Burne-jones, Edward. 1833-1898. — auction results & prices

30results on record

60%sell-through

$5,737median result (USD, incl. premium; 92% observed, 8% estimated from hammer)

$40,625record in our coverage

Drawn from 30 recorded results (26 sold · 4 passed) across 8 auction houses, 1999–2025. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 92% observed, 8% 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	11	50%	$5,737
other	5	67%	$4,756

Medium is recorded for 16 of 30 results (53%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Guillaume Seignac Burne-jones, Edward. 1833-1898. Guillaume Seignac

Metric	Burne-jones, Edward. 1833-1898.	Guillaume Seignac
Median result	$5,737	$35,000
Record price	$40,625	$409,600
Results on record	30	96
Years active at auction	1999–2025	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Sotheby's	9	100%	$7,500	1.04×
Christie's	7	—	$4,396	—
Lyon & Turnbull	4	100%	$4,847	0.85×
Bonhams	6	33%	$5,100	0.75×
Freeman's \| Hindman	1	100%	$20,625	2.06×
Grisebach	1	—	$6,694	—
Ketterer Kunst	1	—	$1,585	—
Locati LLC	1	100%	$2,750	7.33×

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 30 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 4 passed lots

Date	Lot	Medium	Estimate USD	House
30 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass
2025·10	'Flora' Tapestry, Circa 1930		$8,011–$10,681	Lyon & Turnbull
2024·12	The Flower Book. Reproductions of Thirty-Eight Watercolour Designs by Edward Burne-Jones. London: Henry Piazza et Cie, for the Fine Art Society, 1905.		$3,000–$5,000	Bonhams
2022·11	Caritas Stained Glass Window	leaded stained and painted glass	$7,000–$9,000	Freeman's \| Hindman
2022·10	Lithograph		$100–$500	Locati LLC
2021·12	The Flower Book. Reproductions of Thirty-Eight Watercolour Designs by Edward Burne-Jones. London: Henry Piazza et Cie, for the Fine Art Society, 1905.		$6,000–$8,000	Bonhams
2021·12	Two Autograph Letters Signed ("E. Burne-Jones") to Lucy Rossetti (nee Madox Brown) on an ongoing feud between the two families and Burne-Jones,		$3,000–$4,000	Bonhams
2021·12	TENNYSON, ALFRED, LORD. 1809-1892. The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate. London: Macmillan and Co., 1894.		$500–$700	Bonhams
2021·12	TENNYSON, ALFRED, LORD. 1809-1892. Poems of Tennyson. London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1910.		$600–$900	Bonhams
2021·12	MILTON, JOHN. 1608-1674. Poetical Works of John Milton. London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1908.		$500–$700	Bonhams
2021·11	Study of a Kneeling Lady in Classical Dress		$3,364–$5,383	Lyon & Turnbull
2021·06	The Flower Book. London, 1905. EO à 300 ex., 38 planches en couleurs. Petit in-folio, maroquin vert.		$3,585–$5,975	Sotheby's
2021·04	'Honor's Prize'		$278–$418	Lyon & Turnbull
2020·11	Hand Studies		$3,984–$6,640	Lyon & Turnbull
2019·05	Weibliches Modell, sich die Haare bindend.	Black chalk and red chalk on slightly textured paper	$4,462–$6,694	Grisebach
2017·11	Cupid's Hunting Fields		$17,624–$23,498	Sotheby's
2017·11	the flower book. reproductions of thirty eight water-colour designs. london: henri piazza for the fine art society, 1905		$4,597–$5,910	Sotheby's
2015·12	four printed illustrations, comprising:		$455–$758	Sotheby's
2015·12	three sheets of pencil drawings, comprising:		$3,031–$4,546	Sotheby's
2013·02	vitrail david poeta, vers 1890		$15,990–$19,988	Sotheby's
2012·11	Study for The Nativity		$8,000–$12,000	Sotheby's
2012·01	Classical Figure		$3,000–$5,000	Sotheby's
2009·04	Sibylla Cumana	Etching	$1,299–$1,299	Ketterer Kunst
2009·04	study for the hill-fairies		$10,000–$15,000	Sotheby's
2002·06	Studies for the figure of Merlin: The beguiling of Merlin	black chalk and pencil	$3,396–$5,094	Christie's
2002·06	Distressed and sorrowing Sir Palomydes	pencil	$3,396–$5,094	Christie's
2002·06	The Garland	gouache on paper	$22,642–$33,962	Christie's
2000·06	A study of the roots of a tree		$450–$751	Christie's
2000·06	Studies of columns		$300–$450	Christie's
1999·05	Correction of Maria Zambaco		$1,295–$1,943	Christie's
1999·05	Suffer the little Children to come unto me, and forbid them not		$7,000–$10,000	Christie's

Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.