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French School, Circa 1900

373results on record
81%sell-through
$1,179median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$101,600record in our coverage

Drawn from 373 recorded results (354 sold · 19 passed) across 4 auction houses, 1998–2026. 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

$19K$38K$58K1998: $788 median, 34 sold1999: $632 median, 46 sold2000: $801 median, 39 sold2001: $1.3K median, 15 sold2002: $988 median, 20 sold2003: $833 median, 21 sold2004: $725 median, 24 sold2005: $620 median, 28 sold2006: $752 median, 9 sold2007: $842 median, 9 sold2008: $731 median, 2 sold2009: $2.4K median, 1 sold2010: $38K median, 1 sold2011: $4.1K median, 1 sold2012: $6.3K median, 2 sold2013: $5.6K median, 4 sold2014: $10K median, 3 sold2015: $8.8K median, 5 sold2016: $11K median, 5 sold2017: $5.7K median, 5 sold2018: $8.4K median, 6 sold2019: $5.5K median, 7 sold2020: $4.9K median, 15 sold2021: $4.3K median, 20 sold2022: $3.3K median, 3 sold2023: $4.4K median, 19 sold2024: $24K median, 4 sold2025: $71K median, 3 sold2026: $2.7K median, 3 sold19982005201220192026

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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.

$1.2K$45$102K

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 70 100% $3,654
ceramics & design 65 100% $730
other 50 100% $607
works on paper 34 n/a $1,768
sculpture 4 n/a $853

Medium is recorded for 223 of 373 results (60%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with French School, 19th Century French School, Circa 1900 French School, 19th Century

$19K$38K$58K1998: $1.6K median1999: $987 median2000: $999 median2001: $854 median2002: $816 median2003: $849 median2004: $1.1K median2005: $1.1K median2006: $1.5K median2007: $2.4K median2008: $1.4K median2009: $1.2K median2010: $1.2K median2011: $4.8K median2012: $4.4K median2013: $4.1K median2014: $4.6K median2015: $2.4K median2016: $3.1K median2017: $3.8K median2018: $4.4K median2019: $4.2K median2020: $3.3K median2021: $4.7K median2022: $4.2K median2023: $2.4K median2024: $1.7K median2025: $2.4K median2026: $4.2K median1998: $788 median1999: $632 median2000: $801 median2001: $1.3K median2002: $988 median2003: $833 median2004: $725 median2005: $620 median2006: $752 median2007: $842 median2008: $731 median2009: $2.4K median2010: $38K median2011: $4.1K median2012: $6.3K median2013: $5.6K median2014: $10K median2015: $8.8K median2016: $11K median2017: $5.7K median2018: $8.4K median2019: $5.5K median2020: $4.9K median2021: $4.3K median2022: $3.3K median2023: $4.4K median2024: $24K median2025: $71K median2026: $2.7K median19982005201220192026
MetricFrench School, Circa 1900French School, 19th Century
Median result$1,179$1,656
Record price $101,600 $185,000
Results on record3731,386
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: French School, 19th CenturyItalian School, 17th CenturyDutch School, 18th CenturyEnglish School, 19th Century

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

72/ 100
  • Sell-through81%
  • Meets estimate47%
  • Market depth373 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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Christie's 265 100% $781
Sotheby's 97 83% $5,657 0.75×
Dorotheum 9 56% $11,559
Bonhams 2 50% $2,851 0.42×

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 373 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 19 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2017·05 three men, one with his finger being bitten by a dog in a box; three figures carousing $2,593–$3,889 Sotheby's
2017·05 achilles lamenting the death of patroclus $5,172–$7,759 Sotheby's
2017·03 Still life with a sculpture oil on canvas $4,977–$7,465 Christie's
2016·12 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2016·04 head of a bearded man, wearing a turban $8,754–$11,671 Sotheby's
2016·03 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2016·03 a pair of decorative panels, depicting allegories of sculpture and painting $8,526–$11,368 Sotheby's
2016·03 Portrait of a gentleman in his study, reading a copy of Essai sur l'accord de la Morale et de la politique $11,368–$17,052 Sotheby's
2016·01 Design for a wall in an elegant salon pen and black ink, watercolor $800–$1,200 Christie's
2015·12 Four papier peint panels $4,538–$6,050 Sotheby's
2015·12 A unicorn surrounded by animals, two men standing on the right pen and brown ink, watercolour, traces of a watermark $4,527–$6,036 Christie's
2015·10 Still life of Roses $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2015·09 Portrait of a young gentleman, bust-length, in military uniform oil on canvas $4,609–$7,681 Christie's
2015·01 Portrait of a Mother and Child $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2014·10 A coffee plantation, Rio de Janeiro oil on canvas $32,007–$48,011 Christie's
2014·05 Roses, daisies, carnations and various other flowers in a gilded vase on a stone ledge; and Roses carnations and other flowers in a gilded vase on a stone ledge oil on canvas $8,231–$10,975 Christie's
2014·01 The Three Ages of Man $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2013·12 Portrait of a lady, probably Esther Georgiana Caroline Gore (1870-1955) black and white chalk, stumping, on faded blue paper $2,453–$3,271 Christie's
2013·10 Le Petit Hotel black chalk, pen and black ink, watercolor $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2013·02 portrait of a man, half-length, holding a letter $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2013·02 the mona lisa $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2012·05 A shepherd with his flock in a wooded landscape, a village beyond oil on canvas $3,235–$4,852 Christie's
2012·05 portrait of henri de la tour d'auvergne, marshal de turenne (1611-1675) $1,618–$2,426 Sotheby's
2011·01 Miniature Profile Portrait of Layfayette $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2010·06 Sleeping Venus $30,000–$40,000 Sotheby's
2009·10 A good read oil on canvas $1,632–$2,449 Christie's
2008·09 An officer, in gold-bordered greyish-blue coat with gold epaulette, white waistcoat and knotted cravat, powdered curling hair and sideburns on ivory $528–$881 Christie's
2008·03 A young lady, in lace-bordered green dress pink bow at corsage and sleeves, ribbons and lace in her fair hair; drapery background ivory $605–$807 Christie's
2007·12 French School, Circa 1800 $408–$612 Christie's
2007·12 French School, Circa 1770 $408–$612 Christie's
2007·07 French School, Circa 1800 $908–$1,009 Christie's
2007·07 French School, Circa 1795 $605–$1,009 Christie's
2007·07 French School, Circa 1795 wood frames with gilt mounts $605–$1,009 Christie's
2007·07 French School, Circa 1800 $605–$1,009 Christie's
2007·07 French School, Circa 1810 hammered brass frame; and rectangular wood frame $605–$1,009 Christie's
2007·04 Venus and Adonis with cupids in a bower black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, on brown paper $802–$1,203 Christie's
2007·03 French School, Circa 1790 $590–$984 Christie's
2006·04 French School, Circa 1790 rectangular wood frame with gilt-metal mount $358–$537 Christie's
2006·04 French School, Circa 1790 with gold and steel $537–$895 Christie's
2006·04 French School, Circa 1795 $537–$895 Christie's
2006·04 French School, Circa 1805 $447–$626 Christie's
2006·04 French School, Circa 1780 $447–$626 Christie's
2006·04 French School, Circa 1730 oil on copper, rectangular wood frame $358–$537 Christie's
2006·04 French School, Circa 1800 square wood frame $626–$805 Christie's
2006·03 Portrait of a boy, bust-length oil on canvas $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2006·01 Self-portrait, bust-length, with startled eyes wide open black chalk, oil on brown prepared paper $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
2005·12 Roman Charity oil on canvas $13,840–$20,759 Christie's
2005·11 French School, Circa 1790 silver mount, rectangular fitted red leather case $345–$517 Christie's
2005·11 French School, Circa 1900 on ivorine, rectangular piano keyboard frame and wood frames, respectively $259–$431 Christie's
2005·11 French School, Circa 1800 mounted on the lid of a tortoiseshell-lined ivory $345–$517 Christie's
2005·11 French School, Circa 1800 $517–$862 Christie's
2005·11 French School, Circa 1800 gold and steel $517–$689 Christie's
2005·11 French School, Circa 1880 $517–$862 Christie's
2005·11 French School, Circa 1800 gilt-metal mount and carved gilt wood frame $517–$862 Christie's
2005·11 French School, Circa 1795 $517–$862 Christie's
2005·11 French School, Circa 1800 watercolour on ivory, rectangular wood frames with gilt-metal mounts $354–$531 Christie's
2005·09 French School, Circa 1810 gilt-metal and rectangular burr wood frame, respectively $361–$541 Christie's
2005·09 French School, Circa 1810 in rectangular wood frame $541–$722 Christie's
2005·09 French School, Circa 1795 $361–$541 Christie's
2005·09 French School, Circa 1815 rectangular wood frame with gilt-metal mount $541–$902 Christie's
2005·09 French School, Circa 1840 $361–$541 Christie's
2005·09 French School, Circa 1880 $361–$541 Christie's
2005·09 French School, Circa 1800 $361–$541 Christie's
2005·09 French School, Circa 1880 $541–$902 Christie's
2005·09 An Italianate river landscape with a village on a cliff and two shepherdesses by a waterfall oil on panel $2,743–$3,657 Christie's
2005·07 A young boy called the Dauphin, later Louis XVII, in white silk shirt with frilled collar adorned with pale pink roses and foliage, curling blond hair $1,053–$1,405 Christie's
2005·07 A child seated full-length on a purple cushion, holding a toy chicken in her right hand and a wooden dog in her left hand, in lace-bordered white dress with white embroidered light blue sash and blue bows adorning the shoulders, white bonnet laced with blue ribbon in her fair hair; multi-coloured ball, floral carpet and green draped curtain background $1,053–$1,405 Christie's
2005·06 French School, Circa 1790 square gilt wood frame $453–$634 Christie's
2005·06 French School, Circa 1760 feigned ovals, gilt wood frames with red velvet mounts $724–$1,086 Christie's
2005·06 A group of five decorative wall panels oil on canvas $25,000–$35,000 Christie's
2005·06 The Penitent Magdalen in a landscape oil on canvas $600–$800 Christie's
2005·02 Head of an elderly man oil on canvas $1,527–$2,291 Christie's
2005·02 French School, circa 1800 wood frame with gilt-metal mount $76–$115 Christie's
2005·02 French School, circa 1790 $382–$573 Christie's
2004·12 Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), in lace-bordered Empire-lined white dress, ermine-bordered and gold-bordered blue cloak embroidered with the fleur-de-lys , draped over her left shoulder and tied with tassel, hanging from her right shoulder, gold tiara with blue medallion containing three fleur-de-lys and gold-bordered gauze scarf embroidered with gold stars in her long powdered curling hair $1,559–$2,338 Christie's
2004·12 A young lady artist holding a portrait miniature in her right hand, seated with her left arm resting on a table before a wooden easel set with a preparatory sketch of a lady, in white dress with blue sash, drop coral earrings, her dark hair curled and upswept and falling to her shoulders; draped green curtain $974–$1,364 Christie's
2004·12 Louis XV (1710-1774), King of France 1715-1774, in gold breast plate with gold-bordered purple lining and gold straps, purple cloak embroidered with the gold fleur-de-lys over his right shoulder, powdered wig en queue , wearing the blue moiré sash of the Royal French Order of the Holy Ghost and the red moiré sash of the Order of the Golden Fleece enamel on gold $1,169–$1,559 Christie's
2004·12 Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), King of Naples 1806-1808 and King of Spain 1808-1813, in blue coat with white facings, gold epaulettes, wearing the badge and breast-star of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour oval, 2 in. (50 mm.) high, silver bezel with silk reverse $1,169–$1,559 Christie's
2004·11 A Collection of 262 Studies of Butterflies and Moths Laid on 17 Leaves $1,298–$1,854 Christie's
2004·10 French School, circa 1800 $357–$535 Christie's
2004·10 French School, circa 1770 on parchment, gilt-metal mount $143–$214 Christie's
2004·08 The Three Graces oil on canvas, unframed $899–$1,258 Christie's
2004·07 French School, circa 1750 silver-gilt mount with mother-of-pearl reverse $465–$651 Christie's
2004·07 French School, circa 1790 $558–$745 Christie's
2004·07 French School, circa 1810 $372–$558 Christie's
2004·07 A seated man with an open book on his knees black chalk, pastel $3,678–$5,517 Christie's
2004·06 French School, circa 1790 watercolour on ivory $1,088–$1,451 Christie's
2004·05 Two soldiers dancing to a flutist, a drummer, soldiers and tents in the background fixé-sous-verre $3,611–$5,416 Christie's
2004·05 French School, circa 1810 rectangular wood frame with gilt-metal mount $354–$531 Christie's
2004·05 French School, circa 1815 with signature F. Dumont, rectangular wood frame $442–$619 Christie's
2004·05 French School, circa 1880 $177–$265 Christie's
2004·05 French School, circa 1790 $442–$619 Christie's
2004·05 French School, circa 1790 $708–$1,061 Christie's
2004·05 French School, circa 1840 rectangular wood frame with gilt mount $265–$442 Christie's
2004·05 French School, circa 1810 $531–$884 Christie's
2004·05 French School, circa 1760 $265–$442 Christie's
2004·03 French School, circa 1790 $364–$545 Christie's
2004·03 French School, circa 1790 gilt-metal frame and rectangular wood frame, respectively $182–$273 Christie's
2003·12 A young lady before a foliate background, in scalloped-lace bordered white dress with gauze sleeves and thin green sash, black comb in her high piled and plaited fair hair $697–$1,046 Christie's
2003·12 A young lady, in gold-embroidered red dress with white lace underslip, drop pearl pendant at corsage, gold and red striped green stole draped around her shoulders, pearls in her long curled dark hair; together with Madame de Trazegnies in a foliate landscape, in white silk dress with blue bows at bodice and elbows, pink rose at corsage, pink roses and foliage gathered in her lap (French School, 1740); together with Adolphe Batré in brown coat, white waistcoat and brown cravat (by A. M., 1812) $1,394–$2,091 Christie's

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