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1677–1761

Hales, Stephen. 1677-1761.

13results on record
55%sell-through
$408median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$9,375record in our coverage

Drawn from 13 recorded results (8 sold · 5 passed) across 3 auction houses, 2009–2026. 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

$4.9K$9.7K$15K2015: $9.4K median, 1 sold2019: $408 median, 1 sold2022: $400 median, 4 sold2023: $102 median, 1 sold20152017201920212023

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$408$102$9.4K

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By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
other 7 40% $408

Medium is recorded for 7 of 13 results (54%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with [franklin, Benjamin. 1706-1790.] Hales, Stephen. 1677-1761. [franklin, Benjamin. 1706-1790.]

$24K$47K$71K2010: $1.2K median2012: $875 median2014: $1.6K median2015: $11K median2016: $14K median2018: $6.2K median2019: $3.6K median2021: $88K median2023: $672 median2024: $11K median2026: $1.9K median2015: $9.4K median2019: $408 median2022: $400 median2023: $102 median20102014201820222026
MetricHales, Stephen. 1677-1761.[franklin, Benjamin. 1706-1790.]
Median result$408$2,375
Record price $9,375 $187,812
Results on record1337
Years active at auction 2009–2026 2010–2026

Related artists: [franklin, Benjamin. 1706-1790.]Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad. 1845-1923.Morgagni, Giovanni Battista. 1682-1771.Darwin

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Heritage Auctions 4 100% $400
Bonhams 6 33% $255 0.48×
Sotheby's 3 0% $9,375 0.50×

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 13 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 5 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2026·06 Vegetable staticks: Or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables. [with] Statical essays: containing haemastaticks. London: W. & J. Innys, 1727. [with] London: W. Innys, 1733. $2,500–$3,500 Bonhams
2023·06 Statical Essays: Containing Vegetable Staticks; Or, an Account of Some Statical Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables. London: W. Innys and R. Manby, 1738-1740. $200–$300 Bonhams
2022·10 Mix-00 4 Monoprint in colors on wove paper Heritage Auctions
2022·10 Mix-00 9 Monoprint in colors on wove paper Heritage Auctions
2022·03 Untitled (Man in a Bathroom Mirror) Graphite on paper Heritage Auctions
2022·02 Untitled (Man Entering Tub) Graphite on paper Heritage Auctions
2019·12 hales, stephen | vegetable staticks: or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables: being an essay towards a natural history of vegetation. also, a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air, by a great variety of chymio-statical experiments; which were read at several meetings before the royal society. london, w. & j. innys and t. woodward, 1727 $4,000–$6,000 Sotheby's
2019·03 Haemastatique, ou la statique des animaux. Geneva: Cramer & Freres, 1744. $400–$600 Bonhams
2019·03 AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED. [Teddington, Middlesex] July 6, 1754. $800–$1,200 Bonhams
2019·03 Statical Essays: Containing Vegetable Staticks; Or, An Account of Some Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables. London: W. Innys, T. Woodward, and J. Peele, 1731. $1,500–$2,500 Bonhams
2019·03 Vegetable Staticks: Or, An Account of some Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables. London: W. & J. Innys and T. Woodward, 1727. $1,000–$1,500 Bonhams
2015·12 the history of graund amoure an la bel pucell, called the pastime of pleasure, conteyning the knowledge of the seuen sciences, and the course of mans lyfe in this worlde. [london: william copland for richard tottell or john waley], 1555 $12,000–$18,000 Sotheby's
2009·11 description du ventilateur.paris, charles-nicolas poirion, 1744. $3,462–$5,770 Sotheby's

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