Brontë, Charlotte. 1816-1855. — auction results & prices

13results on record

100%sell-through

$7,397median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$88,357record in our coverage

Drawn from 13 recorded results (13 sold · 0 passed) across 2 auction houses, 1998–2018. 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)
other	10	100%	$15,301

Medium is recorded for 10 of 13 results (77%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Winston Churchill Brontë, Charlotte. 1816-1855. Winston Churchill

Metric	Brontë, Charlotte. 1816-1855.	Winston Churchill
Median result	$7,397	$4,000
Record price	$88,357	$1,845,000
Results on record	13	172
Years active at auction	1998–2018	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Sotheby's	12	100%	$13,972	0.88×
Christie's	1	—	$5,254	—

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 13 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule

Date	Lot	Medium	Estimate USD	House
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2018·07	jane eyre. an autobiography. edited by currer bell. london: smith, elder and co., 1847		$15,911–$23,867	Sotheby's
2018·07	the professor. a tale. by currer bell. smith, elder & co., 1857		$663–$928	Sotheby's
2016·07	the holy bible... longman, hurst, rees, orme and brown, 1821		$19,743–$26,323	Sotheby's
2015·07	2 watercolours of flowers attributed to charlotte brontë, c.1839, comprising:		$6,229–$9,343	Sotheby's
2014·12	shirley. a tale. by currer bell. london: smith, elder and co., 1849		$1,878–$2,818	Sotheby's
2014·12	fisherman sheltering against a tree		$9,392–$12,523	Sotheby's
2014·07	jane eyre. an autobiography. edited by currer bell. london: smith, elder and co., 1847		$25,746–$34,329	Sotheby's
2013·12	jane eyre: an autobiograpy. by currer bell. london: smith, elder & co., 1848		$4,932–$8,219	Sotheby's
2013·12	jane eyre. an autobiography. edited by currer bell. london: smith, elder and co., 1847		$49,316–$65,754	Sotheby's
2013·12	jane eyre. an autobiography. edited by currer bell. smith, elder and co., 1847		$57,535–$73,973	Sotheby's
2013·12	shirley. a tale. by currer bell. london: smith, elder and co., 1849		$2,466–$3,288	Sotheby's
2013·12	the professor, a tale. by currer bell. london: smith, elder, 1857		$1,315–$1,644	Sotheby's
1998·05	Charlotte Brontë (1816-55)	oil on canvas	$816–$1,305	Christie's

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