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Artist

A Silver Inkstand

14results on record
62%sell-through
$839median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$8,086record in our coverage

Drawn from 14 recorded results (11 sold · 3 passed) across 2 auction houses, 1999–2019. 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

$2.6K$5.2K$7.9K1999: $1.2K median, 1 sold2003: $630 median, 1 sold2005: $3.2K median, 2 sold2006: $752 median, 1 sold2009: $8.1K median, 1 sold2013: $1.4K median, 1 sold2014: $453 median, 1 sold2015: $346 median, 1 sold2018: $836 median, 2 sold199920032007201120152018

Where does a value land in this market?

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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.

$839$346$8.1K

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.

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
ceramics & design 6 n/a $1,387

Medium is recorded for 6 of 14 results (43%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with A George III Silver Coffee Pot A Silver Inkstand A George III Silver Coffee Pot

$2.2K$4.4K$6.5K1998: $2.9K median1999: $2.9K median2000: $4.4K median2001: $1.7K median2002: $2.1K median2003: $1.9K median2004: $2.6K median2005: $2.1K median2006: $1.8K median2007: $2.3K median2008: $2.2K median2009: $2.5K median2010: $1.9K median2011: $2.5K median2012: $2.0K median2013: $1.7K median2014: $1.5K median2015: $1.5K median2016: $1.3K median2017: $1.1K median2018: $1.3K median2019: $1.3K median2020: $1.2K median2021: $1.0K median2022: $688 median2023: $768 median2024: $795 median2025: $1.1K median2026: $1.5K median1999: $1.2K median2003: $630 median2005: $3.2K median2006: $752 median2009: $8.1K median2013: $1.4K median2014: $453 median2015: $346 median2018: $836 median19982005201220192026
MetricA Silver InkstandA George III Silver Coffee Pot
Median result$839$1,815
Record price $8,086 $38,240
Results on record14452
Years active at auction 1999–2019 1998–2026

Related artists: A George III Silver Coffee PotA George II Silver SalverEnglish SchoolA George III Silver Teapot

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Christie's 6 $1,387
Bonhams 8 62% $834 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 14 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 3 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2019·10 by Charles Boyton, London 1900 $1,468–$1,835 Bonhams
2018·06 by J. Clemson & Son, London 1902 $667–$934 Bonhams
2018·06 by Carrington & Co, London 1925 $805–$1,073 Bonhams
2015·09 by C & S Co, London 1914 $461–$768 Bonhams
2014·02 by Crichton Brothers, London 1917 $412–$494 Bonhams
2013·11 by Crichton Brothers, London 1917 $807–$1,292 Bonhams
2013·02 by Carrington & Co, London 1923 $1,072–$1,378 Bonhams
2013·02 by C & S Co, London 1914 $787–$945 Bonhams
2009·06 Cyrillic Mark of Gerasim Mitrofanov, Moscow, 1908-1917 $6,468–$9,703 Christie's
2006·04 Marks Indistinct, Circa 1900 $626–$716 Christie's
2005·01 Mark of Gebelein Silversmiths, Boston, Circa 1926 $1,000–$1,500 Christie's
2005·01 Mark of Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, 1933-1944 $4,500–$5,500 Christie's
2003·03 Mark of Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co., London, 1918 weighable silver 25¼ oz. (782.75 gr.) $472–$630 Christie's
1999·05 Indistinctly Marked Once to Base, Probably Brazilian, Circa 1830 $972–$1,295 Christie's

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