Bligh, William. 1754-1817. — auction results & prices

11results on record

82%sell-through

$4,845median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$52,500record in our coverage

Drawn from 11 recorded results (9 sold · 2 passed) across 2 auction houses, 2012–2023. 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

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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.

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)
other	9	78%	$5,000

Medium is recorded for 9 of 11 results (82%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Mckenney, Thomas L. 1785-1859; And James Hall. 1793-1868. Bligh, William. 1754-1817. Mckenney, Thomas L. 1785-1859; And James Hall. 1793-1868.

Metric	Bligh, William. 1754-1817.	Mckenney, Thomas L. 1785-1859; And James Hall. 1793-1868.
Median result	$4,845	$1,073
Record price	$52,500	$47,500
Results on record	11	31
Years active at auction	2012–2023	2006–2025

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Bonhams	10	80%	$4,922	0.85×
Christie's	1	100%	$2,999	—

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 11 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 2 passed lots

Date	Lot	Estimate USD	House
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2023·12	A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the Crew, in the Ship's Boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies . London: for George Nicol, 1790.	$2,505–$3,758	Christie's
2022·10	A Voyage to the South Sea ... for the Purpose of conveying Bread-Fruit Tree to the West-Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty.... London: printed for George Nicol, 1792.	$4,000–$6,000	Bonhams
2021·12	A Voyage to the South Sea ... for the Purpose of conveying Bread-Fruit Tree to the West-Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty.... London: printed for George Nicol, 1792.	$6,000–$9,000	Bonhams
2018·09	A Voyage to the South Sea ... for the Purpose of conveying Bread-Fruit Tree to the West-Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty.... London: printed for George Nicol, 1792.	$6,000–$8,000	Bonhams
2018·09	Clipped signature ("Wm Bligh"), taken from a document, 1791,	$800–$1,200	Bonhams
2016·02	A Voyage to the South Sea, Undertaken by Command of His Majesty.... London: for George Nicol, 1792.	$4,000–$6,000	Bonhams
2016·02	A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat, from Tofua, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies. London: George Nicol, 1790.	$3,000–$5,000	Bonhams
2012·12	A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat, from Tofua, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies. London: George Nicol, 1790.	$4,000–$6,000	Bonhams
2012·11	A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty.... Dublin: L. White, P. Byrne, et al., 1790.	$600–$900	Bonhams
2012·10	A Narrative of the Mutiny on board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; and the Subsequent Voyage of part of the Crew, in the Ship's Boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. London: printed for George Nicol, 1790.	$15,000–$25,000	Bonhams
2012·10	A Voyage to the South Sea, Undertaken by Command of His Majesty.... London: for George Nicol, 1792.	$4,000–$6,000	Bonhams

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