Christie's
2001·11	Mark of Jacob Biller, Augsburg, Early 18Th Century		$1,417–$2,126	Christie's
2001·11	Nuremberg, Late 17Th Century, Maker's Mark Ih or Im , Possibly for Johann Höffler		$1,417–$2,126	Christie's
2001·11	Maker's Mark of Gottfried Kittel, Ohlau, Circa 1715		$707–$884	Christie's
2001·11	Maker's Mark Indistinct, Town Mark a Key, Possibly for Worms, First Half 18Th Century		$291–$437	Christie's
2001·10	Mark of Johann Friedrich Ehe, Nurnburg, Last Quarter 18Th Century		$435–$725	Christie's
2001·10	Maker's Mark an Animal, Nuremberg, Mid 18Th Century		$589–$736	Christie's
2001·03	Mark of Tobias Schier, Breslau, 1732		$1,291–$1,722	Christie's
2000·05	Apparently No Maker's Mark, Hamburg, Circa 1700		$307–$461	Christie's
1999·11	Maker's Mark Only Struck Twice, Gim in Trefoil		$1,000–$1,500	Christie's
1999·06	Maker' Mark of Paul Solanier, Augsburg, 1700-1705		$3,000–$5,000	Christie's
1998·11	Maker's Mark Johann Jacob II Priester, Augsburg, 1680/1686		$1,000–$1,500	Christie's
1998·06	Mark of Andreas Schröder, Dessau, Circa 1698		$1,335–$2,002	Christie's

Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.