A Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase — auction results & prices

27results on record

100%sell-through

$5,261median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$20,450record in our coverage

Drawn from 27 recorded results (27 sold · 0 passed) across 2 auction houses, 1999–2015. 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	25	n/a	$5,261

Medium is recorded for 25 of 27 results (93%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with A George II Mahogany Chest A Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase A George II Mahogany Chest

Metric	A Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase	A George II Mahogany Chest
Median result	$5,261	$2,198
Record price	$20,450	$40,848
Results on record	27	436
Years active at auction	1999–2015	1998–2025

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Christie's	26	—	$5,439	—
Bonhams	1	100%	$1,366	0.82×

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 27 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule

Date	Lot	Estimate USD	House
27 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass
2015·06	in the George III style	$1,093–$1,562	Bonhams
2013·04	Of George III Style, Early 20Th Century	$3,051–$4,576	Christie's
2011·11	Parts 18Th Century, Adapted in the Early 19Th Century	$12,508–$18,762	Christie's
2010·10	Of George III Style, Late 20Th Century	$3,180–$4,770	Christie's
2010·05	Of Mid-Victorian Style, Recent Manufacture	$1,182–$1,773	Christie's
2009·12	19Th Century and Later	$1,629–$2,443	Christie's
2008·12	Early 19Th Century and Later	$1,838–$2,758	Christie's
2007·05	19Th Century	$4,982–$7,971	Christie's
2007·03	19Th Century	$9,828–$15,725	Christie's
2006·10	In the George III Style, Early 20Th Century	$1,889–$2,834	Christie's
2006·09	Late 18Th Early 19Th Century	$5,619–$7,492	Christie's
2006·08	Early 19Th Century	$1,511–$2,266	Christie's
2006·07	In the George III Style, Late 19Th/Early 20Th Century	$5,548–$9,246	Christie's
2006·03	19Th Century	$5,248–$6,997	Christie's
2005·12	In the George III Style, 20Th Century	$3,470–$5,206	Christie's
2005·10	Late 19Th Early 20Th Century	$4,378–$7,005	Christie's
2005·06	Of George III Style	$5,488–$9,147	Christie's
2005·04	Early 19Th Century and Later	$3,745–$5,618	Christie's
2004·09	Late 20Th Century, Incorporating Earlier Elements	$1,792–$2,687	Christie's
2004·03	In the George III Style, Late 19Th/Early 20Th Century	$2,731–$3,641	Christie's
2003·09	Early 19Th Century	$3,203–$4,804	Christie's
2001·10	In the George III Style, Reconstructed in the 19Th/Early 20Th Century	$3,611–$4,333	Christie's
2001·10	Early 19Th Century	$5,814–$7,267	Christie's
2001·03	19Th Century and Later	$2,841–$4,262	Christie's
2000·09	20Th Century	$800–$1,200	Christie's
1999·09	Of George III Style, 19Th Century	$11,316–$16,166	Christie's
1999·06	The Base and Parts of the Upper Section 18Th Century	$9,523–$14,284	Christie's

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