R.a. David Roberts — auction results & prices

131results on record

78%sell-through

$25,297median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$529,307record in our coverage

Drawn from 131 recorded results (117 sold · 14 passed) across 2 auction houses, 2003–2026. 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.

Compared with Edward Lear R.a. David Roberts Edward Lear

Metric	R.a. David Roberts	Edward Lear
Median result	$25,297	$9,732
Record price	$529,307	$1,876,382
Results on record	131	684
Years active at auction	2003–2026	1998–2026

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

80/ 100

Sell-through78%
Meets estimate72%
Market depth131 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
Sotheby's	125	77%	$27,901	1.07×
Lyon & Turnbull	6	100%	$6,012	1.00×

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 131 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 14 passed lots

Date	Lot	Estimate USD	House
31 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass
2006·11	interior of rosslyn chapel	$134,030–$191,471	Sotheby's
2006·11	the chapel of st nicholas, dixmunde, flanders	$19,147–$28,721	Sotheby's
2006·11	the grand portico of the temple at esneh, egypt	$22,976–$34,465	Sotheby's
2005·12	the priory of pluscarden, morayshire	$4,357–$6,100	Sotheby's
2005·12	the tombs of the caliphs, cairo	$10,458–$13,944	Sotheby's
2005·12	the bridge of toledo	$6,972–$10,458	Sotheby's
2005·12	alcala de guadaira, spain	$8,715–$12,201	Sotheby's
2005·12	interior of the church of san lorenzo, rome	$2,092–$3,137	Sotheby's
2005·12	figures on a street in abbeville, france	$1,394–$2,092	Sotheby's
2005·12	santa catalina, seville	$3,486–$5,229	Sotheby's
2005·12	burgos cathedral, spain	$3,486–$5,229	Sotheby's
2005·12	Sabaste, Ancient Samaria	$6,972–$10,458	Sotheby's
2005·12	Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh	$4,357–$6,100	Sotheby's
2005·12	Figures by a church in Mainz, Germany	$3,486–$5,229	Sotheby's
2005·12	Ponte Nomentano, Rome	$1,394–$2,092	Sotheby's
2005·12	St Paul's Cathedral, London	$1,394–$2,092	Sotheby's
2005·12	British Soldiers before the tower of the old Moorish Citadel in Gibraltar	$5,229–$6,972	Sotheby's
2005·11	An Italian church with figures in the foreground	$4,313–$6,038	Sotheby's
2005·11	the chapel of st nicholas, dixmunde, flanders	$17,240–$25,861	Sotheby's
2005·06	A view of the Palace of the Caesars, Rome, from the River Tiber	$35,871–$53,806	Sotheby's
2005·03	figures praying at the altar of a church in northern france	$4,745–$6,644	Sotheby's
2005·03	View of Gibraltar from the Neutral Ground	$5,694–$7,593	Sotheby's
2004·11	st. pauls from the thames, looking west	$75,438–$113,157	Sotheby's
2004·11	the cybeles fountain, paseo del prado, madrid	$7,544–$11,316	Sotheby's
2004·11	Malaga	$5,658–$9,430	Sotheby's
2004·03	interview with the viceroy of egypt at his palace in alexandria	$18,173–$27,259	Sotheby's
2004·03	view of the church of santa maria della salute, on the grand canal, venice, with the dogana beyond	$32,711–$43,615	Sotheby's
2004·03	fleet street at temple bar with the church of st.dunstans-in-the-west	$3,635–$5,452	Sotheby's
2004·03	Temple of Vesta, Tivoli	$1,820–$2,731	Sotheby's
2003·11	the rock of moses, wady-el-leja, mount horeb	$11,993–$17,133	Sotheby's
2003·10	a street scene, madrid	$2,504–$3,339	Sotheby's

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