Italian/British, 1727–1785
Giovanni Battista Cipriani
50results on record
60%sell-through
$1,764median result (USD, incl. premium; 95% observed, 5% estimated from hammer)
$352,800record in our coverage
Drawn from 50 recorded results (42 sold · 8 passed) across 9 auction houses, 1998–2025. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 95% observed, 5% 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 | 21 | 100% | $1,726 |
| prints | 6 | 25% | $461 |
| other | 3 | 100% | $1,250 |
Medium is recorded for 30 of 50 results (60%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Thomas Rowlandson Giovanni Battista Cipriani Thomas Rowlandson
| Metric | Giovanni Battista Cipriani | Thomas Rowlandson |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $1,764 | $3,799 |
| Record price | $352,800 | $112,987 |
| Results on record | 50 | 696 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2025 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Thomas RowlandsonFrench School, 19th CenturyItalian School, 17th CenturyEnglish School
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
64/ 100
- Sell-through60%
- Meets estimate54%
- Market depth50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 23 | 100% | $1,601 | — |
| Sotheby's | 14 | 100% | $4,542 | 0.80× |
| Bonhams | 6 | 33% | $989 | 0.90× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 1 | 100% | $320 | 0.50× |
| Lempertz | 1 | 100% | $3,050 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 1 | — | $844 | 1.10× |
| Ansorena | 3 | 33% | $461 | — |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Viscontea auction house | 1 | 0% | — | — |
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 51 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 8 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2025·05 | Nereus and Attendants (a double-sided work) | red chalk (recto), black chalk (verso) on paper | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·12 | Miniatura "VENERE ALLO SPECCHIO" | $632–$843 | Viscontea auction house | |||
| 2024·12 | A winged messenger addressing the Muses of Sculpture and Painting | pencil, black and red chalk on paper | $1,267–$1,900 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·02 | (1766 - 1839) | engraving | $1–$2,592 | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2023·01 | Minerva and the Muses | $3,000–$4,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | La apoteosis de Hércules | — | Ansorena | |||
| 2022·11 | Filósofo estudiando, 1786 | — | Ansorena | |||
| 2022·07 | Perseus y Andromeda, 1787 | — | Ansorena | |||
| 2022·07 | Charity | $2,376–$3,564 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | Minerva | $1,306–$1,959 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·10 | boreas and oreithyia | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | flora | $1,038–$1,557 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·05 | Classical Figure | $491–$737 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·01 | Two studies of Pan and Syrinx | pen and gray ink and brown wash | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·06 | Head of a girl, looking up to the right | black and red chalk on paper | $380–$634 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·04 | Flora | $2,620–$3,931 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·12 | Poseidon rising from the waves with nereids | graphite, pen and grey ink and brown wash | $1,021–$1,532 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·05 | Putti in Flight | $2,012–$2,459 | Lempertz | |||
| 2016·07 | recto: a nymph and a cupid dragging a satyr;verso: a satyr | $3,893–$5,191 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·04 | Poseidon riding on a conch with attendants | $1,167–$1,751 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·12 | Poseidon riding on a conch with attendants | $12,071–$18,107 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·03 | Diana | pencil | $997–$1,329 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·08 | The Holy Family 7 3/4 x 12in | $200–$300 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·05 | The Holy Family 7 3/4 x 12in | $400–$600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2011·12 | Nessus abducting Dejanira | black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, fragmentary watermark Strasburg lily, oval | $1,101–$1,572 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·10 | monumenti di fabbriche antiche.rome, 1796-1803. | $415–$553 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·02 | A female muse | red chalk on paper | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·01 | Ceres Holding a Sheaf of Wheat and a Scythe | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·12 | A group of four drawings, including A young woman with a child | red chalk, unframed | $978–$1,304 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·04 | Venus and Adonis with Cupid | black chalk and watercolor on paper | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Euphrosyne portant une couronne de fleurs | craie noire et rouge, aquarelle, sur papier brun | $3,704–$5,185 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | studio per san pietro e paolo | $808–$1,077 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·07 | six reclining nude nymphs | $2,766–$3,689 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·07 | a landscape with four nymphs dancing | $22,154–$33,231 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·12 | recto: a nymph and a cupid dragging a satyr; verso: a satyr | $3,137–$3,834 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·07 | A female nude, three-quarter-length, looking down ( recto ); a sketch of the same ( verso ) | $3,509–$5,263 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·04 | Landscapes with Putti playing | $7,637–$11,455 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·04 | Allegory of Autumn | $5,728–$9,546 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | Jupiter and Hebe | pencil, coloured chalks and watercolour | $1,346–$1,922 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | a collection of prints after sketches and drawings of the late celebrated giovanni battista cipriani. engraved by mr. richard earlom. londra: john and josiah boydell, (1789) | $4,835–$6,044 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2001·10 | Head of a girl crowned with flowers | $728–$1,164 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·07 | The angel appearing to Hagar and Ishmael | $1,125–$1,688 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·07 | Two studies for Iris and the Styx | $98–$141 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·07 | A bacchante | black and red chalk and yellow wash, on paper, unframed | $1,412–$2,118 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·06 | A study of a Nymph and Satyr | $833–$1,111 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·03 | R.a. (1727-1785) | $40–$317 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | A bacchante | black and red chalk and yellow wash, on paper, unframed | $1,619–$2,428 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 1999·04 | Autumn | $1,286–$1,929 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | Giovanni Battista Cipriani | $842–$1,178 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·01 | A Bearded Old Man gazing down to the Laft | $41–$328 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·01 | The Annunciation | pencil, pen and black ink, brown wash on buff paper, arched | $3,269–$4,904 | Christie's | ||
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