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A Silver Cigarette Box

12results on record
100%sell-through
$429median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$2,300record in our coverage

Drawn from 12 recorded results (12 sold · 0 passed) across 2 auction houses, 1999–2024. 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

$446$892$1.3K1999: $286 median, 1 sold2000: $434 median, 3 sold2001: $259 median, 1 sold2003: $471 median, 1 sold2005: $407 median, 2 sold2013: $359 median, 2 sold2014: $1.5K median, 1 sold2024: $412 median, 1 sold199920052011201720232024

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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.

$429$115$2.3K

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
ceramics & design 8 n/a $429

Medium is recorded for 8 of 12 results (67%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with A George III Silver Teapot A Silver Cigarette Box A George III Silver Teapot

$6.2K$12K$19K1998: $1.3K median1999: $946 median2000: $1.9K median2001: $655 median2002: $772 median2003: $509 median2004: $1.3K median2005: $887 median2006: $816 median2007: $1.9K median2008: $2.1K median2009: $23K median2010: $1.0K median2011: $598 median2012: $1.1K median2013: $881 median2014: $1.0K median2015: $2.7K median2016: $3.0K median2017: $1.2K median2018: $761 median2019: $630 median2020: $1.3K median2021: $1.3K median2023: $500 median2024: $326 median2025: $11K median2026: $1.1K median1999: $286 median2000: $434 median2001: $259 median2003: $471 median2005: $407 median2013: $359 median2014: $1.5K median2024: $412 median19982005201220192026
MetricA Silver Cigarette BoxA George III Silver Teapot
Median result$429$1,014
Record price $2,300 $33,568
Results on record12261
Years active at auction 1999–2024 1998–2026

Related artists: A George III Silver TeapotA Pair Of Victorian Silver CandlesticksA Silver SalverA George II Silver Salver

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Christie's 8 $429
Bonhams 4 100% $508 0.66×

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 12 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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2024·09 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London 1912 $536–$804 Bonhams
2014·02 by Richard Burbridge, London 1911 $1,322–$1,652 Bonhams
2013·10 London 1908 $322–$483 Bonhams
2013·04 Birmingham 1963 $153–$230 Bonhams
2005·12 Mark of Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London, 1937, $265–$354 Christie's
2005·04 Indistinct London Marks $379–$568 Christie's
2003·05 Mark of William Base and Sons, Birmingham 1924 $402–$482 Christie's
2001·10 Mark of Mappin & Webb, London, 1933 $220–$294 Christie's
2000·10 A silver cigarette box, $364–$437 Christie's
2000·03 A silver cigarette box $314–$471 Christie's
2000·01 Maker's Mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, 1891-1902 $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
1999·01 Birmingham, 1929 $249–$332 Christie's

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