Dresser, Henry Eeles. 1838-1915. — auction results & prices

8results on record

100%sell-through

$8,975median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$23,374record in our coverage

Drawn from 8 recorded results (8 sold · 0 passed) across 4 auction houses, 1998–2025. 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	7	100%	$9,180

Medium is recorded for 7 of 8 results (88%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with John Gould Dresser, Henry Eeles. 1838-1915. John Gould

Metric	Dresser, Henry Eeles. 1838-1915.	John Gould
Median result	$8,975	$2,190
Record price	$23,374	$276,057
Results on record	8	96
Years active at auction	1998–2025	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Christie's	3	100%	$13,067	—
Bonhams	2	100%	$4,188	1.31×
Sotheby's	2	—	$13,197	1.16×
Ketterer Kunst	1	—	$8,770	—

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 8 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule

Date	Lot	Estimate USD	House
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2025·12	A History of the Birds of Europe, including all the species inhabiting the Western Palaearctic Region . London: Taylor and Francis for the author, 1871-1896.	$9,317–$13,310	Christie's
2017·05	Birds of Europe. 9 Bde., 1871- 1896	$8,432–$8,432	Ketterer Kunst
2014·02	A History of the Birds of Europe. London: the author, 1871-96.	$3,000–$5,000	Bonhams
2013·05	a monograph of the coraciidae, or the family of rollers. farnborough, kent: published by the author, 1893	$4,590–$7,650	Sotheby's
2013·05	a history of the birds of europe. london: published by the author, 1871-1886, first edition, 9 volumes (including supplement), 4to (317 x 247mm.), 721 hand-coloured lithographed plates by and after j.g. keulemans, j. wolf, e. neale and a. thorburn, contemporary half morocco, top edge gilt, [anker 120; fine bird books, p.72; nissen ivb 267], bookplate of sir edward priaulx tennant, bart.	$10,710–$13,770	Sotheby's
2012·10	A History of the Birds of Europe. London: by the Author, 1871-1881.	$1,000–$1,500	Bonhams
1999·03	Henry Eeles Dresser (1838-1915)	$11,382–$16,260	Christie's
1998·05	Henry Eeles Dresser (1838-1915)	$8,116–$12,986	Christie's

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