British, 1864–1949
Arthur Wardle Ri
190results on record
70%sell-through
$4,900median result (USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% estimated from hammer)
$109,366record in our coverage
Drawn from 190 recorded results (155 sold · 35 passed) across 8 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 30 | 75% | $1,510 |
| painting | 23 | 71% | $8,185 |
Medium is recorded for 53 of 190 results (28%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with English School Arthur Wardle Ri English School
| Metric | Arthur Wardle Ri | English School |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $4,900 | $1,025 |
| Record price | $109,366 | $977,572 |
| Results on record | 190 | 1,903 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: English SchoolCecil KennedySamuel John Lamorna Birch Ra Rws RwaArchibald Thorburn
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
70/ 100
- Sell-through70%
- Meets estimate57%
- Market depth190 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonhams | 97 | 70% | $4,786 | 0.82× |
| Christie's | 42 | — | $2,521 | — |
| Sotheby's | 37 | 80% | $18,131 | 0.75× |
| Heritage Auctions | 6 | 83% | $3,750 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 4 | 100% | $4,960 | 0.71× |
| Lempertz | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Chiswick Auctions | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Aste Dams | 1 | 0% | — | — |
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 190 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 35 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2015·02 | End of the Day 30 x 25in. (76.2 x 63.5cm.) | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·02 | Memories of a good day's sport 21 x 14 1/4in. (53.5 x 36cm.) | $25,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·12 | Lions by a Stream | $23,537–$39,228 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·10 | 'Great Friends' | $637–$796 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·09 | Cattle in a meadow landscape | $3,223–$4,835 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·09 | Polar bears asleep on the ice | $1,612–$2,418 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Cairn terriers | $1,678–$2,516 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Salus, a favourite terrier | $1,678–$2,516 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·05 | Indian Leopards | $84,329–$118,060 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Pekinese on a cushion | $1,007–$1,342 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·05 | A seated spaniel | $1,342–$2,013 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | On the alert 18 x 24in. (45.5 x 61cm.) | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | Cha. Jetsam Bowdler, a Black Cocker Spaniel 12 x 18 1/2in. (30.5 x 47.0cm.) | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | Head of an English Springer Spaniel 22 x 14in. (55.9 x 35.6cm.) | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | A Field Spaniel, Shillington Rona 12 3/4 x 17in. (32.4 x 43.2cm.) | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | French Bulldog head study sight 7 x 6in. (17.8 x 15.1cm.) | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | The Culprit 6 3/8 x 9in. (16.2 x 22.8cm.) | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | My Lady's Pets 16 x 20in. (40.6 x 50.8cm.) | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | Self portrait with pocket square 12 7/8 x 7 3/4in. (32.7 x 19.7cm.) | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | Rabbiting 26 x 33in. (66.0 x 84.0cm.) | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | End of the chase 34 x 51in. (86.5 x 130cm.) | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·01 | Terrier | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | 'Lions at Midnight' | $1,292–$1,938 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·05 | Will he Bolt? | $3,020–$4,531 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·05 | Foxhound | $604–$906 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·05 | leopards on the lookout | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | Studies of a Hound | $4,548–$7,579 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | Studies of a Greyhound | $3,790–$6,064 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | dendraspis, waterloo cup winner | $2,274–$3,032 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | Study of Two German Shepherds | $1,516–$2,274 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | Studies of a Terrier from Behind | $910–$1,213 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·02 | Pelicans and King's Bird of Paradise, illustrations for 'The Book of the Zoo' by C. Jarrold | $315–$472 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·02 | Terrier | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | gun dogs | $12,932–$19,398 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·12 | No-one Home | $16,117–$24,175 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·12 | At a safe distance | $9,670–$12,893 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·12 | In the lap of luxury | oil on panel | $8,185–$11,459 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·06 | the proud terrier, his day's bag | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·06 | The Favorite | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·02 | Fox terriers | oil on canvas laid on board | $2,160–$2,880 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·07 | Sleeping lions | $790–$1,185 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·11 | Bulldogs of the Twentieth Century | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Shetland Ponies | Undated | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·10 | A Blue and an Orange Belton Setter on the Trail | $16,325–$24,488 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Ready | $10,203–$14,285 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Two Labradors | $24,488–$36,732 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Lions in the Savannah | $1,958–$2,937 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | The Rival Pride | $2,350–$3,524 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | By the Fireside | $15,715–$23,573 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | a pair of irish setters in the field | $35,000–$45,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Retrieved | $5,697–$9,495 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·12 | champion greyhounds dee flint and dee rock | $35,373–$53,059 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | The Enchantress | oil on canvas | $109,366–$182,276 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·12 | Water buffalo bathing at sunset | pastel | $769–$1,153 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·09 | A leopard devouring his prey | coloured chalks, on grey paper, unframed | $2,168–$3,252 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·09 | Leopard studies | $1,445–$2,168 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·09 | Study of a stalking tiger | coloured chalks, on grey paper, unframed | $2,168–$3,252 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·09 | Nepalese tigress | $1,807–$2,710 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·09 | A leopard on the prowl | pencil and coloured chalks, on grey paper | $1,084–$1,445 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·09 | A study of two lionesses | coloured chalks, on grey paper | $1,084–$1,445 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·09 | A leopard resting in the shade | $1,084–$1,445 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·09 | Study of a lioness | coloured chalks, on grey paper | $1,265–$1,626 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·09 | A lion and lioness lying in the long grass | $1,445–$2,168 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·09 | A study of lion cubs and a leopard cub | coloured chalks, on blue paper | $1,084–$1,445 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·09 | A study of two tigers: one crouching and one sleeping | $1,445–$2,168 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·09 | A leopard with his kill | coloured chalks, on blue paper | $1,807–$2,710 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·09 | A leopard on full alert | $2,168–$3,252 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·09 | Study of a lioness | black chalk, unframed | $2,168–$3,252 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·07 | Study of a parrot | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, on buff paper | $726–$1,090 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·01 | spaniels by a stream | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·03 | A mermaid and polar bears | $1,574–$3,149 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·03 | Whiting, a lobster and oysters, on a ledge | $2,407–$3,210 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·02 | A comforting Friend in her Moment of Grief | $12,745–$19,118 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·03 | Wire Fox Terrier | $356–$427 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·12 | Study of a Pine Martin | pastel and charcoal | $356–$498 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·06 | Fox Terriers waiting to be put to ground | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·05 | A mounted red indian hunting buffalo | $1,145–$1,717 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·12 | On the Scent | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | "Our Dogs" | $325–$488 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | Startled, Two Leopards in the Forest | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·11 | A lioness with prey | $640–$960 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | A lion and lioness | $1,626–$2,439 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | Highland Terriers | $316–$474 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·03 | Cattle watering in an extensive Landscape | $1,302–$1,952 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Two Labradors | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·07 | Two sketches of a lion's head together with a rough sketch of horse's legs | charcoal and coloured chalk, charcoal | $663–$994 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·07 | Three Greyhounds, Melksham Tom, and his two Sons, Melksham Endurance and Melksham Denny | $13,252–$19,878 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·07 | A Scottish Terrier | $6,626–$9,939 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·05 | Curiosity | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·01 | Across the River Estuary | $978–$1,304 | Christie's | |||
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