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1796–1853

Graves, Robert. 1796-1853.

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11results on record
100%sell-through
$2,018median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$9,049record in our coverage

Drawn from 11 recorded results (11 sold · 0 passed) across 3 auction houses, 2012–2020. 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

$2.2K$4.5K$6.7K2012: $3.0K median, 1 sold2013: $3.1K median, 1 sold2015: $8.3K median, 2 sold2016: $1.6K median, 3 sold2017: $1.1K median, 1 sold2019: $255 median, 1 sold2020: $4.8K median, 2 sold20122014201620182020

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$2.0K$255$9.0K

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)
other 11 100% $2,018

Compared with Joyce, James. 1882-1941. Graves, Robert. 1796-1853. Joyce, James. 1882-1941.

$40K$79K$119K2003: $1.0K median2004: $725 median2005: $37K median2006: $146K median2007: $27K median2008: $7.1K median2009: $567 median2011: $168 median2012: $14K median2013: $7.8K median2014: $15K median2015: $7.5K median2016: $3.1K median2017: $3.5K median2018: $9.1K median2019: $3.9K median2020: $10K median2021: $812 median2022: $2.3K median2023: $612 median2024: $188 median2025: $3.1K median2026: $4.0K median2012: $3.0K median2013: $3.1K median2015: $8.3K median2016: $1.6K median2017: $1.1K median2019: $255 median2020: $4.8K median20032008201320182023
MetricGraves, Robert. 1796-1853.Joyce, James. 1882-1941.
Median result$2,018$5,670
Record price $9,049 $225,452
Results on record11205
Years active at auction 2012–2020 2003–2026

Related artists: Joyce, James. 1882-1941.Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930.DarwinWilde, Oscar. 1854-1900.

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 8 — $2,433 0.83×
Christie's 2 — $4,793 —
Bonhams 1 100% $255 0.80×

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 11 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2020·12 Over the Brazier. 1916 $4,045–$6,742 Christie's
2020·12 Good-bye to All That. 1929 $1,618–$2,427 Christie's
2019·03 Autograph Letter Signed, to Robert Ball, Esq., 2 pp, np, October 16, 1845. $200–$300 Bonhams
2017·11 over the brazier. london: the poetry bookshop, 1916 $944–$1,214 Sotheby's
2016·12 poems (1914-27). william heinemann, ltd., 1927 $1,348–$2,022 Sotheby's
2016·10 fairies and fusiliers. london: william heinemann, 1917 $674–$1,079 Sotheby's
2016·10 but it still goes on. london: jonathan cape, 1930 $539–$944 Sotheby's
2015·11 good-bye to all that. london: jonathan cape, 1929 $2,697–$4,045 Sotheby's
2015·11 fairies and fusiliers. london: william heinemann, 1917 $5,393–$8,090 Sotheby's
2013·12 good-bye to all that. london: jonathan cape, 1929 $2,022–$2,697 Sotheby's
2012·12 poems (1914-27). heinemann, 1927 $2,697–$4,045 Sotheby's

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