Horace Vernet — auction results & prices

23results on record

45%sell-through

$6,993median result (USD, incl. premium; 88% observed, 12% estimated from hammer)

$105,028record in our coverage

Drawn from 23 recorded results (17 sold · 6 passed) across 7 auction houses, 2004–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 88% observed, 12% 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)
painting	4	100%	$22,753
works on paper	4	n/a	$1,207

Medium is recorded for 8 of 23 results (35%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Marc Chagall Horace Vernet Marc Chagall

Metric	Horace Vernet	Marc Chagall
Median result	$6,993	$8,388
Record price	$105,028	$28,453,000
Results on record	23	9,637
Years active at auction	2004–2026	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Sotheby's	9	60%	$35,560	1.03×
Christie's	6	100%	$10,242	—
Bonhams	1	100%	$2,438	1.20×
Koller	1	—	$26,408	—
Art collect	1	—	$1	0.00×
Lempertz	2	0%	—	—
Dorotheum	2	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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 119 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 6 passed lots

Date	Lot	Medium	Estimate USD	House
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2023·05	Socialism and Cholera		$15,000–$20,000	Sotheby's
2022·12	Retour du marché		$32,151–$44,516	Sotheby's
2022·11	A carved walnut relief of a lion hunt		$3,612–$4,644	Lempertz
2021·09	Study for ‘Cholera aboard the Melpomène’ . 1833–1834.	Oil on paper laid on canvas.	$21,383–$32,075	Koller
2021·04	Portrait study of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a fez		$5,550–$8,325	Sotheby's
2021·02	Attributed to Horace Vernet	Watercolor on paper	$100–$5,000	Art collect
2019·05	portrait of jean-georges schickler, chief of the basel canton squadron		$89,624–$134,436	Sotheby's
2018·11	Study of a Man in a Military Uniform		$3,404–$5,673	Lempertz
2017·06	[no title recorded]		—	Dorotheum
2017·06	Ancient battle scene		$1,910–$2,547	Christie's
2016·03	[no title recorded]		—	Dorotheum
2007·11	a set of four of the royal neapolitan cavalry:a member of the chevau-léger (the light horse);a charging member of the gardes d'honneur (guard of honour) before the casserta palace;a member of the vélitea a cheval (the hussars) before the palazzo di capodimonte;a member of the compagnie d'artillierie a cheval (the mounted artillery) with vesuvius beyond		$37,495–$52,076	Sotheby's
2007·06	potrait of a gentleman		$20,000–$30,000	Sotheby's
2007·04	La dernière cartouche: the fallen hero	oil on canvas	$27,298–$40,947	Christie's
2006·11	Study for the equestrian portrait of General Dumouriez at the Battle of Jemappes	oil on paper laid down on canvas	$15,106–$22,659	Christie's
2006·11	"Les Amazones"		$638–$1,021	Sotheby's
2005·12	Un homme assis dans la campagne romaine, un temple en ruines et une femme avec un enfant au fond		$359–$599	Christie's
2005·06	croquis lithographiques[paris], imprimerie lithographique de f. delpech, 1818		$543–$724	Sotheby's
2004·12	Deux Incroyables s'observant		$2,677–$4,015	Christie's

Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.